It's not a local outlet, but when one this legendary turns just shy of 100, it's worth noting. WLS Chicago officially went on the air 95 years ago Friday, powered by owner Sears (which insured the call letters stood for World's Largest Store.)

Of course it became famous to most of us when it was a Top 40 powerhouse in the 60s and 70s, when the The Big 89 was constantly in a battle for #1 in the ratings and could easily be received here at night. (In fact, John Landecker briefly wound up with a less than stellar stop in Toronto as Jim Brady's replacement in the mornings at CFTR.) 

One of the reasons I mention it here is that unlike way too many other stations (including CFRB, which did absolutely nothing when the place turned 90 in 2017) this one plans to mark the occasion on air. According to columnist Robert Feder:

"It will feature audio highlights from the station’s illustrious past (“Oh, the humanity!”) and interviews with former personalities and station bosses, including John Records Landecker  and  Roe Conn  with morning host  Mancow Muller, and John Gehron, Mick Kahler, Jeff Davis, Garry Meier, Tom Tradup, Phil Duncan, Tim Sabean and Landecker with late-afternoon host Big John Howell."

WLS Radio celebrates 95 years on the air

For those interested in listening to any of this, the station is streamed online without geoblocking and you can hear it here,