I remember The Loop 97.9 Chicago

07/12/2024

04/16/2024

.....Fun shot from early 1980. Loop staff shot by the great Paul Natkin....We were so much older then, we're younger than that now.....
L-R ....1. Garry Meier,2. Steve Dahl, 3. Bruce Cary, 4. me, 5. Sky Daniels, 6. Mark McEwen, 7. Laura Wilkinson

03/02/2024

A new spin on an old hit!

Official Music Video for Deep Purple - "Smoke On the Water" from Machine Head (1972). Listen to "Smoke On The Water" in Dolby Atmos Immersive Sound: https://...

02/27/2024

SAVE THE DATE: Rick Kaempfer is having a book signing at Pollyanna Brewing Company at 245 Main Street, Roselle, on Saturday, May 11th from 3pm to 7pm.
Jeff Hoover will be in attendance. He is hoping that some of the other people that contributed to this book and to this historic radio station will join us too!
Plus, Chuck's Wood Fired Pizza from Noon - 4pm and The Bart Attacks perform 7pm - 10pm
I remember The Loop 97.9 Chicago
Brandmeier Nation

02/20/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcM0920SS20

Lorelei Shark the iconic WLUP lip sync radio ads and lips on the Rocky Horror Picture Show logo speaks to Scott Michaels about her days on Laugh-In, Pl***oy ...

02/18/2024

Many people don't know but WLUP still lives on Chicago air waves. Only you would need an HD radio to listen or stream it on your computer here:

Listen to The Loop 97.9 live

02/18/2024

Did you listen to the Loop?

The call sign of Chicago radio station WSDM changed to WLUP in 1977 and the station adopted an album-oriented rock format and was rebranded as "The Loop", referring to the nickname of Chicago's central business district.

From the station’s first song ("Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens) in 1977 to its eventual demise in 2018, the Loop was the consummate Chicago station. Over the years, broadcasting from the John Hancock Tower at 875 N. Michigan Ave., its format swayed from rock to talk to various combinations of both.

Eventually, the station was sold and WLUP became WCKL-FM, a Christian music station. The last song played on WLUP on March 9, 2018, was a Steve Dahl suggestion: AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell.”

View the Loop collection at American Retro Apparel: https://americanretroapparel.com/collections/wlup-chicago-il

07/12/2023

What would you like to see more of in this group besides members?