Population Estimates
| Rank | Population 12+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MSA | 3 | 8,028,600 | |
| DMA | 3 | 8,289,700 | |
| Hispanic | 6 | 1,773,100 | 22.08% |
| Black | 4 | 1,347,600 | 16.78% |
Available Research
| Service | Ethnic Type | Report Type | Available Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen | General Market | PPM | Monthly |
| Nielsen | Black | PPM | Monthly |
| Nielsen | Hispanic | PPM | Monthly |
| Contemporary | Rock | Adult Contemporary | Adult/Classic Hits | Oldies | Country | New/Talk/Info | Adult Music | Urban/Black/Gospel | Spanish Language | Other Foreign Language | Religion | Non-Commercial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AM
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WBBM-NEW WCPT-TLK WGN-N/T WIND-N/T WJOL-N/T WLIP-N/T WLS-N/T WMFN-N/T WMVP-SPR WSCR-SPR |
WGRB-UIN WVON-UTK |
WKRS-SNT WRLL-SNT WRTO-SNT | WRDZ-ETH |
WNTD-REL WYLL-REL |
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FM
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WBBM-CHR WKSC-CHR |
WCHI-AOR WDRV-CLR WIIL-AOR WKQX-AMR WRXQ-AOR WWDV-CLR WXRD-CLR WXRT-AAR |
WLIT-SFT WSHE-A/C WSSR-A/C WTMX-HAC WXLC-HAC WZSR-A/C WZVN-A/C |
WERV-CLH WLS-CLH |
WRME-ODS |
WCCQ-COU WLJE-COU WUSN-COU |
WCFS-NEW | WFMT-CLA |
WBMX-UAC WGCI-URB WPWX-URB WSRB-UAC WVAZ-UAC |
WLEY-RMX WOJO-RMX WPPN-SCO WVIV-SCO |
WCPY-ETH WPNA-ETH |
WAWE-NCL WAWY-NCL WBEZ-NPR WCKL-NCL WCLR-NCL WMBI-NCL WYHI-NCL |
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DIGITAL
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WKSC-F2-RHY | WLIT-F2-SFT | WCHI-F2-COU |
WBBM-F2-TLK WCFS-F2-SPR WSHE-F2-SPR |
Population Source: Nielsen Audio's Radio and Television Market Population Estimates; released annually
COMBOS (+ LMA's)
| WCCQ-FM, WERV-FM, WIIL-FM, WJOL-AM, WKRS-AM, WLIP-AM, WSSR-FM, WXLC-FM, WZSR-FM | Alpha Media |
| WBBM-AM, WBBM-F2, WBBM-FM, WBMX-FM, WCFS-F2, WCFS-FM, WSCR-AM, WUSN-FM, WXRT-FM | Audacy |
| WPWX-FM, WSRB-FM | Crawford Broadcasting |
| WKQX-FM, WLS-AM, WLS-FM | Cumulus |
| WAWE-FM, WAWY-FM, WCKL-FM, WCLR-FM | Educational Media Foundation |
| WDRV-FM, WSHE-FM, WTMX-FM, WWDV-FM | Hubbard Radio |
| WCHI-F2, WCHI-FM, WGCI-FM, WGRB-AM, WKSC-F2, WKSC-FM, WLIT-F2, WLIT-FM, WVAZ-FM, WVON-AM | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
| WCPT-AM, WCPY-FM | Newsweb Corp. |
| WIND-AM, WYLL-AM | Salem Media Group |
| WOJO-FM, WPPN-FM, WVIV-FM | TelevisaUnivision, Inc |
LOCAL SPORTS COVERAGE
| WPNA-FM | Chicago Bears-Football |
| WLS-AM |
University of Illinois-Football University of Illinois-Basketball |
| WRTO-AM |
Chicago White Sox-Baseball Chicago Black Hawks-Hockey Chicago Fire-Soccer Chicago Cubs-Baseball |
| WBBM-AM | Notre Dame University-Football |
| WSCR-AM |
Chicago Bulls-Basketball (F) Chicago Cubs-Baseball (F) |
| WMVP-AM |
Chicago White Sox-Baseball (F) Chicago Bears-Football (F) |
| WGN-AM |
Indy 500-Car Racing Chicago Black Hawks-Hockey (F) Northwestern University-Football Northwestern University-Basketball |
| WIND-AM |
Northern Illinois University Huskies-Football (F) Mexican League-Soccer |
| WVIV-FM | Chicago Bears-Football |
F = Flagship
SIMULCASTS (TOTAL WEEK)
| WDRV-FM+WWDV-FM | |
| WBBM-AM+WCFS-FM | |
| WMVP-AM+WSHE-F2 |
TRANSLATORS
| PRIMARY STATION | FORMAT | TRANSLATOR FREQUENCY |
|---|---|---|
| WCKL-FM | Non-Commercial | 99.1 |
| WPPN-FM | Spanish Contemporary | 106.9 |
| WRDZ-AM | Ethnic-Other | 103.1 |
| WVON-AM | Urban Talk | 98.3 |
NATIONAL REPS
| WBBM-FM, WBBM-F2, WBBM-AM, WBMX-FM, WCFS-FM, WCFS-F2, WSCR-AM, WUSN-FM, WXRT-FM | KRG-Audacy |
| WCCQ-FM, WERV-FM, WGN-AM, WIIL-FM, WJOL-AM, WKQX-FM, WKRS-AM, WLIP-AM, WLS-FM, WLS-AM, WRLL-AM, WRXQ-FM, WSSR-FM, WXLC-FM, WZSR-FM | KRG-Christal |
| WCHI-FM, WCHI-F2, WGCI-FM, WGRB-AM, WKSC-FM, WKSC-F2, WLIT-FM, WLIT-F2, WVAZ-FM | iHeartMedia |
| WDRV-FM, WLEY-FM, WSHE-FM, WSHE-F2, WTMX-FM, WWDV-FM | KRG-Katz |
| WFMT-FM, WPWX-FM, WRDZ-AM, WRME-FM, WSRB-FM | McGavren |
| WLJE-FM, WXRD-FM, WZVN-FM | RegR |
| WMFN-AM | Tach |
| WOJO-FM, WPPN-FM, WRTO-AM, WVIV-FM, WVON-AM | KRG-Eastman |