{"id":29699,"date":"2021-05-18T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=29699"},"modified":"2021-05-18T06:00:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:00:02","slug":"chicago-radio-ratings-victory-repeats-v103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2021\/05\/18\/chicago-radio-ratings-victory-repeats-v103\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago radio ratings: Victory repeats itself for V103"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Joe Soto<\/p><\/div>\n

WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B powerhouse, widened its lead as Chicago's most popular radio station in the latest Nielsen Audio survey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ratings released Monday showed V103 atop the market for the second month in a row as well as No. 1 in afternoons with Joe Soto and evenings with syndicated host Keith Sweat.<\/p>\n

WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Audacy all-news combo, recaptured the top spot in mornings with Pat Cassidy after ranking third in March. WBBM Newsradio traded places with Chicago Public Media news\/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM, which fell from first to third, with V103 in between.<\/p>\n

WLIT 93.9-FM, the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station, was first in middays with Robin Rock.<\/p>\n

The month's other notable winner was WOJO 105.1-FM, the Univision Spanish-language Mexican regional station, which swept the advertiser-coveted 25-to-54 age demographic, finishing first overall and first in mornings, middays, afternoons and evenings.<\/p>\n

Here are Chicago\u2019s top 30 radio stations from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Sunday, as measured by Nielsen Audio from April 1 to 28, followed by format and average quarter-hour share of listeners age 6 and older (with previous month\u2019s share in parentheses):<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. WVAZ 102.7-FM<\/strong> R&B, 6.9 (6.3)
\n2. WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM<\/strong> all news, 6.3 (6.2)
\n3. WLIT 93.9-FM<\/strong> adult contemporary, 5.6 (5.7)
\n4. WDRV 97.1-FM<\/strong> classic rock, 5.1 (4.7)
\n5. WBEZ 91.5-FM<\/strong> public radio news talk, 4.9 (4.7)
\n6. WOJO 105.1-FM<\/strong> Mexican regional, 4.1 (4.2)
\n7. WTMX 101.9-FM<\/strong> hot adult contemporary, 4.0 (4.4)
\n8. WXRT 93.1-FM<\/strong> adult album alternative, 3.6 (3.6)
\n9. WGN 720-AM<\/strong> news talk, 3.4 (3.5)
\n10. WRME 87.7-FM<\/strong> soft rock oldies, 3.2 (3.2)
\n11. (tie) WBMX 104.3-FM<\/strong> classic hip-hop, 2.8 (2.9); WKSC 103.5-FM<\/strong> Top 40, 2.8 (3.1)
\n13. (tie) WLS 94.7-FM<\/strong> classic hits, 2.7 (2.5); WPPN 106.7-FM<\/strong> Spanish adult contemporary, 2.7 (2.4)
\n15. WSCR 670-AM<\/strong> sports talk, 2.6 (2.4)
\n16. WKQX 101.1-FM<\/strong> alternative rock, 2.5 (2.5)
\n17. WSHE 100.3-FM<\/strong> adult contemporary, 2.3 (2.2)
\n18. WUSN 99.5-FM<\/strong> country, 2.2 (2.6)
\n19. (tie) WGCI 107.5-FM<\/strong> hip-hop, 2.0 (2.2); WLEY 107.9-FM<\/strong> Mexican regional, 2.0 (1.8)
\n21. WFMT 98.7-FM<\/strong> classical, 1.9 (2.3)
\n22. WBBM 96.3-FM<\/strong> Top 40, 1.8 (1.8)
\n23. WCHI 95.5-FM<\/strong> rock, 1.5 (1.7)
\n24. (tie) WLS 890-AM<\/strong> news talk, 1.4 (1.5); WPWX 92.3-FM<\/strong> hip-hop, 1.4 (1.5)
\n26. WMBI 90.1-FM<\/strong> Christian ministry, 1.2 (1.0)
\n27. (tie) WMVP 1000-AM<\/strong> sports talk, 1.1 (0.9); WVIV 93.5-FM<\/strong> Spanish contemporary, 1.1 (1.1)
\n29. (tie) WCKL 97.9-FM<\/strong> contemporary Christian music, 0.8 (0.8); WXLC 102.3-FM<\/strong> hot adult contemporary, 0.8 (0.4)<\/p>\n

Here are Chicago radio\u2019s top 10 morning shows from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Pat Cassidy<\/strong>
\n2. WVAZ 102.7-FM Steve Harvey<\/strong>
\n3. WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201cMorning Edition\u201d; \u201cBBC Newshour\u201d<\/strong>
\n4. WDRV 97.1-FM Brian Sherman and Steve Tingle<\/strong>
\n5. WLIT 93.9-FM Melissa Forman<\/strong>
\n6. WTMX 101.9-FM Eric Ferguson, Nikki Chuminatto, Brian \u201cWhip\u201d Paruch and Violeta Podrumedic<\/strong>
\n7. WGN 720-AM Bob Sirott<\/strong>
\n8. WOJO 105.1-FM Ra\u00fal Molinar, Carla Medrano and Andr\u00e9s Maldonado<\/strong>
\n9. WXRT 93.1-FM Richard Milne<\/strong>
\n10. WRME 87.7-FM<\/p>\n

Here are Chicago radio\u2019s top 10 midday shows from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. WLIT 93.9-FM Robin Rock<\/strong>
\n2. WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Cisco Cotto<\/strong>
\n3. WDRV 97.1-FM Bob Stroud<\/strong>
\n4. WVAZ 102.7-FM Bionc\u00e9 Foxx<\/strong>
\n5. WOJO 105.1-FM Rafael \u201cEl Primo Rafa\u201d Bautista<\/strong>
\n6. WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201c1A\u201d; \u201cReset\u201d; \u201cFresh Air\u201d<\/strong>
\n7. WXRT 93.1-FM Lin Brehmer<\/strong>
\n8. WGN 720-AM John Williams; Anna Davlantes<\/strong>
\n9. (tie) WRME 87.7-FM; WTMX 101.9-FM\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are Chicago radio\u2019s top 10 afternoon shows from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. WVAZ 102.7-FM Joe Soto<\/strong>
\n2. WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Keith Johnson and Lisa Fielding<\/strong>
\n3. WLIT 93.9-FM Mick Lee\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\n4. WDRV 97.1-FM Steve Seaver and Janda Lane<\/strong>
\n5. WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d; \u201cMarketplace\u201d<\/strong>
\n6. (tie) WOJO 105.1-FM Sylvia del Valle;<\/strong> WTMX 101.9-FM Chris Petlak and Lisa Allen<\/strong>
\n8. WKSC 103.5-FM Brady Broski<\/strong>
\n9. WBMX 104.3-FM Sean \u201cSonic\u201d Leckie<\/strong>
\n10. (tie) WXRT 93.1-FM Marty Lennartz;<\/strong> WPPN 106.7-FM Maria Esther \u201cLa Chula\u201d Mendez and Poncho \u201cLa Bestia\u201d Mercado<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are Chicago radio\u2019s top 10 evening shows from 7 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. WVAZ 102.7-FM Keith Sweat<\/strong>
\n2. WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Bob Conway; Andy Dahn<\/strong>
\n3. WLIT 93.9-FM Delilah Rene<\/strong>
\n4. WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201cMarketplace\u201d; \u201cThe Daily\u201d; \u201cFresh Air\u201d; \u201c1A\u201d; \u201cBBC World Service\u201d<\/strong>
\n5. WBMX 104.3-FM
\n6. WGN 720-AM John Records Landecker; Dave Plier; Chicago Blackhawks<\/strong>
\n7. (tie) WDRV 97.1-FM John \u201cByrd\u201d Kempf;<\/strong> WFMT 98.7-FM; WKSC 103.5-FM Jordan \u201cJRDN\u201d Foster<\/strong>
\n10. WGCI 107.5-FM Zach Boog<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Copyright \u00a9 2021 The Nielsen Company.<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B powerhouse, widened its lead as Chicago's most popular radio station in the latest Nielsen Audio survey.\u00a0 Ratings released Monday showed V103 atop the market for the second month in a row as well as No. 1 in afternoons with Joe Soto and evenings with syndicated host Keith Sweat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29699"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29699"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29714,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29699\/revisions\/29714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}