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/Fort Lauderdale, 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 is down slightly 11.8 to 11.7. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP is as well 9.1 to 8.9. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR drops 8.5 to 7.6. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rises 4.5 – 5.1 – 5.9. Classical 90.9 WETA-FM rises 4.2 to 4.4.
Cumulus Media Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL is up 3.6 to 4.1. Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD is down 4.0 to 3.3.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 104.1” WPRS-FM rises 2.3 to 3.4, while sister Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS slides 3.0 – 2.2 – 2.0.
Boston
Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM maintains its lead up 8.3 to 8.5. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX is back up 5.6 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX jumps up 4.5 to 5.9 for its best showing since January 2023. Beasley Media Classic Hits 105.7 WROR drops into a three-way tie for fourth down 7.1 to 5.8, while Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX is down 6.3 to 5.8 with its stream down 1.1 to 0.5 and iHeart News 1030 WBZ rises 4.4 – 5.5 – 5.8.
Classical 99.5 WCRB trends up 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.8.
Business News “Bloomberg 92.9” WBOS holds steady at a 0.8 share.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM expands its lead to one and half shares down 8.5 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK is down 7.1 to 6.6. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM rises 4.2 – 5.6 – 6.1 since the flip of Audacy’s Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” in September. Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM is up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.3. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW holds at a 5.1 share.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB drops 5.5 to 4.9. Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD rises 2.6 – 3.2 – 3.4. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO drops 3.4 to 2.4.
Classical 98.1 KING-FM jumps up 3.1 to 4.0. Jazz/News 88.5 KNKX is up 2.3 – 3.0 – 3.2.
Hubbard Country “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM slides 2.3 – 1.8 – 1.4.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Media Group Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT is back up 9.1 to 9.9. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR drops 6.4 to 5.5. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ dips 5.6 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM slips 6.2 – 5.7 – 5.3 to tie for fourth with Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM as it rises 4.9 to 5.3.
Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC climbs up 3.0 – 3.6 – 4.3. SBS Spanish Classic Hits “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 4.8 – 4.0.
Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is down 2.9 to 2.4. Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS rises 1.7 to 2.3.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ holds its commanding lead 8.4 to 8.3. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX rebounds 5.5 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI rises 3.0 – 4.6 – 4.9. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD is down 4.6 to 4.1 to tie with iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT, which holds at a 4.1 share.
Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE climbs 2.5 – 3.4 – 3.9 to overtake iHeart’s 102.5 KNIX as it goes 3.6 to 3.7. iHeart CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP though rises 1.8 to 2.5 to move ahead of Audacy’s “Live 101.5” KALV-FM’s 2.6 to 2.2 dip.
Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM drops 4.5 to 3.7. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 103.5” KLNZ slides 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.5.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is down from its record setting 11.4 share to a 9.7 with its stream down 2.7 to 2.1. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC jumps 7.3 to 8.8 followed by sister CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI up 6.4 to 6.6. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC is down 7.0 to 6.2. Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX rises 5.0 to 5.9 to tie for fifth with Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD as it is up 5.4 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD slides 6.2 – 6.0 – 5.5.
Cumulus Hot AC 96.3 WDVD is down 3.8 to 3.2. Public News/Talk 91.7 WUOM-FM is up 1.7 to 2.5. WGPR Inc. Hip Hop “Hot 107.5” WGPR-FM slides 1.9 – 1.4 – 1.1.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM is also down from its record high last month 13.0 -to 11.0, but still holds an over three share lead. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM drops 8.5 to 7.7. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is up 6.7 to 7.5 with its stream rising 1.2 to 1.5. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM rises 6.1 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL continues its downward trend 8.4 – 7.9 – 7.4 – 6.8.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB slides 6.2 – 5.0 – 4.8, with sister Country “K102” KEEY down 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.0.
iHeart Conservative Talk “Twin Cities News Talk” 1130/103.5 KTLK is up 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.0.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Media Group takes the top three spots in a market which saw the first few days of the monthly affected by the impact of Hurricane Milton. Soft AC 105.5 WDUV was down 10.7 to 9.4. Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM jumped up 5.4 to 6.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new all-time record high for the facility. Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL was third 4.5 – 5.2 – 5.4. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK is down for the fourth straight month 5.6 to 5.3. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX dips 5.4 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS slides 6.3 – 6.0 – 5.3 – 5.1.
Beasley Spanish CHR “92.5 Maxima” WYUU jumps up 2.7 to 3.9. Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD is down 4.6 to 3.9. iHeart CHR 93.3 WFLZ rises 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.3.
iHeart’s recently upgraded Spanish CHR “Rumba 95.7” WRUB gains 1.2 to 2.3.
Denver
Bonneville’s duo of AC 101.1 KOSI (up 6.6 to 7.1) and Country 98.5 KYGO (down 7.4 to 7.1) tie for the Denver lead. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL is up 6.1 to 6.2. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC is down 6.2 to 5.8 with sister Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT up 4.8 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL rebounds 4.5 to 5.0. iHeart News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA drops 4.4 to 3.4.
Following its move to a gold-based presentation, Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “KS 107.5” KQKS-FM rises 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.0. The morning show changes at KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN takes it down 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.8 to what Huff notes is its lowest share since Holiday 2015.
KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM rises 1.3 – 1.9 – 2.2. iHeartMedia Rock 107.9 KBPI gains 1.0 – 1.7 – 1.9.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN rises 6.2 to 7.3 to claim sole possession of the market lead. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM rises 5.6 to 6.1. Local Media San Diego’s duo of Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG (5.4 to 5.5) and Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM-FM (5.1 to 5.5) tie for third. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNV is down 6.0 to 5.4.
With the Padres season over, Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN falls from first 6.2 to 2.8.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI trends down 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.8. CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM slips 4.2 – 3.9 – 3.7.
Grupo Imagen Spanish AC “Radio Latina 104.5” XHLTN-FM rises 2.3 to 3.1.
Baltimore
Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ jumps into the lead 7.2 to 7.6 over sister Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM as it dips 7.7 to 7.5. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF holds at a 6.8 share. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY is down 7.7 to 6.6 following the end of the Orioles playoff run. Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR rises 4.6 to 5.6 for its largest share since January 2022.
Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM rises 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.7. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR gains 3.8 to 4.7.
WCBM Maryland Inc. Conservative Talk 680 WCBM rises 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.4 for its best share since March 2022.
AAA 89.7 WTMD is up 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.9. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA drops 3.7 to 2.8.
iHeart CHR “Z104.3” climbs 2.0 – 2.4 – 2.7.
St. Louis
iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU pulls away with a 7.7 to 8.8 rise. Hubbard takes the next four spots with Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH down 8.2 – 7.6 – 7.4. Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE up 7.0 to 7.3. “New Country 92.3” WIL holds at a 6.5 share. Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS continues its summer/fall rise up 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.7 – 4.6 – 6.1. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM ties for fifth up 5.4 to 6.1.
Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK rises 4.9 to 5.5. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL drops 2.5 to 1.8.
Lots of movement in the News/Talk sphere. Audacy’s 1120/98.7 KMOX drops 5.0 to 2.9 with its stream down 1.6 – 1.1 – 0.9. Audacy Conservative Talk “97.1 FM Talk” KFTK-FM rises 1.6 to 2.1. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM slides 2.1 – 1.6 – 1.2.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com