WSCR
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- This article is about the WSCR Radio Station. For another radio station that operated at this frequency, see WMAQ (AM).
WSCR is a sports radio station in the Chicago, Illinois radio market. The station is owned by CBS Radio and transmits on 670 kHz on the AM dial. It is known as "The Score," and has been on the air since 1992. Initially signing on at 820-AM, it moved to 1160-AM in 1997, and to its current dial position of 670-AM — a 50,000 watt clear-channel signal — in August 2000. WSCR is currently the radio home for Chicago White Sox baseball, and Chicago Blackhawks hockey games. Before 1992, WSCR was the longtime radio call letters for a station in Scranton, PA at 1320-AM.
- Some of the original personnel have remained with the station, including former hot dog vendor Mike North, former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Terry Boers, and former "Chicago Cubs Bleacher Bum" Mike Murphy.
The Score is known for some concepts that separate it from the hundreds of sports talk stations around the country, such as:
- The station's relationship with long-time listeners. Many of the original listeners from the station's inception remain dedicated listeners, callers, and contributors. Many supply regular contributions to the station in the form of faxes and e-mails. Some callers and e-mailers, known as "Score Heads," use colorful monikers, such as "Schmutzie," "Stan from Bellwood," "Rusty from Stickney" (who became famous on the Boers and Bernstein show for saying that he was being kidded at work for being misquoted, until Boers and Bernstein played back the tape), "Bichiro," "LeBron James Hummer," "Alex from Rogers Park," and "Mr. Burns." Some of the regular callers have long-time friendships with The Score's on-air personalities. Conversations with other callers have been recorded for opening theme spots, the most famous being "Caller Annie," who was 86 years old and indignant that she had to stay on hold to find out the score of the St. Louis-Detroit game.
- The station's relationship with many well-known Chicago celebrities — sports or otherwise. Former Major League pitcher, and former Chicago Cubs announcer Steve Stone, Chicago actor Bernie Mac, and Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén are regular contributors to the station; some, like Stone and Pro Football Weekly publisher and former Chicago Bears announcer Hub Arkush, are paid expert commentators. Ozzie Guillén Jr. conducts a Spanish language baseball program.
- The station's various "radio remotes." Radio shows are done from various locations in the Chicagoland area, ranging from restaurants and bars, to Chicago sports teams' training camps. At one point, morning radio personality Mike North even did a series of remote shows from the backyards of various SCORE listeners.
- Various "signature segments." These range from "Who you Crappin'," based on Mike Ditka's response to a question posed by Terry Boers in a recorded interview, to Mike Murphy's "Tool of the Week" (usually sponsored by a tool sales or rental company).
The Score directly competes with ESPN Radio WMVP 1000. The Score claims that it is the only full-time Chicago sports radio station, because WMVP airs some of ESPN Radio's syndicated programs (although The Score's overnight programming comes from nearby Northbrook, Illinois-based Sporting News Radio), while WMVP claims that it is Chicago's only all-sports radio station, because Mike North also talks about politics. Several WMVP personalities, including Dan McNeil and Jonathan Hood, previously worked at the Score.
The current Monday through Friday Score lineup is as follows (all times CST):
- 5 am to 6 am: Jocks and Stocks with Doctor J
- 6 am to 10 am: The Mike North Morning Show (Mike North, Fred Huebner, and Anne Maxfield)
- 10 am to noon: Mully and Hanley (Mike Mulligan and Brian Hanley)
- Noon to 2 pm: Mike Murphy
- 2 pm to 6 pm: Boers and Bernstein (Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein)
- 6 pm to 11 pm: Often live White Sox Baseball, Chicago Blackhawks Hockey, sports events carried by Westwood One, Northern Illinois University or DePaul University sports, or "The Me Show" with Laurence Holmes, "Chicago NFL Live" with Doug Buffone, "Last Call" with Matt Abbatacola and Jason Goff, or shows with Zach Zaidman or Jesse Rogers.
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