Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy

The CBS Radio all-news simulcast combo of WBBM AM 780 and WCFS FM 105.9 remained the most popular spot on the dial in the latest Chicago radio ratings.

Led by longtime morning drive anchors Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy, WBBM Newsradio again finished first in Nielsen Audio survey results released Monday.

The survey period ran from March 24 through April 20.

Tops among listeners between 25 and 54 — the group most sought by advertisers — was Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary WTMX FM 101.9, which led in the adult demo overall and swept mornings, middays and afternoons as well.

Here are the top 40 radio stations in the Chicago area followed by average share of listeners age 6 and older from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Sunday, as measured by Nielsen Audio from March 24 through April 20 (followed by the previous month’s share in parentheses):

1) WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 (simulcast) 6.5 (6.6)
2) WVAZ FM 102.7 6.1 (5.6)
3) WTMX FM 101.9 4.8 (4.9)
4) WGN AM 720 4.3 (3.8)
5) (tie) WGCI FM 107.5 3.9 (3.8)
5) (tie) WLIT FM 93.9 3.9 (4.0)
7) WKSC FM 103.5 3.7 (4.0)
8) WDRV FM 97.1 3.4 (3.2)
9) (tie) WJMK FM 104.3 3.2 (3.2)
9) (tie) WSCR AM 670 3.2 (2.5)
11) (tie) WLS FM 94.7 3.1 (2.9)
11) (tie) WOJO FM 105.1 3.1 (3.3)
13) WXRT FM 93.1 3.0 (2.6)
14) (tie) WBBM FM 96.3 2.8 (3.0)
14) (tie) WUSN FM 99.5 2.8 (2.4)
16) WBEZ FM 91.5 2.7 (2.8)
17) WKQX FM 101.1 2.6 (2.8)
18) WSHE FM 100.3 2.4 (2.6)
19) WLUP FM 97.9 2.3 (2.1)
20) WPPN FM 106.7 2.2 (2.2)
21) (tie) WLS AM 890 2.0 (2.2)
21) (tie) WMVP AM 1000 2.0 (2.6)
23) WPWX FM 92.3 1.9 (2.1)
24) (tie) WEBG FM 95.5 1.8 (1.8)
24) (tie) WRME FM 87.7 1.8 (1.9)
26) (tie) WJKL FM 94.3 1.7 (1.5)
26) (tie) WLEY FM 107.9 1.7 (1.9)
28) (tie) WCPT AM 820 1.1 (1.1)
28) (tie) WIND AM 560 1.1 (1.3)
28) (tie) WVIV FM 93.5 1.1 (1.1)
31) (tie) WFMT FM 98.7 0.8 (1.2)
31) (tie) WIIL FM 95.1 0.8 (0.8)
31) (tie) WMBI FM 90.1 0.8 (0.7)
31) (tie) WSRB FM 106.3 0.8 (0.8)
35) WZSR FM 105.5 0.7 (0.8)
36) (tie) WCCQ FM 98.3 0.6 (0.6)
36) (tie) WERV FM 95.9 0.6 (0.4)
36) (tie) WGRB AM 1390 0.6 (0.6)
39) WSSR FM 96.7 0.5 (0.6)
40) (tie) WFXF FM 103.9 0.4 (0.4)
40) (tie) WLJE FM 105.5 0.4 (0.3)
40) (tie) WXLC FM 102.3 0.4 (0.5)

Morning drive top 10

Here are Chicago’s top 10 morning shows followed by average share of listeners age 6 and older from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio (with previous month’s share in parentheses):

1) WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 (simulcast) Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy 9.0 (9.8)
2) WTMX FM 101.9 Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart 6.8 (7.4)
3) WGN AM 720 Steve Cochran 6.1 (5.1)
4) WVAZ FM 102.7 Steve Harvey 5.1 (4.9)
5) WBEZ FM 91.5 Morning Edition; Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia 4.0 (3.8)
6) WOJO FM 105.1 Raul Molinar, Sylvia del Valle and Andres Maldonado 3.7 (3.4)
7) WSCR AM 670 Mike Mulligan and Brian Hanley 3.6 (3.5)
8) WLIT FM 93.9 Kristina Kage 3.5 (3.3)
9) WKSC FM 103.5 Christopher “Fred” Frederick and Angi Taylor 3.3 (3.8)
10) WUSN FM 99.5 Lisa Dent and Ramblin’ Ray Stevens 3.2 (2.4)

Afternoon drive top 10

Here are Chicago’s top 10 afternoon shows followed by average share of listeners age 6 and older from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio (with previous month’s share in parentheses):

1) WVAZ FM 102.7 Doug Banks; Joe Soto 5.7 (5.5)
2) WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 (simulcast) Kris Kridel and Keith Johnson 5.6 (5.5)
3) WTMX FM 101.9 Koz (Kevin Koske) 4.5 (5.1)
4) WLIT FM 93.9 Mick Lee 4.3 (4.3)
5) WGCI FM 107.5 Tone Kapone 4.1 (3.7)
6) WKSC FM 103.5 Brady Broski 4.0 (4.2)
7) WGN AM 720 Roe Conn and Anna Davlantes 3.6 (3.4)
8) (tie) WBEZ FM 91.5 All Things Considered; Marketplace 3.2 (3.3)
8) (tie) WDRV FM 97.1 Steve Seaver 3.2 (2.9)
8) (tie) WOJO FM 105.1 Oswaldo Diaz 3.2 (3.1)