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WTBC-FM
Radio station in Chicago, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"WSHE-FM" redirects here. For the radio station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 103.5 FM known as WSHE-FM from 1972 to 1996 and 2012 to 2013, see WMIB.
WTBC-FM (100.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, with a music format focused on a "gold" format of contemporary hit radio music from between 1990 and 2015. The station is currently owned by Hubbard Broadcasting,[5] Its studios are located at One Prudential Plaza, with transmitter facilities atop the John Hancock Center downtown.
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Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Throwback 100.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Gold 1990s–2010s CHR |
Subchannels | HD2: WMVP (1000 AM) simulcast (ESPN Radio/sports radio, via agreement with Good Karma Brands) |
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WDRV, WWDV, WTMX | |
History | |
First air date | 1948 (as WFMF)[1][2] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | Throwback Chicago |
Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 10059 |
Class | B |
ERP | 5,700 watts |
HAAT | 425 meters (1,394 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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The station has had multiple owners since coming on the air in 1948, but has usually carried lighter music depending on industry trends, never veering too far towards any type of hard rock or rap format and specifically programmed to appeal to office listeners.