According to The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago radio market brought in just under
$484 million for the year, down by about $5 million from 2011, according to
media research firm BIA/Kelsey, which said radio revenue was up 1.5 percent
nationally.
CBS Radio had three of the top five stations in Chicago , including the
all-news simulcast on WBBM-AM 780 and FM 105.9, which remained No. 1 with $45.7
million in revenue, down a little more than $2 million from 2011. CBS' hit
music station, WBBM-FM 96.3 (B96), gained $7.8 million, to $25.8 million,
jumping from 8th to 4th place, according to BIA/Kelsey.
Tribune Co.'s WGN-AM 720 took a big hit in revenue, dropping
more than $5 million, to $30.2 million for the year, according to BIA/Kelsey.
The NHL lockout, a labor dispute which wiped out the Chicago Blackhawks
broadcast schedule on the station for the fourth quarter, accounted for a big
chunk of that.
Here are the Top 5 Chicago radio stations in revenue for
2012, according to BIA/Kelsey:
- WBBM-AM with revenue of $45.7 million, down $2.3 million from 2011
- WTMX-FM with revenue of $34.1 million, down $1.9 million from 2011
- WGN-AM with revenue of $30.2 million, down $5.3 million from 2011
- WBBM-FM with revenue of $25.8 million, up $7.8 million from 2011
- WUSN-FM with revenue of $23.1 million, up $1.1 million from 2011
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