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WCPQ

Broadcast area	Park Forest, Illinois
Branding	Daytime: Chicago's Progressive Talk Nighttime: Dance Factory FM
Frequency	99.9 FM (MHz)
Format	Daytime: Progressive Talk Nighttime: Dance hits
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	23476
Callsign meaning	W Chicago's Progressive Talk
Owner	Newsweb Corporation
Website	Chicago Progressive Talk website Dance Factory FM's website

WCPQ 99.9 FM is a radio station located in Park Forest, Illinois, south of Chicago. WCPQ is part of a trimulcast with WCPT-FM and WCPY. During the daytime, the trimulcast simulcasts WCPT programming from 5 AM - 9 PM, and operates a Dance Hits format at night known as Dance Factory FM.

WCPQ is owned by Newsweb Corporation.

1 Program Lineup
2 History
3 Call Sign History
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Program Lineup

Weekdays

5 AM - 8 AM: The Bill Press Show
8 AM - 11 AM: The Stephanie Miller Show
11 AM - 2 PM: The Ed Schultz Show
2 PM - 5 PM: The Thom Hartmann Program
5 PM - 8 PM: The Ron Reagan Show (Air America)
8 PM - 9 PM: Hollywood Clout! with Richard Greene (Air America)
9 PM - 1 AM: Dance Factory with Dylan
1 AM - 5 AM: Dance Factory with Gina

Saturdays

9 PM (Fri) - 5 AM: Live from Heat with Luis2Live Lopez (Dance Factory)
5 AM - 7 AM: Best of Montel Across America (Air America)
7 AM - 11 AM: Awake With Jake
11 AM - 1 PM: Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?
1 PM - 4 PM: Dick Kay - Back On The Beat
4 PM - 5 PM: Green$ense Radio
5 PM - 8 PM: Ring of Fire (Air America)
8 PM - 12 AM: Live from Sound Bar with Luis2Live Lopez (Dance Factory)

Sundays

12 AM - 5 AM: Live from Sound Bar with Luis2Live Lopez (Dance Factory)
5 AM - 6 AM: Newsweek On-Air (Air America)
6 AM - 7 AM: Public Affairs Programming
7 AM - 8 AM: Our Town
8 AM - 10 AM: The Mike Nowak Show
10 AM - 12 PM: Mighty House
12 PM - 1 PM: Uncommon Law
1 PM - 2 PM: The Inside Story with Ana Marie Cox (Air America)
2 PM - 4 PM: Family Values with an Oy Vey!
4 PM - 6 PM: Best of Ron Reagan (Air America)
6 PM - 7 PM: State of Belief (Air America)
7 PM - 9 PM: Ring of Fire (Air America)
9 PM - 5 AM (Mon): Dance Factory with Luis2Live Lopez

Mix Show DJs

Bobby D
DJ Caffiene
Danny V
Erik K
DJ Markski
To Kool Chris

History

In February 1985, WBSW debuted a Top 40 format as 99.9 The Bus and changed call letters to WBUS on April 1, 1987. The Bus lasted until August 31, 1996 when it was replaced with Spanish format La Raza 99.9. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Chicago arbitron ratings, the city of license was changed from Kankakee, Illinois to Park Forest, Illinois.

Nine FM originally started out on 99.9 FM, and had rimshot coverage into Chicago. With owner Newsweb's purchase of three other rimshot stations, Nine FM's programming expanded to WKIE (92.7 FM) in the north suburbs and WDEK (92.5 FM) west of the Chicago area. The third station, WKIF was broken off from the trimulcast due to overlapping with the stronger WRZA signal and began airing the audio feed from CNN Headline News.

Sky Daniels was the original program director for Nine FM. When he left in 2005, he was replaced by Matt DuBiel. Nine FM's format tightened a bit over time, to attract more casual listeners, eliminating many of the more obscure songs on the station's playlist.

On May 19, 2006 Chris Chudzik began leasing air time on Saturday nights for a dance music show called Dance Factory FM, from 8:00PM to 5:00AM hosted By Kyle Kelly (a former DJ from Energy 92.7&5). Dance Factory FM expanded to Friday nights 9:00PM to 5:00AM starting on August 12, 2006, hosted by Luis 2Live Lopez (also a former DJ from Energy 92.7&5).

On May 14, 2007 Nine FM and Chudzik expanded Dance Factory to seven nights a week from 9:00PM to 4:30AM. The weekend shows carry a DJ mix style format, the weekday shows carry a dance hits format.

On October 17, 2008, Newsweb Corporation announced that effective Monday, October 20, 2008, Nine FM will cease broadcasting and will be replaced with a simulcast of sister station WCPT from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m.^[1] Dance Factory still continues to air overnight, and gained an extra half hour (4:30 AM - 5 AM) in the morning.

Call Sign History

WRZA 09/23/1996-10/27/2008
WBUS 04/01/1987-09/23/1996
WBSW 02/15/1985-04/01/1987
WBYG 1977-1985
WKAK 1960s-1977

References

^ "WCPT/Chicago Gets FM Simulcasts," Radio Ink, October 17, 2008.

External links

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