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WCPT (820 AM) is a Progressive Talk radio station licensed to Willow Springs, Illinois, and serving the Chicago area. WCPT is owned by Newsweb Corporation. Newsweb's owner, Fred Eychaner, is a significant donor to Democratic Party causes. Studios are located in Chicago's Northwest Side. WCPT airs syndicated talk programs including those hosted by Thom Hartmann, Stephanie Miller and Alan Colmes. WCPT's programs are simulcast on its sister station, 92.5 WCPT-FM in the daytime and early evening. WCPT-FM airs the separately programmed Dance Factory music format after 9 P.M., while 820 WCPT continues its Progressive Talk format at night. ==History== The station was originally licensed in 1927 as WCBD, and broadcast at 870 kHz, sharing time with WLS.〔(History Cards for WCPT ), fcc.gov. Accessed November 3, 2015〕 In 1928, the station moved to 1080 kHz, where it shared time with WMBI.〔 The station briefly moved to 1110 kHz in 1941, as a result of North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement, before moving to 820 kHz later that year.〔 In late 1941, the station's callsign was changed to WAIT.〔 The station broadcast with 5,000 watts during daytime hours only.〔 From 1947 to 1959 the station shared time on Sundays with WCBD in Zion, Illinois.〔〔"Broadcasting", Volume 56, ''Broadcasting Publications'', (1959) p. 79〕 In the 1950s, the station published a chart of the top 20 popular songs in Chicago.〔"Chicago's Top Twenty", ''WAIT Platter Pulse'', December 24, 1956〕 As WAIT the station aired a Beautiful Music format throughout the 1960s and 70s.〔"(Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series )", Volume 20, Part 6, Number 1; Maps and Atlases, January - June 1966; ''Copyright Office - The Library of Congress'', Washington DC: 1967. pp. 56-57. Accessed November 3, 2015〕〔"(Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands )", ''Chicago Tribune Magazine''. March 4, 1979. p. 34. Accessed December 29, 2013〕 In 1978, WAIT briefly switched to an all talk format, before returning to the beautiful music format it had long aired.〔 In 1980, the station applied for a construction permit to add nighttime operations at 1,000 watts.〔 The station was granted a license for 24 hour operations in 1984,〔(Application Search Details ), fcc.gov. Accessed November 3, 2015〕 and the station began broadcasting with 5,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night.〔"American Radio", Volume 10, Issue 2, J. Duncan, (1985) p. 93〕 In the mid '80s, the station aired a Big Band format.〔Boss, Kit; "(Radio`s Satellite Networks Beam With Success )", ''Chicago Tribune.'' July 17, 1986. Accessed December 29, 2013〕 In April 1986, the station began airing a Soft AC format as "Cozy" WCZE, airing Transtar Radio Networks' soft adult contemporary "Format 41".〔 In 1988, the station became a simulcast of WXEZ-FM 100.3, as WXEZ (AM), airing Easy listening music.〔(WXEZ FM 100.3 ) ''Radio Chicago.'' Winter 1990. Accessed January 6, 2014〕 In 1990, the station's transmitter site in Elmhurst, Illinois was sold and the station was taken off the air. In early 1992 the station returned to the air from a new site,〔(Application Search Details ) fcc.gov. Accessed December 29, 2013〕 though without nighttime operations, as WSCR The Score, an all-sports station.〔(Call Sign History ) fcc.gov. Accessed December 29, 2013〕 In 1997 the station changed its call letters to WYPA, airing "Personal Achievement Radio". On June 5, 1998, the station adopted a Spanish language format as an affiliate of Radio Unica.〔Jurado, Nickie. (Radio Unica is "On the Air" in Chicago on WYPA 820 AM ) June 15, 1998. Accessed September 8, 2012〕 In mid 1999, WYPA was purchased by Catholic Family Radio and began airing a Catholic oriented talk format.〔(Am 820 May Help Catholic Station Reach Out ) Kirk, Jim. ''Chicago Tribune.'' April 06, 1999. Accessed December 28, 2013〕〔(Catholic Radio CEO Keeps The Faith About Family Programming ) Kirk, Jim. ''Chicago Tribune.'' June 27, 1999. Accessed December 28, 2013〕〔(Investor May Rescue Catholic Radio ) Kirk, Jim. ''Chicago Tribune.'' May 18, 2000. Accessed December 28, 2013〕 In early 2001, WYPA was purchased by Newsweb.〔(Application Search Details ) fcc.gov. Accessed January 8, 2014〕 The station changed its call letters to WCSN, and it again aired an all sports format, as an affiliate of Sporting News Radio.〔(Chicago Media Headlines - February ) DJHeadlines.com February 5, 2001. Accessed December 28, 2013〕 In April 2003, Starboard Broadcasting began leasing two hours of airtime a day to air the Relevant Radio Catholic network, and in December 2003 began leasing programming for the entire day.〔(Starboard Network™ will significantly expand its Chicagoland presence by taking two major steps at the end of this month and the beginning of December. ) CatholicCitizens.org. November 18, 2003. Accessed December 29, 2013.〕 Relevant Radio continued to air on the station until November 25, 2007 when the format moved to AM 950 WNTD. On May 3, 2005, the station's call letters changed to WAIT when AM 850 WAIT launched progressive talk with the new call letters WCPT.〔 On November 26, 2007, WCPT moved its frequency from 850 AM to 820 AM, doubling its power and providing coverage to all of Chicago.〔(WCPT doubles the power )〕 The WCPT call letters moved along with the format to 820 AM,〔 and the WAIT call letters returned to 850 AM.〔(Call Sign History ) fcc.gov. Accessed December 29, 2013〕 On June 18, 2010, the FCC granted the station a license to again transmit 24 hours a day, albeit at reduced power after sunset in order not to interfere with clear channel WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas, the dominant radio station on AM 820.〔(Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast License ), FCC.gov, June 18, 2010. Accessed November 29, 2015〕 While WCPT operates at 5,000 watts by day, it must reduce power to 1500 watts at sundown, limiting its coverage in some of the suburbs of Chicago. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WCPT (AM)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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