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<blockquote data-quote="MadTownIllini" data-source="post: 1449982" data-attributes="member: 746328"><p>Bigger number (890 vs 670), but that's about it. Not to get too radio-geeky on you, but they're both 50kw AM stations, with similar coverage areas (if anything, WSCR covers more ground than WLS). </p><p></p><p>I can't argue the rest -- there were a lot of pre-emptions on the Score, which should be rare on WLS, and the hosts on the Score really seemed to hate the Illini. I won't miss them, either.</p><p></p><p>Gotta say I'm glad the Illini at least landed on 890 instead of 560, where they spent a few years in between stints on 670 (2005-2008?). 890 runs 10x the power than 560, so WLS should cover Chicago area a lot better, than WIND did. And that (Chicago coverage) is the main thing. I doubt there are many people outside of Chicago are still tuning into distant AM stations for games these days, and I say that with some sadness as a radio geek.</p><p></p><p>I moved to Madison almost 15 years ago now, and used to listen to the Chicago AM stations (670, 720, 780) a ton. But there's just so much more interference now (everything from LED bulbs to phone chargers) that distant AM stations have become a chore to listen to. My wife hates all the static and how the signal frequently fades in and out, so I've been listening to more games through TuneIn anyway (happy wife = happy life!) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> TuneIn on the smartphone + bluetooth stereo works great!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MadTownIllini, post: 1449982, member: 746328"] Bigger number (890 vs 670), but that's about it. Not to get too radio-geeky on you, but they're both 50kw AM stations, with similar coverage areas (if anything, WSCR covers more ground than WLS). I can't argue the rest -- there were a lot of pre-emptions on the Score, which should be rare on WLS, and the hosts on the Score really seemed to hate the Illini. I won't miss them, either. Gotta say I'm glad the Illini at least landed on 890 instead of 560, where they spent a few years in between stints on 670 (2005-2008?). 890 runs 10x the power than 560, so WLS should cover Chicago area a lot better, than WIND did. And that (Chicago coverage) is the main thing. I doubt there are many people outside of Chicago are still tuning into distant AM stations for games these days, and I say that with some sadness as a radio geek. I moved to Madison almost 15 years ago now, and used to listen to the Chicago AM stations (670, 720, 780) a ton. But there's just so much more interference now (everything from LED bulbs to phone chargers) that distant AM stations have become a chore to listen to. My wife hates all the static and how the signal frequently fades in and out, so I've been listening to more games through TuneIn anyway (happy wife = happy life!) :) TuneIn on the smartphone + bluetooth stereo works great! [/QUOTE]
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