WCPT AM 850 "Chicago" to hire local talkers?

This article says that (it's actually 50 miles to the northwest of that city) has hired a part-time operations manager from WGN. For a known-only-to-insiders reason, they state:

[Lorna] Gladstone's hiring could signal the addition of local elements into the program mix.

Posted in Meta at September 20, 2005 11:34 PM

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So they're getting a 0.4 in a market that the station is 43.58 miles (thanks, Google Earth) away from. I'd say that's actually pretty good.

Oddly enough, a different radio market is actually closer. Rockford, IL is 'only' 39.89 miles away

Posted by: Alex at September 21, 2005 11:26 AM

11/02/05 is wcpt. crystal lake,il. off the air,
all I could pick up was KOA out of denver

Posted by: semi18 at November 2, 2005 09:38 PM

It's now getting 1.1, even if it's "50" miles away.

Posted by: hey at December 19, 2005 04:45 PM