Market intelligence · November 2025

DMA #4 Top-10 market Deep panel · 98 advertisers

Philadelphia, PA

$4.8M moves through Philadelphia every month across 98 firms. We read it firm by firm, station by station.

$4.8M Monthly ad spend -4.3% vs prior
92/100 CTV opportunity
64.7% Top-5 share 26.6% leader
38,478 Airings tracked

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

CTV opportunity

The open lane, scored.

92 open inventory score

Philadelphia scores 92/100 for open CTV inventory. 86.1% of spend still runs on traditional channels while streaming sits at 13.9%.

13.9% streaming today
86.1% still traditional

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

Channel mix

Every channel, every dollar.

Philadelphia's legal ad spend, split by channel. Streaming is the lane most firms still have not bought.

  • Television 49.6% $2.4M 10,652 spots
    • WPVI-TV $799K 1,296 spots
    • WTXF-TV $449K 1,455 spots
    • KYW-TV $380K 1,144 spots
    • WPHL-TV $265K 1,822 spots
    • WCAU-TV $183K 664 spots
  • Cable 5.3% $255K 1,215 spots
    • Fox News $65K 173 spots
    • CNN $42K 224 spots
    • MSNBC $41K 145 spots
    • TBS $29K 131 spots
    • ESPN $36K 84 spots
  • Radio 31.2% $1.5M 24,519 spots
    • WUSL-FM $169K 2,433 spots
    • WRNB-FM $201K 2,535 spots
    • WIOQ-FM $149K 1,881 spots
    • WRFF-FM $139K 1,957 spots
    • WDAS-FM $227K 2,298 spots
  • Streaming 12.1% $580K 790 spots
    • YouTube TV $382K 27 spots
    • YouTube - CTV & Browsers $49K 414 spots
    • Prime Video $50K 45 spots
    • Tubi $18K 2 spots
    • CW TV $35K 5 spots
  • Digital display 0.8% $38K 676 spots
    • Philadelphia Eagles [philadelphiaeagles.com] $30K 187 spots
    • WLEV-FM [wlevradio.com] $4K 157 spots
    • WCTO-FM [catcountry96.com] $2K 127 spots
    • WEEX-AM [espnlv.com] $885 95 spots
    • WCAU-TV [nbcphiladelphia.com] $227 65 spots
  • Newspaper 1.0% $50K 23 spots
    • Metro Philadelphia $50K 23 spots

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

Competitive landscape

Who's writing the checks.

The firms spending in Philadelphia, ranked by monthly spend. Channel split and streaming adoption sit beside each name, so the gaps read at a glance.

Rank Advertiser Channel split
#1 Morgan & Morgan 41 outlets Buys: WPVI-TV, WTXF-TV, WOGL-FM, WIOQ-FM, WRNB-FM $1.3M 26.6% 10%
#2 Spear Greenfield 21 outlets Buys: YouTube TV, WPVI-TV, KYW-TV, WUSL-FM, WDAS-FM $601K 12.5% 25%
#3 Kline & Specter 18 outlets Buys: WPVI-TV, KYW-TV, WTXF-TV, WDPN-TV, YouTube TV $529K 11% 12%
#4 TopDog Law 11 outlets Buys: WUSL-FM, WIOQ-FM, WDAS-FM, WRFF-FM, WUMR-FM $414K 8.6% 0.1% gap
#5 Lundy Law 23 outlets Buys: WDAS-FM, WXTU-FM, WBEN-FM, WRFF-FM, WPVI-TV $393K 8.2% 1.4% gap
#6 Gilman & Bedigian 7 outlets Buys: WPVI-TV, YouTube TV, KYW-TV, WPHL-TV, WPSG-TV $177K 3.7% 16%
#7 J Fine Law 8 outlets Buys: WDAS-FM, WRNB-FM, WUSL-FM, WPPZ-FM, WIOQ-FM $167K 3.5% 0.0% gap
#8 Pond Lehocky Giordano 23 outlets Buys: Philadelphia Eagles, WPVI-TV, YouTube TV, WCAU-TV, WTXF-TV $150K 3.1% 14%
#9 Stern & Cohen 16 outlets Buys: YouTube - CTV & Browsers, WPVI-TV, WTXF-TV, WWSI-TV, WCAU-TV $136K 2.8% 16%
#10 Messa & Associates 9 outlets Buys: WPVI-TV, WCAU-TV, Prime Video, WTXF-TV, Hulu $87K 1.8% 4.9%
#11 Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky 9 outlets Buys: Fox News, WPVI-TV, CNN, KYW-TV, YouTube - Android App $85K 1.8% 8%
#12 Medical Malpractice-Cohen 1 outlets Buys: WPVI-TV $84K 1.7% 0.0%
#13 Stark & Stark 6 outlets Buys: WTXF-TV, KYW-TV, WPVI-TV, Tubi, WCAU-TV $70K 1.5% 14%
#14 Silvers Langsam & Weitzman 5 outlets Buys: MSNBC, CNN, WRNB-FM, TBS, WPPZ-FM $67K 1.4% 0.0%
#15 Asbestos Cancer-Victims Justice Group 13 outlets Buys: Prime Video, YouTube TV, CW TV, Paramount Plus, Hulu $54K 1.1% 96% leaning in
#16 Cordell & Cordell 6 outlets Buys: KYW-AM, WMMR-FM, WBEB-FM, WMGK-FM, WPEN-FM $46K 1% 0.0%
#17 Roundup-Silvers 2 outlets Buys: WRNB-FM, WPPZ-FM $40K 0.8% 0.0%
#18 Silver & Silver 3 outlets Buys: WPHL-TV, KYW-TV, WPSG-TV $31K 0.6% 0.0%
#19 Allied Injury Group 9 outlets Buys: CW TV, Hulu, Paramount Plus, Prime Video, Netflix $31K 0.6% 100% leaning in
#20 Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine 1 outlets Buys: YouTube TV $29K 0.6% 100% leaning in

Open lanes

  • TopDog Law spends $414K/month with 0.1% on streaming
  • Lundy Law spends $393K/month with 1.4% on streaming
  • J Fine Law spends $167K/month with 0% on streaming
  • Silvers Langsam & Weitzman spends $67K/month with 0% on streaming
  • Cordell & Cordell spends $46K/month with 0% on streaming

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

Who owns the airwaves

The buy-side board.

The stations and platforms the Philadelphia firms are competing over, by spend and the house leader on each.

Top TV stations

WPVI-TV $799K 12 firms WPVI-TV (6ABC)
WTXF-TV $449K 15 firms Morgan & Morgan
KYW-TV $380K 14 firms Kline & Specter
WPHL-TV $265K 16 firms Morgan & Morgan
WPSG-TV $191K 10 firms Spear Greenfield

Top radio stations

WDAS-FM $227K 6 firms TopDog Law
WRNB-FM $201K 10 firms Morgan & Morgan
WUSL-FM $169K 6 firms TopDog Law
WIOQ-FM $149K 6 firms TopDog Law
WRFF-FM $139K 9 firms TopDog Law

Top streaming platforms

YouTube TV $382K 10 firms Spear Greenfield
Prime Video $50K 10 firms Asbestos Cancer-Victims Justice Group
YouTube - CTV & Browsers $49K 35 firms Morgan & Morgan
CW TV $35K 2 firms Allied Injury Group
Sling $24K 3 firms Morgan & Morgan

Top cable networks

Fox News $65K 12 firms Morgan & Morgan
CNN $42K 7 firms Silvers Langsam & Weitzman
MSNBC $41K 4 firms Silvers Langsam & Weitzman
ESPN $36K 7 firms Banks Law
TBS $29K 6 firms Morgan & Morgan

Top digital placements

Philadelphia Eagles [philadelphiaeagles.com] $30K 1 firms Pond Lehocky Giordano
WLEV-FM [wlevradio.com] $4K 1 firms Kitay Law Offices
WCTO-FM [catcountry96.com] $2K 1 firms Kitay Law Offices

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

Spend trend

Philadelphia, prior to now.

Philadelphia contracted 4.3% to $4.6M/month, a drop of $207K.

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

The read

Philadelphia: $4.8M Market Still Fighting the Old War

Philadelphia is a $4.8M/month legal ad market, more than double Charlotte, yet only 12% goes to streaming. The giants (Morgan & Morgan, TopDog, Lundy) are locked in a radio and broadcast battle, leaving CTV wide open.

Only Spear Greenfield (25%) and a few mass tort advertisers have meaningful streaming presence. YouTube TV captures $382K/month, mostly from just 10 advertisers. The streaming lane is remarkably open for a top-5 DMA.

$49K avg per advertiser $4.8M total tracked spend

Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked

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Source: Taqtics Market Intelligence · November 2025 · 98 advertisers · 38,478 airings tracked