"The Drive" shifts into another gear

For the second month in a row , Chicago's classic rock station "The Drive" is at the top of Chicago's radio ratings.

The big picture: " The Drive" has supplanted WLIT ("The Lite"), which held the top spot for all of last year.

The biggest jump: V103. The perennial powerhouse R&B station climbed up to tie "The Lite" for second place.

The biggest drop: Talk radio. WGN-AM took a tumble, losing almost a full percentage point (3.8 to 3.0) and dropping out of the top 10.

• WBEZ-FM (NPR) also continued its drop after a tumultuous first half of 2024 (2.0 to 1.6). It is now out of the top 20 and one tick ahead of WFMT-FM (Classical).

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.