WBBM
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WBBM may refer to any of four stations in the Chicago, Illinois area owned and operated by CBS
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CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
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- WBBM-TVWBBM-TVWBBM-TV, virtual channel 2 , is the CBS owned-and-operated television station in Chicago, Illinois. WBBM-TV's main studios and offices are located in The Loop section of Chicago, as part of the development at Block 37, and its transmitter is atop the Willis Tower.-History:WBBM-TV traces its history...
, a television station (digital channel 12 or virtual channel 2) licensed to Chicago and affiliated with the CBS Television Network - WBBM (AM)WBBM (AM)WBBM is an all-news CBS radio station in Chicago, Illinois broadcasting on the AM dial at 780 kHz. It is owned by CBS along with WBBM-TV....
, a radio station (780 AM) licensed to Chicago and broadcasting an all-news format - WBBM-FMWBBM-FMWBBM-FM, known on air as "B96", is a Rhythmic Contemporary 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", as well as urban rivals WGCI-FM &...
, a radio station (96.3 FM) licensed to Chicago and broadcasting a rhythmic contemporary music format - WCFS-FM, a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to the Chicago suburb of Elmwood Park, IllinoisElmwood Park, IllinoisElmwood Park is a village bordering the northwest side of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,405 at the 2000 census. The community has long maintained a large Italian-American population, with a more recent influx of Polish-American and Hispanic...
that simulcasts the all-news format of WBBM (AM).