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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Violet Miller

Radio operator Audacy, owner of WBBM Newsradio, WXRT, files for ‘reorganization’ bankruptcy

Tammy Duckworth, left, and Lindy Scott discuss issues during a taping of WBBM Radio’s “At Issue” program Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 in Chicago. WBBM lost $2 million in revenue in 2022. (Associated Press)

Audacy, one of the largest radio operators in the U.S. and owner of several Chicago radio stations, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas on Sunday, in an effort to slash $1.9 billion in debt.

The nearly 230-station company — which owns WBBM-AM 780, WBBM-FM B96, WXRT-FM 93.1 and 670 The Score, among others, serving nearly 10 million monthly listeners from its Chicago-based brands — made the announcement Monday.

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