WXLC will be flipping to Country today simulcasting 98.3 WCCQ Crest Hill/Joliet. It is expected that the stations will be branded as “Chicago’s Free Country“. The combination of the two signals will cover both the northern and southern suburbs of Chicago giving an in-market competitor to Audacy’s “US 99” WUSN for the first time since iHeartMedia flipped “Big 95.5” to Rock in September 2020.

Sorry Lance. There is no competition. WCCQ is so far SW and WXLC is no longer a signal powerhouse due to translators notably WCKG-FM aka 102.3 W272DQ (Elmhurst) and WYCA-FM Crete. You will have no coverage in majority of Chicago proper, collar suburbs around O'Hare, a good chunk of DuPage County (ton of diaries there) and the West suburbs.

This does make sense as the overlap on 105.5 and 102.3 was massive.

Good post Radiodadio! Thanks.

Z