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Chicago, IL
Population: 7,762,900
PPM: Mon-Sun 6AM-Midnight | 17.8% Black | 17.7% Hispanic | 6+ continuous
Beginning March 2012, Arbitron only releases ratings for subscribing stations.| February 2012 | March 2012 | April 2012 | ||||||
| Station | AQH % | Cume | AQH % | Cume | AQH % | Cume | Format | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBBM-AM | 4.7 | 1,511,300 | 5.2 | 1,591,000 | 5.1 | 1,519,500 | News | CBS Radio |
| WGN-AM | 5.4 | 883,300 | 4.6 | 859,500 | 4.9 | 1,185,100 | Talk | Tribune |
| WXRT-FM | 3.8 | 1,094,500 | 3.3 | 1,081,000 | 3.5 | 1,078,300 | Adult Alternative | CBS Radio |
| WILV-FM | 2.1 | 1,513,800 | 2.6 | 1,542,300 | 2.6 | 1,606,200 | Classic Hits | Hubbard |
| WGCI-FM | 3.4 | 1,298,700 | 3.5 | 1,387,800 | 3.8 | 1,380,800 | Urban | Clear Channel |
| WLUP-FM | 3.5 | 1,452,600 | 3.6 | 1,523,000 | 3.5 | 1,541,400 | Classic Rock | Merlin Media |
| WNUA-FM | 2.3 | 782,200 | 2.2 | 832,800 | 2.0 | 818,100 | Spanish Hot AC | Clear Channel |
| WCFS-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | News | CBS Radio |
| WLEY-FM | 2.4 | 705,900 | 2.3 | 725,400 | 2.0 | 673,100 | Regional Mexican | SBS |
| WLIT-FM | 3.6 | 1,956,500 | 3.1 | 1,884,400 | 2.8 | 1,815,300 | Soft AC | Clear Channel |
| WKSC-FM | 4.1 | 2,376,700 | 4.3 | 2,453,700 | 4.1 | 2,478,500 | CHR | Clear Channel |
| WVAZ-FM | 4.7 | 1,160,100 | 5.1 | 1,159,000 | 5.0 | 1,196,900 | Urban AC | Clear Channel |
| WTMX-FM | 4.5 | 2,119,200 | 4.5 | 2,029,000 | 4.4 | 2,050,600 | Hot AC | Hubbard |
| WUSN-FM | 4.0 | 1,251,100 | 3.6 | 1,251,200 | 3.9 | 1,335,800 | Country | CBS Radio |
| WOJO-FM | 4.1 | 891,600 | 4.3 | 966,800 | 4.5 | 957,400 | Regional Mexican | Univision |
| WLS-AM | 3.8 | 613,200 | 3.7 | 646,900 | 3.9 | 605,700 | Talk | Cumulus |
WDRV-FM
|
4.2 | 1,536,500 | 4.2 | 1,557,000 | 4.4 | 1,655,800 | Classic Hits | Hubbard |
| WXLC-FM | 0.7 | 341,100 | 0.9 | 359,500 | 0.4 | 325,100 | Hot AC | NextMedia |
| WIND-AM | 0.7 | 192,800 | – | – | – | – | Talk | Salem |
| WFMT-FM | 1.7 | 309,300 | – | – | – | – | Classical | Window to the World |
| WMBI-FM | 0.4 | 161,400 | 0.3 | 170,200 | 0.5 | 206,000 | Christian | Moody Bible Institute |
| WPWX-FM | 1.8 | 885,700 | 2.4 | 990,200 | 2.2 | 985,900 | Urban | Dontron Inc. |
| WMVP-AM | 1.8 | 646,400 | 2.2 | 751,300 | 1.9 | 679,400 | Sports | ESPN |
| WJMK-FM | 2.0 | 1,260,800 | 2.0 | 1,326,100 | 2.0 | 1,256,800 | Classic Hits | CBS Radio |
WBEZ-FM
|
1.5 | 389,000 | 1.4 | 422,800 | 1.6 | 451,200 | News/Talk | WBEZ Alliance |
| WGRB-AM | 0.5 | 147,500 | 0.4 | 155,200 | 0.4 | 127,700 | Gospel | Clear Channel |
| WIQI-FM | 0.3 | 260,800 | 0.3 | 213,000 | 0.3 | 258,600 | News/Talk | Merlin Media |
| WPPN-FM | 2.2 | 670,900 | 2.5 | 697,400 | 2.7 | 712,100 | Spanish AC | Univision |
| WBBM-FM | 3.5 | 2,052,100 | 3.8 | 2,214,400 | 3.7 | 2,166,000 | Rhythmic CHR | CBS Radio |
| WSCR-AM | 2.1 | 555,800 | 2.3 | 599,400 | 2.6 | 711,500 | All Sports | |
| WWYW-FM | 0.3 | 150,900 | 0.2 | 207,800 | 0.2 | 163,500 | Oldies | NextMedia |
| WCPT-AM | 0.2 | 97,500 | 0.2 | 99,500 | 0.3 | 104,900 | Talk | NewsWeb |
| WLJE-FM | 0.3 | 91,400 | – | – | – | – | Country | Porter County Bcstg |
| WJKL-FM | 1.1 | 364,400 | – | – | – | – | Christian AC | Educational Media Foundation |
| WSSR-FM | 0.6 | 423,900 | 0.5 | 401,700 | 0.6 | 418,700 | AC | NextMedia |
| WVON-AM | 0.3 | 76,500 | 0.3 | 63,500 | 0.3 | 59,000 | Talk | Midway Broadcasting |
| WIIL-FM | 0.5 | 258,200 | 0.5 | 225,600 | 0.7 | 252,400 | Rock | NextMedia |
| WCCQ-FM | 0.4 | 263,100 | 0.5 | 249,900 | 0.5 | 256,100 | Country | NextMedia |
WVIV-FM
|
1.0 | 427,100 | 1.0 | 490,400 | 1.0 | 490,800 | Latin Rhythmic | Univision |
| WERV-FM | 1.0 | 466,400 | 0.9 | 471,100 | 0.9 | 405,600 | Classic Hits | NextMedia |
| WSRB-FM | 0.9 | 379,300 | 0.8 | 359,700 | 0.8 | 408,100 | Urban AC | Crawford |
| WXRD-FM | 0.1 | 83,800 | – | – | – | – | Classic Rock | Porter County Bcstg |
| WNDZ-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Variety | NewsWeb |
| WCFL-FM | 0.2 | 77,900 | – | – | – | – | Christian AC | Illinois District Council of Assembly |
| WKKC-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Urban AC | Kennedy-King College |
| WMBI-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Spanish Christian | Moody Bible Institute |
| WONU-FM | 0.2 | 80,200 | – | – | – | – | Christian CHR | Olivet Nazarene University |
| WRTO-AM | 0.7 | 153,300 | 0.6 | 147,600 | 0.8 | 140,500 | Spanish Talk | Univision |
| WZVN-FM | 0.4 | 79,300 | – | – | – | – | AC | Porter County Bcstg |
| WRXQ-FM | 0.2 | 80,000 | 0.2 | 79,400 | – | – | Classic Rock | NextMedia |
| WYLL-AM | 0.1 | 45,400 | – | – | – | – | Christian | Salem |
| WCGO-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Oldies | Kovas Communications |
| WYCA-FM | – | – | 0.1 | 47,600 | 0.1 | 60,400 | Gospel | Dontron Inc. |
| WZSR-FM | 0.4 | 232,200 | 0.4 | 219,400 | 0.5 | 222,700 | AC | NextMedia |
| WDCB-FM | 0.8 | 150,400 | 0.7 | 143,900 | 0.3 | 122,200 | Variety | College of Du Page |
| WOLX-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Oldies | Entercom |
| WTMJ-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Talk | Journal |
| WXSS-FM | 0.1 | 69,500 | – | – | – | – | CHR | Entercom |
| WKKV-FM | 0.1 | 70,500 | – | – | – | – | Urban | Clear Channel |
| WMIL-FM | 0.1 | 69,900 | – | – | – | – | Country | Clear Channel |
| WRIT-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Oldies | Clear Channel |
| WHQG-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Rock | Saga |
| WLUM-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Alternative | Milwaukee Radio Alliance |
| WMYX-FM | 0.1 | 118,600 | – | – | – | – | Hot AC | Entercom |
| WRNW-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | CHR | Clear Channel |
| WYRB-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Urban AC | Crawford |
| WLS-FM | 4.5 | 1,496,900 | 4.4 | 1,514,300 | 4.2 | 1,523,500 | Oldies | Cumulus |
| WCPY-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Talk | NewsWeb |
| WLWK-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Adult Hits | Journal |
| WCLR-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Christian AC | Educational Media Foundation |
| WCPT-FM | 0.6 | 159,900 | 0.5 | 177,400 | 0.4 | 174,400 | Talk | NewsWeb |
| WCPQ-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Talk | NewsWeb |
| WLFM-LP | – | – | – | – | – | – | Smooth Jazz | Venture Technologies Group, LLC |
| WONC-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Classic Rock | North Central College |
| WNTD-AM | 0.5 | 68,000 | – | – | – | – | Christian | M&S WNTD, LLC |
| WLFM-FM | 1.8 | 500,500 | 1.6 | 478,100 | 1.7 | 504,400 | ||
| WLIT-FM Stream | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WNVR-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WSCR-AM Stream | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WJOL-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WLS-AM Stream | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WRLL-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WKQX-FM | – | – | – | – | – | – | Alternative | Merlin Media |
| WUSN-FM Stream | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WTMX-FM Stream | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WJOB-AM | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
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