Geezer alert!

[kluurs]

@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:

Extra credit if you know the origins of the WLS call letters without googling.

George and I know - but we'll abstain. I was more of a 'CFL person myself.
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[Horace]

Maybe the W stands for Wrigley

[jon-nyc]

World’s Largest Store.

They were owned by Sears.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:

World’s Largest Store.

They were owned by Sears.

OK; next questions.

1. (Easy) What does WGN stand for?
2. What does WCFL stand for?

[Klaus]

I went through the top 10 on YT.

Turns out I know only one of those 10 songs ("Yesterday").

I guess I'd fare better with the 1865 record chart at the court of King Ludwig II.

[bachophile]

surprised that get off of my cloud beats out yesterday

i mean, cloud is a good song, nice rocking beat, but yesterday was sort of revolutionary, pop song with a string quartet... (kudos George Martin)

[jon-nyc]

@george-k said in Geezer alert!:

@jon-nyc said in Geezer alert!:

World’s Largest Store.

They were owned by Sears.

OK; next questions.

1. (Easy) What does WGN stand for?
2. What does WCFL stand for?

World’s Greatest Newspaper.

Don’t know.

[kluurs]

WCFL stood for Chicago Federation of Labor

[Horace]

WNBA stands for gender equality, social justice, and tangible evidence that girls suck at basketball.

[Mik]

How about our local station - WLW (Women who Love Women)