WKSC-FM (English Wikipedia)

"103.5 The Beat". The Beat. Archived from the original on November 5, 1999. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
"Meet The Beat Airstaff". The Beat. Archived from the original on November 5, 1999. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
Multiple sources:
- "Lujack Is Back!!". WUBT. Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- Multiple sources:
  - "Lujack Is Back!!". WUBT. Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

959theriver.com

"Leslie Harris". 95.9 The River. Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

allaccess.com

"10 Questions with ... Cara Carriveau", All Access Music Group. December 5, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
"10 Questions with ... Silly Jilly", All Access Music Group. September 8, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"Brady Joins WKSC For MD/Nights Duties", All Access Music Group. October 30, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"Brady Named APD/Afternoon Drive Host For WKSC (103.5 Kiss-FM)/Chicago", All Access Music Group. June 8, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"[2]", All Access Music Group. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

americanradiohistory.com

1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-62. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
"Pylon plummets during Chicago rush hour", Broadcasting, February 9, 1970. p. 65. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
"FM Units Double in Two Year Period", Broadcasting. February 20, 1961. p. 82. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
"Stations By Format", Billboard. November 19, 1966. p. 38. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
"RKO gets to add an FM", Broadcasting, January 29, 1973. p. 29. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
Chicagoland Radio Waves, MediaTies. Summer 1988/Spring-Summer 1989. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
"Gold in California", Broadcasting, May 14, 1973. p. 57. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
Duston, Anne. "Defect Coffin, Co-Ops Help Indie Dealer", Billboard. August 4, 1973. p. 31. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
"Chicago WFYR-FM", Billboard. November 29, 1975. pp. RKO-10, RKO-14. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
"RKO Shifts Chicago Old FM Automation", Billboard. March 26, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
"Chi Oldie FM Nitery", Billboard. November 10, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
"Dick Biondi Super Gold Rock n' Roll", Billboard. November 13, 1976. p. 31. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands", Chicago Tribune Magazine, March 4, 1979. p. 37. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"Radio; A Candid Overview of the Way it Was, Is, and Most Likely Will Be", Chicago Tribune Magazine, March 4, 1979. p. 22-27. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Hall, Doug. "Vox Jox", Billboard. October 7, 1978. pp. 32, 34. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Hall, Doug. "Vox Jox", Billboard. June 3, 1978. p. 46. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Chicago Radio Guide. Vol. 1, No. 1. May 1985. p. 54. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Ross, Sean. "Vox Jox", Billboard. January 14, 1989. p. 10. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"WFYR Goes For Soft Hits", Radio & Records. November 3, 1989. pp. 3, 36. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"WFYR Goes For Soft Hits", Radio & Records. November 3, 1989. pp. 3, 36. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Ross, Sean; Rosen, Craig; Stark, Phyllis. "Vox Jox", Billboard. April 13, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"WFYR Switches To AOR As WWBZ", Radio & Records. April 5, 1991. p. 3. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"PD of the week", Billboard. July 13, 1991. p. 17. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"Chicago's Blaze Going Up In Smoke!", Radio & Records. July 1, 1994. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
"Blaze Extinguished", Radio & Records. July 8, 1994. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
"#3 Chicago", Radio & Records Ratings Directory. Vol 1. 1998. p. 32. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
#3 Chicago", Radio & Records Ratings Directory. Vol 1. 1999. p. 40. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
Jacobson, Adam. "WRCX/Chicago Flips to 'Jammin' Oldies'", Radio & Records. November 6, 1998. pp. 1, 23. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
"WUBT/Chicago Goes CHR/Pop", Radio & Records. January 19, 2001. pp. 3, 22. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"M Street Bazaar... People, Products, and Programming", The M Street Journal. Vol. 18, No. 03. January 17, 2001. p. 8. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

books.google.com

Deitz, Corey (2004). The Cash Cage. Lessons from Camp. p. 104. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
Herbeck, Ray, Jr. "'New' WFYR-FM Challenges WLS", Billboard. March 11, 1978. pp. 1, 32 & 39. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
Stark, Phyllis. "Vox Jox", Billboard. February 25, 1995. p. 142. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Taylor, Chuck. "Vox Jox", Billboard. February 17, 1996. p. 96. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Ross, Sean "Shebel Energizes WKIE With Dance", Billboard. February 17, 2001. p. 63-64. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

charlotteobserver.com

Washburn, Mark (December 17, 2010). "Brotha Fred hitting the road for Chicago". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

chicagoradioandmedia.com

"'The Blaze' Flips To 'Rock 103.5' - 07/05/94", Chicagoland Radio and Media. July 5, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
"iHeartMedia Annual December Firings Begin; WGCI and WKSC Staffers Gone", Chicagoland Radio and Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"Special K Exits As WKSC-FM Night DJ/Music Director", Chicagoland Radio and Media. July 25, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"WKSC-FM Releases David L From 'Brotha Fred's Neighborhood'", Chicagoland Radio and Media. February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

chicagotribune.com

Seigenthaler, Katherine. "New Soft Hits Format Makes a Play For the Contemporary Adult", Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1989. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Seigenthaler, Katherine. "New Soft Hits Format Makes a Play For the Contemporary Adult", Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1989. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Kening, Dan. "Major Tom", Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1991. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Kening, Dan. "Even After 20 Years Kiss Still Just Making it Up as They Go", Chicago Tribune. April 1, 1994. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
Kirk, Jim. "WRCX Turns to Oldies, Disco to Lift Ratings", Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1998. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Kirk, Jim. "WRCX Turns to Oldies, Disco to Lift Ratings", Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1998. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Kirk, Jim. "Labuz to Boost Local Buzz as WBEZ Morning Host", Chicago Tribune. November 18, 1998. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Kirk, Jim. "Rise in Ratings Gives Rise to Change", Chicago Tribune. January 26, 1999. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Reger, Rick. "Second-Stage Acts Save Rockstock 97", Chicago Tribune. September 9, 1997. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
Rosenthal, Phil. "DreX out as Kiss FM morning host; CNN's Larry King exiting too", Chicago Tribune. December 15, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
"On again, off again: Not meant to be?", RedEye. July 14, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

clearchannel.com

"Pride Radio Comes to Chicago!" (Press release). ClearChannel. June 16, 2006. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

dickbartley.com

Dick Bartley Radio Biography, DickBartley.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

fcc.gov

licensing.fcc.gov

History Cards for WKSC-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov

"Facility Technical Data for WKSC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

flychicago.com

"AIR Chicago Radio Station for ORD and MDW Hits Airwaves", Chicago Department of Aviation. November 25, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

formatchange.com

"Rock 103.5 Goes Jammin Oldies", Format Change Archive. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
"'103.5 The Beat' flips from Rhythmic Oldies to CHR 'Kiss-FM'", Format Change Archive. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

highbeam.com

Multiple sources:
- Feder, Robert (July 6, 1993). "Blaze Sale Ignites WLUP's Options". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Feder, Robert (June 30, 1994). "New 'Rock 103.5' Putting Out Blaze". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Multiple sources:
  - Feder, Robert (June 22, 1998). "Mancow making switch to Q-101". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  - Feder, Robert (October 30, 1998). "WRCX-FM firing up new oldies format". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

iheart.com

1035kissfm.iheart.com

"AT40", 103.5 KISS-FM. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

kiss1035.com

Multiple sources:
- "Kiss On-Air". Kiss 103.5. Archived from the original on June 3, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- Multiple sources:
  - "KISS 103.5 Today's Hit Music". KISS 103.5. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

kisschicago.com

Multiple sources:
- "Kiss Weekends". 103-5 KISS-FM. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

percyfaithpages.org

O'Connor, Richard. (2009). A Brief History of Beautiful Music Radio, Percy Faith Pages. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

radioinsight.com

"iHeartMedia Expands Pride Radio to 12 Additional Markets", RadioInsight. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

robertfeder.com

"[1]", Robert Feder. October 13, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Nexstar to acquire WGN in Tribune Media deal", RobertFeder.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

scottchilders.com

Feder, Robert. "Hard-rocking 'Blaze' snuffs soft-pop 'FYR", Chicago Sun-Times. April 2, 1991. p. 33. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
"The Best of Rock - 103-5 The Blaze", Chicago Radio Time Capsule. ScottChilders.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

variety.com

Peers, Martin. "Viacom Radio Signs Off", Variety. February 18, 1997. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

web.archive.org

"Leslie Harris". 95.9 The River. Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
Multiple sources:
- Feder, Robert (July 6, 1993). "Blaze Sale Ignites WLUP's Options". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Feder, Robert (June 30, 1994). "New 'Rock 103.5' Putting Out Blaze". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Multiple sources:
  - Feder, Robert (June 22, 1998). "Mancow making switch to Q-101". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  - Feder, Robert (October 30, 1998). "WRCX-FM firing up new oldies format". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  - "103.5 The Beat". The Beat. Archived from the original on November 5, 1999. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  - "Meet The Beat Airstaff". The Beat. Archived from the original on November 5, 1999. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  - Multiple sources:
    - "Lujack Is Back!!". WUBT. Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
    - Multiple sources:
      - "Lujack Is Back!!". WUBT. Archived from the original on October 17, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
      - Multiple sources:
        "Kiss Weekends". 103-5 KISS-FM. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
        Multiple sources:
        "Kiss On-Air". Kiss 103.5. Archived from the original on June 3, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
        Multiple sources:
        "KISS 103.5 Today's Hit Music". KISS 103.5. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
        "Pride Radio Comes to Chicago!" (Press release). ClearChannel. June 16, 2006. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

wgntv.com

"Dean Richards", WGN-TV. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

youtube.com

"ROCK 103.5 CHICAGO Final Broadcast. Part 1/3" – via YouTube.
"ROCK 103.5 CHICAGO Final Broadcast. Part 2/3" – via YouTube.
Rock 103.5 Chicago Final Broadcast 3/3