We found 44 YouTube channels similar to CBS Chicago
Delivers Chicago-area news with a strong overlap in searches for chicago news and lake county news (85% match), and shares 75% content similarity, indicating similar local news coverage and audience.
Targets Chicago news and lake county updates (84% match in overall score; 96% search overlap), and 77% content similarity, implying parallel local reporting and audience reach with similar story topics.
Competes on chicago news and regional weather topics (72% overall match; 68% search overlap but 75% content similarity), indicating similar newsroom focus and audience despite differing search visibility.
Shares investigative and political topics (56% match; 13% search overlap but 85% content similarity), suggesting CBS Chicago and NBC Chicago cover related stories but NBC has broader content depth while CBS aligns more with local issues.
Overlaps on regional weather topics like northwest indiana storms and lake michigan weather (53% match; 19% search overlap but 76% content similarity), indicating weather-focused audience alignment with CBS Chicago’s meteorology content.
Appeals to Illinois political and government audiences (49% match; 10% search overlap but 75% content similarity), reflecting shared governance and policy coverage with CBS Chicago.
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 48% | WMBD News | 77% | 15.4K | 5% | 3 |
| #8 | 48% | WESH 2 News | 67% | 340K | 18% | 9 |
| #9 | 47% | Chicago Tribune | 75% | 129K | 6% | 2 |
| #10 | 47% | Illinois Policy | 74% | 17.7K | 5% | 2 |
| #11 | 46% | 25News WEEK-TV | 73% | 2.3K | 5% | 1 |
| #12 | 45% | UChicago Institute of Politics | 74% | 34.1K | 2% | 2 |
| #13 | 45% | KSDK News | 74% | 509K | 2% | 3 |
| #14 | 45% | WTTW | 73% | 155K | 3% | 2 |
| #15 | 45% | WCCO - CBS Minnesota | 73% | 408K | 3% | 1 |
| #16 | 45% | Fox News ▶ | 65% | 15M | 14% | 12 |
| #17 | 44% | ABC News ▶ | 67% | 19.4M | 10% | 4 |
| #18 | 44% | WQPT PBS | 72% | 1.7K | 3% | 2 |
| #19 | 44% | Where The People Meet TV | 71% | 2.3K | 2% | 1 |
| #20 | 43% | WIFR TV | 71% | 17.4K | 2% | 2 |
| #21 | 43% | WTHR | 70% | 378K | 4% | 4 |
| #22 | 43% | NBC News ▶ | 67% | 11.8M | 7% | 4 |
| #23 | 43% | Chicago Police | 70% | 46.6K | 3% | 3 |
| #24 | 43% | Tours by Foot - Chicago | 70% | 4.2K | 2% | 1 |
| #25 | 43% | Newsroom PR | 70% | 2.1K | 3% | 1 |
| #26 | 43% | The University of Chicago | 66% | 258K | 7% | 7 |
| #27 | 43% | 🔥Cfdivan911🔥 | 69% | 20.8K | 3% | 2 |
| #28 | 42% | USA TODAY | 67% | 7.5M | 5% | 5 |
| #29 | 42% | One Chicago | 68% | 1.6M | 2% | 2 |
| #30 | 42% | AttorneyAngelicaTV | 67% | 12K | 4% | 1 |
| #31 | 41% | FOX 35 Orlando | 67% | 453K | 3% | 3 |
| #32 | 41% | Associated Press ▶ | 62% | 4.3M | 10% | 6 |
| #33 | 41% | Peter Santenello | 66% | 4.2M | 3% | 1 |
| #34 | 41% | The Hill | 67% | 2.1M | 3% | 1 |
| #35 | 41% | Urgences Genève - emergency responses | 66% | 61.6K | 4% | 5 |
| #36 | 41% | MS NOW ▶ | 62% | 9.7M | 8% | 6 |
| #37 | 40% | Crime Ledger USA | 64% | 10.8K | 4% | 1 |
| #38 | 40% | PBS NewsHour ▶ | 63% | 5.2M | 6% | 4 |
| #39 | 40% | Lawyers.com | 64% | 2.0K | 4% | 1 |
| #40 | 39% | CNBC Television ▶ | 63% | 3.3M | 4% | 1 |
| #41 | 39% | KHOU 11 | 64% | 1.1M | 2% | 1 |
| #42 | 39% | 11Alive ▶ | 63% | 2.6M | 3% | 4 |
| #43 | 38% | CGTN America | 62% | 820K | 3% | 2 |
| #44 | 34% | Camden David | 55% | 85.8K | 3% | 1 |
ABC 7 Chicago — 1.2M subscribers (85% match), WGN News — 686K subscribers (84% match), FOX 32 Chicago — 457K subscribers (72% match). They share a focus on local Chicago news and weather content similar to CBS Chicago.
CBS Chicago creates local news content focused on Chicago area topics, including weather and breaking news, as indicated by video titles such as 'Tracking severe storms moving into Chicago area' and 'Search and rescue operation update in Lake Village, Indiana.' The channel posts a variety of news videos, with an average of about 43.9K views per video, and content is published across multiple recent uploads (examples include app promotion, storm coverage, and full news casts).
We analyze CBS Chicago's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.
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