All-News Jan. Scoreboard for Top 10 Markets

[Gregg]

Winter is a good time for All-News stations in snowy markets. KYW Philadelphia (and WWJ Detroit in Market #11) were #1, and All-News stations in Chicago, SF, and DC were #2. New All-News stations in Atlanta, WYAY, and DC, WNEW-FM, both went above a one-share.

1. NYC...WINS #5 (tie) and WCBS #10
2. LA...KNX #14 (tie)
3. Chicago...WBBM/WCFS(FM) #2
4. San Francisco...KCBS/KFRC(FM) #2 and KGO* #16
5. Dallas...KRLD* #15
6. Houston...KROI #24
7. Washington...WTOP(FM) #2 and WNEW-FM #22
8. Philadelphia...KYW #1
9. Atlanta...WYAY(FM) #19
10. Boston...WBZ* #6

* denotes parttime All-News station

 

[ProducerGuy]

Am I the only one still weirded out by seeing WNEW-FM listed as a Washington News station?

 

[DavidZ]

Am I the only one that doesn't think WBZ should be on this list? They run talk from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. weekdays and many, many infomercials now air on the weekends.

 

[TheBigA]

Is there a reason why the non-commercial news stations are left out of this post?

In some of these markets, like Houston and Atlanta, the NPR station is beating the highest rated commercial news station.

 

[Gregg]

Why are WBZ, KGO and KRLD on the list? Because most of their weekdays are devoted to the All-News format. I put an asterik next to their call letters.

Why aren't NPR stations on the list? I think NPR is its own format. Yes, there's lots of news in Morning Edition and All Things Considered. But many of their stories are long-form features. And during the day you get things like Fresh Air and Science Friday, which aren't part of the All-News format.