Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-09
#29,079
AI visibility: Grade B
77
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
978.7K
per month, estimated
Keywords
182.3K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
978.7K organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
151 lines AI engines can read
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wkyc.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- WKYC (Media) is ranked #29,079 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, down 127 places from #28,952 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 978,700 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 182,300 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 77 out of 100 (grade B), with a published llms.txt of 151 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #29,079 | ▼ 127 |
| August 2026 | #28,952 | ▼ 297 |
| July 2026 | #28,655 | ▼ 1,092 |
| June 2026 | #27,563 | — |
| May 2026 | #27,563 | ▼ 788 |
| April 2026 | #26,775 | ▼ 2,732 |
| March 2026 | #24,043 | ▼ 538 |
| February 2026 | #23,505 | — |
What this company does
WKYC operates as a primary source of local news and updates for the Cleveland area and Northeast Ohio. Their platform covers daily news stories, weather forecasts, traffic situations, and sports highlights that are relevant to the region. They also include investigative pieces that look into important community issues as well as broader national and world events. The website and associated television broadcasts work…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 critical issue. 1 high-priority issue.
wkyc.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send wkyc.com an estimated 978,700 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 978,700 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 182,300 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 5.4 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
978.7K
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
978.7K
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
wkyc.com AI Visibility
wkyc.com scores 77 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade B. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (22/25).
Grade B
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
0/100
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wkyc.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on wkyc.com runs to 151 lines (6,149 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "WKYC - Cleveland's Leading News Source". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Broadcasting and Digital News. It describes 4 products, with prices such as Local News Coverage at Free, Weather Updates at Free and Traffic Reports at Free. Services it lists include Advertising Solutions, Community Engagement Programs and Digital Streaming Services. The audience it names is Residents, Professionals, Students, Families, aged 18-54 (Northeast Ohio, United States). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AWS and Content Management Systems. The keywords it claims start with "Cleveland news", "Northeast Ohio news", "WKYC news" and "local news Cleveland".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
151
In the file
Size
6.1K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 12, 2026
What the file says
# WKYC - Cleveland's Leading News Source ## About WKYC is a premier news organization based in Cleveland, Ohio, dedicated to delivering the latest updates on local news, sports, weather, and traffic to the Northeast Ohio community. With a history dating back to 1948, WKYC utilizes both television broadcasting and digital platforms to ensure timely and accurate information reaches a wide audience. The station is committed to community engagement and enhancing viewer experience through innovative media solutions. **Areas of Work:** Media, Broadcasting, Digital News ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://wkyc.com - **Address:** Cleveland, Ohio, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** +1-216-344-3333 - **Hours:** 24/7 - **Timezone:** America/New_York - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 150 employees - **Revenue:** $20M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Local News Coverage** (Free): Comprehensive coverage of breaking news and events in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. - **Weather Updates** (Free): Real-time weather forecasts and alerts for the Northeast Ohio region. - **Traffic Reports** (Free): Up-to-date traffic information to help commuters navigate Cleveland roads. - **Sports News** (Free): Latest updates and analysis on local and national sports teams and events. ## Services - **Advertising Solution
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Local News CoverageFree
- Weather UpdatesFree
- Traffic ReportsFree
- Sports NewsFree
Services it tells AI about
- Advertising SolutionsContact for quote
- Community Engagement ProgramsFree
- Digital Streaming ServicesFree
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Residents, Professionals, Students, Families · 18-54 · Northeast Ohio, United States
Company type
Private · actively hiring
wkyc.com Organic Keywords
Google lists wkyc.com for about 182,300 keywords, which together bring an estimated 978,700 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
182.3K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
978.7K
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
wkyc.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of wkyc.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 15 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalOptimize Images
- HighMinimize HTTP Requests
- HighImplement Lazy Loading
- CriticalImprove Mobile Responsiveness
11 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
wkyc.com Competitors and Alternatives
WKYC's company profile names cleveland.com and fox8.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds news5cleveland.com, cleveland19.com and ideastream.org. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are rebel.ca, gboteam.ru, freiepresse.de and gilbarco.com.
wkyc.com Company Profile
WKYC operates as a primary source of local news and updates for the Cleveland area and Northeast Ohio. Their platform covers daily news stories, weather forecasts, traffic situations, and sports highlights that are relevant to the region. They also include investigative pieces that look into important community issues as well as broader national and world events. The website and associated television broadcasts work…
Founded in 1948 (about 78 years ago), WKYC is based in Cleveland, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 101 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Broadcasting, Digital News and Local News. Products on record for it: Local News Coverage, Weather Updates, Traffic Reports and Sports News. Reported revenue is $20M (2022). Its tagline reads: "Cleveland's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- Cleveland, United States
- Founded
- 1948
- Employees
- 101-200
- Revenue
- $20M (2022)
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Local News Coverage, Weather Updates, Traffic Reports, Sports News
wkyc.com Traffic by Country
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