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CHICAGO CITIZENS GROUPS HAVE FILED FCC PETITIONS TO DENY ENTRUSTING LOCAL TV LICENSES FOR ANOTHER 8 YEARS TO THE SAME COMPANIES!
Complete text (.pdf) of these historic filings, with attached research and citizens' affidavits, are linked here:
Licenses for several big stations should not be renewed because the current licensee companies do not cover local election candidates and issues.
And the licenses for those and most other local stations should not be renewed because the current licensee companies abuse their obligations and the public trust in many documented ways.
The first pages being developed are those on:
U.S. broadcast license files data, FCC site:
Television.
FM radio.
AM radio.
- 2 WBBM-TV licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s CBS. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 5 WMAQ-TV licensed to General Electric Corporation's NBC. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 7 WLS-TV licensed to Walt Disney Company's ABC. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 9 WGN-TV licensed to Tribune Company's broadcasting division. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 11 WTTW-TV licensed to Window to the World Communictions, Incorporated (WWCI), A public broadcasting license, using CPB money and PBS programming. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 13 WOCK-CA TV, receivable in much of the Chicago area? Spanish language. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 20 WYCC-TV licensed to Chicago City Colleges, A public broadcasting license, using CPB money and PBS programming. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 23 WFBT-TV. 26 N. Halsted,60661. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 26 WCIU-TV. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 28, WOCH-LP TV, foreign language. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 32 WFLD-TV licensed to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation's Fox Broadcasting.
- 34 WEDE-CA-TV (Was W34CK-TV until May 2005), religious of First United in Arlington Heights, IL. Where is the business office? ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 38 WCPX-TV, PAX. Changed name? ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 44 WSNS-TV licensed to General Electric Corporation's Telemundo company. Spanish language. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 50 WPWR-TV licensed to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation's Fox Broadcasting. Gary-Chicago.
- 55 WPXE-TV. Kenosha WI.
- 56 WYIN-TV. Gary-Chicago, public broadcasting license, using CPB money and PBS programming.
- 57 W57DN-TV. Elgin IL.
- WXFT-TV 60, Aurora-Chicago, Telefutura, Spanish language. ("Do not renew this licensee.")
- 61 WCHU-LP-TV, Rochelle IL. Licensed to .... Simultaneous with WLFM-LF Ch. 6 Rochelle IL.
- 62 WJYS-TV licensed to Jovan Broadcasting Corporation. Religious, Home Shopping Network. Hammond.
- 64 W64CQ-TV, Arlington Heights, IL.
- 66 WGBO-TV, Univision, Joliet-Chicago, Spanish language.
- 68 W68D0 licensed to Trinity Broadcasting Incorporated., Palatine IL. Worldwide syndicated religious series by satellites. Religious issues are discussed at www.letusreason.org/Pent49.htm. 5800 station licenses, 36 satellites worldwide! Sant Ana CA distributor; no local news, weather, alerts, shows, announcers. Station i.d. and local office information are rarely broadcast.
- 88.1 WCRX-FM.
- 88.3 WZRD-FM licensed to Northeastern Illinois University
- 88.5 WHPK-FM.
- 88.7 WLUW-FM licensed to WBEZ Alliance, Incorporated. Educational license, formerly licensed to Loyola U. Chicago.
- 89.1 WONC-FM licensed to North Central College.
- 89.3 WKKC-FM licensed to Kennedy-King College.
- 89.3 WNUR-FM licensed to Northwestern University.
- 90.5 WRTE-FM licensed to Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. Pilsen community. Low power. Broadcasts "Democracy Now!"
- 90.9 WDCB-FM licensed to College of Dupage
- 91.5 WBEZ-FM licensed to WBEZ Alliance, Incorporated Dec 1, 2004 renews for 8? yrs. National Public Radio NPR PRI ... and jazz mostly.
- 92.3 WPWX-FM.
- 93.1 WXRT-FM licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- 93.9 WLIT-FM licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- 94.7 WZZN-FM licensed to Walt Disney Company
- 95.5 WNUA-FM licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WBBM-AM 96.3 licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s CBS.
- 97.1 WDRV-FM.
- 97.9 WLUP-FM.
- 98.7 WFMT-FM licensed to Window to the World Communications, Incorporated
- 99.1 Redline Radio. Independent. Rogers Park area.
- 99.5 WUSN-FM.
- 99.9 WRZA-FM licensed to WSBC Radio Group.
- 100.3 WNND-FM.
- 101.1 WKQX-FM.
- 101.9 WTMX-FM.
- 102.7 WVAZ-FM licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- 103.5 WKSC-FM licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- 104.3 WJMK-FM licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- 105.1 WOJO-FM.
- 105.9 WCKG-FM licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- 107.5 WGCI-FM licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- 107.9 WLEY-FM.
- 560 WIND-AM licensed to , Incorporated Corporation.
- 670 WSCR-AM licensed to Viacom International Inc., Incorporated's Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- 720 WGN-AM licensed to Tribune Company
- 780 WBBM-AM licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- 820 WCSN-AM.
850 WCPT-AM with Air America Incorporated programming. Daytime operation only.
- 890 WLS-AM licensed to Walt Disney Company's ABC.
- 950 WNTD-AM licensed to Multicultural Radio.
- 1000 WMVP-AM.
- 1160 WYLL-AM.
- 1200 WVIV-AM.
- 1240 WSBC-AM licensed to WSBC Radio Group.
- 1300 WRDZ-AM licensed to Walt Disney Company. LaGrange.
- 1390 WGCI-AM (now named WGRB-AM) licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- 1390 WGRB-AM (was WGCI-AM) licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated. Religious.
- 1450 WCEV-AM . Part-time, 01:00 to 22:00 daily. (WVON-AM has 22:00 to 01:00.)
- 1450 WVON-AM licensed to Midway Broadcasting, Incorporated. Part-time, 22:00 to 01:00 daily. (WCEV-AM has 01:00 to 22:00.)
- ABC broadcasting corp? news source for many "More people get their news from ABC News"?
- Air America Radio, Incorporated licensed to Progressive Media, Incorporated.
- Cable News Network.
- CAN-TV of Chicago Access Corporation, public access to broadcast on cable.
- Chicago Access Corporation, CAN-TV, public access to cable broadcasting. CAN TV19, public affairs, entertainment, documentary, and arts. CAN TV21, Live call-in Hotline shows, Chicago Public Schools programming, Chicago Learns education bulletin board with Chicagoland Radio Information Service audio. CAN TV27, Computer-presented information on nonprofit community services. CAN TV36, Religious and spiritual programs. CAN TV42, Interactive news about jobs, arts, cultural activities, and nonprofit resources. WBEZ-FM audio.
- Chicago City News Bureau of Tribune Company.
- Chicago issues cf many Chicago items throughout this page and cf CMA
- Chicago City Colleges TV 20 WYCC-TV, a public broadcasting license, using CPB money and PBS programming.
- Chicago Cubs Television of Tribune Company's broadcasting division.
- Chicago Independent Media Center.
- Chicago Independent Media Guide.
- Chicagoland Television of Tribune Company's broadcasting division.
- Chicago Magazine of Tribune Company.
- Chicago Media Action site, M.S.
- Chicago Media Action site by a demo menu system
- Chicago Media Watch site.
- Chicago Sun-Times of Hollinger cjr has dozens+
- Chicago Tribune newspapers of Tribune Company.
- Cicero Life of Liberty Group Publishing cjr has dozens
- City News Bureau of Tribune Company.
- Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated.
- CLTV Chicagoland Television of Tribune Company's broadcasting division.
- CNN
- College of Dupage, WDCB-FM 90.9
- Comcast Corporation owns cable systems. www.comcast.com
- Committee for Labor Access.
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Walt Disney Company
- DirecTV satellite television company
- Dish network satellite television company.
- Educational broadcasting (public broadcasting).
- Exito (Chicago) newspapers of Tribune Company.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) www.fcc.gov. Of 3 regions, Chicago is in Northeast Region. Of 6 Northeast districts, Chicago is in the Chicago district (Park Ridge?), District Director G. Michael Moffitt. License renewals 200? for ? stations.
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Foreign language stations.
- Fox News, Cf. Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
- Free Press media reform organization. Background summaries on the major media issues!
- General Electric Corporation.
- Hollinger owner of Chicago Sun-Times, etc. British cjr has dozens+
- Home shopping channels. No? public service pretense at all?
- Independent Media Center, Chicago.Indymedia Center U.S. and international.
- Independent Media Guide -- Chicago.
- independent media Chicago subpage should add lb le ala pulldown
- Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation of Viacom International Inc..
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1220 (IBEW 1220). Contracts at WLS-AM-890, WCEV-AM, WGN-AM-720, WGN-TV-9, WMVP-AM, WLUP, WBBM-AM-780, WBBM-FM, WBBM-TV-2, WCIU-TV, WYCC-TV-20, WTTW-TV-11, WTVO-TV Rockford.
- Korean American Broadcasting Company KBC-TV nn
- Labor Beat TV series of Committee for Labor Access
- Labor Express radio series of Committee for Labor Access
- Life newspapers of Liberty Group Publishing cjr has dozens
- Liberty Group Publishing cjr has dozens
- LPFM. New laws may add licenses for tiny stations with a few blocks range.
Media issues information from the Media Issues Links site.
- Media news and reform organizations links
- Media reform organizations and news links
- Midway Broadcasting, Incorporated. AM 1450 WVON-AM , 22:00 to 01:00 daily only. (WCEV-AM has 01:00 to 22:00.)
- Rupert Murdoch, News Corpation, Fox.
- NBC of General Electric Corporation. National Broadcasting Corporation.
- News Corpation of Rupert Murdoch.
- Noncommercial media: Public/educational broadcasting could be noncommercial again. Chicago Independent Media Guide has some noncommercial broadcasters.
- National Public Radio (NPR), syndicators of audio programs.
- Public broadcasting (newer name for educational broadcasting licenses). public broadcasting PBS link both mipbschi.htm and minprchi.htmwillhave wbezfm and cpb
- Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Uses CPB money to acquire programming for PBS stations. Web pages here for most PBS series.
- Public Radio International (PRI), syndicators of audio programs.
- Radio stations list for the extended Chicago area. Addresses, coverages, web sites, etc.
- Redline Radio FM 99.1. Independent. Rogers Park area.
- Telemundo stations are licensed to General Electric Corporation.
- !Time-Warner
- Tribune Company.
- Tribune Media Services of Tribune Company.
- Univision Television Group E.g., WGBO-TV.
- U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including broadcast spectrum regulation.
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Deceptive advertising, etc.
- Viacom International Inc.
- Vivendi Universal [Corp?] Huge!
- W57DN-TV 57. Elgin IL.
- W64CQ-TV 64, Arlington Heights, IL.
- W68D0-TV 68 licensed to Trinity Broadcasting Incorporated., Palatine IL. Worldwide syndicated religious series by satellites. Religious issues are discussed at www.letusreason.org/Pent49.htm. 5800 station licenses, 36 satellites worldwide! Sant Ana CA distributor; no local news, weather, alerts, shows, announcers. Station i.d. and local office information are rarely broadcast.
- Walt Disney Company
- WBBM-AM 780 licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- WBBM-FM 96.3.
- WBBM-TV licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s CBS.
- WBEE-AM.
- WBEZ-FM 91.5 licensed to WBEZ Alliance, Incorporated Dec 1, 2004 renews for 8? yrs. National Public Radio NPR PRI ... and jazz mostly.
- WCCQ-FM.
- WCEV-AM 1450. Part-time, 01:00 to 22:00 daily. (WVON-AM has 22:00 to 01:00 daily.)
- WCFL-FM.
- WCHU-LP-TV 61, Rochelle IL. Licensed to .... Simultaneous with WLFM-LF Ch. 6 Rochelle IL.
- WCKG-FM 105.9 licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- WCPT-AM 850 with Air America Incorporated programming. Daytime operation only.
- WCRX-FM 88.1.
- WCSN-AM 820.
- WDCB-FM 90.9 licensed to Dupage College.
- WDEK-FM.
- WEDE-CA-TV 34 (Was W34CK-TV until May 2005), religious/ads of First United in Arlington Heights, IL.
- WERV-FM.
- WEXT-FM.
- WEXT-FM
- WDRV-FM 97.1.
- WFLD-TV 32 licensed to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation's Fox Broadcasting.
- WFMT-FM 98.7 licensed to Window to the World Communications, Incorporated
- WFBT-TV 23.
- WGBO-TV 66, Univision, Joliet-Chicago, Spanish language.
- WGCI-FM 107.5 licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WGCI-AM 1390, was renamed WGRB-AM, licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WGRB-AM 1390, was WGCI-AM, licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WGN-AM 720 licensed to Tribune Company
- WGN-TV 9 licensed to Tribune Company
- WGN-TV Cable, including WGN nationwide superstation, licensed to Tribune Company.
- WHPK-FM 88.5.
- WICS-TV Central IL
- WIL-FM, Wisconsin.
- WIND-AM 560.
- Window to the World Communications, Incorporated, WTTW-TV 11, WFMT-FM 98.7, etc.
- WJCH-FM.
- WJJG-AM licensed to Joseph J. Gentile, Inc. Elmhurst. Daytime operation only.
- WJMK-FM 104.3 licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- WJYS-TV 62 licensed to Jovan Broadcasting Corporation. Religious, Home Shopping Network. Hammond.
- WKIE-FM.
- WKIF-FM.
- WKKC-FM 89.3 licensed to Kennedy-King College.
- WKMQ-FM.
- WKQX-FM 101.1.
- WKRS-AM.
- WKRS-AM
- WKSC-FM 103.5 licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- STILL? WLEY-FM 107.9.
- WLIT-FM 93.9 licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WLLI-FM.
- WLS-AM 890 licensed to Walt Disney Company's ABC.
- WLS-TV 7 licensed to Walt Disney Company's ABC.
- WLUP-FM 97.9.
- WLUW-FM 88.7 licensed to WBEZ Alliance, Incorporated. Educational license, formerly licensed to Loyola U. Chicago.
- WMAQ-AM nnn licensed to GE's NBC?, Incorporated.
- WMAQ-TV licensed to General Electric Corporation's NBC.
- WMAQ-TV 5 NBC GE
- WMBI-AM licensed to Moody Bible Institute.
- WMBI-FM licensed to Moody Bible Institute.
- WMVP-AM 1000.
- WNND-FM 100.3.
- WNTD-AM 950.
- WNUA-FM 95.5 licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WNUR-FM 89.3 licensed to Northwestern University.
- WNVR-AM
- WOCH-LP TV
- WOCH-CA TV
- WOCK-CA TV 13, receivable in much of the Chicago area? Spanish language.
- WOJO-FM 105.1.
- WONC-FM 89.1 licensed to North Central College.
- WONU-FM.
- WPNA-AM.
- WPWR-TV 50 licensed to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation's Fox Broadcasting. "Gary-Chicago".
- WPWX-FM 92.3.
- WPXE-TV 55. Kenosha WI.
- WRDZ-AM 1300 licensed to Walt Disney Company. LaGrange.
- WRMN-AM.
- WRRG-FM.
- WRTE-FM 90.5 licensed to Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. Pilsen community. Low power. Broadcasts "Democracy Now!" weekdays.
- WRZA-FM.
- WSBC-AM 1240 licensed to WSBC Radio Group.
- WSCR-AM 670 licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- WSNS-TV 44 licensed to General Electric Corporation's Telemundo company.
- WTMX-FM 101.9.
- WTO-TV Central IL
- WTTW-TV 11 licensed to Window to the World Communictions, Incorporated (WWCI) and CPB and PBS.
- WUIS-?M Central IL
- WUSN-FM 99.5.
- WVAZ-FM 102.7 licensed to Clear Channel Communications, Incorporated
- WVIV-AM 1200.
- WVON-AM 1450 licensed to Midway Broadcasting, Incorporated. 22:00 to 01:00 daily only. (WCEV-AM has 01:00 to 22:00.)
- WWCI Window to the World Communications, Incorporated, WTTW-TV 11, educational/public; WFMT-FM 98.7 ...
- WXFT-TV 60, Aurora-Chicago, Telefutura, Spanish language
- WXLC-FM
- WXRT-FM 93.1 licensed to Viacom International Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting East Corporation.
- WXXQ-FM
- WYCC-TV 20 licensed to Chicago City Colleges, A public broadcasting license, using CPB money and PBS programming. www.ccc.edu/wycc.com
- WYIN-TV 56. Gary-Chicago, public broadcasting license, using CPB money and PBS programming.
- WYLL-AM 1160.
- WZCH-FM.
- WZFS-FM.
- WZOK-FM.
- WZRD-FM 88.3 licensed to Northeastern Illinois University
. "Democracy Now!" is broadcast live weekdays 7 a.m. to 8 a.m and immediately repeated from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- WZSR-FM.
- WZZN-FM 94.7 licensed to Walt Disney Company