5 years seems like it might be optimistic, Z.

On a related note -- Nexstar is no longer planning to rebuild WGN's tower at the current site. The entire transmitter site will now be replaced with data center buildings.

Nexstar is likely looking for another local AM they can share a TX site with (WIND, perhaps?) and coverage of another one of Chicago's clear channel AMs will probably be degraded.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20260128/news/elk-grove-village-extends-deadline-to-build-data-centers-at-wgn-transmitter-site/

"The primary 750-foot radio tower and its 250-foot backup were to be demolished, replaced and relocated slightly to the north, while the small building that houses the station’s transmitters and backup studio would have remained intact.

But Johnson said plans now call for four data center buildings on a larger portion of the property. He said Nexstar officials told him they can do without the old towers and are able to handle radio transmission in other ways these days.

Officials at the Irving, Texas-based company that acquired the 50,000-watt AM station in 2019 wouldn’t detail future plans, but assured listeners they would not lose service to WGN radio over the air and online."