Editing WLS (AM) (section)

===Cumulus ownership===
[[File:WLS (AM) logo.png|175px|thumb|2012 logo]]
ABC-owned radio stations which were not affiliated with [[ESPN Radio]] or [[Radio Disney]], including WLS, were sold to [[Citadel Broadcasting]] on June 12, 2007, with Citadel licensing the name ABC Radio for 2 years after the sale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2006/2006_0206_radio.html |title=Disney-February 6, 2006-ABC Radio To Merge With Citadel Broadcasting |publisher=Disney |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709041911/http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2006/2006_0206_radio.html |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2007/2007_0613_abcradiomerger.html |title=Disney June 12, 2007-Disney and Citadel Announce Completion of ABC Radio Merger |publisher=Disney |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718215816/http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2007/2007_0613_abcradiomerger.html |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feder |first1=Robert |title=Over and out; ABC ends 47-year run as new owners take over legendary radio stations |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7467336.html |access-date=April 30, 2018 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=June 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128132823/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7467336.html |archive-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> Citadel was acquired by Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.<ref name="abj-citadelcumulus">{{cite news|title=Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html|access-date=September 16, 2011|newspaper=Atlanta Business Journal|date=September 16, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924082952/http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/09/16/cumulus-now-owns-citadel-broadcasting.html|archive-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref>

Cumulus Media terminated its affiliation with overnight radio program ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'' on many of its stations, including WLS. In the spring of 2012, it began airing its own ''[[Red Eye Radio]]''.

Longtime morning show hosts Don and Roma Wade retired in December 2012. They had been off the air since October due to Don Wade's cancer treatments. On September 6, 2013, Don Wade died of a brain tumor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/09/longtime-radio-host-don-wade-dies-at-72/|title=Longtime radio host Don Wade dies at 72|author=Smith, Mitch|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131193220/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-09/news/chi-don-wade-dead-20130908_1_radio-host-radio-show-morning-show-host|archive-date=January 31, 2017}}</ref>

Cumulus radio stations made a break with ABC at the end of 2014, when they no longer carried [[ABC News Radio]]. WLS and most Cumulus news/talk stations began running [[Westwood One News]] on January 1, 2015. (Westwood One is a Cumulus subsidiary.) This lasted until August 30, 2020, when Westwood One shuttered its news service, and as of August 31, 2020, the station is once again affiliated with ABC News Radio.

In January 2017, WLS and WLS-FM moved from its 190 N. [[State Street (Chicago)|State Street]] studios to its new studios in [[NBC Tower]] on North Columbus Drive in [[Streeterville]].<ref>[[Feder, Robert]]. "[https://www.robertfeder.com/2015/11/18/cumulus-media-moving-to-nbc-tower/ Cumulus Media moving to NBC Tower]", ''Robert Feder''. November 18, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref><ref>Greenhouse, Mark. "[https://www.radiomagonline.com/industry/cumulus-emphasizes-style-in-the-windy-city Cumulus Emphasizes Style in the Windy City]", ''[[Radio (magazine)|Radio]]''. January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref> In addition, the station became the new affiliate of [[NBC News Radio]]. On January 2, 2017, the station added the on-air team of [[Bob Sirott]] and [[Marianne Murciano]] from [[WGN (AM)]]; the former marking his return to WLS for the first time since 1980.<ref>[[Feder, Robert]]. "[https://www.robertfeder.com/2016/12/19/wls-hires-sirott-murciano-middays/ They're back: WLS hires Sirott & Murciano for midday show]", ''Robert Feder''. December 13, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref> However, Sirott and Murciano were cut from the station's lineup, beginning January 1, 2018.<ref>[[Feder, Robert]]. "[https://www.robertfeder.com/2017/12/13/sirott-murciano-cut-new-wls-talk-lineup/ Sirott & Murciano cut from new WLS talk lineup]", ''Robert Feder''. December 13, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref>

====Sports====
On June 23, 2015, WLS announced that the station had picked up broadcasting rights for [[Chicago White Sox]] baseball starting with the 2016 season. In addition, WLS had also picked up broadcasting rights for [[Chicago Bulls]] basketball, beginning with the 2016-17 [[NBA]] season.<ref name="robert-feder">{{cite web|last1=Feder|first1=Robert|date=July 16, 2015|title=Double play: WLS signs radio deals for White Sox, Bulls|url=http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/07/16/double-play-wls-signs-radio-deals-for-white-sox-bulls/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530161416/http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/07/16/double-play-wls-signs-radio-deals-for-white-sox-bulls/|archive-date=May 30, 2016|access-date=May 30, 2016|website=robertfeder.com}}</ref> Due to Cumulus's January 2018 [[Chapter 11]] bankruptcy, the carriage rights were terminated in the filing. The Bulls moved to [[WSCR]], taking effect immediately at the start of February, while the White Sox shifted to [[WGN (AM)|WGN]] several weeks later.<ref>{{cite web|title=WGN Inks Multiyear Rights Deal With Chicago White Sox.|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/wgn-inks-multiyear-rights-deal-with-chicago-white-sox/article_3cf9cd54-121a-11e8-b77f-4ffcba68bbe3.html|access-date=April 30, 2018|website=insideradio.com|date=February 15, 2018 }}</ref>

In the 2015–16 season, WLS carried [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] [[college football]] and basketball games.<ref name="Notre Dame Basketball">{{cite web|title=Notre Dame Basketball|url=http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2059402|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302013954/http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2059402|archive-date=March 2, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2011|publisher=WLS Radio}}</ref><ref name="Notre Dame Football">{{cite web|title=Notre Dame Football|url=http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1904382|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208210548/http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=1904382|archive-date=February 8, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2011|publisher=WLS Radio}}</ref> In 2016, Notre Dame moved to [[WMVP]].<ref name="Notre Dame Basketball"/><ref name="Notre Dame Football"/>

In 2023, WLS became the home for [[NASCAR]], as the Chicago affiliate station for the [[Motor Racing Network]], airing [[NASCAR Cup Series]] races, as well as both of the first [[NASCAR]] Chicago Street Races, The Loop 121 Xfinity Race and The Grant Park 220 Cup Race.

In 2023, WLS also became the affiliate station for the [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]] [[MLS]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wlsam.com/2023/04/26/chicago-fire-games-to-air-on-wls/|title=Chicago Fire Games to Air on WLS|access-date=May 13, 2023|date=April 26, 2023|publisher=WLS Radio}}</ref>