The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Austin
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA rises 11.0 to 11.9. Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM climbs 4.9 – 6.2 – 7.9 – 8.6, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since August 2021. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ trends up 5.4 – 6.2 – 6.7 – 7.8. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM is down 6.2 to 5.8, with sister 100.7 KASE right behind 5.1 to 5.2.
iHeart CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI slides 5.2 – 4.6 – 3.8. Waterloo Alternative “101X” KROX-FM trends up 2.5 – 3.4 – 3.6.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 104.3” KLQB rises 2.7 to 3.3. Waterloo’s competing “107.1 La Z” KLZT drops 3.7 – 3.5 – 3.1. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.7” KLJA drops 1.1 to 0.5.
Raleigh/Durham
Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFKX rises to the top of the Research Triangle up 8.4 to 9.4. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM is down 9.6 to 8.9. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM ties for second up 7.8 – 8.6 – 8.9. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK rebounds 8.2 to 8.8. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB ends its slide 6.2 to 6.5.
iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG drops 5.0 to 4.2 as Curtis Media’s competing “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW and translators follows 4.4 to 3.6.
iHeart Country “B93.9” WNCB jumps up 2.2 to 3.3. Co-owned Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU drops 4.9 to 3.7, but Classic Hip Hop “95.3 The Beat” WDCG-HD2 gains 0.7 to 1.3.
Radio One Gospel “103.9 The Light” WNNL is down 3.4 to 2.6. Curtis Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 101.1” WYMY rises 1.0 – 1.3 – 1.8.
Indianapolis
Radio One takes the top three spots in Indianapolis. AC “B105.7” WYXB swings 9.5 – 8.5 – 9.6. News/Talk 93.1 WIBC holds at an 8.5 share. Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM rises 7.3 to 8.2. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS is off 6.5 to 6.4 and sister Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK dips 6.5 to 6.3.
Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI-FM rises 4.7 – 5.0 – 6.0. Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK climbs 3.9 – 4.8 – 5.4.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ falls 7.6 to 5.8. Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL is down 5.9 to 5.1 and Rock “93.9X” WNDX slides 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.1.
Nashville
Midwest Communications Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” jumps up 7.9 to 10.3 to claim the Music City lead over sister AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA as it drops 11.0 to 10.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ surges up 5.4 – 6.6 – 7.2 for what Huff notes is its best share since January 2021. Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX rises 5.2 to 6.8, but co-owned News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN slides 6.7 – 6.5 – 5.9.
iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX drops 6.5 to 5.7. CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW slides 6.3 – 5.9 – 5.5 – 5.2. Cumulus’ “103.3 Country” WKDF falls down 5.5 to 3.5.
Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.7 Way-FM” WAYM jumps up 3.1 to 4.5.
Cromwell Media Sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT-FM rises 1.8 to 2.5. Classic Hits “Totally Hits 93.3” WBUZ-HD4’s stream rises 0.3 to 1.6 following its mid-July rebrand and addition of morning hosts Woody & Jim, while the AM/FM signal does not appear.
Ryman Hospitality Talk/Classic Country 650 WSM appears with a 0.5 share.
Jacksonville
Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ maintains its lead despite continuing its slide 11.4 – 11.1 – 9.9 – 9.2. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL drops 9.6 to 8.1, but its stream soars 0.2 to 1.5. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM trends down 9.4 – 9.0 – 8.3 – 7.6. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL rebounds 6.4 to 7.4. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI maintains a 5.5 share with its stream adding a 1.3 share..
iHeart Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT grows 4.0 – 4.6 – 5.0. Cox Hip Hop “Power 106.1” WJGL-HD2 climbs 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL gains 2.3 to 3.1 to tighten its battle with Cox CHR 95.1 WAPE as it dips 4.1 to 3.9.
Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE slips 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.9. Norsan Media Spanish AC “Latina 92.1” WJXR falls 1.7 – 1.4 – 0.6.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN rises for the sixth straight survey 14.1 to 14.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff says is its largest share since OCT/NOV 1967. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH dips 9.4 to 9.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM rises 6.9 to 7.3, while sister Country “FM 106.1” WMIL falls 6.5 to 5.1. Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG inches up 4.3 to 4.4.
Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB drops 5.0 to 4.3. Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR rises 3.0 to 3.6 and sister “Pure Oldies 106.9” WRXS-FM is up 2.2 to 2.9.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WUWM-FM rises 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.4 – 4.0. iHeartMedia Sports “97.3 The Game” WRNW-FM is up 1.5 – 1.7 – 2.4.
Providence
Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK jumps fourth to first as it rises 7.2 to 9.0. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI trends up 7.1 – 7.9 – 8.6. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is up 7.8 to 7.9. iHeart Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE gains 7.1 to 7.6, which Huff notes is its best share since December 2013. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN holds at a 7.3 share.
Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM drops 7.1 to 6.2. iHeart Classic Hits “B101” WWBB falls 7.1 – 6.5 – 4.9. Cumulus Hip Hop “Hot 106” WWKX is down 2.3 – 1.9 – 1.7.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM Boston rises 2.2 to 3.1.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL rises 9.0 to 10.0. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR climbs 6.0 – 7.2 – 8.4 for its best since September 2019. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB is off 7.5 to 7.4. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX drops 7.1 to 6.0. Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM rises 5.1 to 5.6.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI is down for the fourth straight month 6.0 to 5.4. Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW gains 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.8.
Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE falls 6.0 to 4.7. Co-owned Hot AC “94.9 The Point” WPTE climbs 2.1 – 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.8.
Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM drops 4.7 – 4.1 – 3.5 as Sinclair’s “US 106.1” WUSH holds at a 3.8 share.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR “Z104” WNVZ drops 3.1 to 2.1.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy takes the top three spots in the Triad. Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG dips 12.3 to 12.2. Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH is down 10.3 to 9.8. Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW rises 8.3 to 9.2. Public News/Talk 88.5 WFDD climbs 4.2 – 4.7 – 5.9 to set a new station record high share. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR rises 4.9 – 5.3 – 5.7.
iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG drops 6.2 to 5.4. iHeart CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS rises 2.0 – 2.2 – 3.2. iHeart Classic Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ is down 2.8 to 2.2.
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM Raleigh is up 1.5 – 2.0 – 2.2.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard’s duo of Hot AC 97.9 WRMF (7.7 to 7.4) and Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX (7.6 to 7.4) tie for the top spot. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL trends up 5.4 – 6.3 – 6.5. Hubbard’s “New Country 103.1” WIRK climbs 3.7 – 4.4 – 4.7. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT drops 5.5 to 4.4.
Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF rises 3.7 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR and Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN Miami via 101.9 translator are both down 3.7 to 3.2. iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 92.1” WZZR drops 2.4 to 1.8.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS-FM rises 12.6 – 14.0 – 14.9 for its largest share ever. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK is up 7.8 to 8.0 with Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM up 6.6 – 6.9 – 7.5. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is down 7.9 – 7.6 – 7.3. Audacy Sports “ESPN 92.9” 680 WMFS/92.9 WMFS-FM jumps up 3.0 – 3.4 – 4.6 for its best share since January 2022.
iHeart R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA drops 4.1 – 3.7 – 3.3. Hot AC “Kiss 102.7” WEGR is up 2.3 – 3.0 – 3.1 and Classic Rock “Rock 102” KWNW is up 1.1 to 1.6.
Public News/Talk 91.1 WKNO-FM is up 0.7 to 1.3. iHeart Conservative Talk 600/92.1 WREC is down 1.7 to 1.3.
Cumulus Media and Flinn continue to not subscribe in Memphis.
Hartford
Audacy’s trio take the top three spots with AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH down 10.3 to 9.5. Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM rebounds 7.5 to 9.3. Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX is off 9.0 to 8.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN holds at a 7.8 share. Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM inches up 6.7 to 6.8.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS rises 4.3 to 4.9. Full Power Radio Adult R&B “102.5 Hartford’s R&B Station” 1470 WBOM rises 2.1 to 2.7.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com