August 2024 (7/18 – 8/14) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3: Jamz Shakes Up Orlando Immediately

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.


Charlotte

102.9 The Lake WLKO CharlotteiHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO climbs 7.1 to 7.5 to take the top spot in Charlotte for the first time since April 2022. Beasley Media Country 103.7 WSOC slides 8.6 – 7.4 – 7.0. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM jumps 4.5 to 6.6. Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC continues its climb 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.8 – 4.9 – 5.6. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC (5.5 to 5.4) and iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT (5.3 to 5.4) tie for fifth.

Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG drops 4.7 to 4.0. iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND rises 3.1 to 3.6.

Classical 88.9 WDAV drops 4.5 to 3.5. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE rises 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.4.

Beasley CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS is up 2.6 to 3.1. iHeartMedia’s “Hits 96.1” WHQC dips 2.3 to 2.2. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK drops 4.0 to 3.3.

Portland

101.9 KINK PortlandiHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW (down 7.8 to 7.4) and Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH (down 7.7 to 7.4) tie for the Portland lead. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK rises 4.7 – 4.9 – 6.2. iHeart CHR “Z100” KKRZ continues its climb 4.1 – 4.5 – 5.6 – 5.9 to tie Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM (up 5.3 to 5.9 but stream up 0.5 to 1.2).

Salem Media Group Regional Mexican “El Rey 93.1” KRYP rises 3.9 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM jumps up 2.8 to 4.2.

Alpha CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF slides 5.1 – 4.5 – 4.3. Audacy Hot AC “Bella 105” KRSK drops 3.5 to 2.3.

Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL is down 4.1 to 3.3, but remains just ahead of Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ as it dips 3.2 to 3.1.

Jazz 89.1 KMHD rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.8.

San Antonio

Q101.9 KQXT San AntonioCox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM maintains its two share lead down 8.7 to 8.2 with co-owned Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX rising to second 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.1 and Country “Y100” KCYY down 6.5 to 6.0. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT rises 5.0 to 5.8. Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT (5.1 to 5.2) and Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 107.5” KVBH (5.3 to 5.2) tie for fifth.

Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG is up 4.4 to 4.9. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV falls 6.3 to 5.8.

iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA trends up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.3.

Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK slides 5.2 – 4.4 – 4.1. In its final full monthly ahead of its flip to Business News, Cox Oldies 860 KONO drops 2.1 to 1.3.

Salt Lake City

103.5 The Arrow KRSP Salt Lake CityBonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP rises 4.9 – 5.7 – 6.1 – 7.3 – 7.9 with Ratings Expert Chris Huff noting it is its largest share since May 20 and first time atop Salt Lake City since June 2020 as it snaps a 22 monthly winning streak of sister AC “FM 100” KSFI, which drops to second 7.6 to 7.4. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM follows 6.2 to 6.1. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 5.2 – 5.4 – 5.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ dips 5.5 to 5.4.

KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM rises 4.2 to 4.9. Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV falls 5.0 – 3.9

Cumulus CHR “Power 94.9/101.9” KENZ/KHTB gains 2.8 to 3.6. Broadway Media’s “Mix 105.1” KUDD slides 5.4 – 4.6 – 3.3. iHeartMedia CHR 97.1 KZHT is down 2.6 to 2.1.

iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM drops 4.1 to 3.6. Sister Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY is up 3.0 to 3.5. Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ falls 3.4 to 2.4.

Sacramento

1530 KFBK 93.1 KFBK-FM SacramentoiHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM surges up 7.3 to 9.8. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX (7.9 to 8.1) and Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG (7.8 to 8.1) tie for second. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI dips 6.1 to 5.9. Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO (up 4.5 to 4.6) and iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB (down 5.1 to 4.6) tie for fifth.

Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ rises 2.9 to 3.5.

Orlando

102 Jamz WJHM Orlando FM 101.9 WQMPAudacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” comes down from its record-setting 11.8 share last month down to 11.1. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB rises rises 8.9 to 9.3. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF is up 7.0 to 7.2. iHeart CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL rises 5.2 to 6.1. Cox News/Talk 580/107.3 WDBO continues its trend up 3.6 – 4.7 – 5.3.

iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM rebounds 4.4 to 5.1. iHeart Rock 101.1 WJRR jumps 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.9 following the August 1 flip of Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP to Rhythmic Throwbacks.

That reconstituted “102 Jamz” WJHM brand rose from 2.3 as WQMP o 3.2 despite the flip taking place halfway through the monthly. iHeart Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 slides 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.0.

Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX is down 6.0 to 5.0. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA falls 5.5 to 4.7.

Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX rises 1.8 to 2.9. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO slides 3.2 – 3.0 – 1.8.

Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE trends up 2.0 – 2.4 – 2.9. iHeart Conservative Talk 540/102.5 WFLF is up 0.8 – 1.1 – 1.5.

Las Vegas

95.5 The Bull KWNR Las VegasBeasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ maintains its lead 9.4 to 9.1. iHeart AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE slides 10.4 – 8.9 – 8.1. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID drops 8.3 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR is the big winner 3.3 – 4.4 – 4.9. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB rises 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.2.

Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC swings 3.3 – 2.6 – 3.3. Beasley Hot AC 102.7 KVGS falls 3.4 – 3.1 – 2.0.

Lotus Rock 92.3 KOMP rises 2.4 – 2.6 – 2.8. Beasley Rock/Alternative “X107.5” KXTE drops 2.8 to 2.2.

Jazz 91.5 KUNV rises 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.7. Adult R&B “Power 88.1” KCEP is up 0.9 – 1.5 – 1.7

Pittsburgh

102.5 WDVE Pittsburgh Sean McDowell Randy BaumanniHeartMedia’s duo of Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (9.6 to 9.0) and Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE (up 7.3 to 8.1) take the top two spots. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK dips 7.6 to 7.3. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is up 6.9 to 7.2. iHeart CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST falls 8.5 to 6.0.

Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA climbs 3.2 – 3.5 – 4.4. Co-owned AAA 91.3 WYEP is up 2.2 – 2.4 – 2.7. Classical 89.3 WQED-FM drops 2.4 to 1.0.

iHeartMedia Country “Big 104.7” WPGB climbs 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.4.

Audacy Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ drops 2.8 to 2.3, which Huff notes is the station’s lowest share since Fall 2008.

Cincinnati

B105.1 B105 WUBE CincinnatiCumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR extends its lead 10.8 to 11.1. iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW slides 10.3 – 9.9 – 9.5. Hubbard Radio Country “B105” WUBE jumps up 5.9 to 7.9. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC continues its climb 5.4 – 6.0 – 7.0. iHeart Rock 102.7 WEBN rises 5.0 – 5.4 – 5.8.

Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ plummets 9.4 – 6.9 – 4.9. iHeart CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS rises 2.0 to 2.8.

Cumulus’ “96 Rock” WFTK gains 2.5 to 4.2 and “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF rises 2.6 to 3.1.

Kansas City

99.7 The Point KZPT Kansas CityCumulus’ duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (down 11.1 to 10.7) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (down 9.8 to 9.4 with stream adding 0.7) retain their dominant top two spots. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM gains 5.2 to 5.7 with its stream adding a 1.3 share. After a one month jump, Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV slides 6.3 to 5.2. Steel City Country 94.1 KFKF dips 5.0 to 4.9.

Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT jumps up 2.9 to 4.4, while sister Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM falls 5.9 to 4.4.

Audacy Sports 610 KCSP rises 2.4 to 3.0 and its stream adds an additional 1.1 share ahead of the addition of its FM simulcast as “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ and KFNZ-FM on August 15. Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ was delisted in its final month after a 2.8 share in July.

Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR-FM trends up 2.2 – 3.0 – 3.5. Audacy Conservative Talk 980 KMBZ is up 1.3 to 1.8.

Cleveland

Ideastream Public Media 90.3 WCLV Cleveland 89.7 WKSU Kent 104.9 WCLV LorainiHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI’s lead narrows 9.5 to 9.1. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK rises 8.1 to 8.8. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX is up 7.2 to 7.7. Public News/Talk “Ideastream” 89.7 WKSU-FM gains 6.6 – 7.0 – 7.3 to tie for fourth with iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM (7.0 to 7.3).

iHeart Hot Talk/Rock 100.7 WMMS trends down 7.8 – 7.4 – 6.5. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK falls 5.3 to 4.7. Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ drops 3.2 to 2.3.

Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL rises 3.3 – 3.9 – 4.0.

Columbus

Magic 95.5 WXMG ColumbusiHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL holds its lead sliding 9.9 – 9.4 – 9.1. iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC climbs 6.5 – 7.8 – 8.1. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM is up 6.7 to 7.3. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ holds at a 6.7 share. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY is down 7.2 to 6.6.

Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG jumps up 3.2 – 3.7 – 6.1. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is the largest for the WXMG brand since March 2015 when it was on 106.3 and the best on the 95.5 signal since Fall 1993 as Country “K95.5“.

Public News/Talk 91.1 WOSU-FM gains 4.6 – 5.1 – 6.0. North American Broadcasting Company’s “Country 103.9” WJKR slips 1.6 – 1.3 – 0.9.