From Tom Taylor's NOW column...
Chicago – Bears football may help explain the 4.9-4.9-5.4 jump for CBS all-newser WBBM and its FM simulcast at 105.9. It now ranks #2. Just above it is CC’s urban AC “V103,” with its 17th win in the last 18 books. But “V” is drifting southward, down 7.4-6.7-6.2. (Read "V103 celebrates 25 years at the top" from Chicago media observer Robert Feder here.) Third place goes to Hubbard’s hot AC “Mix” WTMX, 5.3-5.0-5.2. Then come CBS Radio’s country “US 99.5” WUSN, 4.9-4.5-4.5 and Clear Channel’s top 40 “Kiss” WKSC with a one-year best (4.1-3.9-4.3). It’s the fanciest PPM ever for CBS-owned adult alternative WXRT (2.8-3.5-3.8). But there’s a down-trend for Merlin’s classic rock “Loop” WLUP, 3.4-3.0-2.6. In talk, Tribune’s WGN drops 4.6-4.6-4.0. Cumulus talker WLS can’t break a 2-share, 1.8-1.7-1.9. In sports, it’s the CBS “Score” WSCR, 2.0-2.2-2.3 and Disney’s WMVP, 1.0-1.0-1.1. Three stations manage a cume larger than two million – CHR “Kiss” at 2,254,700, hot AC “Mix” at 2,063,400 and CBS Radio’s rhythmic “B96” WBBM-FM at 2,046,000. B96 ranks #10 in share
