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December 2023 (11/9 – 12/6) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 2: KESZ Breaks Its December Record; Immediate Magic In Miami

Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets. Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Washington DC Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU maintains its DC market […] […]

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December 2023 (11/9 – 12/6) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: December High For WLTW While Record Lows For WCBS & WQHT

Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. New York iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 8.5 to 11.3, which Ratings […] […]

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Fresh Listen: KMVQ (99.7 Now) San Francisco

It’s been a great six months for Bonneville’s KMVQ (99.7 Now) San Francisco.  In San Francisco, the CHR station is up 4.2-6.2 6-plus since June and No. 4 in the market.  In San Jose, KMVQ is up 5.1-6.5 over the same period, taking over the market lead in November. In that time, CHR shares have […] […]

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101 ESPN Adds Dan McLaughlin To The Opening Drive

Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS East St. Louis IL has announced the addition of former St. Louis Cardinals television play-by-play voice Dan McLaughlin to its “Opening Drive” morning show, while Carey Davis moves to afternoons. McLaughlin will join Randy Karraker and Brooke Grimsley a few days each week. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes McLaughlin this […] […]

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KWFB Petitions Wichita Falls To Bring Back Bob

Falls Media’s 100.9 KWFB Holliday/Wichita Falls TX is asking listeners to sign a petition to “Bring Back Bob”. KWFB was previously Variety Hits “100.9 Bob-FM” from 2007 until February 2022 when after a month of stunting as just “100.9 FM” with sweepers asking, “Is Bob officially gone or is this a technical issue?”, “Hey Where’s […] […]

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Radio Industry Remembers Tom Foty

Longtime radio news anchor, reporter, manager and technology consultant Tom Foty died earlier today at the age of 77. Foty has been with CBS News Radio since 1997, most recently serving as a fill-in anchor. Born in Budapest, Foty fled with his family to America following the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution after the Soviets destroyed […] […]