WCKG
Radio station in Elmhurst, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WCKG (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Elmhurst, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned by DuPage Radio, LLC.[2] WCKG is a Fox Sports Radio Network affiliate. It also carries the nationally syndicated Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey and some brokered programming.
Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1530 kHz |
Branding | Sportsbook Radio Chicago |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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Q101 Chicago | |
History | |
First air date | October 10, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-10-10) (as WKDC) |
Former call signs | WKDC (1974 (1974)–1994 (1994)) WJJG (1994 (1994)–2012 (2012)) |
Call sign meaning | Will, Cook, Kane, DuPaGe (also heritage calls for WCFS-FM) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 32227 |
Class | D |
Power | 760 watts days only |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′3″N 87°55′7″W |
Translator(s) | 102.3 W272DQ (Elmhurst) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wckg.com |
WCKG is powered at 760 watts and is a daytimer station. Because 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations WCKY Cincinnati and KFBK Sacramento, WCKG uses a directional antenna and must go off the air at sunset to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Harvard Street in Elmhurst, between Interstate 88 and Interstate 294.[3] Programming is heard around the clock on 90-watt FM translator W272DQ at 102.3 MHz in Elmhurst.[4]