WGN (AM) (English Wikipedia)

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Channick, Robert (August 20, 2013). "WGN Radio to return to its roots in station shakeup". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
Channick, Robert (May 21, 2014). "WGN Radio brings back veteran host John Williams". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
"Cubs, WBBM make radio deal official". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
"WGN Cubs Partnership Ends". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

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"Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers". Chicago Tribune. July 17, 1944.
Rosenthal, Phil (April 30, 2008). "Blackhawks skating over to WGN-AM". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2008.

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Chris Zappone (April 3, 2007). "Zell buys Tribune Co., Cubs to be sold". CNNMoney.com.

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"Facility Technical Data for WGN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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"New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, June 1, 1922, page 2.
WGN: A Pictorial History, WGN, Inc., 1961, pages 9-16.
"Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, July 2, 1923, page 10.
"Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, June 2, 1924, page 7.
"Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, August 1, 1924, page 6.
"W-G-N, Tribune Radio, Starts Tonight', Chicago Daily Tribune, March 29, 1924, pages 1, 11. Zenith had decided to move WJAZ to a suburban transmitter site. It sold the original WJAZ to the Edgewater Beach Hotel management, which changed the call letters to WEBH: ("Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, June 2, 1924, page 7). WEBH was eventually deleted in November 1928 when it was consolidated with KYW ("Strike out all particulars" Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1928, page 12.)
Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission For the Year Ended June 30, 1928, page 162.
"Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1928, page 12.
"FCC Order No. 67" Federal Register, May 25, 1940, page 2011.

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"WGN Radio Station Studio Orchestra Music Library and Records, 1925-1956 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music". Library.illinois.edu. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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"New Owner Close At Hand For Chicago's WGN Radio". Inside Radio. September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

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"Double Call Letters Are Being Eliminated", Washington (D.C.) Evening Star, June 25, 1933, Part 4, page 6.

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"Obituary Wallace M. Rogerson". Chicago Tribune. February 25, 1943. p. 21. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
von Rhein, John (December 16, 2001). "A strong signal". Chicago Tribune. p. 109. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

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"WGN night-time coverage". nf8m.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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McLane, Paul (February 8, 2012). "Radio 720 WGN Moves Upstairs". Radio World. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

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Feder, Robert (July 25, 2017). "WGN Radio leaving Tribune Tower next year". RobertFeder.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
Feder, Robert (May 15, 2018). "Robservations: WGN Radio is on the move — 18 stories up". RobertFeder.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
Feder, Robert (February 14, 2018). "Play ball! WGN Radio picks up White Sox". Robert Feder blog. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Feder, Robert. "Roe Conn, Nick Digilio out in WGN Radio shakeup". robertfeder.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

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"Some Answers To Some Questions | SteveAndJohnnie's "Both Sides Now" Blog". Steveandjohnnie.wordpress.com. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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"Quitting time: Two jobs are one too many for WGN's Williams". TimeOut Chicago. timeoutchicago.com. October 23, 2012.

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Randall Chase (July 13, 2012). "Bankruptcy-Exit Plan Gets OK". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Associated Press.

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Cynthia Littleton (December 20, 2007). "Zell completes Tribune buyout". Variety. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

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Strauss, Valerie; Hines, Michael. "Perspective | In Chicago, schools closed during a 1937 polio epidemic and kids learned from home – over the radio". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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"'Pig Virus' quarantined: Metheny, Laski driven out from WGN". Wbez.org. November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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"WGN Radio Timeline: 1920s-1930s". Wgngold.com. Chicago: WGN Radio. April 30, 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
"The History of Chicago's WGN Radio 720". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"The History of Chicago's WGN Radio 720". July 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"WGN Television: 2501 West Bradley Place, Chicago, Illinois, 60618". Chicagoarchitecture.info. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"'Pig Virus' quarantined: Metheny, Laski driven out from WGN". Wbez.org. November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"WGN Radio Announces New Morning Line-up". WGN Radio. wgnradio.com. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
Channick, Robert (May 21, 2014). "WGN Radio brings back veteran host John Williams". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

wgngold.com

"WGN Radio Timeline: 1920s-1930s". Wgngold.com. Chicago: WGN Radio. April 30, 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
"The History of Chicago's WGN Radio 720". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"The History of Chicago's WGN Radio 720". July 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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"WGN Radio to Partner with WGN-TV to Deliver Top Local Weather Reporting to Listeners". WGN Radio. October 10, 2008.
"WGN Radio Announces New Morning Line-up". WGN Radio. wgnradio.com. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
"Thanks for the Memories! Nick D and The Final Broadcast From The Tribune Tower". wgnradio.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

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"WGN Radio traffic reporter Len Baldy". Wlshistory.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

worldradiohistory.com

"WGN Joins CBS Net" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 15, 1931. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
"For the Record: Existing FM Stations . . .: Station Deletions", Broadcasting, June 8, 1953, page 85.
"Col. Robert McCormick Dies; WGN-AM-TV Among Holdings" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. Broadcasting Publications, Inc. April 4, 1955. p. 78. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via World Radio History.
"McCormick Will Names Five To Head 'Tribune,' Stations" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. Broadcasting Publications, Inc. April 11, 1955. p. 102. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via World Radio History.
"For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. Broadcasting Publications, Inc. June 20, 1955. p. 111. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via World Radio History.
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