Media in Chicago

Media in Chicago
Harpo Studios, home of talk show host Oprah Winfrey

The Chicago metropolitan area (the Chicago Market) commands the third-largest media market in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles 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. Sun Times Media Group is also headquartered in Chicago who, along with the Tribune Company, are some the largest owners of daily newspapers in the world.

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History

Journalists, novelists, architects, engineers, business tycoons, scientists, poets, sports teams, criminals, and millions of laborers shaped Chicago's national and international reputation. Images and representations are important means by which the city is known and negotiated. During the years of rapid urbanization 1890-1930 the numerous daily newspapers presented the most important and pervasive word versions of the city. Among the significant innovations of Chicago's newspapers in these years that shaped the idea of the city was the emergence of the local color columnist. Groeninger (2005) examines the role of columnists in Chicago newspapers in creating a "city of the mind." After a review of the literature on images of cities, the relationship of newspapers to modern city life in the thought of Robert Park, and the world of Chicago's newspapers at the turn-of-the-20th-century, detailed studies of a number of the most important columnists of the era follow. George Ade's column of the 1890s in the Daily News, "Stories of the Streets and of the Town," presented a view of Chicago from the perspective of migrants from the small towns of the Midwest. In the same decade Finley Peter Dunne's column in the Evening Post, featuring the fictional Irish barkeeper, Mr. Dooley, offered readers a literary version of the Irish working-class neighborhood of Bridgeport. Ring Lardner's Tribune sports column of the teens, "In the Wake of the News," satirized not only Chicagoans obsession with sports, but also the middle-class culture of opera, musical theater, and the newspaper itself. Several columns in the black newspaper, The Whip, offered images of Bronzeville in the 1920s that both reflected and helped shape the experience of African-Americans on the South Side of Chicago. Ben Hecht's "1001 Afternoons in Chicago" column in the Daily News expressed a new, anti-Victorian sensibility in the post-war era, but his most enduring contributions to the image of Chicago were on the stage and in the new medium of film. The columnists who wrote about everyday life in the city were the most distinctive and powerful newspaper voices in shaping the idea of Chicago and the civic personality of the city itself.[2]

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

  • The Chicago Reader
  • N'Digo
  • Chicago Crusader

Community

  • Ashburn Independent
  • Austin Voice
  • Austin Weekly News
  • Back-of-Yards Journal
  • Beverly News
  • Beverly Review
  • Pioneer Press Booster
  • Brighton Park Life
  • Bridgeport News
  • Chicago Shimpo
  • Chicago Citizen Newspapers
  • Clear Ridge Reporter
  • Dziennik Zwiazkowy (Polish Daily News)
  • Edgebrook Times
  • Edison Review
  • Exito
  • Extra[ambiguous]
  • Chicago Free Press
  • Chicago Gazette
  • Greek Star
  • Hyde Park Herald
  • Inside-Booster
  • Chicago Journal
  • Korean News
  • Korean Times
  • La Raza[ambiguous]
  • La Voz de Chicago
  • Lawndale News
  • Logan Square Times
  • Lumpen
  • Chicago Maroon
  • McKinley Park Life
  • Mt. Greenwood Exp.
  • Nadig Press-Journal
  • Near North News
  • New Metro News
  • News-Star
  • North Lawndale Community News
  • North Loop News
  • Northwest Leader-Post
  • Norwood Review
  • River North News
  • Sauganash Sounds
  • Scottsdale Independent
  • Shoreland News
  • Skyline
  • Southeast Chicago Observer
  • Chicago Standard
  • The Chicago Independent Bulletin
  • 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[according to whom?] the commonly accepted names for each station.

AM

  • WIND - 560 - Conservative Talk
  • WSCR - 670 - The Score Sports Radio
  • WGN - 720 - News/Talk 720
  • WNDZ - 750 - Access Radio Chicago
  • WBBM - 780 - Newsradio 780
  • WCPT - 820 - Chicago's Progressive Talk
  • WAIT - 850 - The Promise
  • WLS - 890 - Newstalk 890
  • WAUR - 930 - Relevant Radio
  • WNTD - 950 - Relevant Radio 5a-6p Avenue 950 6p-5a
  • WMVP - 1000 - Chicago ESPN Radio 1000
  • WNVR - 1030 - Polskie Radio Chicago
  • WNWI - 1080 - AP Radio
  • WMBI - 1110 - Moody Radio
  • WYLL - 1160 - AM 1160 WYLL
  • WRTO - 1200 - La Tremenda 1200 AM
  • WKRS - 1220 - The Voice of Lake County
  • WJOB - 1230 - AM-1230 WJOB
  • WSBC - 1240 - Access Radio Chicago
  • WWCA - 1270 - Relevant Radio
  • WRDZ - 1300 - Radio Disney
  • WKAN - 1320 - Talk AM 1320
  • WKTA - 1330 - Chicago's Radio Station
  • WLTH - 1370 - Community Radio
  • WGRB - 1390 - Inspiration 1390
  • WRMN - 1410 - The Radio Shopping Show
  • WIMS - 1420 - AM-1420 WIMS
  • WCEV - 1450 - Ethnic Talk
  • WCFJ - 1470 - Access Radio Chicago
  • WPNA - 1490 - Chicagoland's International Choice
  • WPJX - 1500 - Rebel Radio
  • WWHN - 1510 - WWHN 1510 AM
  • WJJG - 1530 - Chicago's Hometown Station
  • WBGX - 1570 - The Big Gospel Express
  • WCGO - 1590 - Serving Chicagoland's Diverse Communities
  • WVON - 1690 - The Talk of Chicago

FM

  • WCRX - 88.1 - Columbia College Chicago- Chicago's Underground
  • WHPK - 88.5 - University of Chicago and South Side community radio
  • WLUW - 88.7 - Independent Community Radio
  • WMXM - 88.9 - Lake Forest College Radio
  • WONC - 89.1 - Pure Rock FM 89
  • WNUR - 89.3 - Northwestern University Radio - Chicago's Sound Experiment
  • WRHS - 89.7 - Ridgewood High School
  • WMBI - 90.1 - Moody Radio
  • WDCB - 90.9 - Listener-Supported Public Radio from College of DuPage
  • WBEZ - 91.5 - Chicago Public Radio
  • WBGL - 91.7 - Family Friendly Radio WBGL
  • WPWX - 92.3 - Power 92
  • WCPY - 92.5 - Chicago's Progressive Talk
  • WCPT-FM - 92.7 - Chicago's Progressive Talk
  • 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 - Latin Pop
  • WERV - 95.9 - The River
  • WBBM-FM - 96.3 - B-96
  • WSSR - 96.7 - Star 96.7
  • WWDV - 96.9 - The Drive
  • WDRV - 97.1 - The Drive
  • WLUP - 97.9 - The Loop
  • WCCQ - 98.3 - 98.3 WCCQ
  • WFMT - 98.7 - Chicago's Fine Arts Station
  • WUSN - 99.5 - US99 America's Country
  • WCPQ - 99.9 - Chicago's Progressive Talk
  • WILV - 100.3 - LOVEfm
  • WWWN - 101.1 - FM News 101.1
  • WTMX - 101.9 - The Mix
  • WYCA - 102.3 - Rejoice 102.3
  • WVAZ - 102.7 - Today's R&B & Old School V103
  • WVIV-FM - Recuerdo 103.1 / 93.5
  • WKSC-FM - 103.5 - 103.5 Kiss FM
  • WJMK - 104.3 - JACK-FM
  • WOJO - 105.1 - La Que Buena 105.1
  • WCFS-FM - 105.9 - Fresh 105.9
  • WSRB - 106.3 - Soul 106.3
  • WGCI-FM - 107.5 - 107.5 #1 For Hip-Hop & R & B
  • WLEY - 107.9 - La Ley 107.9

Television stations

Local broadcast stations

Local independent cable channels

Although ShopNBC does have over-the-air affiliates, it is not available via broadcast television in Chicago; however, is available on Comcast on channel 164 and RCN channel 193 in the Chicago market.

Blogs

While many different blogs published from Chicago could be included here those listed below have received high traffic scores from Alexa[citation needed] and/or have garnered critical praise[citation needed] and are therefore notable.[improper synthesis?]

Media corporations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nielsen Media 2009-2010 Local Market Estimates". Nielsen Media Research. Broadcast Employment Services. 27 September 2009. http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi. Retrieved 17 May 2010. 
  2. ^ David V. Groeninger, "Chicago Imagined: The Role of Newspaper Columnists in Creating a City of the Mind, 1890-1930." PhD dissertation Loyola U., Chicago 2005. 280 pp. DAI 2005 66(5): 1925-A. DA3175764 Fulltext: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. See also Sarah Susan Marcus, "Up from the Prairie: Depictions of Chicago and the Middle West in Popular Culture, 1865-1983." PhD dissertation U. of Wisconsin, Madison 2001. 445 pp. DAI 2001 62(4): 1554-1555-A. DA3012550 Fulltext: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

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v · d · eTelevision stations in the Chicago area
English stations
WBBM (2.1 CBS) · WMAQ (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Nonstop, 5.3 Universal Sports) · WLFM-LP 6 (smooth jazz audio)  · WLS-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 LWN HD, 7.3 LWN SD) · WGN (9.1 CW, 9.2 Antenna TV) · WOCK-CD (13.4 A1) · WWME-CA 23 (Me-TV/Ind.) · WPVN-LD (24.1 RTV)  · W25DW-D (25.1 HSN, 25.2 Infomercials)  · WCIU (26.1 Ind., 26.2 The U Too, 26.3 Me-TV, 26.4 MeToo, 26.5 This TV)  · WSPY-LP 30 (A1) · WFLD (32.1 Fox) · WCPX (38.1 ION, 38.2 qubo, 38.3 ION Life) · WMEU-CA 48 (Ind.) · WPWR (50.1 MNTV)
Public television
WTTW (11.1 PBS, 11.3 PBS Create, 11.4 V-me) · WYCC (20.1 PBS, 20.3 MHz) · W40CN-D (Edu Ind.) · WYIN (56.1 PBS)
Spanish stations
WOCK-CD (13.1 Mega, 13.3 LATV) · WESV-LD (40.1 Estrella)  · WSNS (44.1 TEL) · WXFT (60.1 TFU) · WCHU-LP (61.1 AZA) · WGBO (66.1 UNI)
Religious
WHNW-LD 18 / WHVI-LP 24 / WHCH-LD 40 (LeSea) · WPVN-CA 24.6 (MCTV) · WEDE-CA 34 (Ind./AMG TV) · WWTO (35.1 TBN, 35.2 Church, 35.3 JCTV, 35.4 Enlace USA, 35.5 Smile)  · WDCI-LD (57.1 Daystar)  · WJYS (62.1 Ind.)
Ethnic stations
WOCK-CD (13.2 Arirang) · WODN-LP 13 (DW) · WPVN-CA 24/WPVN-LD (24.4 Polnet, 24.6 KUBS) · WOCH-CA 41 (Arirang)
Local cable channels
Defunct stations
ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV
encrypted channels
are italicized

WMAQ 5.2 (Chicago Nonstop) · WTTW 11.1 (PBS)1 · WFLD 32.1 (FOX)1,2 · WCPX 38.1 (ION) · WSNS 44.1 (TMD)1 · WPWR 50.1 (MNTV)1
1Coming in 2011, 2via WPWR-TV
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By AM frequency
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NOAA WX Radio frequency
162.425 • 162.500 • 162.550
By callsign
KWO39 • KXI41 • KZZ81 • WAES • WAIT • WAKE • WAUR • WAWF • WBBM1 • WBBM-FM • WBEQ • WBEW • WBEZ • WBGX • WBMF • WCCQ • WCEV • WCFJ • WCFL-FM • WCFS-FM • WCGO • WCLR • WCPT • WCPT-FM • WCPQ • WCPY • WCRX • WCSJ-FM • WDCB • WDGC-FM • WDRV • WEDC • WEFM • WERV-FM • WETN • WFEL-LP • WFMT • WGCI-FM • WGN1 • WGRB • WGVE-FM • WHFH • WHLP • WHPK-FM • WIIL • WIIT • WILV • WIMS • WIND • WJCH • WJJG • WJKL • WJMK • WJOB • WJOL • WKKC • WKRS • WKSC-FM • WLEY-FM • WLFM-LP2 • WLIT-FM • WLJE • WLPR-FM • WLS1 • WLS-FM • WLTH • WLTL • WLRA • WLIP • WLUP-FM • WLUW • WMBI • WMBI-FM • WMVP1 • WNDZ • WNIB • WNTD • WNUA • WNUR • WNWI • WOJO • WONC • WONU • WOTW • WPJX • WPNA • WPPN • WPWX • WRDZ • WRHS-FM • WRLL • WRLR-LP • WRSE • WRTE • WRTW • WRTO • WRXQ • WSBC • WSCR1 • WSPY-FM • WSRB • WSRI • WSSR • WTMX • WUSN • WVAZ • WVIV • WVIX • WVON • WWCA • WWDV • WWHN • WWWN • WWYW • WXAV • WXLC • WXRD • WXRT • WYCA • WYLL • WZRD • WZSR • WZVN
Defunct Stations: WCFL (AM) • WCGO • WCRW • WEDC • WENR (AM) • WMAQ • WMCW • WKQX
Satellite Radio Local Traffic/Weather: XM Channel 217 · Sirius Channel 151
Illinois Radio Markets: Bloomington · Champaign · Chicago · Decatur · LaSalle-Peru · Marion-Carbondale · Peoria · Quad Cities (Rock Island-Moline) · Rockford · St. Louis, MO ·
Other Illinois Radio Regions: Quincy/Hannibal · Springfield
See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

Indiana Radio Markets: Evansville • Ft. Wayne • Indianapolis • Lafayette • Muncie-Marion • South Bend • Terre Haute • Chicago, IL • Cincinnati, OH • Louisville, KY

Other Indiana Radio Regions: Bloomington

See also: List of radio stations in Indiana
1 = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage
2 = Audio signal of WLFM-LP (smooth jazz audio, with video of still images)
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