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?
WUIS 91.9
Springfield, IL
WUIS is a member station of both NPR and also regularly broadcasts programs and specials from other sources. However, the station’s local information and music programming and statewide governmental news coverage have always been an integral part of its mission. WUIS originally hit the airwaves on January 3, 1975 as WSSR, operated by what was then Sangamon State University. It became WSSU in 1989, and adopted its current calls when Sangamon State merged with the University of Illinois system in 1995.
101.9 fm The Mix
Chicago, IL
WTMX Chicago features the Eric and Kathy Morning Show, the signature entertainment morning radio program in Chicago and Todays New Hits. WTMX (101.9 FM “The Mix”) is an Adult Top 40 radio station licensed to Skokie, IL in the Chicago market. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.
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.
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.
V103
Chicago, IL
WVAZ (102.7 MHz, “V103”) is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Chicago region. Licensed to Oak Park, WVAZ is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September 2014), alongside sister stations WGCI-FM, WKSC-FM, and WGRB.
WBEZ
Chicago, IL
WBEZ is a nonprofit public radio station broadcasting from Chicago, Illinois. Financed primarily by listener contributions, the station is affiliated with both National Public Radio and Public Radio International; it also broadcasts content from American Public Media. The station and its parent organization were previously known as Chicago Public Radio; since 2010, the parent company has been known as Chicago Public Media. Some of the organization’s output is branded as WBEZ and some as Chicago Public Media. WBEZ broadcasts in HD.
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.
107.5 FM WGCI
Chicago, IL
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM)is a Mainstream Urban radio station that has a city of license of Chicago, under ownership of Clear Channel Communications. WGCI was considered to be the most popular urban contemporary radio station in Chicago, the nation’s third largest radio market, and one of the most well-known and best-programmed urban contemporary stations throughout the 1980s and 1990s at a time when its music selection focused more on old school and house music. WGCI broadcasts at an effective radiated power of 3700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower (the former Sears Tower) in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located on Michigan Avenue.
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.
89.9 WLCA
Godfrey, IL
WLCA (89.9 FM) is a student-run radio station that is owned and operated by the Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. It currently plays an alternative rock/college radio format. It can be heard in the northern St. Louis, Missouri market area, as well as the city of St. Louis and parts of the Metro-East area. WLCA was the recipient of the 2001 and 2002 Achievement in Radio Award for the best student-run radio station in the St. Louis market.