{"id":33455,"date":"2022-05-24T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=33455"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:00:06","slug":"chicago-radio-ratings-v103-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2022\/05\/24\/chicago-radio-ratings-v103-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago radio ratings: V103 on top again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Soto<\/p><\/div>\n

WVAZ 102.7-FM increased its audience share in April and marked its 72nd ratings victory since the iHeartMedia R&B station signed on in 1988.<\/p>\n

Nielsen Audio figures released May 16 also showed V103 leading afternoons with Joe Soto and evenings with the syndicated Keith Sweat.<\/p>\n

Tied for first place in mornings were Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM with Cisco Cotto and Mai Martinez, and Chicago Public Media news\/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM with \u201cMorning Edition,\u201d \u201cBBC Newshour\u201d and local news with Mary Dixon.<\/p>\n

Hubbard Radio classic rock WDRV 97.1-FM, which ranked second over all, won middays with Bob Stroud.<\/p>\n

Among listeners between 25 and 54 \u2014 the demographic most sought by advertisers \u2014 Univision Spanish-language regional Mexican WOJO 105.1-FM was back on top. It also led in mornings with Ra\u00fal Molinar, Carla Medrano and Andr\u00e9s Maldonado and middays with Rafael \u201cEl Primo Rafa\u201d Bautista in the key adult demo.<\/p>\n

Hispanic listeners comprise 21.5 percent of the Chicago radio market and Black listeners comprise 16.6 percent of the market, according to Nielsen.<\/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 March 31 to April 27, 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, 6.0 (5.8)
\n2. WDRV 97.1-FM<\/strong> classic rock, 5.7 (4.8)
\n3. WLIT 93.9-FM<\/strong> adult contemporary, 5.1 (5.0)
\n4. WBEZ 91.5-FM<\/strong> public radio news talk, 4.8 (5.4)
\n5. WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM<\/strong> all news, 4.6 (5.5)
\n6. WTMX 101.9-FM<\/strong> hot adult contemporary, 3.8 (2.9)
\n7. WXRT 93.1-FM<\/strong> adult album alternative, 3.7 (4.4)
\n8. WOJO 105.1-FM<\/strong> Mexican regional, 3.6 (3.0)
\n9. WRME 87.7-FM<\/strong> soft rock oldies, 3.3 (3.1)
\n10. WLS 94.7-FM<\/strong> classic hits, 3.2 (3.0)
\n11. (tie) WUSN 99.5-FM<\/strong> country, 3.1 (3.3); WGN 720-AM<\/strong> news talk, 3.1 (3.5)
\n13. WPPN 106.7-FM<\/strong> Spanish adult contemporary, 2.9 (2.9)
\n14. (tie) WCHI 95.5-FM<\/strong> rock, 2.7 (3.0); WKSC 103.5-FM<\/strong> Top 40, 2.7 (2.6)
\n16. WFMT 98.7-FM<\/strong> classical, 2.6 (2.2)
\n17. WSHE 100.3-FM<\/strong> adult contemporary, 2.4 (2.3)
\n18. (tie) WBMX 104.3-FM<\/strong> classic hip-hop, 2.3 (2.4); WGCI 107.5-FM<\/strong> hip-hop, 2.3 (2.5); WLEY 107.9-FM<\/strong> Mexican regional, 2.3 (2.2)
\n21. WBBM 96.3-FM<\/strong> Top 40, 2.1 (2.5)
\n22. (tie) WSCR 670-AM<\/strong> sports talk, 2.0 (1.3); WKQX 101.1-FM<\/strong> alternative rock, 2.0 (1.9)
\n24. WMVP 1000-AM<\/strong> sports talk, 1.5 (0.9)
\n25. WPWX 92.3-FM<\/strong> hip-hop, 1.3 (1.2)
\n26. WCKL 97.9-FM<\/strong> contemporary Christian music, 1.2 (1.3)
\n27. WLS 890-AM<\/strong> news talk, 1.1 (1.2)
\n28. (tie) WSRB 106.3-FM<\/strong> R&B, 0.9 (0.8); WVIV 93.5-FM<\/strong> Spanish contemporary, 0.9 (0.9)
\n30. (tie) WDCB 90.9-FM<\/strong> public radio jazz, 0.8 (0.6); WXLC 102.3-FM<\/strong> hot adult contemporary, 0.8 (0.8)<\/p>\n

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

1. (tie) WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Cisco Cotto and Mai Martinez;<\/strong> WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201cMorning Edition\u201d; \u201cBBC Newshour\u201d<\/strong>
\n3. (tie) WDRV 97.1-FM Brian Sherman and Steve Tingle;<\/strong> WOJO 105.1-FM Ra\u00fal Molinar, Carla Medrano and Andr\u00e9s Maldonado<\/strong>
\n5. WTMX 101.9-FM Chris Petlak, Nikki Chuminatto, Brian Paruch and Violeta Podrumedic<\/strong>
\n6. WVAZ 102.7-FM Steve Harvey<\/strong>
\n7. WGN 720-AM Bob Sirott<\/strong>
\n8. WKSC 103.5-FM Christopher \u201cFred\u201d Frederick<\/strong>
\n9. WLIT 93.9-FM Melissa Forman<\/strong>
\n10. WXRT 93.1-FM Richard Milne<\/strong><\/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:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. WDRV 97.1-FM Bob Stroud<\/strong>
\n2. WLIT 93.9-FM Robin Rock<\/strong>
\n3. WVAZ 102.7-FM Bionc\u00e9 Foxx<\/strong>
\n4. WRME 87.7-FM
\n5. WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201c1A\u201d; \u201cReset\u201d; \u201cHere and Now\u201d<\/strong>
\n6. WXRT 93.1-FM Lin Brehmer<\/strong>
\n7. WGN 720-AM John Williams<\/strong>
\n8. (tie) WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Rob Hart;<\/strong> WLS 94.7-FM Erin Carman<\/strong>
\n10. (tie) WOJO 105.1-FM Rafael \u201cEl Primo Rafa\u201d Bautista;<\/strong> WTMX 101.9-FM Lisa Allen<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

1. WVAZ 102.7-FM Joe Soto<\/strong>
\n2. (tie) WDRV 97.1-FM Steve Seaver and Janda Lane;<\/strong> WLIT 93.9-FM Mick Lee<\/strong>
\n4. (tie) WBBM 780-AM\/WCFS 105.9-FM Keith Johnson and Lisa Fielding;<\/strong> WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d; \u201cMarketplace\u201d<\/strong>
\n6. WTMX 101.9-FM Casey McCabe and Jenny Valliere<\/strong>
\n7. (tie) WXRT 93.1-FM Marty Lennartz;<\/strong> WUSN 99.5-FM Scotty Kay<\/strong>
\n9. WLS 94.7-FM Tim Virgin<\/strong>
\n10. WCHI 95.5-FM Josh Klinger<\/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:<\/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. WFMT 98.7-FM Kerry Frumkin<\/strong>
\n4. WLIT 93.9-FM Delilah Rene<\/strong>
\n5. WDRV 97.1-FM John \u201cByrd\u201d Kempf<\/strong>
\n6. WUSN 99.5-FM Rob Stone and Holly Hutton<\/strong>
\n7. WGCI 107.5-FM Zach Boog<\/strong>
\n8. (tie) WSCR 670-AM Chicago Cubs baseball; Gabe Ramirez; \"BetMGM Tonight\"<\/strong>; WBEZ 91.5-FM \u201cMarketplace\u201d; \u201cThe Daily\u201d; \u201cFresh Air\u201d; \u201c1A\u201d; \u201cBBC World Service\u201d<\/strong>
\n10. (tie) WBMX 104.3-FM; WCHI 95.5-FM Maria Palmer<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Copyright \u00a9 2022 The Nielsen Company.<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WVAZ 102.7-FM increased its audience share in April and marked its 72nd ratings victory since the iHeartMedia R&B station signed on in 1988. Nielsen Audio figures released May 16 also showed V103 leading afternoons with Joe Soto and evenings with the syndicated 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\/33455"}],"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=33455"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33460,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33455\/revisions\/33460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}