WRTO (AM)
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WRTO is a radio station
broadcasting a Spanish news/talk format. Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Univision
subsidiary WLXX-AM License Corp. and features local programming as well as shows originating at other Univision Radio
stations. WRTO has been granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission
for a power increase to 20,000 watts day and 4,500 watts night. The station also broadcasts a digital signal commonly referred to as HD radio
.
The site relocation and power increase was completed in 2009.
The station is the flagship station of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer
. The station also broadcasts Chicago White Sox
and Chicago Cubs
games in Spanish.
Radio station
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broadcasting a Spanish news/talk format. Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
subsidiary WLXX-AM License Corp. and features local programming as well as shows originating at other Univision Radio
Univision Radio
Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision Communications, Inc., which also ownsthe Univision television network. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and the largest Hispanic radio...
stations. WRTO has been granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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for a power increase to 20,000 watts day and 4,500 watts night. The station also broadcasts a digital signal commonly referred to as HD radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
.
The site relocation and power increase was completed in 2009.
The station is the flagship station of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. The station also broadcasts Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
and Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
games in Spanish.