I listened to WLS, too. But the one I listened to was out of Chicago. A million records sold in Dec ‘63. That’s a month after Kennedy was shot. I simply don’t remember hearing the Beatles prior to that event. The songs I remember were songs like “Hey, Hey Paula”, Bobby Vinton’s “Blue Velvet” and Elvis.
Here’s a trivial question. What was the Beatle’s first release? Answer “Love Me Do”. It was released in England. It was the third or fourth release in the US.
“I listened to WLS, too. But the one I listened to was out of Chicago.”
On a good night I could also ... in Florida.