From Tom Taylor's NOW column...
Chicago is again a case of a clear leader (iHeart’s urban AC “V103” WVAZ, 6.1-5.9-6.0) and then some distance to the next clutch of stations. New #2 is Hubbard’s hot AC “Mix” WTMX (5.0-4.7-4.9), just a millimeter ahead of tied-for-third sister classic rock “Drive” WDRV (4.6-4.8-4.8) and Entercom’s news WBBM/WCFS (4.9-4.9-4.8). Holding fifth but cooling off is Univision’s regional Mexican WOJO (5.0-4.6-4.3). Not cooling is Cumulus classic hits WLS-FM (3.8-4.3-4.2) – which benefits from last Fall’s disappearance of classic hits WJMK. That station is now Entercom’s classic hip-hop/throwbacks “104.3 Jams” WBMX (3.5-3.4-3.6). Chris Huff says “Largest month for Entercom’s adult alternative WXRT since November 2013” (3.3-3.5-3.7). Just below Jams, tied for ninth, are iHeart CHR “Kiss” WKSC (3.3-3.6-3.5), sister AC WLIT (3.3-3.4-3.5) and Entercom’s country “US99” WUSN (3.5-3.3-3.5). Also tied in ninth place is Entercom’s sports “Score” WSCR (3.2-3.6-3.5, and second at night with the Cubs). Checking dayparts, V103 leads everywhere except mornings, where it’s third. Mix repeats at #1 with “Eric in the Morning with Melissa & Whip.” The Drive is second middays and weekends, and WBBM/WCFS place #2 in mornings. “Jams” WBMX has opportunities, because it’s fourth at night, but tied for eighteenth in mornings. Here’s the latest topline for dangling-between-Tribune-and-Sinclair talk WGN - 2.0-2.2-2.4. Morning talent Steve Cochran’s up from twelfth to sixth. Chicago’s cume leader is CHR Kiss, at just over 1.9 million.
From Robert Feder's column, the top 30 stations in Chicago from 6am--Midnight, ages 6+
1. WVAZ 102.7-FM urban adult contemporary, 6.0 (5.9)
2. WTMX 101.9-FM hot adult contemporary, 4.9 (4.7)
3. (tie) WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM all news, 4.8 (4.9); WDRV 97.1-FM classic rock, 4.8 (4.8)
5. WOJO 105.1-FM Mexican regional, 4.3 (4.6)
6. WLS 94.7-FM classic hits, 4.2 (4.3)
7. WXRT 93.1-FM adult album alternative, 3.7 (3.5)
8. WBMX 104.3-FM classic hip hop, 3.6 (3.4)
9. (tie) WKSC 103.5-FM Top 40, 3.5 (3.6); WLIT 93.9-FM adult contemporary, 3.5 (3.4); WSCR 670-AM sports talk, 3.5 (3.6); WUSN 99.5-FM country, 3.5 (3.3)
13. (tie) WGCI 107.5-FM urban contemporary, 3.3 (3.1); WRME 87.7-FM soft rock oldies, 3.3 (3.5)
15. (tie) WKQX 101.1-FM alternative rock, 3.0 (3.1); WSHE 100.3-FM adult contemporary, 3.0 (2.7)
17. WBBM 96.3-FM Top 40, 2.9 (2.4)
18. WPPN 106.7-FM Spanish adult contemporary, 2.7 (2.5)
19. WLEY 107.9-FM Mexican regional, 2.6 (2.6)
20. WBEZ 91.5-FM public radio news talk, 2.5 (2.8)
21. WGN 720-AM news talk, 2.4 (2.2)
22. WPWX 92.3-FM urban contemporary, 2.1 (2.1)
23. WEBG 95.5-FM country, 1.9 (1.8)
24. WCKL 97.9-FM contemporary Christian, 1.6 (1.5)
25. WLS 890-AM news talk, 1.5 (1.7)
26. (tie) WMVP 1000-AM sports talk, 1.3 (1.3); WVIV 93.5-FM Spanish contemporary, 1.3 (1.2)
28. WERV 95.9-FM classic hits, 1.1 (1.0)
29. WFMT 98.7-FM classical, 1.0 (0.9)
30. (tie) WMBI 90.1-FM Christian ministry, 0.9 (0.9); WSRB 106.3-FM urban adult contemporary, 0.9 (0.7)
