Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
New York
iHeartMedia takes the top three spots in New York. AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 7.3 to 8.0. CHR “Z100” WHTZ gains 5.7 – 5.9 – 6.5, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes ties the stations PPM high set in June 2012. Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ drops 6.9 to 5.9. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is up 5.2 to 5.4. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS inches up 4.9 to 5.0.
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM holds at a 4.3 share, while its stream adds a 0.5 share. In what will be its final full monthly, News 880 WCBS dips 1.7 to 1.5 (stream 0.2) to tie the all-time station record low share set in May and June.
Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC trends up 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.0. Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM trends down 3.7 – 3.5 – 3.2.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is up 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.7, with its streams adding 0.6 – 0.7 – 0.9 gains.
EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 95.5 WPLJ drops 2.0 to 1.4.
Los Angeles
After setting a record high share last month, Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH is off a drop 7.1 to 6.8. iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST inches up 5.3 to 5.4. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE jumps up 4.1 to 5.2 for its best share since Spring 2008. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG (up 4.7 to 4.9) and CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM (down 5.1 to 4.9) tie for fourth.
Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA climbs 3.0 to 3.7. SBS’ “97.9 La Raza” KLAX slides 3.5 – 3.2 – 2.9. Meruelo Media Spanish Hot AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI slips 2.4 – 2.1 – 1.8, while SBS Spanish CHR “Mega 96.3” KXOL dips 2.0 to 1.8.
Meruelo Media Rock 95.5 KLOS trends up 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.6. Audacy Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM dips 3.8 to 3.5.
Public News/Talk “LAist” 89.3 KPCC is up 1.7 to 2.2. 89.9 KCRW dips 2.4 to 2.1.
Meruelo Hip Hop “Power 106” KPWR is up 1.8 to 2.1 as iHeartMedia’s “Real 92.3” KRRL dips 2.3 to 2.1.
Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters’ “Go Country 105” KKGO falls 2.4 to 1.9.
Chicago
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV maintains its lead 6.6 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ is off 6.5 to 6.1. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS gains 5.2 to 5.7. iHeart Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT continues its slide 6.6 – 5.9 – 5.3. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT slips 5.3 to 4.8.
Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN rebounds 5.1 – 4.0 – 4.7. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO jumps 3.1 to 4.2.
Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX slides 3.2 – 3.0 – 2.6 for what Huff notes is its lowest since Fall 2007. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “104.3 Jams” WBMX trends down 3.2 – 3.0 – 2.6.
CHR continues to struggle in Chicago. iHeartMedia’s “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC is down 3.1 – 2.6 – 2.5. Audacy’s “B96” WBBM-FM is off 2.4 to 2.1.
Cumulus Alternative “Q101” WKQX rises 1.9 to 2.5. Audacy Sports “670 The Score” WSCR inches up 2.2 to 2.4, but its stream gains 0.4 to 0.9.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM is the story of the day as it rises 2.9 to 4.8 to tie for first, which per Ratings Expert Chris Huff is its first time ever at #1 and its largest share ever. Huff also notes that its share bests that of the other four News and Talk stations in the market combined.
Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF tumbles 6.4 to 4.8. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO is up 4.4 to 4.6 tying for third with Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK as it drops 5.6 to 4.6. Service Broadcasting Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” KRNB surges up 3.3 – 4.0 – 4.5.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX trends up 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.8. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY drops 4.6 to 3.7. iHeart CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM falls 4.5 to 3.5.
Audacy Regional Mexican “La Grande 107.5” KMVK is up 2.6 to 3.1. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Latino Mix 107.9/107.1” KDXX/KESS-FM jumps up 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.9.
Cumulus News/Talk 820 WBAP/93.3 WBAP-FM falls 2.9 to 2.1.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM expands its lead up 7.1 to 7.9. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT holds at a 6.7 share. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC climbs 5.4 – 5.8 – 6.6. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ is up 5.4 – 6.1 – 6.3. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ rises 4.1 to 4.8.
Classical 90.3 KDFC drops 5.0 to 3.8. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM slides 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC is up 3.2 to 3.6. With its rebrand to “Classic Hits 103.7” halfway through the monthly survey, iHeartMedia’s KOSF dips 2.6 to 2.5.
Houston/Galveston
Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ maintains its lead despite sliding 9.6 – 8.6 – 7.6 – 7.0. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA jumps up to second 5.7 to 6.8. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ holds at a 5.9 share. iHeart Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM rebounds 4.5 to 5.4. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ surges up 3.9 – 4.8 – 5.2.
Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT falls 5.7 to 4.4 for what Huff notes is its lowest share since Holiday 2017. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH drops 5.3 to 3.9 for its lowest share since January 2019. Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM is up 3.2 – 3.3 – 3.7.
Audacy Spanish CHR “Mega 101” KLOL trends up 2.9 – 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.0. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN rises 2.6 to 3.4.
Public News/Talk 88.7 KUHF-FM drops 4.3 to 3.5.
Atlanta
Cox Media Group holds the top four spots in Atlanta. News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB continues its massive growth 7.2 – 9.1 – 9.9. Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV rebounds 6.7 to 7.6. AC “B98.5” WSB-FM holds at a 6.9 share. Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR inches up 5.9 to 6.0. Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH rises 4.9 to 5.6.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ continues its fall 7.5 – 6.2 – 5.2. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE is down 5.3 to 4.8. Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA gains 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.7.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “96.1 The Beat” WRDG is down 2.2 to 1.9.
Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX continues its methodical rise 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.8. iHeart’s “94.9 The Bull” WUBL slips 3.2 to 2.9.
Dickey Broadcasting Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN falls 4.2 – 3.7 – 2.7. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR is down 2.9 – 2.5 – 2.1.
Philadelphia
iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 8.2 to 9.0. Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR gains 7.2 to 8.1. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP drops 7.7 to 7.0, while its stream is off 2.1 to 1.7. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK holds at a 6.7 share. Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI dips 5.0 to 4.8.
Beasley Media Country 92.5 WXTU falls 4.9 to 3.8. Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ dips 3.8 – 3.6 – 3.1.
AAA 88.5 WXPN slides 3.1 – 2.1 – 1.4.
Nassau/Suffolk
Cox Media Group Classic Rock sets a new record high share rising 8.0 to 9.3 to surpass the 9.1 share set in June. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is down 5.4 to 4.8. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM slides 5.2 – 5.0 – 4.7 with its stream trending up 0.5 – 1.0 – 1.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ rises 4.1 to 4.4. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM is up 4.0 to 4.3.
Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI rises 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.2. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM climbs 3.6 to 4.1.
Connoisseur Media Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF continues its out of the box rise 3.0 – 3.4 – 4.1.
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 2.5 – 2.7 – 3.1. Connoisseur Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY slides 4.9 – 3.4 – 3.0 and Oldies 1100/104.7 WHLI is down 2.9 – 2.7 – 2.0.
In its final monthly, Audacy News 880 WCBS is down 2.3 to 1.9 and its stream 0.4 to 0.3.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM maintains its lead 9.2 to 9.3. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5/107.1” KLYY rises 7.0 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG swings 3.8 – 2.8 – 4.0. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG slips 4.4 to 3.8. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI is up 3.3 to 3.6.
Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE drops 4.6 to 3.5. Mediaco Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB is down 3.8 to 2.9.
San Jose
Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR gains 4.8 to 6.1. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL is up 4.5 to 5.2. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT holds at a 4.8 share. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI is up 4.1 to 4.4. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ drops 5.4 to 4.2.
Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX drops 5.3 – 4.7 – 3.9. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS gains 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.5. Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX trends up 1.9 – 2.4 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ is up 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.8. iHeart CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD falls 3.9 – 3.0 – 2.8. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “102.1 Jams” KRBQ is up 1.5 – 2.0 – 2.4.
Cumulus Conservative Talk 560 KSFO jumps 1.5 to 2.6.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rises 6.3 – 6.9 – 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slides 8.6 – 7.5 – 6.9. Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ trends up 5.3 – 6.2 – 6.5. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ trends up 4.6 – 5.1 – 6.0. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is up 4.7 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ slides 5.3 – 4.6 – 4.1.
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