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- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBEK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ WBEK fcc.gov. Accessed May 24, 2016.
- ↑ About Us WKCC. Accessed November 2, 2012
- ↑ Schedule WKCC. Accessed November 2, 2012
- ↑ Programs WKCC. Accessed November 2, 2012
- ↑ WKCC staff and volunteers recognized KCC.edu. Accessed December 21st, 2015
- ↑ "WBEZ may buy WKCC license", Daily Journal . December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ↑ Chicago Public Media Purchases WKCC Chicago Public Media, December 16, 2015.