Top Music Stations in Illinois
You have a blast listening to music, while working, working out, and driving in your car. Sometimes though, you have troubles finding a music station that fits you. Sometimes your favorite station changes and what used to be a couple of minutes of commercials once an hour has become a couple of minutes of music once an hour! Or maybe you are new to Illinois, just visiting the area, or possibly just need a change. You have come to the right place.
Here we have all of the top Illinois music stations in one place, you are sure to find one that meets your tastes. Try out all of the Illinois stations and then give us your opinion on the best, worst, and any we don’t have on the list that should be. Whether you are in Illinois for a visit or have lived here for years, we want to hear your opinion.
We have catered our list of Illinois stations to the local opinions we have received so don’t stop sending them in. Music is an important part of our lives, in Illinois, and anywhere else. Music stations are also a personal thing. What is music to you? Is it what gets you through your daily commute in Illinois? Is it what you jam to in the shower? Is it what calms and centers you at work?
94.7 WLS
Chicago, IL
Until October 1, 2012, WLS-FM was a classic hits leaning oldies station featuring music of the late ’60s and ’70s with some pre-1964 oldies and some ’80s hits mixed in moderation. The station actually switched to oldies on September 26, 2005, first carrying only syndicated “The True Oldies Channel” programming, but later adding local personalities including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame disc jockeys John Landecker, Scott Shannon, Dick Biondi, along with Greg Brown, Danny Lake, Brant Miller, and Fred Winston. The station’s official callsign changed to WLS-FM again on June 26, 2008.
The Mix FM 99.7
Springfield, IL
WXAJ, carrying the on-air branding of “99-7 The Mix,” is a Top 40 radio station licensed to Hillsboro, Illinois serving the Springfield, Illinois market.
104.5 WFMB
Springfield, IL
WFMB-FM is a radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois. WFMB airs a Country music format and is owned by Neuhoff Media LLC. Listeners can also Request, dedicate and share sonng on their website. You can also view the last 10 played of the station.
WAOX 105.3
Hillsboro, IL
WAOX (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Staunton, Illinois, USA. The station is currently owned by Talley Broadcasting Corporation and features programing from ABC Radio . WAOX’s signal reaches a population of 546,009 in the counties of Madison, Macoupin, Bond, Montgomery and portions of other nearby counties. WAOX is a member of the Talley Broadcasting Group that includes WSMI (1540 KHz) and WSMI-FM (106.1 MHz).
WCVS
Springfield, IL
WCVS-FM (96.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Virden, Illinois, United States. The station is currently owned by Neuhoff Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC.
93.9 MY fm
Chicago, IL
WLIT-FM 93.9 FM, (93.9 LITE FM) is a radio station licensed to Chicago, featuring a format of Mainstream AC music. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014). WLIT has studios located at the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago, and it broadcasts from a 4kw transmitter and antenna based atop Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower). WLIT broadcasts with the maximum authorized power for a Class B FM station at the specified antenna height.
WDBR 103.7 fm
Springfield, IL
WDBR is a Top 40 radio station licensed to and serving the Springfield, Illinois market. 103.7 FM was Springfield’s second FM station and the oldest continuously operating FM station in the market. The new live team included: Greg Lawley and Lisa Crocker with Patrick Gordon mornings, Bobby T middays, Jim Moore Afternoons, Rick Elliott nights with the original “Hot 9 at 9” Rick also hosted the “Dance Machine on the local Fox TV affiliate.
WTAX
Springfield, IL
WTAX is an AM news/talk radio station licensed to and serving the Springfield, Illinois, United States, area. It broadcasts on both the 1240 AM and 93.5 frequencies. It previously also broadcast on 107.5 FM, via the W298AP translator, which once served as a second signal for sister adult hits station WABZ. The simulcast with W298AP lasted until January 31, 2017, when W298AP switched to oldies, simulcasting WDBR’s HD3 subchannel.
The Loop 97.9
Chicago, IL
The Loop was born in 1977, out of a goofy station that had all girl DJs and played sappy “Adult Rock.” In ’79, an eccentric Hawaiian guy bought the station and brought in guys like Steve & Garry, Sky Daniels, and a dozen or so other misfits. First order of business was losing the James Taylor and pumpin’ out Nugent, Zeppelin, and everything that rocked blowing up the disco record and the rest is history.
WBBM-FM
Chicago, IL
WBBM-FM, known on air as “B96”, is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station in Chicago owned by Entercom. The station broadcasts at 96.3 MHz with an ERP of 3.3 kW from a transmitter atop Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), and its studios are located at Two Prudential Plaza in the Loop. WBBM-FM’s main competition is WKSC-FM, as well as urban rivals WGCI-FM and WPWX.
