Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Columbus, and Cleveland.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Charlotte
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO makes a big splash this month with a 7.0 to 8.8 gain, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share in the station’s history. Beasley Media Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV is down 7.7 to 7.1. Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC holds at a 6.6 share, while iHeart’s competing “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is up 5.4 to 5.7. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC is down 6.4 to 5.5.
Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM slides 6.6 – 5.8 – 5.2. Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC trends downward 5.6 – 5.1 – 4.7. Beasley CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS is down 3.5 to 2.9.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE rises 3.4 – 3.8 – 4.1. Classical 89.9 WDAV is down 3.5 – 3.1 – 2.3.
Portland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH holds atop the market at a 7.9 share. Sister AC “K103” KKCW ends its slide up 6.6 to 7.1. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK jumps up 5.4 to 6.5, which Huff notes is its best share since 1992. Alpha News/Talk 101.1 KXL is up 5.2 to 6.4. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM is up 5.0 to 5.2, but its stream is down 1.4 to 0.8.
Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 5.0. Alpha CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF is up 4.5 to 4.8. iHeart CHR “Z100” KKRZ slides 5.9 – 4.5 – 4.3, while sister Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM is down 5.4 to 3.3.
Jazz 89.1 KMHD continues its major growth up 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.8 – 3.9 – 4.7, which Huff notes is a new station record high share. Classical 89.9 KQAC is down 4.3. – 3.9 – 3.3.
Audacy Hot AC “Bella 105” KRSK slides 3.5 – 2.3 – 1.9 – 1.6 down to what is its lowest share since Spring 1986 when it changed from KSKD to “Q105” KXYQ.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group holds the top four spots Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is down 8.4 to 7.1 with its stream adding a 0.7 share. Country “Y100” KCYY rises 6.1 to 6.9 (stream 0.3). Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX is up 5.3 to 5.5 (stream 0.1 to 0.6). Rock 99.5 KISS-FM gains 4.9 to 5.4 (stream 0.1) to tie with iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT as it dips 5.8 to 5.4.
Univision Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 107.5” KVBH climbs 4.4 to 5.1. iHeart Spanish CHR “Hot 104.5” KZEP is up 2.0 – 2.6 – 2.9.
EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV drops 5.7 to 3.9. iHeart Country “KJ 97” KAJA is down 4.6 to 3.7. Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK falls 4.8 to 3.7.
Alpha News/Talk 550/107.1 KTSA rises 1.3 – 1.6 – 2.3, while iHeart’s 1200 WOAI is down 3.8 – 3.0 – 2.8.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM jumps up 6.1 to 8.3 for its best showing since October 2021. Bonneville’s duo of AC “FM 100” KSFI (down 8.1 to 6.8) and Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP (down 7.6 to 6.8) tie for second. Cumulus Country “93.3 The Bull” KUBL trends up 4.9 – 5.2 – 5.5. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM drops 6.2 to 5.1.
Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN trends down 5.9 – 5.5 – 5.1.
Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD jumps up 3.2 to 4.5. iHeart CHR 97.1 KZHT trends up 2.1 – 2.4 – 3.1. Cumulus CHR “Power 94.9/101.9” KENZ/KHTB slides 3.6 – 2.5 – 2.2.
Broadway Media Rhythmic Hot AC “92.5 The Beat” KUUU rises 2.0 – 2.6 – 2.9 for the best share on the frequency since it was Hip Hop “U92” in September 2014. iHeart Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY drops 3.5 – 2.9 – 2.1.
Orlando
Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL ends its slide as it rebounds 10.5 to 11.7. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is up 8.4 to 9.6. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF holds at a 7.8 share. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO is up 4.8 – 5.8 – 6.0. iHeart CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL rises 5.1 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM yo-yo’s 5.1 – 4.0 – 4.7. iHeart Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100.3” WRUM is down 4.8 to 4.2.
After shooting up in its first full monthly, Audacy’s newly relaunched Rhythmic Throwbacks “102 Jamz” WJHM drops 5.8 to 4.2. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX is down 5.2 to 4.2.
Cox News/Talk 580/107.3 WDBO slides 5.3 – 4.7 – 4.0, while sister Country “K92.3” WKKA is down 4.7 – 4.0 – 3.5. Ahead of its flip to Bilingual AC, Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX rises 2.6 to 3.2.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is back up 8.1 to 8.9. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX and Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG both are down 8.0 to 6.9. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI is up 6.2 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB is up 4.5 to 4.8.
Public News/Talk “Cap Radio” 90.9 KXJZ gains 3.6 to 4.1 for what Huff notes is its best showing since September 2022.
Lotus Communications Regional Mexican “La Ranchera 92.1/105.5” KVMX/KSAC-FM jumps up 2.7 to 3.9.
iHeart Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV is up 3.1 to 3.6. Conservative Talk 650 KSTE is up 2.8 – 3.3 – 3.5.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR 102.5 KSFM rises 2.8 – 3.2 – 3.5, but Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO is down 4.6 – 3.1 – 2.7 and Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ drops 3.2 to 2.3 for what Huff notes is the lowest performance on the frequency since 1971 as Freeform Rock KZAP.
Las Vegas
Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ reclaims the Las Vegas lead up 7.5 to 8.4. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE is down a share 9.2 to 8.2. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID falls 7.7 to 6.2. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR is up 4.5 to 4.7. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Q100.5” KXQQ jumps up 3.4 to 4.3.
Latino Hustle Group Regional Mexican “Fiesta 98.1” KLUC-HD3 sets a new record high share up 2.9 – 4.0 – 4.2.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB is down 4.3 to 3.8, while sister CHR 98.5 KLUC is up 3.4 to 3.7.
Lotus Rock 92.3 KOMP is down 2.8 – 2.5 – 2.1.
Kemp Broadcasting’s 670 KMZQ is up 0.4 – 0.6 – 1.1 making it the top Conservative Talker in the market ahead of Audacy’s duo of 840 KXNT (up 0.8 to 1.0) and “101.5 K-Dawn” KMXB-HD3 (1.0 to 0.9).
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW retakes the Steel City lead 9.2 to 10.0. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is down 9.3 to 8.7. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM climbs 7.2 – 7.9 – 8.4. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK is up 7.4 to 7.3. iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM is down 7.5 to 6.2.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA is up for the fifth straight month 4.7 to 5.6 to match its all-time high set in April 2020. Audacy News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA slides 4.1 – 3.4 – 3.1.
Renda Broadcasting AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH is up 4.9 to 5.6. iHeart Country “Big 104.7” WPBG gains 3.1 to 3.7.
Cincinnati
Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR retains is lead but continues to slide 11.1 – 9.9 – 9.2. Cumulus News/Talk 700 WLW is down for the sixth straight month 8.6 to 8.3 to tie for second with Hubbard Country “B105.1” WUBE which is down 9.0 to 8.3. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC inches up 6.6 to 6.8. Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ dips 5.6 to 5.4.
Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is up 4.3 to 5.0. Hubbard Adult Hits “Mix 94.9” WREW is up 4.3 to 4.9 for its best showing since December 2022. Radio One Adult R&B “100.3 RNB” WOSL gains 2.3 – 2.9 – 3.1.
Cumulus Rock “96 Rock” WFTK rises 4.1 to 4.8 to surpass iHeart’s 102.7 WEBN as it slides 5.8 – 4.9 – 4.6.
Kansas City
Cumulus’ duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (up 10.7 – 11.7 – 12.0) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (down 10.1 to 8.8) maintain their usual spots atop the market. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM rises 4.4 – 4.9 – 5.7 thanks to its status as co-flagship for the Kansas City Chiefs. The station it shares that role with, Sports “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM continues its surge up 2.4 – 3.0 – 4.6 – 5.6 following its August move from 610 KCSP. Its stream adds a 1.4 to 2.4 rise. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM dips 5.4 to 5.3.
Steel City Media Country “Q104” KBEQ swings 3.8 – 4.7 – 3.8. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW is up for the fourth straight month 3.5 to 3.9.
Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT slides 4.4 – 3.5 -3.3. Steel City Media AC “KC 102.1” KCKC rises 2.5 to 3.2.
Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR trends down 3.5 – 3.0 – 2.7. Cumulus Conservative Talk 710 KCMO/95.7 KCHZ inches up 2.1 to 2.3, while Audacy’s 980 KMBZ is up 1.8 to 2.1.
Columbus
TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM trends up 6.7 – 7.3 – 8.7 – 10.7, which brings the station to what Huff notes is the largest share on the station since it was Easy Listening in Fall 1987. iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL continues its slide since hitting a 10.9 share in May dropping 8.6 to 8.0. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI jumps up nearly 2 shares 5.6 to 7.5, while sister Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC is down 7.9 to 7.2. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG (7.1 to 6.7) and Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ (6.9 to 6.7) tie for fifth.
Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY falls 7.1 to 5.7. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM is down 5.9 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “105.7 The Beat” WZCB climbs 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.8.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI is up 9.0 to 9.3. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK gains 8.2 to 8.4. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX drops 8.8 to 7.9. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM continues its slide 7.3 – 6.8 – 6.2. iHeart Rock/Hot Talk 100.7 WMMS is down for the fifth straight month 6.3 to 6.0 to tie for fifth with sister Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK (steady at 6.0).
iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR slips 6.4 to 5.7. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCLV falls 7.3 – 6.5 – 5.2.
Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM rises 4.4 to 5.4 with its stream moving 1.0 to 0.8. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK is up 4.9 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “106.1 The Beat” WAKS-HD2 climbs 1.0 – 1.5 – 2.1.
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