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Media in Chicago

Harpo Studios, home of talk show host Oprah Winfrey
Harpo Studios, home of talk show host Oprah Winfrey

Chicagoland (the Chicago area) 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 "WGN America" on cable and satellite nationwide. Hollinger International is also headquartered in Chicago who, along with the Tribune Company, are some the largest owners of daily newspapers in the world.

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), Southtown Star, the Chicago Defender, Third Coast Press and the Chicago Reader.

Daily

Weekly

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
  • Dziennik Zwiazkowy/ The Polish Daily News
  • 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 Lawndale Community 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

Business, legal, entertainment and other local periodicals

Defunct Newspapers

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.

AM

WIND - 560 - Conservative Talk

  • WSCR - 670 - The Score Sports Radio
  • WGN - 720 - News/Talk 720
  • WBBM - 780 - Newsradio 780
  • WCPT - 820 - Chicago's Progressive Talk
  • WAIT - 850 - CNN Radio
  • WLS - 890 - Newstalk 890
  • WMVP - 1000 - Chicago ESPN Radio 1000
  • WGRB - 1390 - Inspiration 1390
  • WVON - 1450 - The Talk of Chicago
  • WRDZ - 1300 - Radio Disney

FM

  • WHPK - 88.5 - University of Chicago and South Side community radio
  • WLUW - 88.7 - Independent Community Radio
  • WNUR - 89.3 - Northwestern University Radio - Chicago's Sound Experiment
  • WRHS - 89.7 - Ridgewood High School
  • 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
  • WLS-FM - 94.7 - Chicago's True Oldies Channel
  • WNUA - 95.5 - Smooth Jazz
  • WBBM - 96.3 - The Killer Bee B96.3
  • WDRV - 97.1 - The Drive
  • 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
  • WCFS - 105.9 - Fresh 105.9
  • WGCI - 107.5 - 107.5 #1 For Hip-Hop & R & B
  • WLEY - 107.9 - La Ley 107.9

Television stations


Blogs

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

Media corporations

See also

References

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

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