|
Date (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Start Time |
Disk Jockey |
Duration (min) |
Scoped/Unscoped |
Location |
|
1977 |
|
1977/01/08 |
18:57 |
Jeff Davis |
29 |
Unscoped |
1987/HD |
|
1977/04/20 |
07:44 |
Larry Lujack |
44 |
Unscoped |
1831/HD |
|
1977/05/02 |
|
Bob Sirott. 17th anniversary
of WLS's rock format. |
181 |
Unscoped |
1316-1317/HD |
|
1977/06/07 |
18:04 |
John Landecker |
62 |
Unscoped |
1959/HD |
|
1977/06/08 |
03:15 |
Yvonne Daniels |
60 |
Unscoped |
2059/HD |
|
1977/06/08 |
23:56 |
Steve King |
54 |
Unscoped |
1960/HD |
|
1977/06/09 |
08:01 |
Larry Lujack |
59 |
Unscoped |
1962/HD |
|
1977/06/11 |
03:10 |
Yvonne Daniels |
60 |
Unscoped |
1961/HD |
|
1977/09/23 |
09:44 |
Larry Lujack with full Animal Stories
segment followed by Tommy Edwards |
30 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1977/10/13 |
07:44 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1977/11/02 |
------ |
Bob Sirott (scoped version of the one below) |
10 |
Scoped |
104/HD
|
|
1977/11/02 |
17:14 |
Bob Sirott |
92 |
Unscoped |
1182/HD |
|
1977/11/30 |
07:28 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
1828/HD |
|
1977/12/01 |
07:15 |
Larry Lujack |
62 |
Unscoped |
1829/HD |
|
1977/12/26 |
21:58 |
Bob Sirott |
39 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1978 |
|
1978/01/01 |
00:00 |
Steve King |
61 |
Unscoped |
1669/HD |
|
1978/01/27 |
07:31 |
Larry Lujack |
45 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1978/04/07 |
------ |
Larry Lujack |
29 |
Scoped |
2045/HD |
|
1978/07/11 |
07:06 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
1816/HD |
|
1978/09/18 |
07:43 |
Larry Lujack |
52 |
Unscoped |
2364/HD |
|
1978/10/17 |
07:08 |
Larry Lujack |
47 |
Unscoped |
1831/HD |
|
1978/12/31 |
23:51 |
Art Wallis |
46 |
Unscoped |
1668/HD |
|
1979 |
|
1979/06/03 |
16:33 |
John Landecker |
31 |
Unscoped |
CD1362/HD2 |
|
1979/06/06 |
06:59 |
Larry Lujack |
57 |
Unscoped |
1827/HD |
|
1979/11/15 |
|
Yvonne Daniels |
121 |
Unscoped |
750-751/HD |
|
1979/11/15 |
05:24 |
Larry Lujack |
60 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1979/12/06 |
15:00 |
Bob Sirott/John Landecker |
428 |
Unscoped |
715-719/HD |
|
1979/12/14 |
16:30 |
Bob Sirott |
61 |
Unscoped |
2152/HD |
|
1979/12/17 |
|
John Landecker (first p.m. show) |
61 |
Unscoped |
192/HD
|
|
1979/12/20 |
06:59 |
Larry Lujack |
89 |
Unscoped |
2149/HD |
|
1979/12/20 |
10:30 |
Tommy Edwards |
88 |
Unscoped |
2148/HD |
|
1979/12/31 |
23:57 |
Jeff Davis |
46 |
Unscoped |
1670/HD |
|
1980 |
|
1980/01/11 |
06:07 |
Larry
Lujack |
56 |
Unscoped |
1722/HD |
|
1980/02/08 |
09:14 |
Larry Lujack/Tommy Edwards |
95 |
Unscoped |
2133/HD |
|
1980/02/08 |
10:30 |
Tommy Edwards |
94 |
Unscoped |
749/HD
|
|
1980/03/01 |
02:05 |
Yvonne Daniels |
91 |
Unscoped |
770/2110/HD |
|
1980/03/01 |
22:57 |
Tom
Kent (first two minutes slightly distorted) |
94 |
Unscoped |
1715/HD |
|
1980/04/08 |
14:18 |
Tommy Edwards until 2:30 (12 minutes),
then John Landecker |
45 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1980/04/30 |
07:02 |
Larry Lujack |
59 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1980/05/04 |
18:23 |
Tom Kent |
176 |
Unscoped |
2010-2011/HD |
|
1980/06/15 |
17:16 |
Jeff Davis |
37 |
Unscoped |
748/HD
|
|
1980/06/15 |
18:00 |
Art Wallis |
57 |
Unscoped |
748/HD |
|
1980/07/04 |
07:00 |
Larry
Lujack |
42 |
Unscoped |
1723/HD |
|
1980/10/23 |
08:39 |
Larry Lujack |
46 |
Unscoped |
1723/HD |
|
1980/10/27 |
07:07 |
Larry Lujack |
31 |
Unscoped |
2147/HD |
|
1980/10/28 |
06:47 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
2153/HD |
|
1980/10/30 |
23:46 |
Jeff Davis |
46 |
Unscoped |
2151/HD |
|
1980/11/-- |
01:46 |
Jeff
Davis/Yvonne Daniels (slight dx) |
60 |
Unscoped |
2134/HD |
|
1980/11/07 |
06:07 |
Larry Lujack |
88 |
Unscoped |
2129/HD |
|
1980/11/21 |
06:35 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
2150/HD |
|
1980/11/24 |
06:32 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1980/12/05 |
06:40 |
Larry Lujack |
89 |
Unscoped |
2130/HD |
|
1980/12/31 |
23:58 |
Jeff Davis |
46 |
Unscoped |
1670/HD |
|
1981 |
|
1981-85 |
------ |
Larry Lujack/collection of Animal Stories |
43 |
---------- |
151/HD
|
|
1981/01/10 |
22:59 |
Tom Graye |
62 |
Unscoped |
CD1309/HD |
|
1981/03/20 |
17:31 |
John Landecker |
30 |
Unscoped |
CD1388/HD2 |
|
1981/06/-- |
15:08 |
John Landecker |
95 |
Unscoped |
2118/HD |
|
1981/06/13 |
15:20 |
John Landecker (last show) |
179 |
Unscoped |
744-745/HD |
|
1981/07/23 |
08:58 |
Larry Lujack. Mr. Lujack IDs the
station as "WLS AM & FM." |
61 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1981/07/23 |
17:43 |
Tommy Edwards |
46 |
Unscoped |
1545/HD |
|
1981/08/17 |
05:53 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
1832/HD |
|
1982 |
|
1982/01/-- |
21:16 |
Brant Miller |
59 |
Unscoped |
2345/HD |
|
1982/01/01 |
|
Jeff Davis ("The Big 89 Composite Music Panorama") |
46 |
Unscoped |
406/CD107/HD |
|
1982/01/04 |
09:54 |
Chris
Shiebel (introduced by Larry Lujack) |
32 |
Unscoped |
1716/HD |
|
1982/01/04 |
14:50 |
Tommy
Edwards |
32 |
Unscoped |
1716/HD |
|
1982/02/04 |
09:01 |
Larry Lujack |
60 |
Unscoped |
CD1388/HD2 |
|
1982/03/18 |
------ |
Jeff Davis/Yvonne Daniels (DX'd) |
46 |
Scoped |
659/HD
|
|
1982/03/31 |
18:08 |
Tommy
Edwards |
59 |
Unscoped |
1794/HD |
|
1982/04/02 |
10:18 |
Chris
Shiebel |
59 |
Unscoped |
1795/HD |
|
1982/04/15 |
15:06 |
Tom
Gray (in for Tommy Edwards) |
59 |
Unscoped |
1793/HD |
|
1982/07/08 |
23:27 |
Jeff Davis |
34 |
Unscoped |
1905/HD |
|
1982/07/29 |
07:11 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1982/09/11 |
18:54 |
Don Geronimo (tape speed problems about half-way
through) |
60 |
Unscoped |
2012/HD |
|
1982/10/01 |
16:48 |
Don
Geronimo (in for Tommy Edwards) |
60 |
Unscoped |
1796/HD |
|
1982/10/08 |
12:19 |
Jeff Davis |
52 |
Unscoped |
CD1778/HD2 |
|
1982/11/-- |
|
Jeff Davis (mild DX) |
59 |
Unscoped |
1985/HD |
|
1982/11/19 |
22:35 |
Brant Miller |
24 |
Unscoped |
CD1224/HD |
|
1982/11/29 |
22:59 |
Jeff Davis |
52 |
Unscoped |
CD1224/HD |
|
1983 |
|
1983/02/05 |
17:44 |
Tommy Edwards/Fred Winston |
45 |
Unscoped |
406/HD |
|
1983/02/07 |
09:54 |
Larry
Lujack/Fred Winston |
45 |
Unscoped |
1668/HD |
|
1983/03/01 |
11:34 |
Fred Winston |
183 |
Unscoped |
773-774/HD |
|
1983/03/04 |
09:57 |
Fred Winston |
180 |
Unscoped |
771-772/HD |
|
1983/03/17 |
06:46 |
Larry Lujack |
81 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1983/04/12 |
06:43 |
Larry Lujack |
43 |
Unscoped |
440/HD |
|
1983/06/28 |
15:46 |
Tommy Edwards |
61 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1983/07/04 |
|
Fred Winston |
120 |
Unscoped |
1004-1005/HD |
|
1984 |
|
1984/01/13 |
08:57 |
Larry
Lujack |
62 |
Unscoped |
1719/HD |
|
1984/01/13 |
11:58 |
Fred
Winston |
61 |
Unscoped |
1720/HD |
|
1984/05/12 |
23:42 |
Chuck Britton (mild dx) |
20 |
Unscoped |
CD1882/HD2 |
|
1984/05/18 |
11:02 |
Jeff Davis (mild dx) |
48 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1984/08/10 |
05:35 |
Larry Lujack |
45 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1984/10/29 |
09:59 |
Fred Winston |
47 |
Unscoped |
CD1367/HD2 |
|
1984/10/31 |
14:29 |
Steve Dahl and Gary Meier |
280 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1985 |
|
1985/02/08 |
07:37 |
Larry Lujack |
61 |
Unscoped |
1006/HD
|
|
1985/03/01 |
19:58 |
Chuck Britton |
63 |
Unscoped |
CD1397/HD2 |
|
1985/03/23 |
07:59 |
Art Wallis |
63 |
Unscoped |
CD1885/HD2 |
|
1985/04/01 |
|
25th Anniversary Retrospective |
58 |
Unscoped |
735/HD
|
|
WLS 25th Anniversary Celebration. April 12 - May
5, 1985. Features many then current and former WLS djs, some live
and some on tape.
A total of
about 73 hours broken down as follows (day times are approximate): |
|
1985/04/12 |
61 minutes |
Unscoped |
1577/HD |
|
1985/04/13 |
16 hours, 12 minutes (starting 6 a.m.) |
Unscoped |
1578-1594/HD |
|
1985/04/14 |
4
hours, 2 minutes (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1595-1598/HD |
|
1985/04/19 |
2
hours, 59 minutes (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1599-1601/HD |
|
1985/04/20 |
9
hours, 7 minutes (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1602-1610/HD |
|
1985/04/21 |
4
hours, 59 minutes (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1611-1615/HD |
|
1985/04/26 |
3
hours, 1 minute (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1616-1618/HD |
|
1985/04/27 |
8
hours, 8 minutes (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1619-1626/HD |
|
1985/04/28 |
1
hour (1 p.m. to 2 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1627/HD |
|
1985/05/03 |
3
hours, 2 minutes (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1628-1630/HD |
|
1985/05/04 |
12
hours, 8 minutes (6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. to about 7:30 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1631-1642/HD |
|
1985/05/05 |
7
hours, 2 minutes (1 p.m. to 8 p.m.) |
Unscoped |
1643-1649/HD |
| |
|
1985/05/04 |
08:05 |
Larry
Lujack/Charlie Van Dyke/ Tommy Edwards |
59 |
Unscoped |
1667/HD |
|
1985/09/14 |
16:20 |
Harry Shearer |
90 |
Unscoped |
1902/HD |
|
1985/09/15 |
18:07 |
Jeff Davis (recording quality is fair-to-good) |
46 |
Unscoped |
1905/HD |
|
1985/09/20 |
|
Steve Dahl and Gary
Meier ("Steve and Gary") |
30 |
Unscoped |
1914/HD |
|
1985/12/03 |
17:38 |
Larry Lujack "hijacks" the Steve and
Gary show. |
31 |
Scoped |
HD2 |
|
1985/12/05 |
06:59 |
Larry Lujack |
62 |
Unscoped |
CD453/HD |
|
1985/12/19 |
19:00 |
Jeff Davis (mild dx) |
44 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1986 |
|
1986/01/03 |
|
Steve Dahl and Gary Meier ("Steve and
Gary"). Last show |
47 |
Unscoped |
CD1367/HD2 |
|
1986/01/06 |
------ |
Larry Lujack (first p.m. show) |
46 |
Scoped |
659/HD
|
|
1986/02/24 |
19:09 |
John Landecker. Mr. Landecker
begins this show, his first upon returning to WLS after a stint at
WCKG, by walking, microphone in hand, from the WCKG studios to the
WLS studios, which were not too far apart on Michigan Avenue.
Along the way, he interviews passersby on the street, asking if any
of them could name any Chicago radio stations or had ever heard of
John Records Landecker. |
91 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1986/03/13 |
19:00 |
John Landecker |
87 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1986/05/13 |
15:40 |
Larry
Lujack |
90 |
Unscoped |
1724/HD |
|
1986/05/13 |
17:48 |
Larry
Lujack |
91 |
Unscoped |
1725/HD |
|
1986/05/13 |
20:35 |
John
Landecker |
90 |
Unscoped |
1726/HD |
|
1986/06/01 |
|
Paul Shaffer (of David Letterman show
fame). Live broadcast from the Hardrock Cafe in New York City.
Mr. Shaffer calls Mr. Letterman during the show. |
44 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1986/07/11 |
18:58 |
John Landecker |
92 |
Unscoped |
404/HD |
|
1986/10/28 |
09:57 |
Don Wade |
94 |
Unscoped |
1806/HD |
|
1986/12/-- |
03:30 |
Tori Ryder |
92 |
Unscoped |
1968/HD |
|
1987 |
|
1987/03/09 |
12:22 |
Don & Roma Wade |
90 |
Unscoped |
1903/HD |
|
1987/03/09 |
17:19 |
Larry Lujack |
89 |
Unscoped |
1908/HD |
|
1987/03/10 |
01:03 |
Bob Bateman (in for Chuck Britton) |
91 |
Unscoped |
1912/HD |
|
1987/03/10 |
06:26 |
Fred Winston |
90 |
Unscoped |
1910/HD |
|
1987/03/10 |
18:51 |
Begins with ending of the Blackhawks' "Fan Talk
with the 'Hawks" radio call-in show with Larry Lujack hosting. Then
follows a one hour remote broadcast from "Ditka's City Lights" featuring a
discussion of the then upcoming 1987 NCAA Basketball Tournament, the
pairings for which were announced the previous Sunday. Hosted by Rich
MacMillan and featuring commentators Billy Packer and Al McGuire.
Last 25 minutes is regular programming with Chuck Britton in for John
Landecker. |
90 |
Unscoped |
1913/HD |
|
1987/03/26 |
19:00 |
John Landecker. First hour is Blackhawks'
"Fan Talk with the 'Hawks call-in show hosted by Landecker. |
92 |
Unscoped |
1904/HD |
|
1987/04/11 |
18:58 |
Chuck Britton, live from Ed Debevic's |
46 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1987/04/11 |
19:45 |
Chuck Britton, live from Ed Debevic's
(about a minute gap between the end of the aircheck above and the
start of this one) |
46 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1987/04/18 |
22:19 |
Chuck Britton,
live from Ed Debevic's |
92 |
Unscoped |
405/1544/HD
|
|
1987/06/01 |
23:35 |
Phyllis Levy (call-in talk show) |
91 |
Unscoped |
1907/HD |
|
1987/06/18 |
21:00 |
John Landecker (first 30 minutes features Barbara
Walters interview with Donna Rice, she of Gary Hart fame, with Landecker
inserting noises and commentary in the background) |
93 |
Unscoped |
1911/HD |
|
1987/07/23 |
14:35 |
Larry Lujack |
90 |
Unscoped |
1906/HD |
|
1987/08/24 |
14:42 |
Larry Lujack |
62 |
Unscoped |
433/HD
|
|
1987/08/28 |
------ |
Larry Lujack (last show) |
65 |
Scoped |
145/HD |
|
1987/08/28 |
14:30 |
Larry Lujack (complete last show) |
271 |
Unscoped |
1007-1009/HD |
|
1987/11/01 |
12:16 |
Bob Bateman
("60's on Sunday" show) |
61 |
Unscoped |
1650/HD |
|
1988 |
|
1988/07/12 |
06:23 |
Fred Winston |
90 |
Unscoped |
2346/HD |
|
1988/07/21 |
05:00 |
Mike MacDonald/Fred Winston |
93 |
Unscoped |
1909/HD |
|
1988/11/07 |
14:30 |
John Landecker |
90 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1988/11/30 |
15:50 |
John Landecker |
92 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
1989 |
|
1989/03/01 |
06:58 |
Fred Winston |
94 |
Unscoped |
1873/HD |
|
Post-Music Era Tribute Programming
The
last day of WLS's
music programming was 8/23/89.
(You can hear the sign-off at this this site as well.
The last song was played leading into the 7:00 p.m. news.) |
|
1997/08/30 |
18:02 |
"WLS,
The Musicradio Years, 1960-1985" special |
90 |
Unscoped |
1655/HD |
|
1999/05/30 |
20:00 |
"History
of WLS" special hosted by Jeff Davis with guests Art Roberts and John
Landecker among many others. |
332 |
Unscoped |
1651-1654/HD |
|
1999/07/05 |
15:05 |
"The
History of Musicradio WLS" special |
540 |
Unscoped |
1656-1664/HD |
|
2007/05/28 |
07:52 |
Larry Lujack and Tommy Edwards.
WLS "Rewind" Memorial Day Special. |
47 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2007/05/28 |
10:22 |
Fred Winston. (dx) |
47 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2007/05/28 |
14:37 |
Chris Schebel |
23 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2007/05/28 |
15:00 |
Jeff Davis |
162 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2007/05/28 |
18:00 |
John Landecker |
114 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2008/05/26 |
06:34 |
Chuck Knapp. WLS "Rewind" Memorial
Day Special. |
94 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2008/05/26 |
|
Bill Bailey |
94 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2008/05/26 |
12:05 |
Jeff Davis |
93 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
|
2008/05/26 |
18:00 |
John Landecker |
186 |
Unscoped |
HD2 |
