The fourth and final batch of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA remains at the top of Austin’s leaderboard steady at an 8.7 share. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ claims sole possession of second place up 6.8 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM slips 6.8 to 6.3. Classical 89.5 KMFA (6.6 to 5.8) and AAA 98.9 KUTX 6.3 to 5.8 tie for fourth.
iHeartMedia Country “KASE 101” jumps up 3.3 – 4.3 – 5.6, while sister CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI trends up 3.2 – 4.4 – 4.8. Waterloo Media News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ rises 3.9 – 4.4 – 4.7, but their Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM dips 4.0 to 2.9 and Alternative “101X” KROX-FM is down 2.5 to 1.9.
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM leads Raleigh/Durham while slipping 9.6 to 8.5. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM rises 7.1 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK-FM is up 7.4 to 7.6. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK is down 8.1 to 7.5. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB jumps up to fifth 4.6 to 6.3.
Radio One’s duo of Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK (3.7 to 5.2) and Gospel “103.9 The Light” WNNL (3.0 to 4.6) see big gains, while Radio Training Network Christian AC “His Radio” 88.5 WRTP slides 2.6. – 1.6 – 1.3.
Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK extends its Indianapolis lead up 11.2 to 12.1. Emmis News/Talk 93.1 WIBC slides 10.6 to 9.7, while sister AC “B105.7” WYXB jumps up 7.0 to 8.5. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS rises 6.0 to 6.4. Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM is up a half share 5.7 to 6.2.
Both Indianapolis CHRs rise with Cumulus’ 99.5 WZPL up 3.5 – 4.2 – 4.5 and Radio One’s “Radio Now 100.9” WNOW-FM up 1.5 to 2.0. iHeartMedia Alternative “Alt 103.3” WOLT falls 2.3 – 2.1 – 1.8 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the lowest share recorded on the frequency since it was Beautiful Music WXTZ in 1972.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM moves back into the Milwaukee market lead rising 9.3 to 10.2, while sister Conservative Talk 1130 WISN dips 9.7 to 9.5. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH jumps up 7.5 to 8.8. Good Karma News/Talk 620 WTMJ rises 7.2 to 7.6. Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX is up 5.5 to 5.9.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WUWM-FM trends up 4.5 – 4.8 – 5.6 to set a station record per Huff. iHeartMedia Country 106.1 WMIL is on a see-saw as it moves 4.8 – 6.9 – 5.1.
Midwest Communications Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK leads Nashville up 7.2 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX-FM is up 6.9 to 7.6. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN rises 6.9 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT rises 6.3 to 6.9. Cumulus Adult R&B “92Q” WQQK nudges up 6.1 to 6.2.
Trending up in Nashville at iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ (4.0 – 4.7 – 5.3), Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM (4.1 – 4.3 – 5.3), and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1510/98.3 WLAC (1.7 – 2.6 – 3.3). Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX falls 4.7 to 2.4.
Providence is continued to be led by iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY as it rises 10.4 to 11.1. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK is off 10.6 to 9.9. Cumulus Media takes the next three spots with AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI rising to third 6.0 to 7.0, News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WPRV down 7.0 to 6.9, and CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM up 6.1 to 6.2.
Hall Classic Hits “Big 101.3” 1450 WNBH trends up 0.5 – 0.7 – 1.6.
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL extends its Norfolk/Virginia Beach lead to over four and a half share points as it slips 11.1 to 10.6. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR-FM (5.7 to 5.8) and Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE (6.2 – 5.8) tie for second. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB is just behind in fourth 5.9 to 5.7. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX dips 5.6 to 5.5.
Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH (3.8 – 4.2 – 4.5) and Alternative “96X” WROX-FM (2.4 – 2.9 – 3.4) trend up, while Audacy CHR “Z104” WNVZ jumps up 2.3 to 3.3.
Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM increases its Jacksonville lead 9.6 to 10.2, while co-owned Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” WJGL is off 9.1 to 9.0. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ slips 8.7 to 8.3. A pair of Country stations tie for fourth as iHeartMedia’s 99.1 WQIK slides 7.9 to 6.6 and Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE-FM is up 6.1 to 6.6.
Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI rises 4.0 to 5.6. Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT-FM trends up 2.8 – 3.4 – 3.7, while Cox Sports “ESPN 690” WOKV rises 0.4 – 0.9 – 1.2.
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG continues its dominance of Greensboro/Winston-Salem down 14.2 to 13.4. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR is second 8.9 to 9.0. Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH (8.6 to 8.9) and Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” (8.2 to 8.9) tie for third. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI drops 6.5 to 5.7.
Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW-FM rises 3.2 to 4.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ and Curtis Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 96.9” WYMY are both up 2.1 to 3.0.
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF leads West Palm Beach up 9.1 to 9.6, while sister Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT jumps up 7.4 to 8.9. iHeartMedia’s AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL dips 5.0 to 4.7, while Classic Rock “Gater 98.7” WKGR plummets 6.7 to 4.3. Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK rises 2.3 – 3.4 – 4.2.
Cumulus Adult R&B 103.5 WRBO’s Memphis lead drops 14.1 to 12.4. iHeartMedia Gospel “Hallelujah 95.7” WHAL-FM rises 9.0 to 10.6, while sister Adult R&B “V101” KJMS jumps 8.5 to 10.3. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR rises 6.4 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “K97” WHRK places fifth 6.3 to 6.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “101.9 Kiss-FM” KWNW trends up 1.0 – 1.2 – 1.5 with what Huff notes is its highest share since October 2019. Public News/Talk 91.1 WKNO-FM loses half of its audience down 2.6 to 1.3.
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH continues to lead Hartford down 11.6 to 10.9. Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM rises 8.6 to 9.6 for what Huff notes is a station record high. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM is up to third 8.4 to 9.2. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ is off 8.6 to 8.1, while Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN falls 8.6 to 6.6.
Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM surges up 4.1 – 5.8 – 6.4. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX slides down 5.6 – 4.7 – 4.3.
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