WBBM-FM (96.3 MHz, "B96") is a gold-based contemporary hit radio station in Chicago, Illinois.

[2] The station's transmitter was located at the American National Bank Building, at 33 N. LaSalle Street.

In the 1950s, as network programming moved from radio to television, WBBM-AM-FM carried a full service middle of the road format of popular music, news and talk.

In 1966, WBBM-FM split from simulcasting the AM and flipped to "The Young Sound", a format pioneered by John DeWitt for co-owned WCBS-FM in New York City.

[9] However, its playlist was skewed towards a young audience, which distinguished it from most easy listening and beautiful music stations of the era.

[8][9] By the early 1970s, the station was airing a format consisting of top 40, album cuts, and past hits.

[14] Dick Bartley, who later became a popular syndicated radio personality, spent time at WBBM-FM as program director and morning disc jockey in the late 1970s.

[19][20] WBBM-FM briefly carried American Top 40 with Casey Kasem during the soft rock years.

[21] In May 1982, WBBM-FM began airing a Top 40/CHR format known as "Hot Hits", which was created by consultant Mike Joseph.

This follows the trend of other struggling Top 40/CHRs flipping to the format, such as WFLC in Miami and KLIF-FM in Dallas-Fort Worth, to attract a wider listener base.

[31] Ed Volkman started at B96 in 1986 hosting morning drive along with Karen Hand and Mike Elston.

[31][32] When Elston left B96 in 1988, Bohannon was moved to mornings along with Volkman and Hand, launching the "Eddie & JoBo" show.

In September 2021, Hajian left the station, with Ramirez continuing to host the show, which was renamed "B96 Mornings".