[CitizensTruth] WCPT now broadcasting Progressive talk on their sister FM stations in Chicago area

[Alissa Catalan]

We regulary listened to this frequency & the local station that this
replaced 92.5 / 92.7 www.weplayanything.com had been begging listeners to
please support their efforts to keep them on the air, I believe due to
rising costs of media rights.  Anyone know if this was part of the change
up?

~ Alissa

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Daniel Stafford <aqmstaffo at mailbag.com>wrote:


>  The power of voting with your dollars at work - WCPT's owners have dropped

> music formats on their three FM stations in favor of Progressive talk:

>

> http://www.wcpt850.com/about/

>

> About Chicago's Progressive Talk

>

> Chicago's Progressive Talk believes that a blue city and a blue state

> deserve a Progressive Talk radio station that is entertaining, informative,

> irreverent and chock full of smart, funny shows with a progressive

> perspective.

>

> We are one of the last independently owned radio stations in the country.

> Because we are not part of a conglomerate, our hosts have the freedom to

> speak their minds… and speak they do.

>

> We commit to providing you an alternative to the status quo of talk radio

> and to providing our advertisers with an effective and results oriented

> product.

> Where can I hear Chicago's Progressive Talk?

>

> Chicago's Progressive Talk can be heard in the Following Places:

>

> *820-AM-* From Sunrise to Sunset...CLICK HERE<http://www.wcpt820.com/programming/HoursofOperation.html>for monthly broadcast hours.

>

> From 5am - 9pm Chicago's Progressive Talk can be heard on the following FM

> Frequencies:

>

> *92.5 FM-* Covering the Western Suburbs and Northwestern IL

> *92.7 FM-* Covering the Northern Suburbs, Northwestern IL and Southern WI

> *99.9 FM-* Covering the Southern Suburbs and Northwest IN

>

> You can also listen to Chicago's Progressive Talk 24hrs/day...CLICK HERE<http://www.wcpt820.com/listen-live.php>to launch live stream!

> When will the station be able to broadcast 24/7?

>

> WCPT-AM is a "Daytimer" radio station, meaning that the Federal

> Communications Commission (FCC) dictates the time we sign on and sign off

> each day. We are required by law to follow this schedule.

>

> The rules regarding radio stations go back to 1934 when there were far

> fewer radio stations in the country than there are today. "Daytimers" share

> signals with the very first, 50,000 watt, clear channel stations (not to be

> confused with the company, Clear Channel) that went on air in the 1920s.

> WCPT-AM, for instance, is on the same frequency as WBAP in Dallas Texas. We

> both broadcast at 820-AM. For a long time, the FCC "protected" stations like

> WBAP, prohibiting anyone from broadcasting on the same signal during any

> time of the day - no matter how geographically distant they were.

>

> Some years ago, however, The FCC decided to allow geographically distant

> stations to use these signals - but only during the day. These "heritage"

> stations are still protected at night - when their signals are the largest.

> That's why, if you turn on 820-AM at night, you may hear a Dallas Stars

> hockey game on WBAP-AM.

>

> On the FM side, we will continue to air Dance Factory Radio from

> 9pm-5am...for more information...CLICK HERE<http://www.dancefactoryfm.com/>

>

> Will WCPT-AM eventually be able to broadcast 24/7?

>

> Not likely. Even though there are almost 10,000 radio stations in the

> United States today, the FCC still adheres to the 1934 guidelines when there

> were less than 750. All of the clear channel stations are owned by big

> corporations... enough said.

> What about buying a 24-hour signal?

>

> The only way to become a twenty-four hour station would be to buy one of

> the few AM stations in Chicago that can broadcast 24/7. However all of those

> stations are owned by large corporations. Our recent expansion to the FM

> signals now allows us to reach the entire Northern Illinois, Southern

> Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana areas with extended hours.

>

>

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