WAIT (850 kHz ) was an AM radio station licensed to Crystal Lake, Illinois , and serving the Chicago metropolitan area . It was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a Class D station and broadcast only during daytime hours, signing off at sunset to protect KOA in Denver , the clear-channel station on 850 kHz.
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34-510: A beautiful music format. In 1991, the station was sold to Pride Communications, along with 105.5 WAIT-FM, for $ 2.2 million. In autumn 1991, the station's former owner, Mal Bellairs, returned to the station, and began serving as an announcer. In late December 1992, WAIT adopted an adult standards format. The station initially aired ABC Radio 's satellite-fed adult standards format Stardust , which featured longtime Chicago area radio personality Eddie Hubbard . On November 26, 1994,
51-408: A news-talk format branded "Chicagoland's Voice" on January 28, 2002. The station carried longtime Chicago area talk show host Libby Collins, as well as syndicated hosts including Bill O'Reilly , Mike Gallagher , Rusty Humphries , and Michael Savage . Wally Phillips and Clark Weber's talk shows continued. Ratings plummeted after the station's format change, and in the fall of 2003 the station
68-754: A highly directional pattern, with nulls to the northeast and southwest, to protect WGVS in Muskegon, Michigan , and KFUO in Clayton, Missouri . Because of its northwest suburban location and directional pattern, WAIT could be heard in Rockford, Illinois , and Janesville, Wisconsin , in addition to the Chicago media market . The station began broadcasting on October 1, 1965, holding the call sign WCLR, which stood for "Crystal Lake Radio". The station originally ran 500 watts during daytime hours only. The station
85-463: A news/talk format. On May 5, 1996, Clark Weber began hosting a Friday morning talk show on WAIT, and on February 20, 1999, longtime WGN 720 talk show host Wally Phillips began hosting a two-hour Saturday morning talk show. In October 2000, NextMedia Group purchased Pride Communications' nine radio stations, including WAIT, for approximately $ 57 million. Although still enjoying relatively good ratings, WAIT switched from adult standards to
102-557: A surname WAITS , a computer operating system Waiting (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wait . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wait&oldid=1249398005 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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136-606: The Satellite Music Network . In 1985, WIVS's power was increased from 500 watts to 2,500 watts. In April 1986, the original WAIT at 820 kHz, which was best known for its beautiful music format in the 1960s and '70s, changed its call letters to WCZE, branded "Cozy" radio, and began airing a soft adult contemporary format. In May 1986, 850 picked up the WAIT call letters, while continuing to air its Satellite Music Network fed country music format. In 1988,
153-1670: The band Emanuel Nice Wait (Steelheart album) , or the title song Wait (Sons of Korah album) , 2011 Wait (Pardon Us album) , 2019 Songs [ edit ] "Wait" (Beatles song) , 1965 "Wait" (Chantel Jeffries song) , 2018 "Wait" (Earshot song) , 2004 "Wait" (Huffamoose song) , 1997 "Wait" (Gyan song) , 1989 "Wait" (M83 song) , 2012 "Wait" (Maggie Reilly song) , 1992 "Wait" (Maroon 5 song) , 2018 "Wait" (Seven Mary song) , 2001 "Wait" (Wang Chung song) , 1984 "Wait" (White Lion song) , 1987 " Wait (The Whisper Song) ", by Ying Yang Twins, 2005 "Wait", by 6ix9ine from TattleTales , 2020 "Wait", by The Afters from I Wish We All Could Win , 2005 "Wait", by C418 from Minecraft – Volume Beta , 2013 "Wait", by Chris Brown from Graffiti , 2009 "Wait", by Danny Chan , 1985 "Wait", by David Archuleta from The Other Side of Down , 2010 "Wait", by DIIV from Oshin , 2012 "Wait", by Earth, Wind & Fire from I Am , 1979 "Wait", by Everyday Sunday from Sleeper , 2001 "Wait", by The Kills from Keep on Your Mean Side , 2003 "Wait", by Knuckle Puck from Shapeshifter , 2017 "Wait", by NF from Mansion , 2015 "Wait", by Royce da 5'9" from Layers , 2016 "Wait", by Sarah McLachlan from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy , 1993 "Wait", by Take That from Progress , 2010 "Wait", by The J. Geils Band from The J. Geils Band , 1970 Computing [ edit ] Wait (command) , computer shell command Wait (system call) , operating system call Education [ edit ] Wait Chapel , building on
170-601: The call sign WAIT from 1941 to 1986 and from 2005 to 2007 WZSR , a radio station (105.5 FM) in Woodstock, Illinois, which held the call sign WAIT-FM from 1988 to 1991 Other uses [ edit ] Wait (name) Wait, Kentucky , an unincorporated community in Wayne County Wait, the activity of a waiting staff in a restaurant See also [ edit ] The Wait (disambiguation) W8 (disambiguation) Waite (disambiguation) Waitt ,
187-461: The campus of Wake Forest University in the U.S. state of North Carolina Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), former name of Curtin University of Technology Radio Stations [ edit ] WAIT (AM) , a defunct radio station (850 AM) formerly licensed to serve Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States WCPT (AM) , a radio station (820 AM) in Chicago, Illinois, which held
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#1732783154871204-455: The station aired middle of the road (MOR) music, as well as talk, cooking, gardening, and sports programming. In 1981, Bellairs sold the station, along with 105.5 WXRD in Woodstock , to Katy Communications for $ 838,000. Mal Bellairs would continue to host a music and talk show on the station until March 11, 1985, when WIVS began airing a country music format using programming fed by
221-624: The station included Rachel Maddow , Jerry Springer , Al Franken , Ed Schultz , and Randi Rhodes . The WAIT call letters were moved to 820 AM. On November 26, 2007, the progressive talk format and the WCPT call sign moved to 820 AM, and the WAIT call sign returned to this station. On February 25, 2009, the station began airing brokered religious programming in both Spanish and English as "La Promesa"/"The Promise". The station ceased airing brokered religious programming in July 2019, and began airing
238-460: The station switched to Westwood One 's satellite-fed adult standards format called "AM Only" (now America's Best Music ). WAIT enjoyed ratings success as an adult standards station, making it into the top 10 among Chicago area stations and taking a 3.3 audience share in April 1996. At least part of the ratings increase could be attributed to longtime adult standards station 1160 WJJD switching to
255-411: The station was sold to Crystal Lake Radio, along with 105.5 WXET in Woodstock, for $ 1.6 million. The new owners replaced the country music format with a full service format, with oldies music comprising approximately 70% of its schedule, with the remainder devoted to programming of local interest, along with old time radio and ethnic programs on weekends. On January 1, 1990, the station adopted
272-411: Was owned by George DeBeer, Lynn Renne, and Art Thorsen. The station aired easy listening music, along with local news and high school football games. In 1969, the station was purchased by Mal Bellairs , a WBBM personality, for $ 350,000. Bellairs changed the station's call letters to WIVS, standing for "wives", reflecting the station's programming aimed at housewives. Under Bellairs ownership,
289-428: Was sold to Newsweb Corporation for $ 8.25 million. In October 2003, Newsweb took ownership of AM 850 WAIT, and the talk format ended on the station. The station began airing brokered programming and the syndicated AAA program World Cafe . In May 2005, the station adopted a progressive talk format, and its call sign was changed to WCPT . The station was an affiliate of Air America . Hosts heard on
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