Chicago All News Station WBBM 780 AM has named a new morning host following Pat Cassidys retirement announcement last week. Cotto originally joined the station as a street reporter and fill-in anchor, later moving to midday anchoring and host of the WBBM noon business hour. While CBS shareholders retained a 72% ownership stake in the combined company, Entercom was the surviving entity, separating the WBBM radio stations (both 780 and FM 96.3) plus WCFS-FM from WBBM-TV. I like when you guys are onI like news 24/7, and now I find Im getting it. Paddock Publications, Inc. is an Employee-Owned Company. News - Gang Warfare In A Big City, KMPC is the inside of the control cabinet. I really enjoy the show. [5] In March 1941, as part of the implementation of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), both WBBM and KFAB were shifted to 780kHz. Power Amplifier and Modlator Tubes of the RCA 50-F Transmitter, Photos Nuys and Victory in the San Fernando Valley, hidden "He has proven to be a true professional and teammate for the last seven years both reporting and anchoring on WBBM. Mai Martinez, former weekend news anchor and reporter at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, has been hired to co-anchor morning news at WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Audacy all-news station. With much of their evening programming the same, the two stations establishing simultaneous "synchronized" broadcasting of their common network programming. From the 1950s through the 90s, WBBM had been in a spirited battle with rival news/talk/sports station WGN for the position of the #1 radio station in the Chicago market. [45] Entercom changed its name to Audacy on March 30, 2021. Air Personalities in Front Row), Pete He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com. He has worked at Sirius XM in Washington D.C., WBEN in Buffalo, NY, and for stations in Baltimore, MD. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.[40][41][42][43]. In 1926, the Stewart-Warner corporation leased the station's full schedule, and began producing all of its programming. And yet, we had to be the voice of calmness and reason because people on the Kennedy Expressway didnt have a picture, they had us, Cassidy said. would occasionally do vacation relief for Whit), (L to R) Dick Whittinghill, Ira Cook, Time Station. volume blowers which created negative pressure in this blower room. Latest breaking news from CBS2 WBBM-TV Chicago. Pat and Felicia spent many years as voices Chicagoans trusted to wake them up with all of the most important stories to start their day, said Cisco Cotto. drawn through two walls of filters which comprised a plenum room. [5][8][1] In February 2000, Cotto left WMAQ to join AM 890 WLS as a news reporter and anchor. Symone coming on strong. In 1911, he had reportedly constructed a simple spark transmitter set. Were Americans too. If you have KMPC photos you [25], As part of the November 11, 1928, AM band reorganization, KFAB in Lincoln, Nebraska, had also been assigned to transmit on 770kHz. "Radio Pioneer Leslie Atlass Dies in Miami", North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, "FCC 316: Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (BTCH-20100930AFL)", http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=4, "It's official: CBS to expand Newsradio brand with FM simulcast", "Removal of Restrictions on Radio Receiving Stations". [6] The station's call letters had been randomly assigned from an alphabetic list maintained by the Department of Commerce, and during the inaugural broadcast, Atlass adopted a representative slogan of "We Broadcast Better Music". (L WBBM has undergone drastic changes to its morning show over the last seven months. WebWBBM-FM (96.3 MHz) is a top 40 (CHR) radio station in Chicago, Illinois. (Courtesy of WBBM Newsradio). and Marv Howard, Dick Whittinghill Peruses a copy of I just love breaking news, because I know Im telling people things they dont know, Cassidy said. But worth the contactors, and industrial sized mechanical switches used to operate the John Felz, Roger Carroll, Ron Fineman, Dick Whittinghill, Gene Whittinghill, Gary Owens, Roger Carroll, (In Background L to R: Pat speeds: 28.8k = 6 minutes, 56k = 3 minutes, DSL/CABLE Sawyer speaks with WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore about how we will do what's right for the city as its mayor.By Audacy, How to make a terrarium inside of a glass jar!By Audacy, Chicago Election - Bare Minimum Monday & Multi-Generational Travel, Chicago Election - Cocaine Bear & Stock Picks, Josh Nelson helps decipher Tim Anderson's comments on media (Hour 1), Mark Grote previews NFL Combine & Mark Schanowski isn't sold on Bulls (Hour 2), Evan Altman talks Cubs, Patrick Kane on verge of being traded? That got me excited! Its transmitter was moved to Glenview, Illinois, and its studios were moved to the Wrigley Building. Les Atlass remained at the station, while Ralph left and purchased station WLAP, then in Louisville. interviews Anita Kerr who updated the KMPC jingles after the "Call Of A preview of Chicago's Mayoral race, some employees are now embracing the idea of bare-minimum Monday as a way to cope with the workweek and planning a perfect multi-generational trip for the summer.By Audacy, With 8 challengers fighting to take her place, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is looking for reelection. Entercom engineers say the reduction in transmitting power will not be apparent to most listeners, except in some fringe areas. Instead of saying traffic and weather together on the 1s, I had to say traffic and weather together on the 8s. What can I tell you? 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Row: Geoff Edwards, Clark Race, Pete Smith, Wink Martindale, Sonny The sports news segment moved to :16/:46, with business news coverage moving to :23/:53 past the hour, and hourly feature segments moving to :21 past the hour.[44]. Prior to WFMD, he hosted an afternoon program at News Talk 103.7 FM in Chambersburg, PA. Morgan, Roger Carroll, Wink Martindale, Gary Owens, Alex Paen, Pete Smith, new additions!! The Navy asked WBBM to move its towers to a new location. We knew what was happening, and we could assume, many people were dying. Get our L.A. I said, DJ? The last reported broadcast in Lincoln occurred on April 14, after which the station was dismantled, and its equipment shipped to Les Atlass' newly purchased Chicago home. Honolulu with Diamond Head as the backdrop. Not only does he bring a bright energy, but is a great communicator and strong journalist - the perfect combination as Chicagoans wake up each morning. NIA Broadcasting and CircuitWerkes Take on Big Auto, iHeartMedia Q4 Revenue Rises 6% to $1.12 Billion, OTT Buyers Guide For Radio Offers Marketing Insights, iHM Minneapolis Inks Multi-Year Extension with GSP, PodcastOne Renews its Top Performing Shows & Favorites, BFoA Announces the 2023 Leadership Awards Recipients. "95.99%" of the station's programming was devoted to music during this period,[15] including live musical broadcasts aired from a small studio in the lobby of the hotel. WBBM also broadcasts 60 second light segments throughout the day, such as Real Estate Feature, Made In Chicago, Innovation Minute, Eating Right, among others. Owned by Audacy, Inc., its studios are located at Two Prudential Plaza in the Chicago Loop, while the station transmitterdiplexed with sister station WSCRresides in the nearby suburb of Bloomingdale. Amateur radio stations were not permitted to make broadcasts intended for the general public. I get Symone on the weekend. Fondly referred to as the "Frankenstein Tubes". don't have a high-speed connection, it will take a while. Holt, 27, a CBS employee since 1979, has been a weekend anchor and reporter for the network-owned station in New York since January, 1984. 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Rather than calling itself The Eagle 96.9, the radio station will now be known as Freedom 96.9 (h/tRadio Insight). Clark Race, Sonny Melendrez, Pete Smith and Robert W. Morgan, Robert McKay, Wink Martindale, Jim Lange, Don McCulloch, Art Nelson, Pete Smith, [5] Powers for clear channel stations could potentially be up to 50,000 watts, and WBBM's was increased to 10,000 watts in 1928 and 25,000 watts the following year. Initially the stations established a timesharing agreement for nighttime hours. Cassidy says the story that sticks out most in his memory is the 9/11 attacks, which happened while he and Middlebrooks were on the air. "Trip To Nowhere" Gathering aboard a United Airlines 747 Jet. W. Morgan and John Felz with entrys from a Bob's Big Boy promotion, Robert W. Morgan, Big John McElhinney These Gary Despite the ownership change, WBBM radio and WBBM-TV maintain a partnership, with WBBM radio making use of some WBBM-TV local news and weather reporting. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WBBM broadcasts over HD Radio using the in-band on-channel standard,[3] is simulcast over WCFS-FM (105.9),[4] and is available online via Audacy. Studio B (Cener View) Circa 1971, KMPC To give you the best possible experience, this site uses cookies. Other programs featured on WBBM include: Noon Business Hour, hosted by Cisco Cotto and Kris Kridel; At Issue, public affairs interviews with Craig Dellimore; CBS News Weekend Roundup; old-time radio program When Radio Was; audio portions of 60 Minutes and Face the Nation. He's also regularly anchored weekend mornings and has served as a reporter for the station. She was promoted to weekend news anchor the following year. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group. courtesy Marvin Collins and Steve Blodgett, For [35] The station has been the flagship station of the Chicago Bears since 2000, and in its history has also aired Chicago White Sox baseball games and Chicago Blackhawks hockey games. Cover of 45rpm record which was sent to Previously, WBBM had been simulcast over WCFS's HD2 subchannel.[4]. Smith, Roger Carroll, DIck Whittinghill, Gary Owens, Ira Cook and others, Don Drysdale, Nolan Ryan and Roger He The man who lives there, Mark Perkins, was also arrested the following day after he allegedlycharged at DePetro with a lawnmowerwhile DePetro was live-streaming. WAAF was reassigned to 920kHz, while WBBM and WJBT remained at 770kHz, with the frequency now designated a "clear channel" assignment. WTOP Named the Top Billing Radio Station in the U.S. J.T. And instead of WMAQ, I had to say WBBM. Formerly executive producer of the CBS Morning News and a longtime CBS executive, Rodgers was the first black ever named general manager of a network-owned television station. Discovery Exiting Regional Sports Network Business. He joined the station as a street reporter and fill-in anchor, later moving to middays, hosting the WBBM noon business hour. He's also a host. I know the whole lineup.. While Cassidy was chatting with his freshman year roommate, someone stuck his head into their dorm room and asked whod been talking. Power Audio Modulators are shown. Ill work hard to maintain what they built. Cubs games were only broadcast on WBBM's AM feed; while the games were being played, WCFS-FM continued to broadcast WBBM's regular all-news programming uninterrupted.[36]. WebPaul Gibson (died 1967) was a broadcaster and sales representative for WBBM (AM) radio in Chicago from the 1940s until his death from cancer. Starting April 4, Martinez will team with Cisco Cotto from 6 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, and she will report stories from the field for WBBM Newsradio. Audio Ink is a trademark of Streamline Publishing, Inc. Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only), Chicago Bears Broadcasts Moving up the Dial Next Year, Former FEMA Execs Push To Save AM Radio in EVs. While Cassidy says hell miss the camaraderie and teamwork, calling everyone at WBBM a super pro, hes looking forward to hours that are more in sync with his family and friends. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Remember that Harry Styles Spitgate drama? WebAbout WBBM Newsradio 780 AM WBBM Newsradio 780 AM is a leading news and talk radio station in the Chicago area. [5][6] The station's primary founder, 29-year-old Harry Leslie "Les" Atlass, had extensive earlier radio experience. Johnny Grant, Stan Warwick and Roger Carroll, Roger & Beverly Carroll, Jim He (Cotto) has proven to be a true professional and teammate for the last seven years, both reporting and anchoring on WBBM, said Rachel Williamson, Regional President and Market Manager, Audacy Chicago. Big fan of hers. Martinez, 48, who was born in San Francisco to a Vietnamese mother and Cuban father, graduated from Jacksonville State University and worked for WBRC, the Fox affiliate in Birmingham, Alabama, before joining CBS 2 in 2006. [15][16][17][18][19] Cotto was replaced in his late morning slot by Bruce Wolf and Dan Proft in 2011. Subsequently taking over that role is Rob Hart, who has been with the station since 2016. [10] After the conclusion of the war, the civilian radio restrictions were lifted. Current on-air staff includes: Cisco Cotto, Keith Johnson, Nick Young, Lisa Fielding, Bernie Tafoya, Craig Dellimore, Mai Martinez, Andy Dahn, Rachel Pearson, Nancy Harty and Rob Hart. & Nancy Lange, Mark Blinoff, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Angel, (L to R) Bill Ward, Roger Carroll, Tom At Freedom 96.9 is teasing the addition of Dana Loesch to the lineup as well to enhance the rebrand further as the station begins a new chapter as it provides news/talk to the residents. Obituaries reporter. Michaels purchased FM station WKQX (the successor to WNIS-FM) in June 2011 with plans to switch formats to all-news as FM News 101.1, but in a preemptive move, CBS Radio launched a simulcast of WBBM over WCFS-FM that August 1. "We are excited to welcome Cisco into morning drive," said Audacy Chicago Regional President and Market Manager Rachel Williamson. [5], The station began a long association with the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) on September 27, 1928, when it joined as Chicago's second network affiliate. Green speaks with WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore about his focus on I respect our justice system and respect law enforcement, specifically the Warwick PD,DePetro said on Twitter. Roger In the early 1920s, this led to the introduction of organized broadcasting, and by the end of 1922, over 500 broadcast stations were operating in the United States. "I'll work hard to maintain what they built. The most-common "program" on WBBM is a live rolling "news wheel" that begins at the top of each hour, structured into segments of news, traffic, weather, sports, and business updates from Bloomberg Radio. 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Veteran reporter Rob Hart, who has been anchoring in different dayparts since 2016, will replace Cotto as the new midday anchor and host of the WBBM noon business hour. Amazingly, the first day on BBM I said the call letters right after saying MAQ for 25 years. Carroll, Burt Bacharach and Herb Alpert in KMPC's "Big Studio", The [32] In 1956, WBBM's studios were moved to North McClurg Court, with the rest of CBS' Chicago operations, where it remained until moving to Two Prudential Plaza in 2006. [21][30][31], In 1948, KFAB was relocated to Omaha, and was also reassigned to 1110kHz, freeing up WBBM to begin operating full-time on 780kHz, ending the nighttime synchronized broadcasts. [13][14], In 2010, Cotto rejoined WLS, initially co-hosting afternoons with Roe Conn, but after one month he was given his own show late mornings. Cotto has been anchoring mornings solo since he replaced Pat Cassidy, who retired in December 2021. at Anaheim Stadium, (L to R) Robert W. York's WOR-710. Jennifer Keiper, an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience, is a CBS News Radio as Midwest anchor and correspondent. Over the years, WBBM fended off competition from other all-news stations that were attempted in the Chicago radio market: McLendon-owned WNUS-AM-FM (1390 AM, now WGRB and 107.5 FM, now WGCI-FM), NBC's WNIS-FM (now WKQX) and Group W's WMAQ (now WSCR), which came under the CBS umbrella when Westinghouse Electric Corporation purchased CBS in 1995. 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(Estimated speeds: 28.8k = 6 minutes, 56k = 3 minutes, Owens sports a bowler in the BG, announcing However, during April 1923, Les Atlass, in conjunction with the Lincoln Courier newspaper, broadcast local election results over 9DFC, claiming as a technicality that instead of a prohibited public broadcast, he was merely transmitting information to a second amateur, which by chance (and through newspaper publicity) others might overhear. RCA 50-F. Letter from Uncle Harry to Young 7: Chicago. Whittinghill, Salesman Merlin SheetsD, Johnny WBBM is a Class A station that broadcasts on a clear-channel AM frequency, powered with 35,000 watts by day and 42,000 watts at night, using a non-directional antenna. Above we can see the terminal blocks At the bottom of the cabinet can be I got up at 2:30 in the morning for 51 years, which is just a mind-boggling thought. The station features a lineup of top-rated hosts and Were talking to the guy, spokesman Faraone said. Roger WBBM is a Class A station which broadcasts on a clear-channel AM frequency, powered with 35,000 watts by day and 42,000 watts at night. Its daytime signal provides at least grade B coverage to most of the northern two-thirds of Illinois (as far south as Springfield) as well as large portions of Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. The Audacy-owned station said Cisco Cotto would take over as the morning drive host in a release. This radio programm keeps you in a good mood when you turn on WBBM Newsradio 780 AM. by the Power Amplifier tubes. 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WBBM was first licensed on January 31, 1924, to the Frank Atlass Produce Company at 110 Park Place in Lincoln, Illinois. It is ranked no. Audacy names Cisco Cotto as morning anchor for WCFS-FM and WBBM-AM (WBBM Newsradio) in Chicago, weekdays from 5-10am CT, beginning January 3. (Hour 3), Tax Season - Solano & Buona Peppers and Eggs, Home Buying - Robotic Surgery & Auto Infotainment, Retirees Return - A/I Mobile Search & Hands Free Driving Trucks, Chicago Mayoral Race - Spring Break & Easter Bunny, Mark Gonzales explains MLB's new rules changes (Hour 2), James Boyd breaks down Colts' interest in Bars' No. ", "Pat and Felicia spent many years as voices Chicagoans trusted to wake them up with all of the most important stories to start their day," added Cotto. ground, Roger Carroll. On June 5, 2014, the Chicago Cubs announced that the flagship station for their radio broadcasts would be moved from WGN to WBBM for the 2015 season under a seven-year deal. Listeners can tune in to WBBM Newsradio (WCFS-FM/WBBM-AM) in Chicago on-air and nationwide on theAudacy appandwebsite. (Courtesy of WBBM Newsradio) When WMAQ moved away from a news format, Cassidy went over to its then-sister station WBBM Newsradio to host with co-anchor Felicia Middlebrooks, who retired last year. transmitter. GALLERY AIRCHECKS They produced 10,000 volts with enough current to power the RF amplifier Guy While at KCBS (then KNXT), Rodgers hired Holt for that stations news operation. Additionally, Stern offered a shoutout to network host Symone Sanders and stated hes no fan ofDatelinerepeats. Audacy names Cisco Cotto as morning anchor for WCFS-FM and WBBM-AM (WBBM Newsradio) in Chicago, weekdays from 5-10am CT, beginning January 3. Collins' KMPC Transmitter Site. The addition, announced Monday, will mark the station's return to dual anchors in morning drive for the first time since Felicia Middlebrooks retired in May 2020. 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