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WBEZ (91.5 FM) is the callsign of a noncommercial public radio station in Chicago, Illinois. Financed primarily by listener contributions, WBEZ is affiliated with both National Public Radio and Public Radio International. In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television. ... Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... NPR logo NPR redirects here. ... Public Radio International, or PRI, is a not-for-profit corporation based in the United States founded in 1983 to develop non-commercial audio programming for public radio and other audio venues. ...


WBEZ's programming is simulcast on FM radio stations WBEQ in Morris, Illinois (90.7 FM) and WBEW (89.5 FM) in Chesterton, Indiana; collectively, all three stations are referred to as Chicago Public Radio. Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... Morris is a city located in Grundy County, Illinois. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... For the town of Chesterton in Cambridgeshire, see Chesterton (Cambridge). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...


Currently, WBEZ is perhaps best known as the producers of This American Life and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Jump to: navigation, search This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago and distributed by Public Radio International. ... Wait Wait. ...


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By Frequency: 88.1 | 88.5 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 89.3 (WKKC) | 89.3 (WNUR) | 90.1 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 93.1 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 99.5 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.7 | 103.1 | 103.5 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 105.9 | 106.7 | 107.5 | 107.9 FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... WHPK 88. ... WNUR 89. ... WXRT (93. ... WLIT-FM (93. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... WNUA (95. ... WBBM-FM, also known as The Killer Bee, B96, is a very successful Rhythmic Top 40 outlet in Chicago, Illinois. ... WDRV is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois. ... Prior call letters for 97. ... WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. ... WUSN 99. ... WILV-FM (100. ... WKQX 101. ... WTMX-FM (101. ... WVAZ, known locally as V-103, is an urban adult contemporary that is licensed to Oak Lawn. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... WJMK (104. ... WOJO 105. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 107. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


By Callsign: WBBM | WBEZ | WCKG | WCRX | WDCB | WDRV | WFMT | WGCI | WHPK | WIIT | WILV | WJMK | WKKC | WKQX | WKSC | WLEY | WLIT | WLUP | WMBI WNIB | WNUA | WNUR | WONC | WPPN | WPWX | WRTE | WTMX | WUSN | WVAZ | WVIV | WXRT | WZZN Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... WBBM-FM, also known as The Killer Bee, B96, is a very successful Rhythmic Top 40 outlet in Chicago, Illinois. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... WDRV is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois. ... WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. ... 107. ... WHPK 88. ... WILV-FM (100. ... WJMK (104. ... WKQX 101. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... WLIT-FM (93. ... Prior call letters for 97. ... WNUA (95. ... WNUR 89. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... WTMX-FM (101. ... WUSN 99. ... WVAZ, known locally as V-103, is an urban adult contemporary that is licensed to Oak Lawn. ... WXRT (93. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


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Chicago's jazz radio gets the blues, bows to iPod - Boston.com (1042 words)
WBEZ, Chicago's National Public Radio (NPR) member station and among the oldest public radio outlets in the U.S., has decided to scrap scheduled music programming -- the bulk of which was nightly jazz -- and move to a 24-hour news and public affairs format.
WBEZ, Chicago's National Public Radio (NPR) member station and among the oldest public radio outlets in the United States, has decided to scrap scheduled music programming -- the bulk of which was nightly jazz -- and move to a 24-hour news and public affairs format.
WBEZ's plan, which doesn't take effect until next year, has sparked a backlash from public radio patrons in the nation's third-largest city, once the country's jazz and blues hub and still home to a thriving alternative music scene.
WBEZ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (118 words)
WBEZ (91.5 FM) is the callsign of a noncommercial public radio station in Chicago, Illinois.
Financed primarily by listener contributions, WBEZ is affiliated with both National Public Radio and Public Radio International.
WBEZ's programming is simulcast on FM radio stations WBEQ in Morris, Illinois (90.7 FM) and WBEW (89.5 FM) in Chesterton, Indiana; collectively, all three stations are referred to as Chicago Public Radio.
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