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 holds its market lead down 8.8 to 8.3. Beasley’s trio follows with Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV dips 7.1 to 6.7, Country 103.7 WSOC down 6.6 to 6.3, and Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG up 4.9 to 5.5. iHeart Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is down 5.7 to 5.3.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE is up for the fifth straight month 4.1 to 5.0. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM falls 5.8 – 5.2 – 3.5.
Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC falls 6.4 – 5.5 – 4.7. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK rises 3.0 to 3.8.
Ahead of the departure of the John Boy & Billy morning show after 38 years, iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM drops 3.6 to 2.8 for its lowest share since Winter 2008.
Classical 89.9 WDAV slides down 3.1 – 2.3 – 1.5.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW reclaims the top spot with a 6.6 – 7.1 – 7.5 trend. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK continues its fall surge 5.4 – 6.5 – 7.1, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best share since Winter 1992. iHeart Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH drops 7.9 to 6.9. Alpha News/Talk 101.1 KXL is up 5.2 – 6.4 – 6.8. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM is up 5.2 to 5.6 with its stream holding at a 0.8 share.
“All Classical Radio” 89.9 KQAC jumps up 3.3 to 4.7. Jazz 89.1 KMHD drops 4.7 to 3.6.
iHearMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ is down 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.4, while sister Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM goes 5.4 – 3.3 – 3.1.
Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL swings 3.2 – 3.9 – 3.2. Salem Regional Mexican “93.1 El Rey” KRYP falls 4.6 – 3.0 – 2.7, while sister Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS is down 1.6 to 0.9 with its early Christmas music move.
Audacy Sports “1080 The Fan” KFXX trends up 1.3 – 1.8 – 2.0.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group takes the top three spots with Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM up 7.1 to 7.6, Country “Y100” KCYY dips 6.9 to 6.6, and Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX holding at a 5.5 share. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA jumps 3.7 to 5.1. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV rebounds 3.9 to 5.0.
With its flip from CHR “96.1 Now” to Bilingual AC “Mix 96.1” in the final week of the month, iHeart’s KXXM rises 2.6 to 3.3. Sister AC “Q101.9” KQXT drops 5.5 to 4.3. Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG does not take advantage yet down 4.5 to 3.9.
Cox Rock 99.5 KISS is down 5.4 to 4.8. Univision Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 107.5” KVBH drops 5.1 to 4.6 and co-owned Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT is down 4.9 to 4.4.
Alpha Media News/Talk 550 KTSA trends up 1.6 – 2.3 – 2.9, while iHeart’s 1200 WOAI holds at a 2.8 share.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI returns to the top spot up 6.8 to 7.5. Sister News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM drops 8.3 to 6.3 to tie for second with Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP as it continues its slide 7.6 – 6.8 – 6.3. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 5.1 to 5.8. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM holds at a 5.3.
Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV jumps up 3.7 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ slips 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.4.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM trends up 2.7 – 3.2 – 4.1, but Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ is down 1.7 to 1.2.
Orlando
Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL holds the top spot down 11.7 to 11.0. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB drops 9.6 to 8.6. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF dips 7.8 to 7.4. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO trends up 4.8 – 5.0 – 6.0 – 6.5. iHeart CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL is up 5.1 – 5.3 – 6.1.
iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 100” WRUM jumps up 4.2 to 6.0. iHeart Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM trends 4.0 – 4.7 – 5.4.
Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “102 Jamz” WJHM comes back down to earth a bit after its early surge as it slips 5.8 – 4.2 – 4.1. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA trends down 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.3.
After flipping from Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” to Bilingual AC “Hits 96.5” in the second week of the monthly, Cox’s 96.5 WOEX dips 3.2 to 2.9.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM rises 8.9 to 10.2 for its best share since July 2023. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX swings 8.0 – 6.9 – 8.6. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG continues its downturn 8.0 – 6.9 – 6.7. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI slides 6.6 to 5.5. Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ dips 4.1 to 4.0 to tie for fifth with Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL as it is up 3.7 to 4.0.
An early shift to Christmas music did not pay off for iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB as it falls 4.8 to 3.7. iHeart 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS continues to climb 2.3 – 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.7.
Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ swings 3.2 – 2.3 – 3.0. Lotus Ranchera “Ranchera 92.1/105.5” KVMX/KSAC-FM falls 3.9 to 2.8.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE moves back to the top up 8.2 to 8.6, while Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ slides 9.2 – 8.4 – 7.6. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID inches up 6.2 to 6.3. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ climbs 3.4 – 4.3 – 4.7. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR dips 4.7 to 4.6.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 105.1” KQRT climbs 1.9 – 2.4 – 2.9. SOS Radio Christian AC 90.5 KSOS-FM slides 3.1 – 2.5 – 2.3.
Pittsburgh
Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK climbs 7.4 – 8.3 – 9.6. Huff notes that is WRRK’s best share since February 2022 and its first time atop Pittsburgh since February 2015. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is up 8.7 to 9.4, but sister Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW drops 10.0 to 8.8. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is down 8.4 to 7.1, but its stream adds a 0.6 to 0.8 gain. Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA continues is up for the fifth straight month 5.6 to 5.7.
iHeart CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM slides 7.5 – 6.2 – 5.1. Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY rises 4.3 to 5.0. Audacy Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ starts to rise 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.5.
Cincinnati
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR continues its slide 11.1 – 9.9 – 9.2 – 8.6 to barely maintain its lead. iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW inches up 8.3 to 8.4. Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ jumps up 5.4 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is off 6.8 to 6.6. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE drops 8.3 to 6.3.
Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM is up for the fourth straight month 5.2 to 5.7, but sister Rock “96 Rock” WFTK-FM drops 4.8 to 4.0.
Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW climbs 4.3 – 4.9 – 5.3. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is down 5.0 to 4.4. iHeartMedia Gold CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS is up 2.5 to 3.0.
Grant County Broadcasters Oldies “The Oasis” south suburban 106.7 WNKR returns to the public listing with the addition of Randy Michaels’ north suburban simulcaster 97.7 WOXY with a 1.9 share. Hubbard Classic Country “97.3 The Wolf” WYGY drops 1.9 to 1.2.
Kansas City
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM maintains its lead down 12.0 to 11.0 with sister Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX down 8.8 to 7.9. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM rises 5.3 to 6.4 with its stream adding an additional 0.6 share. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV rises 4.9 to 5.6. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM is down 5.7 to 5.3.
Audacy Sports “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM slips 5.5 to 4.9, with its stream down 2.4 to 1.7. Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR rises 2.7 to 3.7.
Carter Broadcast Group Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is up 3.0 to 3.2, but Cumulus’ “Power 105.1” KCJK rises 2.5 to 3.1.
Columbus
TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM maintains its commanding lead down 10.7 to 10.4. iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL is off 8.0 to 7.7. iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC continues its decline 8.1 – 7.9 – 7.2 – 7.0. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ inches up 6.7 to 6.9. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI drops 7.5 to 6.4.
Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY rises 5.7 to 6.2. iHeart News/Talk 610 WTVN trends up 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.0.
The only station in its cluster to not go through a format or frequency change this month, Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG falls 7.1 – 6.7 – 4.9.
Saga Classic Hits “Rewind 103.5/104.3” WNND/WNNP is up 2.1 to 2.6. Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX trends down 2.0 – 1.7 – 1.4.
NABCO’s “Country 103.9” WJKR trends up 1.0 – 1.3 – 1.8.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI jumps up 9.3 to 10.8 to expand its lead to over two shares. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX rises is up 7.9 to 8.4. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK drops 8.4 to 7.6. iHeart News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM is up 6.2 to 6.9. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK gains 4.9 – 5.4 – 6.7.
iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR slides 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.4, while Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK is down 6.0 to 5.2. Public News/Talk “Ideastream” 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN continues its tumble 7.3 – 6.5 – 5.2 – 4.3.
Rubber City Radio’s “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV is down 3.2 to 2.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “Throwback 99.1” WMMS-HD2 debuts in the numbers with a 0.9 share.
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