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Subscribers
707K
Total Views
757M
Videos
87.3K
Channel age
20 yrs
Known for
275K views
More than 50 decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home
266.4K views
Families overwhelmed, angry while awaiting answers after decomposing bodies found at funeral home
123.1K views
Dozens of decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home - WGN Midday News
62K views
Family describes red flags at South Chicago Chapel days before decomposing bodies were discovered
▶️ Featured Video
275K views
📈 Growth momentum
Holding steadySubscribers · last 30 days
+2K +0.28%
A steady, established audience.
Last 7 days
+0
The most recent week — the freshest read on where subscriber growth is heading.
🎯 Reach quality
Subscriber activation
0.15%
Share of subscribers who watch a typical recent video (avg views ÷ subscribers) — the real reach behind the subscriber count, and a quick check on whether those subscribers are still active rather than a vanity number.
Recent vs all-time
-88%
Recent videos average 1.1K vs an all-time 8.7K/video — recent uploads run below the all-time norm — much of the lifetime views sit in an older catalogue.
Reach consistency · Hit-driven
0/100
How steady views are across recent videos (typically 458–3.5K) — reach is hit-driven, so results swing from video to video.
📈 Performance
Typical video
458–3.5K views
Median 1.1K — the reliable floor a brand can expect, not just the headline average.
Upload rhythm
111.6× / week
Most active on Fridays — consistent output keeps an engaged, sponsor-ready audience.
1.1K
Avg views / video
18
Avg likes
8
Avg comments
111.6
Uploads / week
8.7K
Lifetime avg / video
1.1K
Views / subscriber
31%
Shorts (recent views)
5m 31s
Typical video length
🗓️ Posting schedule
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Most uploads land on Fridays · about 111.6 / week — time a launch or drop to ride the channel's own rhythm.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined YouTube in 2006 — 20 years ago.
🏆Ranked #9,211 among all influencers on SocialDB.
🎯Top Society influencer — #370 in the niche.
👁️Averages 1.1K views per video.
📤Posts about 111.6× per week.
🏅Earned the Silver Play Button for passing 100K subscribers.
📍Based in United States.
💚 Brand affinity
EstimatedBrands WGN News's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.
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About
WGN-TV brings you the latest Chicago sports, weather, and news from Chicago's Very Own.
WGN-TV, whose call letters are derived from the Chicago Tribune's first slogan, "World's Greatest Newspaper," hit the airwaves on April 5, 1948 on Channel 9 in Chicago from its studios at Tribune Tower. We currently broadcast from our studios at 2501 W. Bradley Place in Chicago, and feature the best local news, syndicated programming, and the CW Network.
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192 views · 2 months ago
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2.1K views · 2 months ago
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1.2K views · 2 months ago
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266.4K views · 2 months ago
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