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WVON

WVON (1690 AM "The Voice of the Nation", originally "Voice of the Negro") is a radio station serving the Chicago market, which airs an African-American-oriented talk format. WVON is operated by Midway Broadcasting Corporation via a local marketing agreement with frequency owner iHeartMedia.

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Owner
iHeartMedia · (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Affiliations
Premiere Networks
Branding
AM 1690 WVON
Broadcast area
Chicago metropolitan area
Call sign meaning
"The Voice of the Negro" "The Voice of the Nation."
Class
B

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WVON

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples175
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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related to Beginnings of WVON · 51
WVON → April, Bernadine, Berry Gordy, Bill, Black, Bruce Brown, Butterball, Cecil Hale, Chess Records, Chicago, Chicago's, Civil Rights Movement, Cobb, Cook, Cordell, Cornelius, Crane, Don Cornelius, Ed, Herb Kent
related to Station's origins · 25
WVON → African-American, Agreement, Bing Crosby, Cermak Rd, Chicago, Chicago's South Lawndale, Cicero, Cicero's Olympic Ballroom, Ernie Banks, Hoffman, Hotel Flanders, Illinois, In, It, Its, Kedzie, Like, North American Regional Broadcasting, Richard, WEHS
related to Sale to Globetrotter and move to 1390 · 24
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related to Shared-time on 1450 · 21
WVON → AM, Both, Chicago, Friday, Jan Under, Midway Broadcasting, Midway Broadcasting Corporation, Migala, Migala Communications, Monday, October, Pervis Spann, South Kedzie Avenue, The, The FCC, They, Two, WCEV, We're Chicagoland's Ethnic Voice, Wesley South
related to Move to 1690 · 20
WVON → AM, Berwyn, Chicago's Chatham, Cicero, Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel-operated WRLL, Illinois, In, Kedzie, LMA, Midway Broadcasting, Midway's, On September, Soft Sheen Products Building, South Loop, Street, The, The WRLL, This, WVON's
Sister stations · 6
WVON → WCHI-FM, WGCI-FM, WGRB, WKSC-FM, WLIT-FM, WVAZ
related to External links · 5
WVON → Facility ID, FCC Licensing, Management SystemWVON, Nielsen Audio's AM, Official
Former call signs · 2
WVON → WHTE (1998–2003), WRLL (2003–06)
Owner · 2
WVON → (iHM Licenses, LLC), iHeartMedia
Power · 2
WVON → 1,000 watts night, 10,000 watts day

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station format 1450 broadcasting frequency call chicago wvon's midway talk 1690 whfc moved programming studios fcc stations former illinois agreement

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WVONAffiliationsPremiere Networks1.00infobox
WVONBrandingAM 1690 WVON1.00infobox
WVONBroadcast areaChicago metropolitan area1.00infobox
WVONCall sign meaning"The Voice of the Negro" "The Voice of the Nation."1.00infobox
WVONClassB1.00infobox
WVONFacility ID871781.00infobox
WVONFirst air dateOctober 2003 (2003-10)1.00infobox
WVONFormatAfrican-American-oriented talk1.00infobox
WVONFormer call signsWHTE (1998–2003)1.00infobox
WVONFormer call signsWRLL (2003–06)1.00infobox
WVONFrequency1690 kHz1.00infobox
WVONLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
WVONLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WVONOperatorMidway Broadcasting Corporation1.00infobox
WVONOwneriHeartMedia1.00infobox
WVONOwner(iHM Licenses, LLC)1.00infobox
WVONPower10,000 watts day1.00infobox
WVONPower1,000 watts night1.00infobox
WVONPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WVONPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WVONSister stationsWCHI-FM1.00infobox
WVONSister stationsWGCI-FM1.00infobox
WVONSister stationsWGRB1.00infobox
WVONSister stationsWKSC-FM1.00infobox
WVONSister stationsWLIT-FM1.00infobox
WVONSister stationsWVAZ1.00infobox
WVONTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WVONWebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)1.00infobox
WVONWebsitewvon.com1.00infobox

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