Chicago Radio: WEBG Adds 'Throwback Weekends'

WEBG BIG 95.5, Chicago’s New Country, announced Friday the debut of “Throwback Weekends,” effective immediately. “Throwback Weekends” will broadcast starting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoons.

“Throwback Weekends” will feature Country music’s greatest songs from the 80s and 90s, along with the newest Country hits. Leading up to the debut of “Throwback Weekends,” BIG 95.5 is honoring country music’s deep roots by counting down the Top 1,000 Country songs of all time, as ranked by a Blue Ribbon panel of Country experts.

“Throughout the countdown, we’ve heard from country fans all over Chicagoland who want more of Country music’s greatest hits on the radio mixed with best new Country music,” said Lance Houston, Program Director for BIG 95.5.

“We are always listening and are happy to give our listeners more of what they want. We will continue to be No. 1 for new Country music in Chicago, while excited to provide a bigger variety of songs and sounds. Country music has always had a thousand different sounds and we are delighted to celebrate all of them.”