WLUP-FM

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WLUP-FM was a Chicago rock radio station best known for its provocative on-air style and its role in the infamous 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" promotion.

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WLUP-FM canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial radio station ⓘ
promotional event ⓘ
radio station ⓘ
rock radio station ⓘ
airdate 1977 ⓘ
band FM ⓘ
broadcastFormat album-oriented rock ⓘ
classic rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
broadcastType terrestrial radio ⓘ
callSignMeaning The Loop ⓘ
city Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
cityOfLicense Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
country United States ⓘ
date 1979-07-12 ⓘ
finalRockBroadcastDate 2018-03-09 ⓘ
formerFormat hot talk ⓘ
mainstream rock ⓘ
frequency 97.9 MHz ⓘ
genreFocus rock music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Comiskey Park ⓘ
market Chicago radio market ⓘ
medium FM radio ⓘ
notableEvent Disco Demolition Night ⓘ
notableFor provocative on-air style ⓘ
role in Disco Demolition Night promotion ⓘ
stunt promotions and on-air pranks ⓘ
notablePersonality Garry Meier ⓘ
Jonathan Brandmeier ⓘ
Mancow Muller ⓘ
linked to: Müller

Steve Dahl ⓘ
onAirBranding The Loop ⓘ
ownershipChange sold to Educational Media Foundation in 2018 ⓘ
promotionPartner Chicago White Sox ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
servedArea Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
slogan Chicago’s Classic Rock ⓘ
The Loop Rocks Chicago ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
subsequentCallSign WCKL-FM ⓘ
successorFormat contemporary Christian ⓘ
successorNetwork K-Love ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 1980s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
transmitterLocation Willis Tower ⓘ

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