Posted by Bud on March 25, 2010 at 11:41:33:
The top two billing radio stations in Chicago made the nationwide Top 10 list for top billing radio stations for 2009, as ranked & reported by BIA Advisory Services. Coming in at #8 was CBS-owned WBBM-AM, with a reported $40 million in revenue. Coming at #10 was Tribune-owned WGN-AM, with a reported revenue of $36.5 million.
According to the BIA/Kelsey rankings of 2009 revenue, the Top 10 US radio stations were:
1. $55 Million - KIIS-FM/Los Angeles - CHR format - Clear Channel-owned
2. $51.1 Million - WTOP-FM/ Washington DC - News format - Bonneville-owned
3. $43.6 Million - WCBS-AM/New York - News format - CBS-owned
4. $42.9 Million - WINS-AM/New York - News format - CBS-owned
5. $42.2 Million - KROQ-FM/Los Angeles - Modern Rock format - CBS-owned
6. $41.6 Million - WLTW-FM/New York - Adult Contemporary format - Clear Channel-owned
7. $41 Million - KFI-AM/ Los Angeles - News/Talk format - Clear Channel-owned
8. $40 Million - WBBM-AM/Chicago - News format - CBS-owned
9. $38.3 Million - WHTZ-FM/New York - CHR format - Clear Channel-owned
10. $36.5 Million - WGN-AM/Chicago - News/Talk format - Tribune-owned
Out of the Top 10 billing stations, 5 were AM stations and 6 were News or News/Talk stations. 4 of the Top 10 stations are owned by Clear Channel and another 4 are owned by CBS Radio. With the exception of Washington, DC's WTOP, all of the Top 10 came from the Top 3 markets. (Washington, DC is Market #9.)
The Top 10 Markets in Billing for 2009 (rankings by revenue, not by actual market size) were:
1. $713.8 Million - Los Angeles, CA - Market #2
2. $575.6 Million - New York, NY - Market #1
3. $450.8 Million - Chicago, IL - Market #3
4. $309.8 Million - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX - Market #5
5. $272 Million - San Francisco, CA - Market #4
6. $266.4 Million - Houston/Galveston, TX - Market #6
7. $259.4 Million - Atlanta, GA - Market #7
8. $251.9 Million - Washington, DC - Market #9
9. $228.2 Million - Boston, MA - Market #10
10. $228.2 Million - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL - Market #12
The Top 10 Billing Radio Owners for 2009 were:
1. $2,358,825,000 - Clear Channel Radio *
2. $1,270,150,000 - CBS Radio *
3. $384,550,000 - Entercom
4. $362,450,000 - Cox Radio
5. $325,425,000 - Univision Broadcasting *
6. $310,505,000 - Citadel Broadcasting
7. $284,900,000 - Citadel/ABC *
8. $231,900,000 - Cumulus Broadcasting
9. $226,200,000 - Radio One
10. $216,125,000 - Bonneville Communications *
(* = Owns radio stations in Chicago)