The WIRL retrospective is now streaming

Posted by jfinsocal on March 27, 2026, 13:22:07, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

https://freedom959.net/player/?playerID=2049 Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_

Visualize WIRL in pieces*

Posted by Sammich on March 21, 2026, 10:00:57, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_ I want to break it up I want to smash it up I want to #### it up I want to watch it come down

"" Pee ore REE ahh "". :-) Those jingle guys had a way with syllables.

Posted by osklister on March 21, 2026, 9:52:59, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

Has anyone noticed that Woodaby hasn’t posted since Chuck Norris died?

Posted by Stu on March 21, 2026, 8:11:44, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

I mean, has anyone ever seen them in the same room together? Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_

first Chuck Norris, now WIRL. 2026 is the worst*

Posted by bbonb on March 21, 2026, 7:41:20, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_

Thatsracist.gif*

Posted by Herman Blume on March 20, 2026, 22:30:34, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_

Did they put Bari Weiss in charge or something? *

Posted by doubledown on March 20, 2026, 18:48:44, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_

Rip KZ93*

Posted by LovetheChief on March 20, 2026, 18:13:19, in reply to "WIRL AM 1290 Peoria is going dark at the end of the month"

Previous Message I usually listened to Chicago AM radio (WLS, WMAQ, WCFL) but have some good memories of The Big 1290. Here's an aircheck of HT - Howard Taylor - from ~1977. ?si=HPZLHsdymZ_oIqz_