Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Portland
Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL rises 8.0 to 9.0 to claim the lead in Portland. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM drops 9.4 to 8.5. iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW is off 8.9 to 8.4, while sister Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH trends down 9.9 – 8.1 – 7.9. Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH trends up 4.0 – 4.4 – 5.4.
Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK surges up 3.1 – 3.5 – 4.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ rises 2.3 – 3.1 – 3.3. Both Country stations see declines as Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ drops 4.2 to 3.3 and Alpha’s “98.7 The Bull” KUPL is down 3.5 – 3.2 – 2.8.
Charlotte
iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT takes the lead with a 7.5 to 7.6 gain. Beasley AC “K104.7” WKQC rises 6.6 to 7.4, while co-owned Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV slides 7.9 to 7.0. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF rises 5.4 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO (4.9 to 5.4) and Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM (5.5 to 5.4) tie for fifth.
Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG jumps up 4.1 to 4.7, while sister Country 103.7 WSOC is down 4.8 to 4.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX falls 5.0 to 4.0. Radio One Gospel “Praise 100.9” WPZS trends up 2.6 – 2.7 – 3.5, while co-owned Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK slides 3.8 – 3.4 – 3.0.
San Antonio
Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM trends up 7.6 – 8.2 – 9.4 to expand its lead to over three share points. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT slides 7.2 – 6.4 – 6.1. Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK rises 5.0 – 5.3 – 5.7 to move up to third tied with Cox Rock 99.5 KISS (6.1 to 5.7). Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX dips 5.7 to 5.5.
iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA slides 5.9 to 4.8. Cox Hot AC “Magic 105.3” KSMG trends down 5.3 – 5.0 – 4.2. Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT slumps 3.6 – 2.8 – 2.6. Alpha Media’s “Tejano 95.7/103.3” KLEY trends down 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.6.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1200 WOAI rises 3.9 to 4.6. Alpha Media Regional Mexican “Norteño 104.1” KSAH jumps up 2.6 to 3.6.
Salt Lake City
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM holds onto its commanding lead in Salt Lake City despite trending down 10.2 – 9.6 – 9.1. iHeart Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ is off 6.7 to 6.6. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 5.8 to 6.5. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM is up 5.6 to 6.1, while co-owned AC “FM 100” KSFI dips 6.3 – 5.7 – 5.3.
Cumulus Classic Rock “KBER 101” rises 1.6 – 2.3 – 3.0. Capitol Broadcasting Classic Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO-FM is up 2.2 to 2.8 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its highest share since Holiday 2015.
KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM falls 6.2 to 5.2. Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD drops 5.1 to 4.0.
Sacramento
Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI takes the Sacramento lead with a 6.9 – 8.3 – 8.7 gain. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is off 9.0 to 8.5. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM rises 7.5 to 8.1. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX dips 7.3 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB is off 5.6 to 5.4.
Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ-FM trends up 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.1, while sister Classical 88.9 KXPR jumps up 1.0 to 2.5.
iHeartMedia’s newly launched 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS continues to grow up 0.6 – 1.4 – 2.2. iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE slips 4.9 to 3.8.
Las Vegas
Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ holds onto its Las Vegas lead down 7.5 to 7.0. Univision Regional Mexican “103.5 Zona MX” KISF holds at a 6.8 share. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB rises 5.9 to 6.6. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE slides 7.1 – 6.6 – 6.3. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 4.4 to 4.8.
Following Beasley’s frequency swap in July, Hot AC “102.7 VGS” KVGS rises 2.3 to 3.5 in its first full monthly on its new signal. Country “107.9 The Coyote” KCYE falls 3.6 to 2.3.
Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Latino Mix 99.3” KRGT trends up 1.9 – 2.7 – 3.4. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 105.1” KRGT falls 5.2 to 3.7. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ falls 3.1 to 2.4.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE reclaims the Pittsburgh lead holding steady at a 9.9 share. iHeart Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW dips 10.1 to 9.7. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK dips 8.2 to 7.6. Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ surges up 3.5 to 5.6 for what Huff notes is its highest share since Fall 1993 when it was AC “92.9 Lite-FM“. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM (5.1 to 5.5) and Country “Y108” WDSY (5.0 to 5.5) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM slips 5.4 to 4.2. Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA rises 2.5 to 3.5.
Orlando
Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO rises 7.0 to 7.5 to take the lead for what Huff notes is the first time since May 2020. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB (8.1 to 7.2) and iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL (8.5 to 7.2) tie for second. iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM trends up 5.9 – 6.1 – 6.5. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL dips 6.6 to 6.4.
iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM falls 7.4 to 6.0. SBS’ recently launched “El Zol 95.3” WPYO continues to grow 1.7 – 2.7 – 2.9.
Following the flip of JVC Media’s “103.1 The Wolf” WOTW from Country to Rhythmic CHR “Fly 103.1” WFYY on August 1, the station dips from a 2.0 to 1.0. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA rises 3.5 to 4.5. The launch of WFYY sends iHeartMedia Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 down 4.9 – 4.2 – 3.7.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX trends up 4.2 – 5.0 – 5.3. Cox News/Talk 580/107.3 WDBO is up 1.4 – 2.0 – 3.7. Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE rises 1.6 – 2.0 – 2.7.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW dips 12.3 to 11.7. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR trends downward 10.2 – 9.5 – 8.4. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE surges up 5.9 – 6.4 – 7.6. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ is up 6.0 to 6.5. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM drops 7.1 to 5.8.
Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW rises 4.8 to 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS jumps up 2.4 – 2.8 – 3.9 for its highest share since October 2019. Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM slides 3.7 – 3.3 – 3.1. Grant County Broadcasters Oldies “105.9 The Oasis” WNKN falls 1.4 to 0.6 in its first full monthly.
Kansas City
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (7.7 – 8.3 – 8.6) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (steady at 7.4) retain their usual top two spots. Steel City Media Country 94.1 KFKF trends up 4.6 – 5.0 – 5.2, while their CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV falls 6.6 – 5.9 – 5.0. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM rises 3.9 to 4.7.
Lots of downward trends in Kansas City. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM is down 6.1 to 4.6. Steel City Media Country “Q104” KBEQ is off 4.3 to 3.4. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW drops 4.3 to 2.6. Audacy Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ is down 4.3 – 2.7 – 2.5. Cumulus CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ drops 3.2 – 2.5 – 2.2.
Cleveland
Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK is off 10.4 – 9.4 – 9.0 but retains its lead as iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI falls 8.8 to 8.0. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM rises 6.7 – 7.4 – 7.8. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX tumbles 9.2 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Rock/Hot Talk 100.7 WMMS inches up 6.7 to 6.9.
Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL trends up 3.9 – 4.4 – 4.6. Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK rises 3.6 – 3.8 – 4.4 with its stream adding an additional 1.6 share. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU rises 3.3 to 4.3.
Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ trends down 5.9 – 4.4 – 4.1.
Columbus
iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI rises to the lead up 7.7 to 8.5. Public News/Talk 91.1 WOSU-FM rises 7.9 to 8.2. iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN falls 8.2 to 7.5. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM rises 5.9 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL is off 6.9 to 6.7.
NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ trends up 3.8 – 4.1 – 5.2. iHeartMedia’s “Columbus Alternative 105.7” WXZX rises 1.3 to 2.1, while their Hip Hop “106.7 The Beat” WZCB drops 2.8 to 2.1. Saga Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX falls 2.9 – 1.7 – 1.3.
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