WCKG

WCKG
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency1530 kHz
BrandingSportsbook Radio Chicago
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Arthur Dubiel
  • (DuPage Radio, LLC)
Q101 Chicago
History
First air date
October 10, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-10-10) (as WKDC)
Former call signs
  • WKDC (1974 (1974)–1994 (1994))
  • WJJG (1994 (1994)–2012 (2012))
Call sign meaning
Will, Cook, Kane, DuPage (also heritage calls for WCFS-FM)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID32227
ClassD
Power760 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′3.11″N 87°55′7.22″W / 41.8675306°N 87.9186722°W / 41.8675306; -87.9186722
Translator(s)102.3 W272DQ (Elmhurst)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewckg.com

WCKG (1530 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Elmhurst, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned by DuPage Radio, LLC.[2] WCKG is a Fox Sports Radio Network affiliate. It also carries the nationally syndicated Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey and some brokered programming.

WCKG is powered at 760 watts and is a daytimer station. Because 1530 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A stations WCKY Cincinnati and KFBK Sacramento, WCKG uses a directional antenna and must go off the air at sunset to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Harvard Street in Elmhurst, between Interstate 88 and Interstate 294.[3] Programming is heard around the clock on 90-watt FM translator W272DQ at 102.3 MHz in Elmhurst.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCKG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WCKG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  3. ^ https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wckg&nav=home
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W272DQ