WVAZ (102.7 FM, "V103") is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. Licensed to Oak Park...
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Harvey Morning Show would replace The Tom Joyner Morning Show in Chicago on WVAZ, which was Joyner's flagship station. In February 2017, it was announced...
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were held by 102.7 FM, licensed to Oak Park, Illinois (now urban AC station WVAZ). On December 4, 2017, the call letters were transferred from Boston to 104...
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R&B formats at attracting white and Latino listeners. Late in the decade, WVAZ Chicago and WALR Atlanta became some of the first adult R&B stations, playing...
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Illinois University News/Talk WUSN 99.5 FM Chicago Audacy License, LLC Country WVAZ 102.7 FM Oak Park iHM Licenses, LLC Urban adult contemporary WVEL 1140 AM...
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Baltimore sister station WXYV, also known as "V-103", and a Chicago "V-103" (WVAZ, now owned by iHeartMedia). In the early 1980s, DKM Broadcasting Corporation...
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addition, the company also owns WGCI-FM in Chicago, which focuses on rap, while WVAZ is focused on Soul. iHeartMedia hip hop, rap, R&B, and rhythmic stations...
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WTUE WTUP-FM WTWF WTXT WTZB WUBL (HD2) WUBT WUCS WUMR (HD2) WUSL WUSQ-FM WVAZ WVBZ WVKF WVKS (HD2) WVOR WVRK WVRT WWDC (HD2) WWBB WWFG WWHT WWKZ WWMG WWPR-FM...
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p. 65 – via World Radio History. Hall, Dana (July 4, 2003). "WCGI-FM & WVAZ/Chicago win top honors" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1511. p. 40 – via World...
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began national syndication on January 11, 2008 from its flagship station WVAZ in Chicago, Illinois as The Ride with Doug and DeDe with DeDe McGuire being...
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their Chicago market stations, including WLIT-FM (93.9), WCHI-FM (95.5), WVAZ (102.7), WKSC-FM (103.5), and WGCI-FM (107.5). In 1969, WLS-TV adopted the...
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hosted mornings on WGCI from 1996 to 1997. In March 2009, Harvey moved to WVAZ, replacing Tom Joyner. On April 1, "The Morning Riot" debuted starring Tony...
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Skokie (Hot AC) 102.3 WXLC Waukegan (Country) 102.3 WYCA Crete (Gospel) 102.7 WVAZ Oak Park (Urban AC) 103.1 WPNA-FM Niles (Polish music) 103.5 WKSC-FM Chicago...
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City, Mo. Religious: KNOM Nome, Alaska Rock: KQRS Minneapolis, Minn. Urban: WVAZ Chicago, Ill. WSB-AM Atlanta, Ga. Paul Harvey, "Paul Harvey News and Comment...
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iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC) Sister stations WCHI-FM WGCI-FM WGRB WLIT-FM WVAZ WVON History First air date November 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-11) Former...
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KLAV. Doug's next two stops were KDIA in Oakland, California, and WBMX (now WVAZ) in Chicago, Illinois. From 1986 to 1995, Banks did nights, mornings, and...
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continued to simulcast and aired an urban AC format, and competed against WVAZ. WJPC (AM) then broke off from the simulcast and flipped to a rap-heavy urban...
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iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC) Sister stations WCHI-FM WGCI-FM WGRB WKSC-FM WVAZ WVON History First air date April 7, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-04-07) Former...
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from personalities from iHeart's WVAZ, WGRB, and WGCI-FM. The station is de facto a full-market satellite station of WVAZ's second HD Radio subchannel, which...
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Broadcasting Corporation Sister stations WCHI-FM WGCI-FM WGRB WKSC-FM WLIT-FM WVAZ History First air date October 2003 (21 years ago) (2003-10) Former call...
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iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC) Sister stations WGCI-FM WGRB WKSC-FM WLIT-FM WVAZ WVON History First air date March 9, 1959 (65 years ago) (1959-03-09) Former...
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dance and gained a foothold on radio in 1989 when a local radio station, WVAZ (102.7 FM) began playing music on Saturday Night. Prior to commercial radio...
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103.7 FM Mascoutah (St. Louis) Illinois (Missouri) n/a (KATZ-HD2 relay) WVAZ-HD2* 102.7-2 FM Oak Park (Chicago) Illinois Affiliate WMFN 640 AM Peotone...
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1390 – Urban contemporary gospel WGCI-FM – 107.5 WGCI – Urban contemporary WVAZ – V103 – Urban adult contemporary WPWX – Power 92 – Urban contemporary WBBM-FM...
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its sister station WOPA-FM (current-day urban AC iHeartMedia-owned station WVAZ 102.7) began broadcasting, with its studios and transmitter also located...
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5-6 p.m. weekday program on WXFM. In the 1990s, he was heard on FM station WVAZ in Chicago. By October 1999, he had returned to WVON, but on the station's...
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award-winning playwright and librettist Joe Soto (1977), radio personality (102.7 FM WVAZ Chicago) Ernie Terrell (1957), former heavyweight champion boxer and promoter...
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Vibe. The remainder of the day will feature Premium Choice hosts including WVAZ afternoon host Joe Soto in middays and WSOL-FM midday host Jo-Jo in afternoons...
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Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) Sister stations WCHI-FM WGCI-FM WKSC-FM WLIT-FM WVAZ WVON History First air date October 13, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-10-13)...
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strong airplay, being number one at KJLH Los Angeles and in the top five at WVAZ Chicago. On July 30, it entered the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart at number...
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