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#3 Chicago

January 2026 PPM 6+ Mon-Sun,6a-12mid
Population: 8,028,600 (Black: 1,347,600) (Hispanic: 1,773,100)
Last Updated: 02-23-26 (Nielsen Subscribing Stations Only)

Station Format Owner Nov 25 Dec 25 Hol 25 Jan 26
WBBM-AM News Audacy 5.1 4.8 5.1 5.9
WTMX-FM Hot AC Hubbard Radio 5.1 5.0 4.2 5.5
WXRT-FM AAA Audacy 5.1 4.8 4.5 5.4
WLIT-FM AC iHeartMedia 6.0 11.5 12.4 5.2
WGN-AM News/Talk Nexstar Broadcasting 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.8
WDRV-FM Classic Rock Hubbard Radio 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.6
WUSN-FM Country Audacy 4.8 3.6 3.3 4.0
WBEZ-FM Public Radio Chicago Public Media Inc. 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.8
WKSC-FM CHR iHeartMedia 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.2
WVAZ-FM Urban iHeartMedia 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2
WCKL-FM Christian CHR Educational Media Foundation 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.6
WOJO-FM Regional Mexican Univision Radio 3.7 2.9 2.6 2.6
WRME-LD Oldies Weigel Broadcasting 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.6
WTBC-FM Classic Hits Hubbard Radio 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
WSCR-AM Sports Audacy 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.3
WBBM-FM CHR Audacy 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.1
WFMT-FM Classical Window To The World Communications 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.1
WPPN-FM Spanish Hits Univision Radio 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1
WBMX-FM Sports Audacy 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9
WLEY-FM Regional Mexican Spanish Broadcasting System 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.9
WGCI-FM Hip Hop iHeartMedia 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.7
WCHI-FM Rock iHeartMedia 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.5
WVIV-FM Spanish Hits Univision Radio 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2
WPWX-FM Hip Hop Dontron 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1
WIIL-FM Rock Connoisseur Media 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9
WERV-FM Alternative Connoisseur Media 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6
WSRB-FM Urban Dontron 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6
WSSR-FM Hot AC Connoisseur Media 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.6
WCCQ-FM Country Connoisseur Media 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5
WGRB-AM Gospel iHeartMedia 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5
WAWE-FM Christian CHR Educational Media Foundation 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4
WCHI-FM-HD2 Country iHeartMedia 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
WRXQ-FM Rock Walnut Radio Illinois 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
WXLC-FM Country Connoisseur Media 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
WAWY-FM Christian CHR Educational Media Foundation N/A 0.1 0.1 0.1
WKSC-FM-HD2 Other iHeartMedia N/A N/A 0.1 0.1
WMBI-FM Religious Moody Bible Institute 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
WMFN-AM News Birach Broadcasting N/A N/A 0.1 0.1
WRLL-AM Regional Mexican Midway Broadcasting 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
WVON-AM Talk iHeartMedia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
WYCA-FM Gospel Dontron 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
WZSR-FM AC Connoisseur Media 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
WBBM-AM-STR News Audacy 0.5 0.5 0.5 N/A
WDCB-FM Jazz College of Du Page 1.0 1.1 1.3 N/A
WKQX-FM Alternative Cumulus Media 3.1 3.3 3.3 N/A
WLJE-FM Country Arg of Northern Indiana 0.6 0.7 N/A N/A
WLS-AM News/Talk Cumulus Media 1.9 1.7 1.6 N/A
WLS-AM-STR News/Talk Cumulus Media 0.7 0.7 0.7 N/A
WLS-FM Classic Hits Cumulus Media 3.6 4.5 3.7 N/A
WXRD-FM Classic Rock Arg of Northern Indiana 0.2 0.1 N/A N/A
WZVN-FM AC Arg of Northern Indiana 0.1 0.1 N/A N/A

Totals are Persons 6+, Mon-Sun, 6am-midnight

This profile contains an quarter hour rating (AQH) share of persons, ages 6+, Monday through Sunday in the Metro Survey Area.

A share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the MSA who are listening to a particular radio station.

Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons) is the average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least three minutes during a 15-minute period.

[AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)

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