Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Charlotte
Beasley Media Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV holds at an 8.4 share. Radio One’s competing “105.3 R&B” WOSF dips 7.1 to 6.8. Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC slides 7.4 – 6.7 – 5.8, while sister Hip Hop “Power 101.9” WPEG surges up 3.8 – 4.7 – 5.6. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM is up 5.3 to 5.5.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE surges up 4.0 to 5.4, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new station record high. Classical 89.9 WDAV gains 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.3.
iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND trends up 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.8, while sister Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO falls 6.2 – 5.9 – 4.6 and Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is down 4.9 – 4.7 – 4.0.
Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK swings 3.4 – 2.4 – 3.1, while sister Sports 92.7 WFNZ trends up 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.0 and Gospel “Praise 100.9” WPZS is up 2.3 to 2.9.
Beasley CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS slides 3.6 – 3.3 – 3.1. iHeartMedia’s “Hits 96.1” WHQC is up 2.0 – 2.3.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW expands its lead to over three share points up 8.1 to 10.2. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL holds at a 6.9 share. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM rises 5.9 to 6.4, while its stream dips 1.6 to 1.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH continues its downward trend 9.5 – 8.7 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 5.7. Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK trends up 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.6 – 5.3.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW continues its upward trajectory 3.8 – 4.2 – 4.9. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS-FM trends 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.6.
Alpha Media CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF trends up 2.8 – 3.3 – 3.5. iHeartMedia’s “Z100” KKRZ holds at a 2.6.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group takes the top four spots with Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM retaining its top spot holding at an 8.2 share and its stream adding an additional 0.9. Country “Y100” KCYY jumps up 5.9 to 7.1. Rock 99.5 KISS trends up 5.3 – 5.6 – 5.9 and Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX is up 5.6 to 5.7. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT slips 6.1 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” rebounds 4.6 to 5.1. iHeart News/Talk 1200 WOAI rises 2.6 – 2.8 – 3.1. Public News/Talk 89.1 KSTX rises 1.7 to 2.4.
Univision Rhythmic CHR “98.5 The Beat” KBBT slides 3.9 – 3.6 – 3.2. Alpha Media Tejano 95.7/103.3 KLEY trends down 2.4 – 1.9 – 1.4.
Educational Media Foundation Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV drops 4.3 to 3.2, while “Air 1” 106.3 KZAR is up 2.3 to 3.1.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville AC “FM 100.3” KSFI rises 9.3 to 9.6, while sister Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP moves up to second 6.3 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ slips 6.6 to 6.2. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM is down 6.9 to 6.1. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN is up 5.2 to 5.6.
Cumulus Country “93.3 The Bull” KUBL ends its six months of growth down 6.1 to 4.6. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM rebounds 5.0 – 3.9 – 5.1.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM rises 2.9 to 3.9. Cumulus AC “B98.7” KBEE is down 3.3 to 2.5 with its stream adding a 0.7 share.
Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV drops 4.2 to 3.2. In its final monthly before its move to Christmas Music, Broadway Country “101.5 The Eagle” KEGA is off 1.8 to 1.6.
Sacramento
Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG rises 9.9 to 10.1. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM slides down 10.1 – 8.2 – 7.4. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI dips 7.1 to 6.8, while AC “Mix 96” KYMX rises 4.2 – 4.7 – 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV (down 6.1 to 5.2) and Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ (up 3.7 – 4.5 – 5.2) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “V101” KHYL rises 3.9 to 4.4. iHeart 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS is down 3.5 to 2.9.
Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ and Classical 88.9 KXPR both rise 1.8 to 2.4.
Orlando
Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB rises 8.2 to 9.0 to take the Orlando lead for the first time since October 2021 with Ratings Expert Chris Huff noting it is also the largest share in the history of the station. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM also jumps up 7.4 to 8.8 for its largest share since March 2019. That ties it with Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL as it rises 8.0 – 8.5 – 8.8. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF slides down 10.1 – 8.5 – 7.8, but sister CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL gains 4.9 to 6.3.
iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR climbs 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.8. Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE rises 2.2 to 2.7.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO is up 3.9 to 4.3 with its stream up 0.7 to 1.0. Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX dips 5.2 to 4.9, but its stream rises 0.8 to 1.0.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX trends down 5.7 – 4.0 – 3.7, while sister Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP is down 3.1 – 2.6 – 2.3.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (11.7 to 11.2) and Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE (11.2 to 10.1) retain the top two spots. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM holds at an 8.0 share, while Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK holds at a 7.5 share. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX rises with the start of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins season 4.9 to 6.0.
Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH is up 4.7 to 5.5. Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ rises 1.7 to 2.6.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE rebounds 8.3 to 9.2. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ slips 7.4 to 6.6. Lotus Spanish Adult Hits “La Buena 101.9” KWID is down 7.0 to 6.4. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB continues its growth up 3.4 – 3.9 – 5.2 – 5.6. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR trends up 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.6.
Audacy Rhythmic AC “Q100.5” KXQQ falls 5.9 to 4.4. Beasley Hot AC 102.7 KVGS drops 4.7 to 3.2. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT trends down 4.5 – 3.7 – 2.9.
Beasley Classic Alternative “X107.5” KXTE continues its trend up since its flip from Hot Talk up 1.2 – 2.4 – 2.5 – 2.9 – 3.6, which Huff notes is the best share for the station since February 2018. Beasley’s “107.9 Coyote Country” KCYE rises 2.6 to 3.1.
Cesar Chavez Foundation Regional Mexican “La Campesina 96.7” KYLI is up 3.2 to 3.8. Public News/Talk 88.9 KNPR-FM trends up 1.2 – 1.4 – 2.0. Adult R&B “Power 88.1” KCEP rises 1.1 to 1.8.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW retains its lead down 13.5 to 12.0. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is down 9.9 to 9.8. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ climbs up 6.0 – 6.6 – 6.8 – 7.6, while sister Country “B105” WUBE dips 7.6 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is up for the fifth straight month 5.4 to 5.7.
Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM rises 4.7 to 5.4, while sister Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM jumps up 3.6 to 4.9. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW rises 3.1 to 4.0.
Hubbard Country “97.3 The Wolf” WYGY drops 1.6 to 0.9. Following the closing of its sale and flip from Oldies to Catholic, 105.9 WNKN plummets 2.3 to 0.4.
Kansas City
Cumulus continues to have the dominant top two in Kansas City with Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (9.5 to 9.6) and Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (9.5 to 9.1). As the NFL Chiefs flagship, Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM continues its in-season rise 5.1 – 5.7 – 6.8 – 7.2. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM holds at a 5.5 share. Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM (4.6 – 4.9 – 5.2) and Steel City Media Country 94.1 KFKF (4.8 to 5.2) tie for fifth.
Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW drops 4.8 to 3.8.
In the first full monthly after their series of three format changes, Cumulus sees Conservative Talk 710 KCMO trends up 1.0 – 1.6 – 2.0 with the addition of its simulcast on 95.7 KCHZ. Hip Hop “Power 105.1” KCJK is up 1.4 to 1.8. CHR “107.3 The Vibe” KMJK drops 1.4 to 1.2.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI remains at the top 11.1 to 11.0. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX trends up 7.4 – 7.7 – 8.8. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK rebounds 6.3 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK rises 6.7 to 7.3. iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR drops 7.5 to 6.9.
Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK is down 6.2 to 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL is down 5.2 – 5.1 – 4.2.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM trends down 6.1 – 5.5 – 5.1. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCLV drops 5.9 to 5.0.
Columbus
TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM continues its football season streak up 4.9 – 5.6 – 7.9 – 8.6 – 10.3, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share on the frequency since Fall 1987. iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL drops 10.0 to 9.1. iHeart News/Talk 610 WTVN places third 7.5 to 7.4. NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ jumps up 4.8 to 6.9. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ drops 8.6 to 6.5.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC soars 4.7 to 6.2, but sister CHR 97.9 WNCI falls 7.5 – 6.7 – 5.6.
iHeart Hip Hop “106.7 The Beat” WZCB trends up 1.3 – 1.5 – 1.8. Radio One’s “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX/WBMO slides 2.2 – 2.0 – 1.6.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com