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Author:  whistler [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  February ratings

Surprised that WMVP is way down on the list. Nobody likes ESPN or what?

Also suprised WGN is so high, higher than the Score and shit. Who the hell listens to that boring programming?

Also surprised the Drive is so high. I guess the suburbs really are a classic rock town.

https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/03/17/ ... GvMHGkHAm0


1. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM all news, 5.8 (5.4)
2. WTMX 101.9-FM hot adult contemporary, 5.4 (4.9)
3. WDRV 97.1-FM classic rock, 5.3 (5.3)
4. WVAZ 102.7-FM urban adult contemporary, 4.9 (5.2)
5. WLIT 93.9-FM adult contemporary, 4.8 (5.5)
6. WLS 94.7-FM classic hits, 4.2 (4.2)
7. WGN 720-AM news talk, 3.9 (3.8)
8. WKSC 103.5-FM Top 40, 3.7 (3.6)
9. WBEZ 91.5-FM public radio news talk, 3.6 (3.9)
10. (tie) WXRT 93.1-FM adult album alternative, 3.3 (3.1); WOJO 105.1-FM Mexican regional, 3.3 (3.4); WSHE 100.3-FM adult contemporary, 3.3 (3.6)
13. WUSN 99.5-FM country, 2.8 (2.6)
14. WSCR 670-AM sports talk, 2.7 (3.3)
15. (tie) WBBM 96.3-FM Top 40, 2.6 (2.6); WLEY 107.9-FM Mexican regional, 2.6 (1.9)
17. WBMX 104.3-FM classic hip hop, 2.5 (2.4)
18. WRME 87.7-FM soft rock oldies, 2.4 (3.5)
19. (tie) WKQX 101.1-FM alternative rock, 2.3 (2.2); WLS 890-AM news talk, 2.3 (2.3)
21. WGCI 107.5-FM urban contemporary, 2.1 (2.1)
22. (tie) WPPN 106.7-FM Spanish adult contemporary, 1.9 (1.5); WVIV 93.5-FM Spanish contemporary, 1.9 (1.5)
24. WCKL 97.9-FM contemporary Christian, 1.5 (1.2)
25. (tie) WEBG 95.5-FM country, 1.4 (1.6); WPWX 92.3-FM urban contemporary, 1.4 (1.4)
27. WMVP 1000-AM sports talk, 1.2 (1.4)
28. WFMT 98.7-FM classical 1.0 (0.9)
29. WMBI 90.1-FM Christian ministry, 0.8 (0.9)
30. WSRB 106.3-FM urban adult contemporary, 0.7 (0.8)

Here are Chicago radio’s top 10 morning shows from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:

1. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy
2. WTMX 101.9-FM Eric Ferguson, Melissa McGurren and Brian “Whip” Paruch
3. WGN 720-AM Bob Sirott
4. (tie) WDRV 97.1-FM Brian Sherman and Steve Tingle; WVAZ 102.7-FM Steve Harvey
6. WBEZ 91.5-FM “Morning Edition” and “BBC Newshour”
7. WKSC 103.5-FM Christopher “Fred” Frederick and Angi Taylor
8. WLIT 93.9-FM Melissa Forman
9. (tie) WLS 94.7-FM Dave Fogel and Kim Berk; WSHE 100.3-FM Brooke Fox and Jubal Fresh

Here are Chicago radio’s top 10 midday shows from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:

1. WDRV 97.1-FM Bob Stroud
2. WTMX 101.9-FM Lisa Allen
3. WLIT 93.9-FM Robin Rock
4. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM Cisco Cotto and Rob Hart
5. WVAZ 102.7-FM Bioncé Foxx
6. WLS 94.7-FM Greg Brown
7. WGN 720-AM John Williams; Ji Suk Yi; Anna Davlantes
8. WOJO 105.1-FM Rafael “El Primo Rafa” Bautista
9. WLS 890-AM Chris Plante; Rush Limbaugh
10. WXRT 93.1-FM Lin Brehmer

Here are Chicago radio’s top 10 afternoon shows from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:

1. (tie) WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM Keith Johnson and Lisa Fielding; WTMX 101.9-FM Kevin “Koz” Koske
3. WLIT 93.9-FM Mick Lee
4. WDRV 97.1-FM Steve Seaver and Janda Lane
5. WKSC 103.5-FM Brady Broski
6. WVAZ 102.7-FM Joe Soto
7. (tie) WBEZ 91.5-FM “All Things Considered” and “Marketplace”; WLS 94.7-FM Erin Carman
9. WSHE 100.3-FM Jay Styles
10. WGN 720-AM Roe Conn

Here are Chicago radio’s top 10 evening shows from 7 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio:

1. WLIT 93.9-FM Delilah Rene
2. WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM Bob Conway
3. WVAZ 102.7-FM Keith Sweat
4. WTMX 101.9-FM Chris Petlak
5. WBEZ 91.5-FM “Marketplace,” “The Daily,” “Fresh Air with Terry Gross,” “BBC Newsday,” “1A,” “BBC World Service”
6. WDRV 97.1-FM Phil Manicki
7. WCKL 97.9-FM Alex Taylor
8. WKSC 103.5-FM Jordan Foster
9. WGN 720-AM Justin Kaufmann
10. (tie) WBBM 96.3-FM Julia Lepidi; WLS 94.7-FM Brian Peck

Author:  billypootons [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

So ch runs the Whistler account?

Author:  Tad Queasy [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

I know Bernstein & McKNight and McNeil & Parkins have not consistently been in the Top 10 in their time slots, but hadn't Mulligan and Hanley/Haugh had been in the Top 10 pretty consistently for years?

Author:  Minooka Meatball [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

billypootons wrote:
So ch runs the Whistler account?


My first thought :shock: - I coulda swore it was HY.

No Score shows registered in any top 10. July must be quaking in her boots.

Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

Tad Queasy wrote:
I know Bernstein & McKNight and McNeil & Parkins have not consistently been in the Top 10 in their time slots, but hadn't Mulligan and Hanley/Haugh had been in the Top 10 pretty consistently for years?

February is sport doldrums and Feder’s ratings are not specific to their demographic.

Author:  Curious Hair [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

billypootons wrote:
So ch runs the Whistler account?

:evil:

I don't know what compelled Whistler to do a Feder post. Maybe he didn't have thoughts involving MAGA hats and poop for once.

Anyway, as for the Score falling out of top ten in mornings, well, it was the Sports Dead Zone with two bad winter teams then and now it's the Sports Quarantine Zone with no teams at all, so it's gonna get worse for them before it gets better, pace Mitch Rosen's Duff Zero remarks about how listeners will flock to the Score for the pure companionship of Connor McKnight. As mentioned, Feder's public numbers are the rawest of the raw, no demo breakdowns, so for a really sports-intensive morning show to be top ten overall as consistently as they were was really an achievement.

Going forward, I'd expect WLS-FM, Me-TV FM, and the Drive to be the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic, provided it doesn't drive their respective parent companies into bankruptcy: it's auditory comfort food at a time like this. World's collapsing around us, all I wanna do is listen to "Don't Stop Believin'" in hopes that I, too, can stave off the cessation of believin'.

Only XRT guy in the top ten is Lin Brehmer after regularly being the only one out. Guess middays are a win-win for him.

Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

The other potential fallout is less people in cars = lower ratings across the board.

Author:  SpiralStairs [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

I will ask again. Who on earth listens to live radio ESPECIALLY A.M. radio these days?

Author:  conns7901 [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

SpiralStairs wrote:
I will ask again. Who on earth listens to live radio ESPECIALLY A.M. radio these days?


I do in my car.

Author:  SpiralStairs [ Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: February ratings

conns7901 wrote:
SpiralStairs wrote:
I will ask again. Who on earth listens to live radio ESPECIALLY A.M. radio these days?


I do in my car.


No podcasts or sat radio?

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