94-7 WLS-FM 94.7 FM live

94-7 WLS-FM is Chicago's classic hits station. It broadcasts on 94.7 FM, is licensed to Chicago and calls itself "Chicago's Greatest Hits". The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and on this page you can listen to WLS-FM live online, free.

Greatest hits

WLS-FM plays classic hits — the pop and rock hits of past decades, with the 1980s at the heart of the playlist. It is also the radio home of Dave Fogel, one of the station's best-known voices.

Downtown studios, a famous tower

The studios are in the NBC Tower in the Streeterville neighborhood, and the transmitter is at the Willis Tower, high above the Loop.

History

The station signed on on January 1, 1948, as WENR-FM and first carried the WLS-FM call letters from 1964 to 1971. Over the following decades it was WDAI, WRCK-FM, WYTZ, WKXK, WXCD and WZZN before returning to WLS-FM, a name derived from its AM sister WLS.

HD Radio

HD2 simulcasts WLS 890 AM, the talk station.

Sister stations

In Chicago, Cumulus also owns WLS and WKQX.

Chicago's hits, anywhere

Press play and WLS-FM starts in seconds — on the Kennedy, at the office or far from Chicago.

How to listen

You can hear WLS-FM on the radio on 94.7 FM across the Chicago area, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the drive home or a weekend afternoon, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WLS-FM's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

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