1st Place: Clear Channel stations
2nd Place: None, EC stations are horrible
3rd Place: WHWC (88.3 FM)

For those still turning to mainstream radio for news, it’s hard to swing a cat around by its tail and not smack an FM/AM receiver that isn’t playing one of Clear Channel’s seven local stations. This may have something to do with their first place ranking. Between Moose Country (106.7FM), Z-100, The Mix 98.1, 92.1 (classic rock), B-95, WBIZ Sports Radio, and NewsTalk AM880, they’ve got airwave-based news for a wide range of local lifestyles. Of course, you awarded second place to the phrase “None, the EC Stations are HORRIBLE!” so there’s probably a sizable range of lifestyles left unrepresented by local radio. Meanwhile, one of Wisconsin Public Radio’s local stations, WHWC (88.3FM), politely sat down in third place with local shows like The West Side and Spectrum West mixed into state and national favorites like Talk of the Nation, On Point, and Here On Earth. – Mike Paulus