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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! WBBM-FM, known on air as B96 , is a Top 40 (CHR) outlet in Chicago, Illinois with a rhythmic based playlist. The station is owned by CBS Radio and broadcasts at 96.3 MHz with an ERP of 4.2 kW. WBBM's main competition is WKSC-FM 103.5 Kiss FM . WBBM-FM began as a simulcast of WBBM-AM radio. They played a MOR personality and music format. By 1967, WBBM-FM adopted the young sound easy listening format along with its sister stations. By 1969, WBBM-FM switched to a progressive rock format but would evolve to an adult top 40 format by 1973. In the late '70s, the station morphed to a rhythmic top 40 format focusing on disco and R&B. An interesting sidenote, Dick Bartley, who later became a very popular syndicated personality, spent time at WBBM-FM as Program Director in the late '70s.

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