Posted by Felicia Jackson Jr. on April 11, 2011 at 01:11:16:
The hottest radio station in Chicago never plays any music. It boasts no wacky disc jockeys, no larger-than-life personalities, and no incendiary talk show hosts. It generally steers clear of hype, controversy or drama. In fact, it's been churning out the same type of programming day in and day out - delivered by some of the same voices - for more than 40 years. And yet as measured by both ratings and revenue, the undisputed No. 1 radio station in town is WBBM-AM (780), the CBS Radio all-news outlet. While that may come as a surprise to some, it's been the case for quite a while. It just hasn't been widely acknowledged until now.