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On April 12, 1924, at 6pm , an experiment in radio took to the airwaves… “W-L-S, The Sears-Roebuck Station, Chicago!” was LIVE on-air and 100 years later, we look back to honor those who made 890 WLS AM what it is today.
Join us for the 100-day countdown to our 100th Anniversary on April 12, 2024. Stream the Steve Cochran Show LIVE weekdays from 5:30am-9am to hear interviews with 890 icons including: Roe Conn, John Gehron, Garry Meier, and more.
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