Media in Chicago

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Harpo Studios, home of talk show host Oprah Winfrey

Chicago commands the third-largest media market in the United States and the largest inland market.^[1] All of the major U.S. television networks have subsidiaries in Chicago. WGN-TV, which is owned by the Tribune Company, is carried (with some programming differences) as "Superstation WGN" on cable nation-wide. Hollinger International is also headquartered in Chicago who, along with the Tribune Company, are some the largest owners of daily newspapers in the world.

1 Newspapers
2 Radio stations
- 2.1 AM
- 2.2 FM
3 Television stations
4 Blogs
5 Media corporations
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Newspapers

There are two major daily newspapers published in Chicago, The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. The former has the larger circulation. There are also a number of regional and special-interest newspapers such as the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), Daily Southtown, the Chicago Defender, Third Coast Press and the Chicago Reader.

[edit] Daily

[edit] Weekly

The Chicago Reader

[edit] Community

Ashburn Independent
Austin Voice
Austin Weekly News
Back-of-Yards Journal
Beverly News
Beverly Review
Brighton Park Life
Bridgeport News
Shoreland News
Chicago Free Press
Chicago Journal
Chicago Maroon
Chicago Standard
Citizen Newspapers
Clear Ridge Reporter
Edgebrook Times
Edison Review
Exito
Extra
Gazette
Greek Star
Hyde Park Herald
Inside Publications
Korean News
Korean Times
La Raza
La Voz de Chicago
Lawndale News
Pioneer Press Booster
Pioneer Press News-Star
Logan Square Times
Lumpen magazine
McKinley Park Life
Mt. Greenwood Exp.
Nadig Press-Journal
Near North News
New Metro News
North Loop News
Northwest Leader-Post
Norwood Review
Polish Daily News
River North News
Sauganash Sounds
Scottsdale Independent
Pioneer Press Skyline
Southeast Chicago Observer
Third Coast Press
Tri-City Journal
Westside Journal

[edit] Business, legal, entertainment and other local periodicals

Bar Fly
Chicago Computer Guide
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Chicago Educator
Chicago Journal of International Law
Chicago Life[1]
Chicago Magazine
Chicago Parent
Chicago Reporter
Crain's Chicago Business
New City
Outlines
PerformInk
UR Chicago Magazine
Windy City Times

[edit] Radio stations

According to Arbitron, Chicago is America's third largest radio market, trailing New York and Los Angeles. The names listed below are the actual registered names with Arbitron and are considered the commonly accepted names for each station.

[edit] AM

WSCR - 670 - The Score Sports Radio
WGN - 720 - Chicago News & Talk
WBBM - 780 - Newsradio 780
WCPT - 850 - Chicago's Progressive Talk
WLS - 890 - Newstalk 890
WMVP - 1000 - Chicago ESPN Radio 1000
WGRB - 1390 - Inspiration 1390
WVON - 1450 - The Talk of Chicago

AM Radio stations in the Chicago market *(Arbitron #3)*
By frequency	560 \| 620 \| 670 \| 720 \| 750 \|780 \| 820 \| 850 \| 890 \| 930 \| 950 \| 1000 \| 1080 \| 1110 \| 1160 \| 1200 \| 1230 \| 12 40 \| 1270 \| 1300 \| 1370 \| 1390 \| 1450 \| 1450 \| 1490 \| 1530 \| 1570 \| 1590 \| 1690
By callsign	WAIT \| WAUR \| WBBM \| WBGX \| WCPT \| WCEV \| WCRW \| WEDC \| WGN \| WGRB \| WIND \| WJJG \| WJOB \| WLS \| WLTH \| WMBI \| WMVP \| WNDZ \| WNTD \| WNWI \| WONX \| WPNA \| WRDZ \| WRLL \| WRTO \| WSBC \| WSCR \| WVON \| WYLL \| WWCA Satellite Radio Local Traffic/Weather: XM Channel 217 \| Sirius Channel 151
Other	See also: Chicago (FM) (AM) Illinois Radio Markets Bloomington \| Champaign \| Chicago (FM) (AM) \| Decatur \| LaSalle-Peru \| Marion-Carbondale \| Peoria (FM) (AM) \| Quincy/Hannibal \| Quad Cities \| Rockford \| Springfield (FM) (AM) See also: List of radio stations in Illinois and List of United States radio markets

[edit] FM

WHPK - 88.5 - WHPK
WLUW - 88.7 - Independent Community Radio
WNUR - 89.3 - Northwestern University Radio - Chicago's Sound Experiment
WBEZ - 91.5 - Chicago Public Radio
WDEK - 92.5 - Nine FM
WKIE - 92.7 - Nine FM
WXRT - 93.1 - Chicago's Finest Rock
WVIX - 93.5 - Viva
WLIT - 93.9 - The Lite
WZZN - 94.7 - Chicago's True Oldies Channel
WNUA - 95.5 - Smooth Jazz
WBBM - 96.3 - The Killer Bee B96.3
WLUP - 97.9 - The Loop
WFMT - 98.7 - Chicago's Fine Arts Station
WUSN - 99.5 - US99 America's Country
WRZA - 99.9 - Nine FM
WILV - 100.3 - LOVEfm
WKQX - 101.1 - The Alternative Q101
WTMX - 101.9 - The Mix
WVAZ - 102.7 - Today's R&B & Old School V103
WKSC - 103.5 - 103.5 Kiss FM
WJMK - 104.3 - JACK-FM
WOJO - 105.1 - La Que Buena 105.1
WCKG - 105.9 - The Great 105.9
WGCI - 107.5 - 107.5 #1 For Hip-Hop & R & B
WLEY - 107.9 - La Ley 107.9

FM Radio Stations in the Chicago Market (Arbitron #3)

By frequency: 88.1 | 88.3 | 88.5 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 90.1 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 92.5 | 92.7 | 93.1 | 93.5 | 93.9 | 94.3 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 95.9 | 95.9 | 96.3 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 100.3 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.3 | 102.3 | 102.7 | 103.1 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 104.3 | 104.7 | 105.1 | 105.5 | 105.5 | 105.9 | 106.3 | 106.7 | 107.1 | 107.1 | 107.5 | 107.9

Satellite Radio Local Traffic/Weather: XM Channel 217 | Sirius Channel 151

[edit] Television stations

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Broadcast television in the Chicago market (Nielsen DMA #3)

WBBM 2 (CBS) - W04CQ 4 (Silent) - WMAQ 5 (NBC) - WLS 7 (ABC) - WGN 9 (The CW, The Tube on DT2) - WTTW 11 (PBS, Create on DT3) - WOCK-CA 13 (Azteca América) - W13BQ 13 (DW) - W18AT 18 / W54BK 54 (LeSEA) - WYCC 20 (PBS) - W64CQ 22 (TBN) - WWME-CA 23 (Ind) - WHVI-LP 24 (LeSEA) - WCIU 26 (Ind) - WSPY-LP 30 (A1) - WFLD 32 (Fox) - WEDE-CA 34 (Ind) - WWTO 35 (TBN) - WCPX 38 (ION) - WOCH-CA 41 (Ind) - WSNS 44 (TEL) - WFBT-CA 48 (Ind) - WPWR 50 (MNTV) - W54BE 54 (Edu. Ind) - WLFM-LP 55 (Ind) - WYIN 56 (PBS) - WXFT 60 (TFT) - WCHU-LP 61 (MTV3) - WJYS 62 (Ind) - WGBO 66 (UNI)
Local cable television channels CLTV - Comcast SportsNet Chicago

[edit] Blogs

While many different blogs published from Chicago could be included here those listed below have received high traffic scores from Alexa and are therefore notable.

[edit] Media corporations

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Nielsen Media - DMA Listing (September 24, 2005).

[edit] External links

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