WIND (AM)

WIND
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency560 kHz
BrandingAM 560 The Answer
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WYLL
History
First air date
August 16, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-08-16)[1]
Former call signs
WJKS (1927–1933)[2]
Call sign meaning
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67068
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°33′54.13″N 87°25′11.14″W / 41.5650361°N 87.4197611°W / 41.5650361; -87.4197611
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.560theanswer.com

WIND (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and broadcasting a conservative talk radio format. It is owned by the Salem Media Group with studios on NW Point Boulevard in Elk Grove Village.

WIND transmits with 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a four-tower array, in Griffith, Indiana, near the Little Calumet River. Due to its location near the bottom of the AM dial, transmitter power, and the surrounding region's flat land, WIND's daytime signal covers much of Northeast Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southeastern Wisconsin.[5] Its nighttime pattern concentrates its signal in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas.[6]

  1. ^ Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 211-220.
  2. ^ History Cards for WIND, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RadioWaves was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIND". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "Predicted Daytime Coverage Area for WIND 560 AM", radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Predicted Nighttime* Coverage Area for WIND 560 AM", radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.