Re: {Chrysler 300} Antenna

[Noel Hastalis <cpaviper@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lindsey and Friends,

Yes, WLS stood for 'World's Largest Store' - referring to the mail order behemoth Sears Roebuck & Co. WLS, 890 AM, 1 of 2 great Rock & Roll stations here in Chicago. WCFL was the other. Dick Biondi is the DJ you're remembering. His off-color jokes and comments got him tossed from the air, but he'd show up at events throughout our Chicagoland area. Just a few days ago, Sears closed its final Illinois store. Sears is a history lesson in itself, from its early days selling its Sears automobile (1908-1912), its Allstate automobile (1952-1953 - really a rebadged Henry J - saw an Allstate at a show this summer), Sears homes (1908-1940 - some of these still standing proudly only a few minutes from me), Craftsman tools (my toolbox is still full of these 60-yr old gems), Allstate Insurance, and so much more.

WCFL, 1000 AM, also broadcast our Chicago White Sox in the late '50s, and I'd stay up late in bed, listening to the games on an old transistor radio. Treat for me was pulling in WTMJ in Milwaukee, listening to Milwaukee Braves games, with Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette and their other stars. Once in a while I'd also pull in WSM from Nashville. Among other Chicago stations, we also had/have WGN - World's Greatest Newspaper, the Chicago Tribune.

Noel

On 11/22/2021 2:36 PM Lindsey Fuller <lindsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

WLS in Chicago with Dick Viande (spelling?) was my go to from here in Winnipeg. Must have had a good bounce off lake Superior! Don't recall any from Minneapolis which is much closer. Definitely was fun scrolling the bands after dark. Got lots of others but WLS was most consistent.

On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 2:25 PM John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

wwva was every 

where !

CHU canada too must be a million watts time signal  .  ..  

Sent from my iPhone not by choice 

On 22 Nov 2021, at 1:57 pm, Richard Dutkiewicz <rdr_inc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Also, in Toronto, we used to get WOWO from Fort Wayne Indiana late at night.

We were also getting WUFO from Buffalo, the Iconic Wolf Man Jack was always a favorite for us musicians.

Rick Dutkiewicz Haynes 

Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network.

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From: 'CAROLL RIPLEY' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2021-11-22 1:49 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx, jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx, chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dan300f <dan300f@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Antenna

Dan:

When cruising around late at night, we often listened to WWVA Wheeling, WV .  Also WCKY Cincinnati, OH and sometimes clear channel WSM (Grand Old Opry).

Rip

On Monday, November 22, 2021, 10:35:13 AM EST, 'Dan300f' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi all:

Back in the early 60's while I was attending college in the Los Angeles area, I would leave my part-time job at about midnight.  I generally could pick up a station out of Wheeling, WVA.  Don't recall the call letters.  Never thought about trying it recently as at the age of 84 I am dead to the world at midnight.

Dan Reitz

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In a message dated 11/22/2021 6:59:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

We could get WCFL in NJ. I also remember WKBW ("KB Radio 15") and CKLW, which would identify as 'CKLW Detroit', even though they were in Windsor, Ontario and had Canadian call letters. These stations were designated as 1A Clear Channel, which meant that no other station in the US occupied that frequency. 1B Clear Channel meant that there could be another station on the other side of the country that used the same clear channel frequency. All 50,000 watts.

 

Ron

On 11/21/2021 6:44 PM John Nowosacki <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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