More than four years after CBS Radio relaunched WJMK FM 104.3 as K-Hits, the classic hits outlet is finally hitting it big.

In Nielsen Audio ratings released Monday, the station surged into the top five with its best performance to date. But some critics said there was a catch.

For the period from June 18 to July 15, K-Hits ranked fourth overall with a 4.1 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 1,565,200. It also ranked fourth among listeners between 25 and 54 with a 4.2 share and 766,200 cume. One year ago, it was languishing in 16th place overall and 17th in the adult demo.

The station’s strongest showing was in middays, where Jeffrey T. Mason finished second overall and led the market in three key male demographics — 18 to 34, 18 to 49, and 25 to 54. Just last May the station officially named Mason permanent replacement for legendary midday personality Tommy Edwards, who had retired the previous fall.

Competitors were quick to point out that K-Hits is among CBS Radio stations here utilizing Voltair, an audio-processing device that boosts the detection of encoded broadcast signals by Nielsen Audio’s Portable People Meters. At a national webinar for radio clients in July, Nielsen Audio said it did not support the use of Voltair, but stopped short of banning it.

CBS Radio Chicago programming executives declined to comment.

1) WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 (simulcast) Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy 10.0 (9.9)
2) WTMX FM 101.9 Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart 7.1 (6.7)
3) WVAZ FM 102.7 Steve Harvey 5.9 (6.3)
4) WGN AM 720 Steve Cochran 5.8 (6.0)
5) WOJO FM 105.1 Raul Molinar, Sylvia del Valle and Andres Maldonado 4.0 (4.1)
6) (tie) WBEZ FM 91.5 NPR Morning Edition; Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia 3.4 (3.2)
6) (tie) WDRV FM 97.1 Pete McMurray and Dan McNeil 3.4 (3.6)
8) WJMK FM 104.3 Dave Fogel 3.3 (2.8)
9) WSCR AM 670 Mike Mulligan and Brian Hanley 3.2 (2.9)
10) WKQX FM 101.1 Brian Phillips and Lou Lombardo 3.0 (2.7)

1) WVAZ FM 102.7 Doug Banks 5.1 (5.8)
2) WTMX FM 101.9 Koz (Kevin Koske) 4.8 (4.8)
3) (tie) WGCI FM 107.5 DJ MoonDawg (Michael Muniz) 4.4 (4.2)
3) (tie) WKSC FM 103.5 Brady Broski 4.4 (4.7)
5) (tie) WBBM AM 780 Kris Kridel and Keith Johnson; Cubs baseball 3.7 (3.7)
5) (tie) WBBM FM 96.3 Dougie Stylz and Justin Roman 3.7 (3.9)
7) WJMK FM 104.3 Gary Spears 3.6 (3.9)
8) (tie) WKQX FM 101.1 Walter Flakus 3.4 (3.4)
8) (tie) WXRT FM 93.1 Marty Lennartz; Jason Thomas 3.4 (2.9)
10) WLIT FM 93.9 Mick Lee 3.7 (3.6)

10) WLIT FM 93.9 nut Lee 3.7 (3.6)

Is her name JewLee?

CH are those mornings and afternoons cuts for the right demo (men)?

Is her name JewLee?

so the last time WMVP out did the score everyone called for mitch to be fired and the whole lineup to be changed.... what do we do now with these results?

so the last time WMVP out did the score everyone called for mitch to be fired and the whole lineup to be changed.... what do we do now with these results?

WSCR should own the Score every quarter, but they dont.

In morning drive, Mully and Hanley made the top ten...

...But in afternoons, our fearless reporter of loud voices and big boobs did not:
From Larz' site...

so the last time WMVP out did the score everyone called for mitch to be fired and the whole lineup to be changed.... what do we do now with these results?

Ummm ........

It also appears that the demise of The Score is greatly exaggerated...

The daytime "prime hours" of 6:00am-7:00pm sees WTMX-FM still #1 with a 6.9 share, with WVAZ-FM at #2 with a 5.6 share. WKSC-FM and WOJO-FM tie at #3 with a 4.1 share. Right behind that is a two-way tie for #5 between WSHE-FM and WJMK-FM, each with a 4.0 share. For those hours, WTMX-FM is #1 with Women 25-54 with a 9.7 share, as well as with Men 25-54 with a 4.6 share. (WSCR-AM was a close #2 for Men 25-54 with a 4.5 share.)

And a rapidly approaching Football season as well as possible Cub play-off race will only improve those numbers.

Well, CBS is publicly traded, so I guess the Score is the people's station, or some people's station. Maybe if we buy enough stock, we can be the loud voice in the room telling Dan Bernstein to do a week of shows about FieldTurf.

How do the White Sox lose in evenings to whatever national crap 1000 runs in evenings?