(Miami, FL. July 6, 2022)— 橙子视频app鈥檚 鈥淟a Ley鈥� 107.9 FM Chicago Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, on air. This is a true anomaly by today鈥檚 standards that a successful station would remain in its current Regional Mexican format for a quarter of a century.
WLEY works closely in supporting organizations like The Greater Chicago Food Depository (nation鈥檚 3rd Largest food bank) to help end hunger in our city , with The Better Business Bureau to help educate consumers on how to avoid marketplace scams and with Pilsen neighbors community council on initiatives to help develop future leaders. Throughout the years WLEY has worked with numerous organizations and touched the life of millions by helping educate, empower and improve quality of life of people in our community.
鈥淲e are grateful to our founder, Raul Alarcon Jr, our President/COO, Albert Rodriguez, our Program Director, Juan Carlos Hidalgo, and our current and past teams that brought the vision of this great station to life and for the thousands of listeners and customers that have supported our efforts for over a quarter of a century,鈥� said WLEY鈥橲 SVP & General Manager, Carlos San Jose.
Our top shows feature Alberto Cortez, known to his fans as 鈥淓l Terrible 鈥� in morning drive and Oswaldo Dias鈥� show, 鈥淓razno y La Chokolata鈥� in PM drive and early evening. Both are two of the most listened-to radio personalities on Spanish-language radio in Chicago and throughout the country. Since we are committed to Chicago鈥檚 Hispanic community, these popular syndicated shows feature local integration with Johnny Orta 鈥淓l Perrito鈥� in the mornings and Lili Mendosa and Marco Vargas in the afternoon and early evening hours. In addition, you can listen to our Midday personality, Diane Fong 鈥淟a Patrona鈥� from 10AM-3PM.
WLEY鈥檚 On-air 25th Anniversary Special will air commercial-free on Sunday July 10th from 6-8PM. As the official station of the largest Hispanic festival in the Midwest, Fiesta Del Sol, you can also celebrate WLEY鈥檚 25th Anniversary in-person with us July 28th-July 31, where you will get a chance to meet our on-air team and win numerous prices. With over 1 million attendees expected, Fiesta Del Sol who is celebrating its 50th anniversary, is the largest Hispanic Festival in the Midwest and one of the largest festivals in the country.