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WLS

clear-channel news/talk radio station in Chicago
Organization radio_station Q7952483
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WLS

Summary

WLS is a radio station[1].

Key Facts

  • WLS is located in Chicago[2].
  • WLS is in the country of United States[3].
  • WLS's instance of is recorded as radio station[4].
  • WLS is owned by Cumulus Media[5].
  • WLS's Commons category is recorded as WLS (AM)[6].
  • WLS's radio format is recorded as talk radio[7].
  • January 1, 1924 marks the founding of WLS[8].
  • WLS's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 41.555861111111, 'longitude': -87.848388888889, 'precision': None}[9].
  • WLS's official website is recorded as http://www.wlsam.com/[10].
  • WLS's official website is recorded as http://wlsam.com[11].
  • WLS's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as Chicago[12].
  • WLS's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9555'}[13].
  • WLS's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9957'}[14].

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Founding

January 1, 1924 marks the founding of WLS[8].

Ownership

WLS is owned by Cumulus Media[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n93111339
    Instance of → radio station
    Owned by → Cumulus Media
    Encyclopedia of chicago id → 1366
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987013317046505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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