Nielsen Audio has released both Day 3 and 4 of their monthly PPM ratings today for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland, Columbus, Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Charlotte
Beasley AC “K104.7” WKQC rises 6.5 to 8.3 (down from 8.8 with Christmas music in December 2021). Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV dips 7.7 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND surges up 4.4 to 6.3 to break the station record high set last April. Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC is down 6.7 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO is off 6.1 to 5.6 (up from its Christmas music 5.5 in December 2021).
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX jumps up 3.6 to 5.1. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK jumps up 3.0 to 4.3, but sister Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF falls 6.8 – 6.1 – 4.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 96.1” WHQC falls 2.6 to 1.9 for its lowest share since moving into the Charlotte market in 1987.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW rises 7.7 to 10.0 (down from 12.4 share in December 2021). iHeart Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH rises 7.4 to 8.1. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL-FM falls 7.2 to 7.4. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM trends down 8.8 – 8.2 – 7.2. Classical 89.9 KQAC trends up 4.0 – 5.0 – 6.5 which Huff notes is an all-time record high for the station.
Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK trends down 5.0 – 4.7 – 3.8, while sister CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF slips 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.5.
A poor Country monthly as Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWFF slides 3.1 – 2.7 – 1.9 and Alpha’s “98.7 The Bull” KUPL drops 2.4 – 2.3 – 2.5.
San Antonio
iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT surges up 6.0 to 14.0. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes it is up significantly from its 10.8 share in December 2021 and not far off from its Holiday 2021 station record high of 15.9. Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is off 8.0 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA holds at a 5.3. Cox Rock 99.5 KISS is down 5.9 to 5.0. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY (4.4 to 4.1), Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX (4.4 to 4.1), and Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK (4.7 to 4.1) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia Regional Mexican “La Preciosa 105.7” KQXT-HD3 trends up 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.1.
Salt Lake City
Christmas takes the top two spots in Salt Lake. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI rises 6.6 to 12.1 (up from 10.9 in December 2021) and iHeartMedia Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY surges 3.5 to 7.2 (up massively from 4.1 last year), which Huff notes is a station record surpassing its 6.8 in Holiday 2021. iHeart Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM is down 11.1 to 6.7, while sister Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ rises 5.8 to 6.2. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM rises 4.8 to 5.7.
Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM falls 6.7 to 5.3. Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD drops 4.4 to 2.6. Capitol Broadcasting 1980s Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO-FM trends down 2.6 – 2.3 – 1.5.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM holds onto the Sacramento lead 11.3 to 10.1. Audacy Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” KSEG holds at a 9.2 share. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX rises 5.5 to 9.1 (down from 9.9 in December 2021). Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI dips 6.2 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB trends down 5.2 – 4.8 – 4.4 to tie for fifth with sister Classic Hip Hop “V101” KHYL (3.9 – 4.1 – 4.4).
iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE trends down 4.1 – 3.9 – 3.0, while the bloom appears to be off the rose of 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS as it trends down 4.0 – 3.1 – 2.2.
Austin
Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ rises 6.5 to 9.0 (up from 7.2 in December 2021). Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA dips 9.8 to 8.8. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM jumps up 4.4 to 5.7 to tie for third with Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM (5.0 to 5.7). Waterloo Regional Mexican “107.1 La Z” KLZT rises 4.3 to 4.9.
Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ slides 5.9 to 4.7, while sister Hot AC “Lucy 93.3” KGSR is down 3.4 – 3.0 – 2.1.
Orlando
iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF rises 7.6 to 11.4 (down from 12.0 in December 2021). Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB holds at a 7.3 share. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL slips 7.5 to 6.7. iHeart Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM is up 5.8 to 6.1. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL rises 5.7 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM slips 6.1 to 5.1. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX is down 4.9 to 4.1. Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE trends down 3.4 – 2.5 – 2.2. iHeart Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 drops 2.4 to 1.4.
Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP trends up 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.5.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE holds onto the Pittsburgh lead 9.5 to 9.4. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK is up 7.9 to 8.4. With two stations splitting the Christmas music audience, iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW dips 8.9 to 8.3 (down significantly from 11.1 in December 2021), while Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSSH rises 4.1 to 7.5 (7.4 last year). Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM rises 5.4 to 5.9.
Both Country stations slip as iHeartMedia’s “Big 104.7” WPGB trends down 6.1 – 5.6 – 5.0 and Audacy’s “Y108” WDSY slides 4.1 to 3.3.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE rises 6.5 to 10.6 (down from a 13.1 in December 2021). Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB dips 6.3 to 6.2. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 5.9 to 6.1. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ is up 5.6 to 5.9. Latino Media Network Regional Mexican “Zona MX 103.5” KISF jumps up 4.3 to 5.4.
Audacy Classic Hip Hop “Q100.5” KXQQ trends up 2.9 – 3.8 – 4.3. Beasley Hot AC 102.7 KVGS trends down 4.4 – 3.8 – 3.5 and sister “107.9 Coyote Country” KCYE is down 3.2 – 2.7 – 2.2. Jazz 91.5 KUNV slides 2.6 – 2.1 – 1.5.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW retains its Cincinnati lead 10.5 to 10.0. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is off 9.2 to 8.8. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM jumps up 5.8 to 7.1 (up from 6.2 in December 2021). Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ slips 8.2 to 7.0, while sister Country “B105” WUBE is down 6.8 to 5.8.
Cumulus Rock “96 Rock” WFTK rises 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS slips 3.0 – 2.6 – 2.2.
Kansas City
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO dips 8.4 to 8.2 (down slightly from 8.6 with Christmas music in December 2021). Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX holds at a 7.6 share. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM rises 6.0 to 6.2. Steel City Media AC “KC 102.1” KCKC rises 2.9 to 5.7 (up from 5.3 last year). Steel City CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV dips 5.8 to 5.5.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI rises 8.9 to 9.6 (up from 9.2 in December 2021). Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK dips 9.4 to 9.0. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK rises 6.8 to 8.1 (but down from 10.4 last year). Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX rises 7.2 to 7.4, while iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK is up 6.8 to 7.0.
Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK rises 5.5 to 6.3. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN trends up 3.8 – 4.8 – 5.0, while sister Classical 90.1 WCLV rises 1.7 – 2.8 – 3.0.
iHeartMedia Rock 100.7 WMMS trends down 6.9 – 6.6 – 6.1. Sister Country 99.5 WGAR is down 6.5 – 6.0 – 5.3, and News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM falls 8.7 – 6.7 – 4.4.
Rubber City Radio’s “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV reappears in the public numbers with a 1.7 share.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL 5.7 – 8.1 – 9.1 – 10.1 to reclaim the Columbus lead. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM dips 9.8 to 9.2. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI slips 7.8 to 7.3. iHeart Variety Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC rises 4.0 to 6.8 (up from 6.5 in December 2021) to tie sister News/Talk 610 WTN (7.6 to 6.8) for fourth.
NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ rebounds 4.4 to 5.4. Saga AC “Sunny 94.7” WSNY is down 4.2 to 4.0 (with its Christmas music down from a 4.9 last year).
Raleigh/Durham
After two stations went all-Christmas and combined for a 10.4 share in December 2021, no commercial station in the market made the move this year. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK held onto the lead 9.9 to 9.2. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM was second 9.0 to 8.2. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK rose 6.9 to 7.8. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM dipped 7.4 to 6.9 (with all-Christmas it had an 8.1 share in December 2021). Ahead of adding two simulcast signals this week, Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102.9” WKIX-FM jumped up 5.1 to 6.5 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a station record high.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU rises 4.1 to 5.2. Radio One Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK dips 4.1 to 3.2.
In December 2021, iHeartMedia’s then stunting “Christmas 95.3” WDCG-HD2 had a 2.3 share. iHeart’s “Mix 99.5” WMAG Greensboro, which is heard in much of the Raleigh/Durham market, did go all-Christmas but its numbers were not listed in the public data.
Indianapolis
Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB rises 7.0 to 11.5 (up from 10.7 in December 2021). Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK is down 11.8 to 9.7. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC drops 9.1 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ is up 5.6 to 5.7. Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK jumps up 4.4 to 5.3.
Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS trends down 6.7 – 6.1 – 5.0.
Nashville
Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA jumps up 7.1 to 11.9 (up big from 8.6 in December 2021). Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK is up 8.1 to 8.3. Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX dips 8.6 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX inches up 6.7 to 6.9. Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM slides 7.6 – 6.7 – 6.3.
Cumulus Adult R&B “Q92” WQQK rises 5.3 to 6.2. Salem Christian AC “94 The Fish” WFFH/WFFI/WBOZ rises 1.9 to 2.6 (Christmas music gave them a 2.2 share in 2021).
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ trends down 5.7 – 5.1 – 4.3. Cromwell Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ slips 4.7 – 4.0 – 3.2.
iHeartMedia CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW falls 3.6 to 2.9, which Huff notes is the lowest share on the frequency since it was AC “Y107” WYHY in Fall 1984.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN holds onto the Milwaukee lead down 11.4 to 9.9. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH rises 7.8 to 8.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT held at an 8.3 share as the highest of the three all-Christmas stations in the market (up from 8.0 in December 2021). iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL dips 7.5 to 6.7. Good Karma Brands News/Talk 620 WTMJ trends down 8.1 – 7.0 – 6.6.
Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB rises 4.5 to 5.5 (up from 4.4 last year). Saga’s “Pure Oldies 106.9” WRXS rises 1.8 to 2.3 (2.1 in December 2021).
Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR trends up 3.4 – 4.9 – 5.3, but sister Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG falls 6.7 – 6.1 – 5.2.
Providence
Cumulus Media AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI rises 8.5 to 10.5 (up from 10.1 in December 2021), while sister CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM is up 6.9 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY trends down 8.7 – 8.4 – 7.5. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK is down 8.0 to 7.2. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN drops 6.8 to 5.3.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE is up 6.6 to 10.2 (up from 8.5 in December 2021). Sister Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL places second 10.1 to 9.8. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX rises 5.7 to 7.2. Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB is up 4.9 to 5.1. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI trends down 6.6 – 5.7 – 5.1.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC “Movin 107.7” WMOV-FM rises 1.4 to 4.2 (down from 7.0 in December 2021). iHeart Classic Hip Hop “92.1 The Beat” WHBT trends up 1.2 – 1.8 – 2.0 and sister News “BIN 105.3” WNOH jumps up 0.4 – 0.7 – 1.5.
Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR trends down 7.1 – 5.3 – 4.8. Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH is down 5.8 – 5.6 – 4.1, while Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM drops 4.9 to 3.5.
Jacksonville
Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ rises 8.7 to 14.0 (up from a 10.8 last December). iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK trends down 10.6 – 9.6 – 9.0. Cox Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” WJGL dips 7.8 to 7.1. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM slips 7.9 – 7.4 – 6.9. iHeart Media Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL dips 7.2 to 6.6.
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 99.5” WOKV-HD2 jumps up 2.5 to 4.1.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG leads the Triad with a 7.0 to 12.8 gain (up from 12.0 in December 2021). Audacy’s trio of Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG (10.7 to 11.0), Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW (10.2 to 10.7), and Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW-FM (7.7 to 8.7) follow. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR is fifth 7.7 to 7.5.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI drops 6.2 to 4.7, CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS is down 4.3 to 3.5, and Classic Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ falls 2.7 to 1.5.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF leads down 8.8 to 7.8. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT rises 5.9 to 7.0 (down from 9.4 last December). Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX is up 6.5 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR jumps up 4.5 to 5.5. Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK is up 4.5 to 4.6.
With its move to Christmas music, iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL trends down 6.4 – 5.2 – 4.6 (down from 5.3 last year).
Memphis
Cumulus Adult R&B 103.5 WRBO retains its lead down 12.6 to 11.7. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR rises 7.8 to 9.6 (9.7 in December 2021). iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS trends down 10.8 – 10.5 – 9.2. Audacy Hot AC “FM 100” WMC-FM trends up 5.9 – 6.3 – 7.3. iHeartMedia Gospel “Hallelujah 95.7” WHAL holds at a 7.1 share.
iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA slides 4.6 – 3.8 – 3.5.
iHeartMedia CHR “101.9 Kiss-FM” KWNW rises 1.0 to 1.5. Flinn CHR “B97.7” 1430 WOWW is up 0.4 to 1.0.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH rises 11.4 to 15.0 (14.9 in December 2021) with its stream adding an additional 1.4 share. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM rises 8.0 to 8.4. Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM trends up 6.1 – 6.5 – 7.0. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ trends down 8.0 – 7.0 – 6.6. iHeart Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN drops 7.1 – 6.1 – 5.6 to tie Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC (5.5 to 5.6).
Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM drops 6.5 to 4.6 and sister Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ trends down 3.7 – 3.0 – 2.6. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX slides 4.1 – 3.8 – 3.2.
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