Chicago

Chicagoland

Surveys

There are a number of websites devoted to Chicago radio stations but as far as I know none with any large number of surveys. We're doing something about that. All regular weekly WLS surveys are posted through September, 1982. WCFL surveys now up, all 1966, 67, 68, and 1969 into October. All 1971, 72, and April thru December 1973 now up! Eventually other area surveys from the 1950's through 1980's will be posted.

Click left survey head to view WLS surveys. or right for WCFL. Many 1974 and 75 WLS surveys will be updated as information for those un-numbered hits below #15 comes in. All chart information as it was published is there.

WCFL last quarter 1973 just posted. See above for surveys now up.

Below, some of the WLS jocks from the mid sixties.
Sadly we note that Art Roberts passed away Wed. March 6, 2002.

Dick Biondi and Art Roberts photos courtesy Scott Childers

More Chicagoland

These links below are to other websites devoted to Chicago radio rom the 1950's through 80's.

If you grew up in Chicagoland or not. If you were into radio and DXed at night, ABC's powerhouse, WLS is an almost certainty to be fixed in your memory. We could hear it in New York. Jeff Roteman brings us this site too. Remember the Silver Dollar Survey. WABC had one too for a while. Great personalities and some pretty interesting surveys from this station that long outlasted its Big Apple counterpart as a music station before going talk. Jingles, airchecks, and much history from this giant with a long one.

Check out The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository to hear many of your favorite on-air personalities of the 1950's, 60's and on. Since 1996, The Original Radio Aircheck Site, not-for-profit, all contributors welcome. "Uncle Ricky" currently has over 1100 audio exhibits with descriptive text and comments. Also source for the direct links to Twin Cities jocks airchecks on that site. This is a bona fide non-profit site and needs your help to stay in existence. Don't let this great aircheck and radio history site be lost forever.

I have loads of surveys here in typed text form to reference but to see them in their actual form go to RICK'S RANCH. Surveys from many markets, particularly Chicago (WLS, WCFL & WJJD), L.A., San Francisco, New York (WABC) and now Twin Cities (KDWB & WDGY). He changes surveys daily so keep coming. Rick also has loads of jock photos, old TV and cars plus radio jingles, TV sound bites and more. Thanks to Rick for some of the KFWB surveys on the L.A. site and WLS posted on this one in text form.

Histories, jingles, photos and more on Chicago Radio can be found at The Chicago Radio On Line Museum. WLS, WCFL and more plus links to other Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana radio sites.

Listen to radio like it was. Tom Konnard's Aircheck Factory, Aircheck Acres, Wild Rose, WI. 54984 has loads of unscoped radio from the 50's, 60's on to more recent times. Chicago and all over the country. Snail mail him for info.
For collectors of original Chicagoland radio surveys who want original copies as made back when click on to Chicago Radio Surveys.com. Great selection of WLS, WCFL, WBBM and more from the 1970's and 80's, surveys for sale. They're going so get there fast. Also a page for collectors to post wants for trading with others.
Chicagoland WNND-FM (lite rock station streams on the net) midday personality Scott Childers has a great site with much WLS history on it plus lists of WLS surveys he has for trade. Click on links or banner. For more on the man himself and netcast, click on his name.
Today WLS is "Chicago's News Talk 89". The music and jocks may be gone but you can check out what's doing at this legend by clicking on the banner. Yep! you can listen to a live stream if you happen to be out of the signal's range which with many former daytimers now on 24/7 can mean rough getting over the air further away even at night despite 50,000 watts.

The Survey Crew
Many thanks to Rick Rumick (See Rick's Ranch - listed above), Doug Scherer, Aaron Mintz, Mike Gallant, Louis Iacueo, Rusty Evans, Stan Hendricks, Scott Childers and Bill Hengels for their great help with this project. 1980 and 1981 surveys courtesy of Doug Scherer and Scott Childers.
A big thanks to the newest member of the crew, Randy Anderson, who has filled in holes with WCFL surveys and is providing the missing weeks of 1968 and 69 when you could only view the survey in the store and not take a copy home. Those are up.
More Surveys Needed
Many more Chicago area surveys are needed from the 1950's through 80's. If you have any, photocopies okay if you don't want to part with originals, email the Oldiesloon at link on bottom of page.

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