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If you haven’t yet seen this, Scott Childers gives us an excellent timeline of Chicago’s WMAQ. Scott starts at the beginning: 1922, when it first signed on as WGU. The big 670’s days as a legendary country outlet and flagship station of the Chicago White Sox are covered.
We are marking a major milestone here at WMAQ. Take a look back at 75 years of broadcasting in Chicago, from the biggest stories to the captivating moments to history made.
In 1927, the newspaper purchased WQJ and WMAQ assumed the entire broadcast day on 670 kHz. The station later moved in with the newspaper at the Daily News Building on Madison and Clinton in the West Loop in 1929.
WMAQ-TV was one of four NBC-owned stations (along with sister stations WCAU in Philadelphia, WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. and KNSD in San Diego) that did not carry Access Hollywood Live. The talk show spin-off of Access Hollywood aired from the program's NBC O&O debut in September 2010 until September 2014, when all four stations dropped the ...
WMAQ. Topsy Turvy Times Display, 1926. This longtime NBC outlet went on the air in 1922, when it was owned by the Chicago Daily News. In 1929, WMAQ-AM moved to the just-opened Daily News building and, two years later, once NBC purchased it, to the new Merchandise Mart studios.
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Oct 10, 2023 · Throughout the month of October and through the end of the year, WMAQ-TV will be celebrating its 75 th Anniversary and viewers will be treated to a trip down memory lane as the network will look...
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WMAQ was Chicago's second radio station, going on the air April I2, 1922 under the joint ownership of the Fair Store and the Chicago Daily News. Its heritage is not only that of a pioneer radio station, but also as an incubator of talent which became world-renowned.
