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, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU jumps up 10.1 to 11.6 to expand its lead. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP rises 6.9 – 7.5 – 8.0. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR drops 8.3 to 7.1. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH dips 6.7 – 6.3 – 5.9. Radio One’s Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ is down 5.5 to 5.1.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS plummets from its record high last month 7.9 to 5.0. Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC is up 3.1 to 3.6, while iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC rises 2.8 to 3.4.
Boston
Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM explodes up 5.8 to 7.5 to reclaim the Boston lead, while co-owned Classic Hits 105.7 WROR slips 8.7 to 7.2. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX inches up 5.7 to 5.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM slips 6.4 to 5.7, while sister Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX is down 5.9 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 680 WRKO rises 3.4 – 3.5 – 4.3. After slipping 4.7 to 3.4, Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX rebounds to a 4.0 share. Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM trends up 3.4 – 3.5 – 3.9. Northeast Broadcasting AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV rises 2.7 to 3.2. Beasley Classic Rock “Rock 92.9” WBOS jumps 2.1 to 2.9.
Seattle/Tacoma
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB takes the lead with a 5.7 to 6.6 gain, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its first time atop the market since September 2015 and its largest share since Holiday 2010. Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD surges up 4.6 – 4.8 – 6.3 for its highest share since Spring 2005 as Country KMPS. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO trends up 4.6 – 5.8 – 6.2. Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM slides 7.3 – 6.7 – 6.1. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW jumps up 4.3 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK falls 5.8 to 4.5. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM trends down 5.0 – 4.4 – 4.2, while sister CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV slips 4.4 to 3.7. Jazz 91.1 KNKX trends down 3.9 – 2.9 – 2.7.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox’s duo of Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ (8.8 to 8.5) and Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT (9.3 to 8.5) tie atop South Florida. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ rises 6.0 to 6.4. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR is off 6.1 to 5.9. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF rebounds 5.3 to 5.5.
Cox Hip Hop “99.1 Jamz” WEDR trends up 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.6. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ rises 3.5 – 4.4 – 4.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Y100” WHYI slips 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.4.
Detroit
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB surges up 4.6 – 5.0 – 7.9 to take the lead in Detroit. Huff notes this is the first time atop the market since April 2009 and its largest share since Winter 1998.
Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX holds in second down 7.3 to 6.8. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC drops 8.0 to 6.5. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC is steady at a 5.9 share, while sister Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD dips 5.7 to 5.5.
Audacy News 950 WWJ rises 4.5 to 5.1.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is off 6.8 to 6.7 but retains its lead. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM rises to second 5.4 to 6.2. Desert Valley Media’s “95.1/94.9 The Wow Factor” KOAI rises 4.7 to 5.3 to tie for third with Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX (up 4.6 to 5.3). iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT jumps 3.5 to 4.5.
Sierra H Broadcasting Classic Hip Hop “101 The Bounce” KZCE sets a station record high for the second straight month as it rises 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.1. Also trending up are iHeartMedia CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP (2.3 – 2.8 – 3.4) and Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP (1.3 – 1.7 – 2.2).
Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE falls 5.6 to 4.3. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP is down 5.0 to 4.0, while sister Conservative Talk 550 KFYI trends down 5.0 – 4.8 – 3.9. Audacy Classic Hits 94.5 KOOL-FM falls 4.0 – 3.1 – 3.0.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL trends up 7.3 – 7.6 – 8.2 to expand its Twin Cities lead. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM inches up 7.5 to 7.6. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK is off 7.4 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY slips 6.9 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is down 6.3 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM rises 5.0 to 5.5. Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO is up 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.8. Classical 99.5 KSJN jumps 2.5 to 3.6.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB falls nearly a share 6.2 to 5.3, while sister AAA/Hot AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ trends down 4.4 – 4.0 – 3.6.
San Diego
Local Media San Diego Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG slips 9.8 to 8.8 but retains its lofty lead ahead of co-owned Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM (6.3 to 6.0). Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY slides 6.3 to 5.6. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM holds at a 5.4 share. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI rises 4.6 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM is up 4.1 to 4.8, while sister Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM dips 4.8 – 4.6 – 4.1. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN rises 1.8 to 2.3, while its stream jumps 0.5 to 1.1.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV continues its surge up 7.6 – 8.2 – 9.0. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy-FM” 91.5 WCIE rises 6.2 to 6.4. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL holds steady at a 6.2. Cox AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM rises 4.3 to 5.3. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX is up 4.3 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS rises 4.2 to 4.7. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ falls 6.0 to 4.7. iHeartMedia Rock “98 Rock” WXTB is down 5.2 to 4.5.
Denver
Bonneville continues to hold the top two spots although AC 101.1 KOSI rises 5.2 – 6.2 – 7.1 to take the lead, while Country 98.5 KYGO slides 7.6 to 6.8. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC is up 5.4 to 5.5. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN inches up 4.9 to 5.1. KSE Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL (5.3 to 5.0) and Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT (5.8 to 5.0) round out the top five.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO rises 3.7 to 4.5, while sister Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL trends down 4.7 – 4.5 – 4.0 and Country “106.7 The Bull” KWBL is down 2.3 to 1.7.
Max Media Hip Hop “Flo 107.1” KFCO trends up 0.6 – 0.8 – 1.4. Jazz 89.3 KUVO slides 2.2 – 1.9 – 0.9.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM takes the lead with an 8.4 to 8.5 gain, while Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF is off 8.7 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR rises 7.3 to 7.5, while sister Country 93.1 WPOC slides 7.2 – 6.9 – 5.6. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ dips 5.3 to 4.9.
Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM trends up 3.0 – 3.4 – 4.1. Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL trends up 2.3 – 3.4 – 3.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Z104.3” WZFT rises 2.2 to 2.8.
St. Louis
Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT rises 7.4 – 9.0 – 10.0 to take the St. Louis lead for the first time in the frequency’s history. Huff notes it is also the largest share ever for the signal.
Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE trends down 10.0 – 9.3 – 8.4, while sister Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH takes third steady at an 8.3 share. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU (6.5 to 6.8) and Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM (6.3 to 6.8) tie for fourth.
Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL trends up 4.9 – 6.1 – 6.3. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK trends down 7.6 – 6.6 – 5.8.