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In the latest Chicago radio ratings, the winner and still champion is WVAZ FM 102.7. The iHeartMedia urban adult-contemporary station also finished first in middays, afternoons and evenings.

Nielsen Audio ratings released Monday for the period from April 23 to May 20 showed V103 leading the market among overall listeners and among those between 25 and 54 — the prime demographic favored by advertisers.

Only Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart of Hubbard Radio hot adult contemporary WTMX FM 101.9 broke V103’s stranglehold on the adult demo, remaining a strong No. 1 in mornings among 25-54 listeners.

CBS Radio all-news WBBM AM 780, the market’s overall runner-up, again finished first among all listeners in mornings, with anchors Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy. With Cubs baseball broadcasts now airing on Newsradio 780, Nielsen Audio has begun reporting separate figures for WCFS FM 105.9, which previously simulcast the AM station full time. The listing below combines the two stations in mornings, when the simulcasting continues.

Since the survey period ended, iHeartMedia personnel changes dislodged Paul “Cubby” Bryant from mornings on adult contemporary WLIT FM 93.9, Ryan “Jordan” Gorman from afternoons on Top 40 WKSC FM 103.5, and U.B. Rodriguez from afternoons on urban contemporary WGCI FM 107.5. The numbers here reflect their performance.

Among Chicago’s news/talk stations, Tribune Media WGN AM 720 tied for eighth with a 3.3 share; Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 tied for 18th with a 2.4 share; Cumulus Media WLS AM 890 was 29th with 1.1 share; and Newsweb Radio WCPT AM 820 and Salem Media WIND AM 560 tied for 35th with 0.7 shares. Midway Broadcasting WVON AM 1690 did not register among the top 60 stations in the market.

Here are Chicago’s top 10 morning shows among listeners age 6 and older from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio in May, followed by average share (with previous month’s share in parentheses):

1. WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 (simulcast) Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy 10.9 (11.3)

2. WVAZ FM 102.7 Steve Harvey 6.6 (5.7)

3. WTMX FM 101.9 Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart 6.5 (7.0)

4. WGN AM 720 Steve Cochran 4.8 (5.3)

5. WOJO FM 105.1 Raul Molinar, Sylvia del Valle and Andres Maldonado 4.1 (4.1)

6. WKSC FM 103.5 Christopher “Fred” Frederick and Angi Taylor 3.7 (3.4)

7. WBEZ FM 91.5 NPR Morning Edition; Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia 3.4 (3.7)

8. (tie) WDRV FM 97.1 Pete McMurray and Dan McNeil 3.2 (3.9)

8. (tie) WLIT FM 93.9 Paul “Cubby” Bryant 3.2 (3.4)

10. (tie) WBBM FM 96.3 J. Niice (Jamar McNeil) and Showbiz Shelly Menaker 3.0 (3.0)

10. (tie) WLS FM 94.7 Jack Diamond and Brant Miller 3.0 (1.9)

Here are Chicago’s top 10 afternoon shows among listeners age 6 and older from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio in May, followed by average share (with previous month’s share in parentheses):

1. WVAZ FM 102.7 Doug Banks 6.0 (6.3)

2. WTMX FM 101.9 Koz (Kevin Koske) 4.5 (5.2)

3. WKSC FM 103.5 Jordan (Ryan Gorman) 4.4 (4.6)

4. WBBM AM 780 Kris Kridel and Keith Johnson; Cubs baseball 4.1 (4.1)

5. WBBM FM 96.3 Dougie Stylz and Justin Roman 4.0 (4.3)

6. (tie) WGCI FM 107.5 U.B. Rodriguez 3.6 (3.7)

6. (tie) WLIT FM 93.9 Mick Lee 3.6 (4.2)

8. WUSN FM 99.5 Shila Nathan 3.5 (3.1)

9. WKQX FM 101.1 Walter Flakus 3.3 (3.6)

10. WJMK FM 104.3 Gary Spears 3.2 (3.2)

Author:	Northside_Dan [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:16 pm ]
Post subject:	May Books
WMVP: 2.1 WSCR: 2.0 http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb005 I'm guessing a result of a Bulls bump and Sox being hot garbage. Interesting though. http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/08/i ... 103-again/ Mully and Hanley not even in the top 10 for morning shows.

Author:	Kirkwood [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:46 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
i think both stations try to see whose management could care less about the on-air product. wscr wins this round!

Author:	bigfan [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:49 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
Do B &B share in this success?

Author:	billypootons [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
paywall

Author:	pittmike [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:27 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
Well Mac is top 10. Score nowhere to be found. I know they will say look at the demo breakout.

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Author:	Peoria Matt [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:14 pm ]
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Wasn't May Books on WGN?

Author:	redskingreg [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:16 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
White Sox effect.

Author:	Reared on the Score [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:21 pm ]
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Peoria Matt wrote: Wasn't May Books on WGN? I clicked thinking this too.

Author:	Godfella [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:29 pm ]
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I was in a spring reading program with a May Books... I'll show myself out, thank you.

Author:	IMU [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:34 pm ]
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pittmike wrote: Well Mac is top 10. Score nowhere to be found. I know they will say look at the demo breakout. Mac is riding classic rock coattails.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:35 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
billypootons wrote: paywall Quote: In the latest Chicago radio ratings, the winner and still champion is WVAZ FM 102.7. The iHeartMedia urban adult-contemporary station also finished first in middays, afternoons and evenings. Nielsen Audio ratings released Monday for the period from April 23 to May 20 showed V103 leading the market among overall listeners and among those between 25 and 54 — the prime demographic favored by advertisers. Only Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart of Hubbard Radio hot adult contemporary WTMX FM 101.9 broke V103’s stranglehold on the adult demo, remaining a strong No. 1 in mornings among 25-54 listeners. CBS Radio all-news WBBM AM 780, the market’s overall runner-up, again finished first among all listeners in mornings, with anchors Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy. With Cubs baseball broadcasts now airing on Newsradio 780, Nielsen Audio has begun reporting separate figures for WCFS FM 105.9, which previously simulcast the AM station full time. The listing below combines the two stations in mornings, when the simulcasting continues. Since the survey period ended, iHeartMedia personnel changes dislodged Paul “Cubby” Bryant from mornings on adult contemporary WLIT FM 93.9, Ryan “Jordan” Gorman from afternoons on Top 40 WKSC FM 103.5, and U.B. Rodriguez from afternoons on urban contemporary WGCI FM 107.5. The numbers here reflect their performance. Among Chicago’s news/talk stations, Tribune Media WGN AM 720 tied for eighth with a 3.3 share; Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 tied for 18th with a 2.4 share; Cumulus Media WLS AM 890 was 29th with 1.1 share; and Newsweb Radio WCPT AM 820 and Salem Media WIND AM 560 tied for 35th with 0.7 shares. Midway Broadcasting WVON AM 1690 did not register among the top 60 stations in the market. Here are Chicago’s top 10 morning shows among listeners age 6 and older from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio in May, followed by average share (with previous month’s share in parentheses): 1. WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 (simulcast) Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy 10.9 (11.3) 2. WVAZ FM 102.7 Steve Harvey 6.6 (5.7) 3. WTMX FM 101.9 Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart 6.5 (7.0) 4. WGN AM 720 Steve Cochran 4.8 (5.3) 5. WOJO FM 105.1 Raul Molinar, Sylvia del Valle and Andres Maldonado 4.1 (4.1) 6. WKSC FM 103.5 Christopher “Fred” Frederick and Angi Taylor 3.7 (3.4) 7. WBEZ FM 91.5 NPR Morning Edition; Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia 3.4 (3.7) 8. (tie) WDRV FM 97.1 Pete McMurray and Dan McNeil 3.2 (3.9) 8. (tie) WLIT FM 93.9 Paul “Cubby” Bryant 3.2 (3.4) 10. (tie) WBBM FM 96.3 J. Niice (Jamar McNeil) and Showbiz Shelly Menaker 3.0 (3.0) 10. (tie) WLS FM 94.7 Jack Diamond and Brant Miller 3.0 (1.9) Here are Chicago’s top 10 afternoon shows among listeners age 6 and older from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio in May, followed by average share (with previous month’s share in parentheses): 1. WVAZ FM 102.7 Doug Banks 6.0 (6.3) 2. WTMX FM 101.9 Koz (Kevin Koske) 4.5 (5.2) 3. WKSC FM 103.5 Jordan (Ryan Gorman) 4.4 (4.6) 4. WBBM AM 780 Kris Kridel and Keith Johnson; Cubs baseball 4.1 (4.1) 5. WBBM FM 96.3 Dougie Stylz and Justin Roman 4.0 (4.3) 6. (tie) WGCI FM 107.5 U.B. Rodriguez 3.6 (3.7) 6. (tie) WLIT FM 93.9 Mick Lee 3.6 (4.2) 8. WUSN FM 99.5 Shila Nathan 3.5 (3.1) 9. WKQX FM 101.1 Walter Flakus 3.3 (3.6) 10. WJMK FM 104.3 Gary Spears 3.2 (3.2)

Author:	Beardown [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:26 am ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
Feder gives you mornings and afternoons, but not middays. Goff has been back for like 5 months now. Still no report on how that show rates. Still no report on if they beat Carm and Jurko. I'm just curious as to how it's doing. Can somebody tweet Feder and ask him?

Author:	badrogue17 [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:27 am ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
IMU wrote: pittmike wrote: Well Mac is top 10. Score nowhere to be found. I know they will say look at the demo breakout. Mac is riding classic rock coattails. They're down 7/10 a rating point from previous book. Look for a new thread by Mac to explain it.

Author:	spmack [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:33 am ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
V103 is kicking ass.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:41 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
spmack wrote: V103 is kicking ass. Every time I land on V103, I like what I hear. One time I heard a really cool song but it didn't come up in the playlist, so I texted the station to ask what it was. It was "Children of the Night" by the Stylistics. I'm surprised a Clear Channel/iHeart station is allowed to have more than 30 songs in its playlist. I guess they figured they were better off leaving it alone.

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:10 am ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
I tried to place a bet with a very standoffish bookie named May Book.

Author:	Beardown [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 11:44 am ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
good dolphin wrote: I tried to place a bet with a very standoffish bookie named May Book. I got it even though most didn't. Nice one.

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Author:	DannyB [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:10 pm ]
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Northside_Dan wrote: WMVP: 2.1 WSCR: 2.0 http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb005 I'm guessing a result of a Bulls bump and Sox being hot garbage. Interesting though. http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/08/i ... 103-again/ Mully and Hanley not even in the top 10 for morning shows. Does this mean that at any one time MVP has 21 listeners and the Score 20? I have never understood how this translates to raw listeners, which would seem to be all that matters.

Author:	Gloopan Kuratz [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:36 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
WDRV FM 97.1 Pete McMurray and Dan McNeil 3.2 (3.9) The decent to oblivion begins.

Author:	Seacrest [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:06 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
Gloopan Kuratz wrote: WDRV FM 97.1 Pete McMurray and Dan McNeil 3.2 (3.9) The decent to oblivion begins. But your assault on the English language descends further.

Author:	Peoria Matt [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:21 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: May Books
Seacrest wrote: Gloopan Kuratz wrote: WDRV FM 97.1 Pete McMurray and Dan McNeil 3.2 (3.9) The decent to oblivion begins. But your assault on the English language descends further. Maybe that's a rare radio condition he was describing.