Chicago

Chicago is the third largest media market in the United States. 

 

Newspapers

Two major daily newspapers are published, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Chicago Tribune was Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper". It is traditionally puplished as a broadsheet, their motto:  "An American Paper for Americans." 

Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city, started in 1844. The modern paper was founded on December 4, 1941 by Marshall Field III. Although the graphic style was urban tabloid, the paper was well regarded for journalistic quality and did not rely on sensational front-page stories

 

 

 

Radio

The top 5 radio stations according to the Chicago Tribune: 

1. WVAZ-FM (urban AC)

2. WBBM-AM (News)

3. WOJO-FM (regional Mexican)

4. WLS-FM (classic hits)

5. WTMX-AM (hot ac)

 

 

Television

 

Nowadays we take big screens, color, audio etc. for granted. A few decades ago it was almost unbelieveable. TV is still going through metamorphosis- for instance its recent conversion to digital, replacing the analog system of broadcasting, which was introduced to Chicago in 1939. 

History always points put New York regarding the development of television, however Chicago should be mentioned as well, due to the fact that  Chicago's part was as important and influential. 

 WBKB (direct descendant of today's WLS-TV), the third oldest commercial station in the country, one of the few to remain on the air during World War II, and Chicago's first commercial television station scored some industry firsts such as the microwave relays linking distant stations instead of the commonly used AT&T phone lines. 

 

 

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