Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, 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 AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 8.5 to 11.3, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new December high for the station beating its 9.7 in 2021. iHeart has four of the top five stations with Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ in second up 6.4 to 6.7. CHR “Z100” WHTZ (5.4 to 4.9) tied for third with Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM (5.2 to 4.9). iHeart Hot AC 103.5 WKTU jumps back up 3.7 to 4.7.
MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS trends down 5.4 – 5.0 – 4.5. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM is down 4.8 to 4.1. Univision Spanish CHR “X96.3” WXNY slides 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.3.
Audacy News 880 WCBS falls 2.3 – 1.9 – 1.7 for what Huff notes is the lowest share ever recorded by the station. MediaCo Hip Hop “Hot 97” WQHT drops 2.2 to 1.9, which is the lowest share in the history of the format and lowest on the frequency since Summer 1987 when WYNY flipped from AC to Country.
Audacy Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK is down 2.1 to 1.6.
Los Angeles
iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST nearly doubles its share up 5.3 to 10.1. iHeart also has four of the top five stations in Los Angeles with News/Talk 640 KFI holding at a 5.1 to tie for second with Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH down 5.8 to 5.1. iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM dips 4.9 to 4.7 to tie for fourth with sister Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG down 5.5 to 4.7.
Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV trends down 4.6 – 4.4 – 3.9. Univision Regional Mexican “LA 101.9” KSCA falls 3.0 – 2.2 – 1.8. Meruelo Media Hip Hop “Power 106” KPWR slides 1.9 – 1.7 – 1.5.
Chicago
iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” uses its early November Christmas move to rise 7.3 to 12.3. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV slides 7.0 – 6.6 – 5.8. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ rises 5.0 to 5.5. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS is off 5.4 to 5.2. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO dips 4.6 to 4.5.
Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX falls 4.7 to 4.0. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN drops 4.3 to 3.6. Nexstar Talk 720 WGN is down 3.4 to 2.8. Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ falls 3.1 to 2.6.
Audacy Gold CHR “B96” WBBM-FM is down 1.6 to 1.4 for what Huff says is its lowest share since January/February 1970.
San Francisco
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises 7.4 to 10.1. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM follows 6.7 to 6.6. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 6.5 to 6.4. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ slips 6.2 to 5.7. Classical 90.3 KDFC jumps up 2.9 to 3.9.
Audacy Alternative “Live 105” KITS ends its run of record highs down 4.5 to 3.8. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ trends down 4.3 – 4.0 – 3.6.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG rises 1.9 to 2.5.
Dallas/Fort Worth
iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE uses Christmas music to jump up 3.5 to 8.6. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM is off 5.6 to 5.2. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF dips 5.3 to 4.7. Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM surges up 2.4 – 3.8 – 4.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a station record high. Cumulus’ two Country stations tie for fifth as “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX rises 3.6 to 4.1 and “New Country 96.3” KSCS is off 4.3 to 4.1.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO trends down 5.2 – 4.7 – 4.0. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY tumbles 4.1 – 3.8 – 3.1.
AAA “91.7 KXT” KKXT rises 1.1 to 1.7.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA rises 6.8 to 12.0. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT drops 7.2 to 6.1. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is up 5.7 to 6.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ dips 6.1 to 5.8. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH is up 4.9 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM trends down 4.7 – 4.5 – 3.9. Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE is down 3.9 – 3.7 – 3.4.
Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ rises 4.1 – 4.7 – 4.9. After its sale and flip from Classic Country to “K-Love“, EMF’s 97.1 KLVH drops 2.0 – 1.5 – 0.4.
Atlanta
Cox Media Group News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB maintains its Atlanta market lead down 8.8 to 8.3. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV holds at an 8.2 share. Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH-FM uses Christmas music to rise for the sixth straight month 4.9 – 5.7 – 8.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5” WAMJ dips 6.5 to 6.3. Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR inches up 5.1 to 5.2.
Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM rises 3.2 to 3.9.
Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE slides 5.0 – 4.4 – 4.1.
Philadelphia
Audacy AC “B101” WBEB rises to the Philadelphia lead 5.1 to 9.5. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM is right behind up 8.7 to 9.4. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK holds at a 7.9 share. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP falls 8.5 to 6.6 as its stream goes 1.7 to 1.3. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR holds at a 6.1 share.
Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU slips 5.9 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL falls 5.0 to 4.1.
Radio One Adult R&B 100.3 WRNB climbs 1.4 – 1.7 – 2.1.
Nassau/Suffolk
Cox Media Group Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM maintains its Long Island lead down 7.8 to 6.6. Christmas music helps Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK rise 4.3 to 6.2, while iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW is up 3.6 to 5.7. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM holds at a 4.9 share. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 5.0 to 4.8.
Connoisseur Media Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY rises 3.5 to 4.5. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW rises 2.4 – 2.8 – 3.0.
Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI falls 5.6 to 4.1. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC drops 2.1 to 1.3.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA leads the subscribing stations 10.5 to 9.9. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is down 6.1 to 5.6. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY moves 4.8 to 4.7. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN holds at a 3.3 share. Meruelo Media Classic Hip Hop “93.5 KDAY” KDEY slips 3.5 to 3.1.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG falls 4.2 – 4.0 – 3.0.
Univision Regional Mexican “LA 101.9” KSCA rises 1.9 to 2.6. Estrella Media Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB drops 3.3 to 2.5.
San Jose
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises 5.6 to 10.1. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ dips 6.5 to 6.3. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC moves 5.9 to 5.7. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR holds at a 4.9 share. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX dips 4.9 to 4.7.
Alpha Media’s “Bay Country 94.5” KBAY rises 2.9 to 3.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “103.7 80s+” KOSF drops 3.5 to 2.3.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Christmas music takes the top two spots in Central Jersey with iHeartMedia’s “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW jumping 5.1 to 7.7 and Beasley Media’s “Magic 98.3” WMGQ up 7.1 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ gains 6.8 to 7.2. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW drops 6.3 to 5.2. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ drops 5.4 to 5.0.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM drops 3.6 to 2.7.
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