WCKG

WCKG
Elmhurst, Illinois; United States;
Broadcast area	Chicago metropolitan area
Frequency	1530 kHz
Branding	Sportsbook Radio Chicago
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner	Arthur Dubiel; (DuPage Radio, LLC);
Sister stations	Q101 Chicago
History
First air date	October 10, 1974; 50 years ago (as WKDC)
Former call signs	WKDC (1974–1994); WJJG (1994–2012);
Call sign meaning	Will, Cook, Kane, DuPage (also heritage calls for WCFS-FM)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	32227
Class	D
Power	760 watts days only
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′3.11″N 87°55′7.22″W / 41.8675306°N 87.9186722°W
Translator(s)	102.3 W272DQ (Elmhurst)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wckg.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]