WLUP-FM 'The Loop' sold to Christian music broadcaster

[@eddiechi1]

The very last song on The Loop before they switched to Christian - Highway To Hell

[@Poeticphyre]

Great. Just great. Another iconic radio station in Chicago is gone. I'm pissed. I loved the Loop and everything they did there. I loved the music they played there. Great. Now where are we going to get our classic rock from now? First we lose Q101 to the news now we lose the Loop to a Christian station. And what gets me it that that station already exists at 94.3. I can only hope and pray that the Loop will be reborn as a new station in the future. Before anyone says anything: I know there's the Drive but I feel the Drive isn't as much rock as the Loop was.

[@VBaskin2010]

And WKQX came back as 101 WKQX not too long ago.

[@rayquigley5696]

PRHILL9696 sorry they couldn't play puddle of mud all day man that's a darn shame

[@cesarvazquez8643]

Okay you say there other classic rock station,but is not LOOP........

[@cesarvazquez8643]

PRHILL9696. Okay you say there other classic rock station,but is not LOOP.........

[@aubreyaragon988]

I hear ya. I know the feeling. Lots of Chicago natives who now live out here in Arizona very familiar with the Loop whenever I mentioned it.

[@aubreyaragon988]

To.all the Chicago people out there. As an Arizonan I can understand, and relate to this political situation. Our long time Rock Radio Station 93.9 KDKB Rocks Arizona got sold to an Alternative Radio station Atl AZ 93.3 5 years ago. I still hold onto positive memories growing up a fan as a kid. So should you. Especially the Remarkable Mouth Radio Station model Lorelei Shark. Aww a clsssic lip synch who paved the way for other lip synch commercial models. Chi-Town isn't the same without The Loop. Still Rock Onto Memories.

[@JustinColeYT1]

It’s still in Chicago on WKQX HD 2

[@robertpreston2220]

The Loop was soft music for old people.

[@aubreyaragon988]

​@@robertpreston2220So was KDKB 93.3. Actress Kelly Harmon has been in a few of their commercials back in the days, a long with Detroit WRIF radio

[@greedy_greedo9896]

I’m Christian but I’m still very upset with the loop now gone. Long live the Loop

[@robertpreston2220]

Why? I am not a christian but they play harder stuff than the loop ever did

[@badgerfishinski6857]

The glue that kept us Rockers together..... no more. I returned home to Chicago after being away for several years, only to find that the Loop was gone. You broke my heart Loreli....

[@JustinColeYT1]

The Loop is on WKQX HD 2

[@robertpreston2220]

The Loop was soft music for old people.

[@MPM.Mikus.P.]

The Loop sold out for Christian Rock, plain and simple.

[@samueljones1146]

I only listen to 97.9 the loop and 97.1 the drive but I guess now I can only listen to one :(

[@70sRockNRoller]

Um, there's also 95.9 The River, 103.9 and 94.7 WLS.

[@Yeiyn343]

Same here. I listen to 97.9, 97.1, 103.9, 94.7. I think I'll listen to 95.9 and check it out.

[@samueljones1146]

70sRockNRoller thanks I'll be sure to listen to those

[@samueljones1146]

Kendall A thanks!

[@70sRockNRoller]

Kendall A: You'll like 95.9 The River. Depending on where you live, you might not be able to pick it up. If you live in the Northern Suburbs, it might not come in. But, try it anyway. It'll be worth it. :)

[@vexxevxevvex2622]

41 years of one of the greatest legendary radio stations in Chicago, and just like that, it's ending. Who is responsible for this?!?!?

[@PRHILL9696]

good riddance

[@aubreyaragon988]

Hold onto the great memories. I dig the commercials of the 80s.

[@dougfredricks2017]

Joe Biden:"I did that!" 😆

[@robertpreston2220]

The Loop was soft music for old people.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

Rock radio is sadly dying in America. Stations like WLUP in Chicago and WAAF in Boston are gone forever, and once iconic and legendary stations like WDVE in Pittsburgh, WEBN in Cincinnati, and WMMS in Cleveland are now mostly automated iHeartRadio-owned crap. KSHE in St. Louis, WRIF in Detroit, and 97 Rock WGRF in Buffalo are pretty much the only major classic or mainstream rock stations left in the country worth listening to, in my opinion.

[@donmccullen1973]

Steve Dahl was actually with WDAI (today WLS-FM) before going WLUP-FM and blowing Disco records which was a protest against WDAI's format flip to a Disco centric format.

[@x-rockfm92hd81]

ROCK IN PEASE LOOP

[@aubreyaragon988]

I remember that episode of 8 Track Flashback VH1 Best Of 1979. Disco Sucks era. Punk was in and Metal was born. Sounds music to my ears. Awesome

[@bufordmaddogtannen5164]

CHRISTIAN ROCK... HAHAHA THATS GONNA FAIL.. LIKE WHEN Q101 CHANGED THAT FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY

[@MIKECNW]

There was a Christian station that we had in the Chicago area and it failed.

[@ir10031981]

if any of you ever drive in west Texas and are in the mood for rock, you can listen to the FOX 92.3 fm KOFX in El Paso, they play rock music.

[@gabepizzo4780]

ir10031981 thank you for the amazing suggestion! I don’t live anywhere near the El Paso area, so I listen to that station online. And let me just say, it reminds me. OF The classic rock stations from Wayback When. they have a huge playlist of songs from the late 60s through the late 80s. Heck, I even heard Elvis on this station One time!

[@robertpreston2220]

the loop was old peoples rock and they all died lol

[@MagicofKeelanWendorf]

This is so upsetting. All I ever listen to is WKQX and the Loop. I went to media school and learned from these stations, I've even performed magic for these guys and girls. When q101 rebranded to q955 it there was a very loose format. Even our current WKQX station also run by Cumulus media doesn't match how 101.1 was. Yeah you have to adapt with the time but Chicago has so many stations through different companies why the the Loop out of all of them? I grew up rocking out with mom and dad to it, I'm not going to bash any genres but we have too many top 40 formats. I'm 22, saying I'm still young for the demographic. But I just sat in the basement with friends playing guitars and learning these songs. It's sad because there is an educational standpoint to it. Just listen to a rock song and hear it all the drums, the chords, the various instruments. It's sad to see it go

[@Metalhead5158]

Saddest day for Chicago rock radio...

[@robertpreston2220]

The Loop was soft music for old people.

[@george25199]

Dirty shame.Was a listener since a kid The loop fm 98 Chicago's kick ass rock and roll station

[@PRHILL9696]

The Loop was always a soft music station for old people big deal

[@george25199]

not in the 1980s maybe now it has

[@justinchavez7396]

PRHILL9696 Can you not reply to every comment please? Why do you have to constantly put down what people love and enjoyed? Thanks.

[@kenroar]

If only they had done that with RAP music

[@scottbailey1560]

It's 2022, 101.1 WKQX HD-2, calling it "The Loop" is still horrible. Cumulus just cares about retaining the name (The Loop) and marketing, hoping to bring it back someday on another station they can buy when they get out of debt. The music is the same 250 songs over and over. If Cumulus was smart, they would have sold the name, marketing, and WLUP call sign to iHeart, and let them move "The Loop" to 95.5. Cumulus will never find a good solid FM to use for The Loop, of course unless they decide to change WKQX to the WLUP call sign. Cumulus has the WLUP call sign "parked" at a Cumulus Owned Station in Cambridge, Minnesota. It's called "Love 95" and it's format is Adult Contemporary. This is not the first time Cumulus has pulled this off before. I hope everyone realizes Cumulus never owned the 97.9 frequency allocation. They only had a Lease Management Agreement with former owner Merlin Media. Rumor has it K-Love is now one of the biggest broadcast corporations in the Country, next to iHeart and Audacy.

[@devingiles6597]

OMG, it sucks when a Classic Rock station on 97.9 FM in Chicago switched to Christian music station owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

[@Launchpad05]

I guess now, they'll be airing stuff like 'Focus On The Family', and 'Night Sounds'.

[@alcox6377]

Good

[@moisesortega3684]

To me,classic rock is American as can be! To have this station removed is a blow below the belt! They don't even play the star spangled banner at noon on 99.5 Country Music anymore!

[@jimmitchell8627]

I can't believe it.

[@chrisdher65]

WXRT sold and they “sold out”…..way too many commercials and way too “pc”

[@alcox6377]

Klove did that by no mistake

[@ir10031981]

she worked? at Comiskey Park? damn! she must be around 55. I take it she was working part time in 1979. A high school summer job I take it.

[@MovieEggman]

The Alpha Rock(Puerto Rico’s Rock Radio Station) and now Chicago’s The Loop?! What the hell is the problem with these Rock hating Christian Fans.

[@PRHILL9696]

the loop was a soft music station not a rock station

[@MrLuckytrucker21]

Were am i going to get my endless rotations of the same tired old classic rock songs now!

[@robertpreston2220]

The Loop had Jocks and music geared toward really old people and once the listeners all died so did the ratings

[@Catsrock-u7y]

Positively disgusting K-Love….

[@madsam52]

Switching to Glide!!!! Nothing matters but the weekend......

[@MIKECNW]

I admit I think the Loop isn't what it once was. I can remember The Loop player a little more variety of the classics then WCKG which was all classic rock. However I'm somewhat sad to see it go but so far I haven't found out is why it's happening? Aren't there enough people listening and if so why would this happen?

[@w8lifter1]

Low ratings and a repetitive 50 song playlist.The same 50 songs over and over and over and over for the last 25 years.Got boring.

[@MIKECNW]

Well I mentioned there was a time they played a little more and while I don't wanna doubt what you say about a limited playlist, are you sure that contributed to it? When those changes happen there's a reason. I've even heard those say if play something different, people will turn the station off.

[@donmccullen1973]

The Loop brought down Disco, God brings down the Loop...but Rhythmic/Dance music survived. Hello B96 and pretty much of todays CHR/Top40 radio.

[@DeathShouldTakeMeNow]

I never been to Chicago (still on my bucket list!) but this reminds me of WNEW in NYC. It was a long standing cultural icon in the NYC area but one day it just suddenly shifted to soft rock. Also KNAC in Los Angeles. Oh well sign of the times. You cant find a good OTA radio station anymore.

[@PRHILL9696]

WLUP was always soft rock just now it is christian rock

[@MIKECNW]

It was never soft stupid.

[@PRHILL9696]

The Loop was a soft light music station for old people good riddance

[@robertpreston2220]

The Loop had Jocks and music geared toward really old people and once the listeners all died so did the ratings

[@PRHILL9696]

mancow always preached the bible and the music was christianity it seems so how will we know the difference?

[@MovieEggman]

PRHILL9696 Hey if you’re upset because they never played your edgylord music a.k.a. Linkin Park. Then don’t be, Mr. Blackcraft Cult.

[@MovieEggman]

PRHILL9696 Ow The Edge.

[@MovieEggman]

PRHILL9696 You’re The edgiest person I’ve ever met.

[@robertpreston2220]

Great point! The Loop had Jocks and music geared toward really old people and once the listeners all died so did the ratings

[@huggmrunseen]

😯🥺😭

[@Yeiyn343]

She has Marishka Hargitay's eyes. :-)