Holiday tunes, election coverage shake up Chicago's November radio ratings
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The new November ratings dropped this week and after a lousy campaign season, some talk radio stations saw a much-needed bump on Election Day.
The big picture: WGN-AM and WBEZ-FM saw considerable gains in November, which included election night coverage.
Yes, but: Both news talk stations still reside outside the top 10. The more conservative talk station WLS-AM didn't see any increases.
State of play: The Drive (WDRV-FM) regained the top spot in town after a strong showing this month. It was No. 1 during the summer before ceding ground to the all-news station WBBM-AM in September and October.
Other winners: WLIT-FM went all holiday music on Nov. 1, which gave it the biggest jump of all stations since October.
- That wasn't enough for it to claim the top spot, but history says the station will recapture its first-place glory in December.
Losers: WXRT-FM dropped the most but is still firmly in the top 10.
Caveat: These ratings don't break down precisely when people are tuning in or specific listener demographics.
Disclosure: Justin Kaufmann has worked for a number of these stations.