What Alpha did was an absolute joke. They just did it to cut costs overall. But in the lamest way possible. I believe all 3 stations have their programming fed from the WXLC facility in Gurnee. It's voice tracked into that facility from the Crystal Lake and Joliet studios. Not much different from iHeart's Premium Choice.

I'm thinking they will eventually they will probably shut down WZSR's standalone studio even though the tower is still there. Joe Cicero lives in Lake County anyway, so driving to Gurnee to go on the air seems reasonable. It makes little sense to have standalone studios nowdays. I'm guessing WERV could consolidate into the Joliet facility.

95.1 survives on it's advertising. It bills fine. Lots of dollar a hollers. Most of their airstaff do other things for the company. It was the least effected by this as a result. The morning guy is the morning guy. The morning co-host tracks Middays for 102.3. The afternoon guy is their sales guy. The evening guy is their promotions guy. WXLC didn't have that luxury. Their morning show hosts only did mornings. Their midday guy was PD. The afternoon lady Hannah co-hosted with Eddie on 96.7. They let go of people who didn't do other jobs, or in the PD's case they wanted someone else to program it.

96.3 is playing a ton of golds. I've been listening today. Lots of 2000s, some 90s Dr. Dre and Notorious B.I.G. This is more in line with their sister station in Milwaukee, which does the same. So it's not really too shocking. Might help solve the overlap with 104.3 if they have any while they decide if they will keep 104.3 or flip it