Beloved Chicago Rock Station Flipping Formats

The Loop Logo
The Loop 97.9's logo. via Twitter
The Loop Logo
The Loop 97.9's logo. via Twitter

Beloved Chicago Rock Station Flipping Formats

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This weekend radio station WLUP, also known as The Loop will end it’s four-decade run as a beloved Chicago rock outlet. And it wasn’t just the music that made the station.

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A lineup of hosts that included Steve Dahl & Garry Meyer, Jonathon Brandmeier and more made The Loop one of the most talked-about radio outlets in the country. Rick Kaempfer was there as a producer and DJ during the station’s zenith from the mid-80’s through the early 90’s, and joins us with stories from the era.

GUEST:

Rick Kaempfer, radio producer