WMAQ (AM)
E403480
WMAQ (AM) was a prominent Chicago radio station historically associated with the CBS-owned Group W broadcasting division.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WMAQ (AM) canonical | 1 |
| WMAQ (historical periods) | 1 |
| WMAQ radio | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AM radio station
ⓘ
radio station ⓘ |
| affiliationHistory |
affiliated with CBS during part of its history
ⓘ
previously associated with NBC network programming ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | terrestrial radio ⓘ |
| callSignMeaning | "We Must Ask Questions" (popular backronym) ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| format |
news
ⓘ
sports ⓘ talk ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
NBC
ⓘ
National Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| genre | news/talk radio ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of Chicago’s major full-service AM stations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| market | major market radio ⓘ |
| medium | AM ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation |
CBS Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS Radio Network
|
| notableFor |
local news coverage in Chicago
ⓘ
long-running news and talk programming ⓘ sports play-by-play broadcasts ⓘ |
| owner |
Group W
ⓘ
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company ⓘ
surface form:
Westinghouse Broadcasting
|
| programmingType | commercial ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorStation |
WSCR
ⓘ
surface form:
WSCR (AM)
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WMAQ (historical periods)
this entity surface form:
WMAQ radio