the station. The move was officially announced on November 11, 2015. The Cubs' first year on WSCR paid immediate dividends, as the team won the 2016 World Series, its first world championship in 108 years, and the first since the birth of radio and modern communications. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th. On January 31, 2018, Entercom announced that WSCR would become the new flagship station for the Chicago Bulls on February 3, 2018, after Cumulus Media nullified its contract with the team to carry games on WLS after Cumulus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Programming WSCR is the exclusive Chicago radio outlet for Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball and football along with Chicago Cubs baseball. WSCR also carries other live sports programming from CBS Sports Radio and Westwood One, including Monday Night Football. The Score's long-time listeners, callers, and e-mailers are known as "Score Heads," and often use colorful monikers. The station has also done remote broadcasts from various locations. Twice an hour, there are minute-long "Score Board Updates" by sportscasters delivering game results and highlighted stories of the day. The Chicago Wolves sponsor the studio used for the updates. Many producers are on-air contributors and fill in when other hosts have days off. Reporters include Zach Zaidman, David Schuster, Nick Shepkowski and Jay Zawaski. Weekends outside of play-by-play constitute of local shows by Mike Esposito, Steve Rosenbloom and Mark Grote. Starting in 2005, WSCR started airing Sporting News Radio programming overnights. It also began airing the nationally syndicated Dan Patrick show on a delayed basis in 2007. Currently overnight, CBS Sports Radio programming is heard on AM 670. WSCR also carries CBS Sports Radio on its Audacy live stream audio whenever it airs the NFL on Westwood One Notes References External links WMAQ Official Web site from 1999 Scott Childers on WMAQ AM History. Rich Samuels WMAQ page Old Radio pictures of WMAQ building WMAQ Tower Site of The Week Sports radio stations in the United States SCR Radio stations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Illinois CBS Sports Radio stations Audacy, Inc. radio stations Clear-channel radio stations Radio stations licensed before 1923 and still broadcasting