Description
The Chicago metropolitan area (the Chicago Market) commands the third-largest media market in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles and the largest inland market. All of the major U.S. television networks have subsidiaries in Chicago. WGN-TV, which is owned by the Tribune Company, is carried (with some programming differences) as ‘WGN America’ on cable and satellite nationwide. Sun-Times Media Group is also head-quartered in Chicago who, along with the Tribune Company, are some the largest owners of daily newspapers in the world.
Database Particulars:
| Chicago | 3526 |
| Cable network | 10 |
| Cable program | 7 |
| Cable station | 5 |
| Cable, regional bureau | 4 |
| College newspaper | 49 |
| Freelance journalist | 36 |
| Industry research organization | 13 |
| Magazine, consumer | 558 |
| Magazine, e-mail | 3 |
| Magazine, foreign bureau | 2 |
| Magazine, guide/listings | 8 |
| Magazine, news and business | 34 |
| Magazine, regional bureau | 32 |
| Magazine, trade/technical | 586 |
| News Agency/Wire service | 8 |
| News Agency/Wire service, regional bureau | 66 |
| Newsletter, consumer | 28 |
| Newsletter, trade | 64 |
| Newspaper | 559 |
| Newspaper, regional bureau | 28 |
| Online news source | 12 |
| Online publication | 105 |
| Organization | 12 |
| Production/programming provider | 2 |
| Publication, academic/scientific | 76 |
| Radio network | 10 |
| Radio program | 174 |
| Radio station | 416 |
| Radio, regional bureau | 4 |
| Special section | 12 |
| Syndicate | 13 |
| Syndicated column | 96 |
| Television network | 8 |
| Television production company | 5 |
| Television program | 111 |
| Television station | 334 |
| Television, regional bureau | 19 |
| Weblog | 17 |
| East Chicago | 2 |
| Magazine, consumer | 2 |
| West Chicago | 4 |
| Magazine, consumer | 4 |
| Grand Total | 3532 |
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