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WWBZ (defunct)

Index WWBZ (defunct)

WWBZ (103.5 FM, "The Blaze") was a radio station based in Chicago, Illinois. [1]

39 relations: Active rock, Adult contemporary music, April Fools' Day, Aurora, Illinois, Beach music, Billy Squier, Charleston, South Carolina, Chicago, Def Leppard, Elton John, FM broadcasting, Hard rock, Highland Park, Illinois, Jimmy Novak, KBER, Lincoln Park, Major Tom, Morton Downey Jr., Oldies, Ozzy Osbourne, Pyromania (album), Radio station, Ratt, Rod Stewart, Saigon Kick, Salt Lake City, Skid Row (American band), Slaughter (band), Vineland, New Jersey, Warrant (American band), Washington, D.C., WBZ (AM), WCKL-FM, Whitesnake, Whitney Houston, WLEY-FM, WMVP, WVIV-FM, WWIK.

Active rock

Active Rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada.

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Adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music (AC) is a North American term used to describe a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, quiet storm, and rock influence.

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April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day is an annual celebration in some European and Western countries commemorated on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes.

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Aurora, Illinois

Aurora, a suburb of Chicago, is a city predominantly in Kane County and DuPage County, with portions extending into Kendall and Will counties.

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Beach music

Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, and to a lesser extent, Beach pop, is a regional genre which developed from various rock/R&B/pop music of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Billy Squier

William Haislip Squier (born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer.

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FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM) technology.

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Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements.

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Highland Park, Illinois

Highland Park is a suburban city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago.

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Jimmy Novak

Jimmy Novak is an American radio personality.

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KBER

KBER (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format.

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Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park is a park situated along Lake Michigan on North Side in Chicago, Illinois.

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Major Tom

Major Tom is a fictional astronaut referenced in David Bowie's songs "Space Oddity", "Ashes to Ashes", "Hallo Spaceboy", "New Killer Star" and music video "Blackstar".

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Morton Downey Jr.

Sean Morton Downey (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001), better known by his stage name Morton Downey Jr., was an American television talk show host of the late-1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show.

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Oldies

Oldies is a radio format that concentrates on rock and roll and pop music from the latter half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1970s or 1980s.

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Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (also known as The Prince of Darkness) (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and actor.

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Pyromania (album)

Pyromania is the third studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983.

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Radio station

A radio station is a set of equipment necessary to carry on communication via radio waves.

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Ratt

Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA.

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Rod Stewart

Sir Roderick David Stewart, (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock singer and songwriter.

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Saigon Kick

Saigon Kick is an American rock band from Miami, Florida, that formed in 1988.

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Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Utah.

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Skid Row (American band)

Skid Row is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey.

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Slaughter (band)

Slaughter is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum.

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Vineland, New Jersey

Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

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Warrant (American band)

Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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WBZ (AM)

WBZ (1030 kHz) is a Class A clear channel AM radio station licensed in Boston, Massachusetts.

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WCKL-FM

WCKL-FM (97.9 FM, "K-Love") is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois.

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Whitesnake

Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.

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WLEY-FM

WLEY-FM (107.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format.

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WMVP

WMVP (1000 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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WVIV-FM

WVIV-FM (Latino Mix 93.5) is a Spanish radio station in Chicago, Illinois.

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WWIK

WWIK (98.9 FM), known as ESPN 98.9 FM – Charleston Sports Radio, is a radio station broadcasting a syndicated sports talk format.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWBZ_(defunct)

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