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Illinois · 45 licensed here · 91 signals estimated to reach · 135 listed

Radio in Chicago

Stations pinned where you would find them on the dial. Marker height tracks transmitter power. A station appears here because its signal reaches this place — not because it is licensed to this town.

Plays each in turn and moves on automatically if one does not respond. Skip advances early.

Reach method: nominal class radius — a coarse stand-in. Swap in the FCC contour polygons and this page gets materially more honest.

FM88–108 MHz

88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 WCRXWCRX — 88.1 MHz — 6 km out WLTLWLTL — 88.1 MHz — 16 km out WTZIWTZI — 88.1 MHz — 20 km out WDGC-FMWDGC-FM — 88.3 MHz — 27 km out WXAVWXAV — 88.3 MHz — 14 km out WZRDWZRD — 88.3 MHz — 16 km out WHPKWHPK — 88.5 MHz — 9 km out WHSDWHSD — 88.5 MHz — 21 km out WLUWWLUW — 88.7 MHz — 18 km out WARGWARG — 88.9 MHz — 12 km out WIITWIIT — 88.9 MHz — 5 km out WRRGWRRG — 88.9 MHz — 15 km out WKKCWKKC — 89.3 MHz — 7 km out WNUR-FMWNUR-FM — 89.3 MHz — 24 km out WMBI-FMWMBI-FM — 90.1 MHz — 29 km out WMTHWMTH — 90.5 MHz — 26 km out WRTEWRTE — 90.7 MHz — 5 km out W216CLW216CL — 91.1 MHz — 9 km out WBEZWBEZ — 91.5 MHz — 9 km out WPWXWPWX — 92.3 MHz — 26 km out WXRTWXRT — 93.1 MHz — 9 km out WVIV-FMWVIV-FM — 93.5 MHz — 22 km out WLIT-FMWLIT-FM — 93.9 MHz — 6 km out WAWEWAWE — 94.3 MHz — 22 km out WLS-FMWLS-FM — 94.7 MHz — 6 km out W236CFW236CF — 95.1 MHz — 6 km out W236CGW236CG — 95.1 MHz — 14 km out WCHI-FMWCHI-FM — 95.5 MHz — 9 km out W240DEW240DE — 95.9 MHz — 37 km out W240EHW240EH — 95.9 MHz — 22 km out W240EIW240EI — 95.9 MHz — 26 km out WBBM-FMWBBM-FM — 96.3 MHz — 6 km out W244BQW244BQ — 96.7 MHz — 7 km out WDRVWDRV — 97.1 MHz — 7 km out W248BBW248BB — 97.5 MHz — 7 km out WCKLWCKL — 97.9 MHz — 9 km out W252AWW252AW — 98.3 MHz — 6 km out WFMTWFMT — 98.7 MHz — 6 km out W256CLW256CL — 99.1 MHz — 24 km out W256DCW256DC — 99.1 MHz — 37 km out W256DUW256DU — 99.1 MHz — 36 km out WZQC-LPWZQC-LP — 99.1 MHz — 6 km out WUSNWUSN — 99.5 MHz — 9 km out WYHIWYHI — 99.9 MHz — 61 km out WTBC-FMWTBC-FM — 100.3 MHz — 9 km out W264BFW264BF — 100.7 MHz — 6 km out WKQXWKQX — 101.1 MHz — 9 km out W268AYW268AY — 101.5 MHz — 9 km out W268CYW268CY — 101.5 MHz — 33 km out WTMXWTMX — 101.9 MHz — 6 km out W272DQW272DQ — 102.3 MHz — 26 km out WVAZWVAZ — 102.7 MHz — 9 km out WPNA-FMWPNA-FM — 103.1 MHz — 23 km out WKSC-FMWKSC-FM — 103.5 MHz — 6 km out W280EMW280EM — 103.9 MHz — 6 km out WSCR-FMWSCR-FM — 104.3 MHz — 6 km out W284DAW284DA — 104.7 MHz — 8 km out W284CYW284CY — 104.7 MHz — 32 km out WOJOWOJO — 105.1 MHz — 9 km out W288EMW288EM — 105.5 MHz — 16 km out WLPN-LPWLPN-LP — 105.5 MHz — 4 km out WCFS-FMWCFS-FM — 105.9 MHz — 6 km out WPPNWPPN — 106.7 MHz — 41 km out WCXP-LPWCXP-LP — 107.1 MHz — 16 km out WGCI-FMWGCI-FM — 107.5 MHz — 6 km out WLEY-FMWLEY-FM — 107.9 MHz — 34 km out

AM530–1700 kHz

530 630 730 830 930 1030 1130 1230 1330 1430 1530 1630 WINDWIND — 560 kHz — 37 km out WMFNWMFN — 640 kHz — 61 km out WCPTWCPT — 820 kHz — 18 km out WSFSWSFS — 950 kHz — 3 km out WNWIWNWI — 1080 kHz — 22 km out WXESWXES — 1110 kHz — 29 km out WYLLWYLL — 1160 kHz — 27 km out WRTOWRTO — 1200 kHz — 20 km out WJOBWJOB — 1230 kHz — 32 km out WSBCWSBC — 1240 kHz — 18 km out WWCAWWCA — 1270 kHz — 43 km out WTFNWTFN — 1280 kHz — 47 km out WRDZWRDZ — 1300 kHz — 19 km out WKTAWKTA — 1330 kHz — 37 km out WJOLWJOL — 1340 kHz — 45 km out WGRBWGRB — 1390 kHz — 11 km out WRMNWRMN — 1410 kHz — 54 km out WIMSWIMS — 1420 kHz — 65 km out WEEFWEEF — 1430 kHz — 37 km out WRLLWRLL — 1450 kHz — 2 km out WEURWEUR — 1490 kHz — 10 km out WCKGWCKG — 1530 kHz — 20 km out WBGXWBGX — 1570 kHz — 26 km out WCGOWCGO — 1590 kHz — 22 km out WVONWVON — 1690 kHz — 11 km out

Licensed nearby, but out of range

These transmit close enough to be worth naming and do not reach this place under the current model.

Where the transmitters are

Bearing and distance from Chicago. Ring spacing is square-root scaled, so close and distant signals both stay readable. Point a directional antenna at the bearing, not at the city.

NESWWRLLWRLL — WSW 254°, 2 kmWSFSWSFS — N 357°, 3 kmWLPN-LPWLPN-LP — N 349°, 4 kmWIITWIIT — E 97°, 5 kmWRTEWRTE — NE 35°, 5 kmW252AWW252AW — ENE 69°, 6 kmW264BFW264BF — NE 41°, 6 kmWZQC-LPWZQC-LP — W 265°, 6 kmWLIT-FMWLIT-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmW236CFW236CF — NE 41°, 6 kmWBBM-FMWBBM-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmWFMTWFMT — NE 41°, 6 kmWTMXWTMX — NE 41°, 6 kmWKSC-FMWKSC-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmWSCR-FMWSCR-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmWCFS-FMWCFS-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmWGCI-FMWGCI-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmWLS-FMWLS-FM — NE 41°, 6 kmW280EMW280EM — NE 41°, 6 kmWCRXWCRX — NE 50°, 6 kmWKKCWKKC — SSE 152°, 7 kmWDRVWDRV — NE 44°, 7 kmW244BQW244BQ — NE 44°, 7 kmW248BBW248BB — NE 44°, 7 kmW284DAW284DA — NE 40°, 8 kmW216CLW216CL — NE 37°, 9 kmWBEZWBEZ — NE 37°, 9 kmWXRTWXRT — NE 37°, 9 kmWCHI-FMWCHI-FM — NE 37°, 9 kmWCKLWCKL — NE 37°, 9 kmWUSNWUSN — NE 37°, 9 kmWTBC-FMWTBC-FM — NE 37°, 9 kmWKQXWKQX — NE 37°, 9 kmW268AYW268AY — NE 37°, 9 kmWVAZWVAZ — NE 37°, 9 kmWOJOWOJO — NE 37°, 9 kmWHPKWHPK — SE 130°, 9 kmWEURWEUR — WNW 299°, 10 kmWVONWVON — S 187°, 11 kmWGRBWGRB — S 186°, 11 kmWARGWARG — SW 236°, 12 kmW236CGW236CG — NW 315°, 14 kmWXAVWXAV — S 190°, 14 kmWRRGWRRG — NW 305°, 15 kmWCXP-LPWCXP-LP — N 9°, 16 kmWZRDWZRD — N 350°, 16 kmWLTLWLTL — W 261°, 16 kmW288EMW288EM — SSW 210°, 16 kmWCPTWCPT — NNW 336°, 18 kmWSBCWSBC — NNW 336°, 18 kmWLUWWLUW — N 6°, 18 kmWRDZWRDZ — SSW 200°, 19 kmWRTOWRTO — SSE 167°, 20 kmWCKGWCKG — W 278°, 20 kmWTZIWTZI — NW 311°, 20 kmWHSDWHSD — WSW 255°, 21 kmWNWIWNWI — S 171°, 22 kmWCGOWCGO — N 356°, 22 kmW240EHW240EH — N 356°, 22 kmWVIV-FMWVIV-FM — W 276°, 22 kmWAWEWAWE — W 276°, 22 kmWPNA-FMWPNA-FM — N 1°, 23 kmW256CLW256CL — S 179°, 24 kmWNUR-FMWNUR-FM — N 2°, 24 kmW240EIW240EI — S 179°, 26 kmWBGXWBGX — S 179°, 26 kmW272DQW272DQ — W 271°, 26 kmWPWXWPWX — SSE 150°, 26 kmWMTHWMTH — NNW 327°, 26 kmWYLLWYLL — NNW 327°, 27 kmWDGC-FMWDGC-FM — W 263°, 27 kmWXESWXES — WNW 291°, 29 kmWMBI-FMWMBI-FM — WNW 291°, 29 kmWJOBWJOB — SSE 147°, 32 kmW284CYW284CY — SSE 147°, 32 kmW268CYW268CY — SSW 195°, 33 kmWLEY-FMWLEY-FM — WNW 289°, 34 kmW256DUW256DU — WNW 288°, 36 kmWINDWIND — SE 144°, 37 kmW256DCW256DC — NNW 334°, 37 kmW240DEW240DE — NNW 334°, 37 kmWKTAWKTA — NNW 334°, 37 kmWEEFWEEF — NNW 334°, 37 kmWPPNWPPN — NW 324°, 41 kmWWCAWWCA — SE 143°, 43 kmWJOLWJOL — SW 223°, 45 kmWTFNWTFN — W 261°, 47 kmWRMNWRMN — WNW 290°, 54 kmWYHIWYHI — S 191°, 61 kmWMFNWMFN — SSW 192°, 61 kmWIMSWIMS — ESE 106°, 65 km
WRLLWSW 254°2 km
WSFSN 357°3 km
WLPN-LPN 349°4 km
WIITE 97°5 km
WRTENE 35°5 km
W252AWENE 69°6 km
W264BFNE 41°6 km
WZQC-LPW 265°6 km
WLIT-FMNE 41°6 km
W236CFNE 41°6 km
WBBM-FMNE 41°6 km
WFMTNE 41°6 km
WTMXNE 41°6 km
WKSC-FMNE 41°6 km
WSCR-FMNE 41°6 km
WCFS-FMNE 41°6 km
WGCI-FMNE 41°6 km
WLS-FMNE 41°6 km
W280EMNE 41°6 km
WCRXNE 50°6 km
WKKCSSE 152°7 km
WDRVNE 44°7 km
W244BQNE 44°7 km
W248BBNE 44°7 km
W284DANE 40°8 km
W216CLNE 37°9 km
WBEZNE 37°9 km
WXRTNE 37°9 km
WCHI-FMNE 37°9 km
WCKLNE 37°9 km
WUSNNE 37°9 km
WTBC-FMNE 37°9 km
WKQXNE 37°9 km
W268AYNE 37°9 km
WVAZNE 37°9 km
WOJONE 37°9 km
WHPKSE 130°9 km
WEURWNW 299°10 km
WVONS 187°11 km
WGRBS 186°11 km
WARGSW 236°12 km
W236CGNW 315°14 km
WXAVS 190°14 km
WRRGNW 305°15 km
WCXP-LPN 9°16 km
WZRDN 350°16 km
WLTLW 261°16 km
W288EMSSW 210°16 km
WCPTNNW 336°18 km
WSBCNNW 336°18 km
WLUWN 6°18 km
WRDZSSW 200°19 km
WRTOSSE 167°20 km
WCKGW 278°20 km
WTZINW 311°20 km
WHSDWSW 255°21 km
WNWIS 171°22 km
WCGON 356°22 km
W240EHN 356°22 km
WVIV-FMW 276°22 km
WAWEW 276°22 km
WPNA-FMN 1°23 km
W256CLS 179°24 km
WNUR-FMN 2°24 km
W240EIS 179°26 km
WBGXS 179°26 km
W272DQW 271°26 km
WPWXSSE 150°26 km
WMTHNNW 327°26 km
WYLLNNW 327°27 km
WDGC-FMW 263°27 km
WXESWNW 291°29 km
WMBI-FMWNW 291°29 km
WJOBSSE 147°32 km
W284CYSSE 147°32 km
W268CYSSW 195°33 km
WLEY-FMWNW 289°34 km
W256DUWNW 288°36 km
WINDSE 144°37 km
W256DCNNW 334°37 km
W240DENNW 334°37 km
WKTANNW 334°37 km
WEEFNNW 334°37 km
WPPNNW 324°41 km
WWCASE 143°43 km
WJOLSW 223°45 km
WTFNW 261°47 km
WRMNWNW 290°54 km
WYHIS 191°61 km
WMFNSSW 192°61 km
WIMSESE 106°65 km

Licensed here, heard elsewhere

City of license is a legal fact, not a coverage claim. WSCR (34 km out), WGN (35 km out), WBBM (34 km out), WLS (34 km out), WMVP (44 km out), WQEG-LP (37 km out) hold licences to Chicago but transmit too far out to reach it under this model — which is exactly why this site files stations by where they land, not by where the paperwork says they belong.