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97.1 The Drive

Chicago’s Classic Rock station. Listen live at http://www.wdrv.com

09/16/2025

Stream us on our free app from where ever you are and never miss a note 🎶 free in the Apple App Store or on Google Play 📲

09/15/2025

Huge congrats to our own Bob Stroud, who was inducted into the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 Hall Of Fame last night! So well deserved. Let’s hear it for Bob 🙌

09/15/2025

Blow This Town for your choice of a tropical getaway to Mexico, Jamaica, or the Caribbean! Listen for keywords every hour weekdays from 6am-6pm to qualify. When you hear the keywords, enter them in the Listener Rewards section on our free Drive app or at WDRV.com. Every keyword is a chance to win! Powered by Apple Vacations & Riu Hotels and Resorts 🏖️

09/14/2025

This week on the Ten At 10 with Bob Stroud, listen up for ten great songs from four great years, and on Friday, an elemental set themed after precious metals…songs with gold, silver, iron…dig it!

Here’s the schedule! Listen weekdays at 10a and vote for your favorite at WDRV.com 📲

09/13/2025

This Sunday on Rock 'N Roll Roots, Bob Stroud is giving a Root Salute to Peter Cetera, who celebrates a birthday on September 13th! 🎉 Join in for hits and deep cuts from Chicago, all inside three hours of great songs from the 60’s and 70’s 🎶

Listen from 9am-12pm and again from 9pm-12am. Don't forget you can stream it on the free Drive app! 📲

09/12/2025

This weekend on Classic Rock U, The Professor of Rock is giving the drummer some! 🥁 Listen as he counts down the greatest drummers in classic rock. Plus, he’ll get the background story of Survivor’s Oscar nomination for “Eye Of The Tiger,” and don’t miss his breakdown of a killer opening line from Foreigner.

Class is in session Saturday at 6 am and Sunday at 5 pm.

Catch the Professor of Rock's daily podcast on our free Drive app, WDRV.com, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

09/12/2025

Join Sherman and Tingle for our NEXT Traveling Thirsty Thursday party, September 18th at American Legion Post 615 in Tinley Park from 5-7pm! 🍻

📍 17423 67th Court

😎 Free wings for the first hour
🙌 Win tix to see Alice Cooper and Judas Priest October 10th at Credit Union One Amphitheatre!

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09/11/2025

“These go to 11.” 🤘

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hits theaters everywhere tomorrow. How many lines can you remember off the top of your head from the original?

09/09/2025

Tonight on Alice’s Attic, Alice Cooper has a “Cooper’s Countdown” straight outta 1977, he’ll get into the 80’s with a cool Pretenders track, and did you know the Grateful Dead had a song in a vampire movie? Check it out tonight from 7p to midnight. Listen anywhere on our free Drive app 📲

09/08/2025

🏈 Game Day Watch Party Giveaway!🏈
Register now for your chance to score an exclusive invitation to Sherman & Ankin Law Game Day Watch Party at Big Sammy’s Restaurant & Bar In Plainfield on Sunday, September 21st | 2p-4p.

✨ 50 winners + guests will enjoy:
🏈 A complimentary buffet
🏈 A chance to win tickets to see Paul McCartney & the Bears vs. Cowboys
🏈 The Ultimate game day atmosphere with fellow fans!

Don't miss out & register today! wdrv.com/gameday

Address

130 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL
60601

Telephone

+13126429378

Website

https://www.wdrv.com/

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