Ameirica's top billing Radio stations

Thursday, April 6, 2006
WLTW/New York Remains America's Top Biller

The Clear Channel AC is once again in first place among America's biggest-billing radio stations, BIAfn reports. The station saw $68.3 million in revenue during 2005, while CBS Radio Alternative KROQ/Los Angeles rolled into second place after a huge revenue gain of 11.6%, billing $67.6 million for the year. KROQ swaps places with CBS sibling News WINS/New York, which slipped to third place with an estimated 2005 billing of $60.8 million.

The overall top 10 saw little change, although Tribune News/Talk WGN/Chicago took the 10th spot as Clear Channel AC KOST/L.A. dipped from No. 10 to No. 12. "The lackluster radio business environment in 2005 did not allow for any major shifts in the lineup of the top 10 grossing radio stations," said BIAfn VP Mark Fratrik. "Even if a station generated substantial improvements in their ratings, its ability to quickly turn those larger audiences into significantly larger revenue was made more difficult because advertisers are lukewarm on radio overall."

Top 10 Billing Stations - 2005 Revenue
WLTW/New York
$68.3 million
KROQ/Los Angeles
$67.6 million
WINS/New York
$60.8 million
KFI/Los Angeles
$59.3 million
KPWR/Los Angeles
$57.9 million
WCBS-AM/N.Y.
$57.2 million
WFAN/New York
$54 million
KIIS/Los Angeles
$52.8 million
WXRK/New York*
$52.5 million
WGN-AM/Chicago
$52.4 million
Source: BIAfn. *Became WFNY (Talk) in January