WIND (AM)

WIND
Chicago, Illinois; United States;
Broadcast area	Chicago metropolitan area
Frequency	560 kHz
Branding	AM 560 The Answer
Programming
Format	Conservative talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Salem Radio Network; Townhall News; Premiere Networks; Northern Illinois Huskies (NCAA Division I);
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group; (Salem Media of Illinois, LLC);
Sister stations	WYLL
History
First air date	August 16, 1927
Former call signs	WJKS (1927–1933)
Call sign meaning	Indiana (originally licensed to Gary, Indiana); The Windy City;
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	67068
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	41°33′54.13″N 87°25′11.14″W / 41.5650361°N 87.4197611°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.560theanswer.com

WIND (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and broadcasting a conservative talk radio format. It is owned by the Salem Media Group with studios on NW Point Boulevard in Elk Grove Village.

WIND transmits with 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a four-tower array, in Griffith, Indiana, near the Little Calumet River. Due to its location near the bottom of the AM dial, transmitter power, and the surrounding region's flat land, WIND's daytime signal covers much of Northeast Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southeastern Wisconsin.^[5] Its nighttime pattern concentrates its signal in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas.^[6]

^ Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 211-220.
^ History Cards for WIND, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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^ "Facility Technical Data for WIND". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Predicted Daytime Coverage Area for WIND 560 AM", radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
^ "Predicted Nighttime* Coverage Area for WIND 560 AM", radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.