Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Due to issues with corrupted data from Nielsen today, our imports of the ratings tables will be delayed.
Charlotte
Beasley Media Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV pulls away from the competition with a 7.9 to 8.7 gain. Radio One’s “105.3 R&B” WOSF jumps up to a second place tie (4.7 to 6.0) with Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC (5.6 to 6.0). iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO is up 5.2 to 5.5. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM holds at a 5.2 share.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM rises 3.1 to 3.8. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK is down 4.4 to 3.4. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG falls 4.3 to 3.4. iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 96.1” WHQC falls 2.0 to 1.5.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW continues to grow up 8.7 – 10.2 – 10.4. iHeart Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH rises 8.6 to 9.0. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB is up 7.4 to 7.5. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL dips 5.7 to 5.3. “All Classical Portland” 89.9 KQAC dips 5.1 to 5.0.
Both Portland Country stations are back on the upswing. Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ rises 1.6 – 2.0 – 3.3 and Alpha Media’s “98.7 The Bull” KUPL gains 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.8.
After dropping its last local show, iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1190 KEX trends down 3.4 – 2.4 – 1.7.
San Antonio
Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM rises 7.8 to 8.3 to expand its lead to just under two shares. iHeartMedia’s duo of AC “Q101.9” KQXT (up 5.1 to 6.4) and Country “KJ 97” KAJA (steady and 6.4) tie for second. Cox Rock 99.5 KISS is up 4.9 to 5.1, while sister Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX dips 5.3 to 5.0
iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “104.5 Latino Hits” KZEP drops 4.6 to 3.7. Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK trends down 4.3 – 4.0 – 3.3. Univision Rhythmic AC “Vibe 107.5” KVBH falls 4.1 to 3.1.
iHeartMedia Regional Mexican “La Preciosa 105.7” KQXT-HD3 rises 1.4 to 2.2.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI holds its dominating lead in Salt Lake City moving 12.0 to 11.9. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM jumps up 5.0 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ is up 5.5 to 6.0. Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP rises 4.6 to 5.3. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM falls 6.6 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia AC “My 99.5” KJMY jumps 3.2 to 4.2.
Following the layoff of morning hosts Frankie & Jess, iHeartMedia CHR 97.1 KZHT is down 3.4 to 2.8. Broadway Media’s “Mix 105.1” KUDD rises slightly 3.2 to 3.3. Cumulus CHR “Power 101.9/94.9” KENZ/KHTB holds at a 3.1 share.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ drops 2.3 to 1.6.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM holds its lead steady at a 9.4 share. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG rises 8.6 to 9.1. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI is off 6.8 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC “V101.1” KHYL jumps up 4.1 to 5.1. Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ dips 5.3 to 4.9.
Audacy Hip Hop 102.5 KSFM trends up 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.4.
Orlando
Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO surges up 6.3 to 9.4 to move up from fifth to first and take a commanding lead in the process. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes it is also the largest share in WMMO’s history. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA rebounds 6.7 to 7.7. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF falls 8.9 to 7.6. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL jumps up 4.7 – 5.9 – 7.4 (with its stream adding an additional 1.0 share). Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is down 7.9 to 6.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL drops 7.1 to 5.7. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO dips 4.3 to 3.9.
Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP trends down 3.8 – 3.1 – 2.2.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 freefalls 2.3 to 0.8, while JVC Media Rhythmic CHR “Fly 103.1” WFYY rises 1.1 to 1.6.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW maintains its lead down 10.8 to 10.1. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK is off 9.5 to 9.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE slips 8.7 to 8.4. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is up 6.8 to 7.1. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH rises 4.8 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM rises 4.1 to 4.7, while sister Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX is off 5.3 to 4.7. Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ rises 4.0 to 4.6.
Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY is down 4.3 to 3.5, while iHeartMedia Country “Big 104.7” WPBG is down 4.1 to 3.5. Forever Media’s “Froggy” WOGG/WOGH/WOGI trimulcast combines for a 3.0 share.
Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “WAMO 107.3” WDSY-HD2 continues to rise 1.4 – 1.9 – 2.1 for what is a new high for the brand since its relaunch on translators.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE continues to shine up 9.3 – 10.0 – 11.2. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ dips 7.1 to 6.5. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID is up 4.4 to 4.7. Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC surges 3.0 to 4.6 to tie sister Rhythmic AC “Q100.5” KXQQ (down 5.0 to 4.6).
Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT rebounds 2.8 to 3.3. Beasley’s relaunched Hot Talk/Alternative “X107.5″ KXTE rises slowly 1.7 to 1.9. Latino Media Network Regional Mexican “103.5 Zona MX” KISF is down 3.2 to 2.5.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rises 11.1 to 11.6. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR dips 9.9 to 9.7 (with its stream adding an additional 2.0 share). Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ is off 6.7 to 6.6 with sister Country “B105” WUBE moving 6.5 to 6.4. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is down 6.4 to 6.2.
Public News/Talk 91.7 WVXU rises 4.4 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN jumps up 3.4 to 4.1. Cumulus’s competing “96 Rock” WFTK is up 2.4 to 2.9. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW slides 4.6 to 4.0.
Kansas City
Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX reclaims the Kansas City lead up 7.8 to 8.5, while sister Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM inches up 8.3 to 8.4. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM rises 4.7 to 5.6. Steel City Media Country 94.1 KFKF follows holding at a 5.2 share. Audacy Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ surges up 2.8 – 3.5 – 4.1 – 5.1 to move into a fifth place tie with Steel City AC “KC 102.1” KCKC (4.6 to 5.1). Huff notes that is the best showing for KRBZ since “96.5 The Buzz” was at that level in December 2016.
Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV slips 5.6 to 4.8.
Audacy’s “98.9 The Rock” KQRC rises 3.6 to 4.3, while sister “610 Sports” KCSP is up 2.1 to 3.2. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW is up 1.9 to 2.3.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI holds at a 10.0 share. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK inches up 8.1 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Rock/Hot Talk 100.7 WMMS surges up 5.9 to 7.8 as yet another music FM serving as co-MLB flagship. Ratings Expert Chris Huff points out that was the highest share for WMMS since Spring 1992. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK rises 6.7 to 7.2. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX dips 7.5 to 7.0.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM, which shares MLB’s Guardians with WMMS, was also up big 5.2 to 6.6. iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR trends up 5.2 – 5.5 – 6.6.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN continues to trend up 4.2 – 5.5 – 5.7 – 6.0.
Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK dips 6.9 to 6.3. iHeartMedia CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS rises 2.5 to 3.5. Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ plummets 6.2 to 3.1.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL remains on top dipping 9.5 to 9.2 with co-owned CHR 97.9 WNCI rising 6.4 to 7.1 and News/Talk 610 WTVN up 6.0 to 6.4. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG rises 4.5 to 5.3 to tie TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM (down 6.2 to 5.3).
NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ rises 4.1 to 5.1. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96.3” WLVQ falls 6.4 to 5.1. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM drops 6.3 to 4.9.
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