The Hay Day

In the 60s early 70s the only music on FM was classical, all the rock was on AM. Chicago had two powerful AM rock stations, WLS and WCFL, the signal reached out hundreds of miles.

One of the Chicago radio DJs once made the comment that if you were shopping for a used car, and the radio push buttons were set for WLS and WCFL that the transmission was probably shot
Picked up one of those two one night in Rapid City, S. Dakota on top of a ridge. Clear view, no obstructions to the east. Think it is somewhere around 850 miles.