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 – 11.9 – 12.2. Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM soars up 4.9 – 6.2 – 7.9 – 8.6 – 9.5 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since February 2021. iHeartMedia Country 100.7 KASE is up 5.2 to 5.9. Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ jumps 3.8 to 5.5. iHeart CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI rises 3.8 to 5.3.
Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ falls 7.8 to 4.6. iHeart Country 98.1 KVET-FM slides 6.2 – 5.8 – 4.5.
Waterloo Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM is down 3.8 – 3.6 – 3.1. Sports “ESPN 102.7” KBPA-HD2 slowly rises 1.1 – 1.3 – 1.6.
Waterloo Media Regional Mexican “107.1 La Z” KLZT slides 3.5 – 3.1 – 2.9. Univision’s “Que Buena 104.3” KLQB is down 3.3 to 2.5.
In its only showing following its move from 93.3 KGSR to KLZT-HD2, Waterloo Spanish CHR “Latino 97.1” registered a 0.2 before its flip last week to Bilingual AC. In its first full monthly, Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 93.3” KGSR was down from Latino’s 2.0 to 1.7.
Raleigh/Durham
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM rises 8.9 to 9.2. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “FM Talk 106.1” WTKK is down 8.8 to 8.1. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM slides 9.6 – 8.9 – 8.0. Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR jumps up 6.3 to 7.8. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK drops 9.4 to 7.7.
Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO rises 5.7 to 7.4. Curtis Variety Hits 96.1 WBBB is up 6.2 – 6.5 – 6.8.
iHeart CHR “G105” WDCG is up 4.2 to 5.1, while Curtis CHR “Pulse-FM” WPLW gains 3.6 to 4.5.
Capitol Broadcasting Sports “99.9 The Fan” WCMC-FM gains 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.5.
Indianapolis
Radio One takes the top three spots in Indianapolis. News/Talk 93.1 WIBC is up 8.5 to 8.2. Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM rises 7.3 – 8.2 – 8.7. AC “B105.7” WYXB drops 9.6 to 8.4. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK gains 6.3 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI dips 6.0 to 5.7.
Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS drops 6.4 to 5.2. AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR is down 6.4 – 6.0 – 5.5 and CHR 99.5 WZPL moves 5.7 – 5.1 – 4.9.
Radio One Sports “93.5/107.5 The Fan” WIBC-HD2 is up 2.5 to 3.5. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 101.9 WKLU slides 4.2 – 3.7 – 3.5.
Nashville
Midwest Communication’s duo of Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK (10.3 to 10.1) and AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA (10.0 to 9.5) retain the top two spots. Cumulus Media Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX grows 5.2 – 6.8 – 7.6, while sister News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN jumps 5.9 to 7.3 for what Huff notes is its best share since October 2021. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX rebounds 5.7 to 6.2.
iHeart Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ falls 7.2 to 5.1, while sister CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW continues to slide 6.3 – 5.9 – 5.5 – 5.2 – 4.2.
Cromwell Media Sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT-FM is up 1.8 – 2.5 – 3.9 for a new record high share for the frequency.
Public News/Talk 90.3 WPLN-FM gains 3.7 to 4.8.
EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU drops 5.7 to 3.6. Cumulus Media’s “103.3 Country” WKDF slides 5.5 – 3.5 – 3.0.
Jacksonville
Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM jumps up 7.6 to 10.0 for its best share since April 2022. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL inches up 8.1 to 8.3 although its stream is down 1.5 to 0.6. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ is down for the fourth straight month 9.2 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK jumps 5.3 to 6.5, while sister Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL is down 7.4 to 6.3.
Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI is down 5.5 to 4.6 with its stream down 1.3 to 0.6. iHeart Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT slips 5.0 to 4.4.
Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT trends up 1.9 – 3.4 – 3.5 – 3.9 for its best share since October 2021.
Milwaukee
With the combination of the upcoming election and programming changes at Good Karma Brands 620 WTMJ earlier this year, iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN has been on a historical run up nearly every month with no stop in sight. WISN rose 14.3 to 15.3 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the station’s best share since October 1968. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH drops 9.2 to 8.1. iHeart Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM is down 7.3 to 6.3. Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG rises 4.4 to 5.6 for its best share since November 2022. Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB rebounds 4.3 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia Sports “97.3 The Game” WRNW-FM jumps up 1.7 – 2.4 – 4.4, which Huff notes is its best since it was CHR “Radio Now” in July 2012. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL slides 6.5 – 5.1 – 4.8.
iHeart Hip Hop “V100.7” WKKV is down 3.1 to 2.6. In its final monthly before dropping the format for a simulcast of Sports 1250 WSSP, Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 105.7” WXSS-HD2 is down 1.5 to 1.0.
Audacy CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS climbs 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.5. Hubbard’s Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” 97.1 WDRV/96.9 WWDV Chicago is down 2.5 – 1.9 – 1.6.
Providence
Cumulus Media AC “Lite 105” WWLI moves into the Providence lead down 8.6 to 8.4. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK is down 9.0 to 8.1. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN rises 7.3 to 8.1, which Huff notes is its largest share since Fall 1981. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is down 7.9 to 7.4. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM dips 6.2 to 6.1.
iHeart Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE drops 7.6 to 6.1. Full Power Radio Spanish Tropical “Latina 100.3” WKKB gains 1.1 to 2.1.
In what will be its final monthly as Hip Hop “Hot 106” after it started stunting earlier today, Cumulus’ 106.3 WWKX rises 1.7 to 2.4.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL remains on top 10.0 to 9.7. Saga Communications Rock “FM 99” WNOR is down 8.4 to 7.9, while sister Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX gains 6.0 to 7.1. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” drops 7.4 to 6.6. Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM trends up 5.1 – 5.6 – 6.5, which is its best share since August 2018.
Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW climbs 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.8 – 4.7. Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM slides 4.1 – 3.5 – 3.1. “Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1” WVSP climbs 1.1 – 1.4 – 2.1.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG climbs 12.2 to 13.6 to extend its lead to over five shares. Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH slides 10.3 – 9.8 – 8.5 and Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is down 9.2 to 8.0. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR dips 5.7 to 5.6 and CHR 107.5 WKZL is up 4.6 to 5.3 for its best share since June 2021.
Public News/Talk 88.5 WFDD is down from its record high last month 5.9 to 4.8.
iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG slides 6.2 – 5.4 – 5.1. CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS is up 2.2 – 3.2 – 3.5.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF reclaims sole possession of the lead up 7.4 to 8.4. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX is down 7.4 to 6.6. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL drops 6.5 to 5.4. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF rises 3.7 – 4.2 – 5.2 for its best share since January 2018. Hubbard’s “New Country 103.1” WIRK holds at a 4.7 share.
Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT falls 5.5 – 4.4 – 3.2. iHeart CHR “Wild 95.5” WLDI is down 2.5 to 1.8.
Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN Miami’s Classical stream debuts at a 0.7 share.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS hits a new record high rising 14.9 to a massive 15.4. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR jumps up to second 7.3 to 8.9. iHeart Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM trends up 6.9 – 7.5 – 7.9 while sister Hip Hop “K97” WHRK dips 8.0 to 7.3. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP rises 3.5 to 4.0.
Audacy Sports “ESPN 92.9” 680 WMFS/92.9 WMFS-FM drops 4.6 to 3.2, with its stream up 0.4 to 0.6.
iHeart Classic Rock “Rock 102” 101.9 KWNW trends up 1.1 – 1.6 – 2.0.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH rises 9.5 to 9.9. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX gains 8.9 to 9.5 for its largest share since February 2016. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN is up 7.8 to 8.1. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM drops 9.3 to 7.9. Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM inches up 6.8 to 6.9.
Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC rises 3.7 to 4.2 with its stream doubling up 0.6 to 1.2.
Connoisseur Media Classic Rock 99.1 WPLR trends up 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.2. Full Power Radio Spanish Tropical “Bomba Radio” WMRQ-HD2 rises 2.3 to 2.8.
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