WBBM & WSCR On The Move – After placing the 25.72 acres in the middle of commercial development in their Audacy Atlas divestiture group in early 2023, Audacy has proposed relocating Sports “670 The Score” WSCR and News 780 WBBM Chicago. Both stations would move to the tower site of Salem Media Group’s 1160 WYLL Chicago where currently two of the four towers at the site are unused after WYLL moved its nighttime array to a separate site in 2007.
WBBM and WSCR would share one tower with WSCR remaining at 50 kW day/night, while WBBM would increase power to 45 kW day and 43 kW night. The move would mark the second time in a decade that WBBM has relocated. It began broadcasting from the tower of WSCR in 2019 after its home of 75 years was sold to a real estate developer for $46 million. At that time WBBM dropped from 50 kW to 35 kW
day / 42 kW night, but with no reduction in coverage, just as the new proposal does.
Audacy has announced a licensing deal with Good Karma Brands in which the company will move the programming of “ESPN New York” 98.7 WEPN-FM to 880 WCBS effective August 26. The LMA will see 880 end its 57 year run with all-News just two days shy of its anniversary and change call letters to WHSQ. All of the content currently heard on 98.7 WEPN-FM will move to 880.
NRC DX Items Aug 27, published Aug 19 via WOR iog (2024-08-19)