The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring 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.
Austin
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA continues its commanding lead down 9.9 to 9.6. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ rises 6.1 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM is up 5.6 to 5.8. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM is up 5.3 to 5.6. Waterloo Media News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ trends up 4.4 – 5.1 – 5.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX jumps 3.8 to 5.2. iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI rises 3.8 to 5.2, while sister Hip Hop “102.3 The Beat” KPEZ is up 2.5 to 3.5.
Classical 89.5 KMFA trends down 4.0 – 3.2 – 2.7. Waterloo Media Regional Mexican “107.1 La Z” falls 3.2 to 2.2.
Raleigh/Durham
Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK is up two share points 8.5 to 10.5 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since January 2019. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK is off 8.4 to 8.0. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM slips 8.3 to 7.4. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM (5.3 to 5.4) and Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO (5.6 to 5.4) tie for fourth.
Radio One Gospel “103.9 The Light” WNNL trends down 5.1 – 4.2 – 3.1, while sister Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK falls 4.4 – 3.4 – 2.8. Capitol Broadcasting Sports “99.9 The Fan” WCMC-FM slips 3.9 – 3.1 – 2.7.
Curtis Media CHR “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW rebounds 1.4 to 2.2 after readding a Durham side translator. iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG holds at a 2.4 share.
Indianapolis
Two stations tie for the lead in Indianapolis with Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK down 10.4 to 9.2 and Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB moving 9.3 to 9.2. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC trends up 5.7 – 7.2 – 8.0. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS holds at a 5.7 share, while Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK is down 7.0 to 5.6.
Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL trends up 3.9 – 4.7 – 5.2. Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI rises 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.8. Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM slides 5.1 – 4.8 – 4.4.
Nashville
Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA has an incomprehensible 7.5 to 14.3 surge. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK rises 9.3 to 9.6. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX is up 6.8 to 7.0. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN is up 4.9 – 6.2 – 6.4. Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM slips 7.1 to 6.3.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT falls 6.4 to 4.6. Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX drops 6.6 – 5.5 – 4.4.
After overtaking competitor “107.5 The River” WRVW (3.1 to 3.0) last month for the first time ever, Midwest CHR “Hot 106.7” WNFN drops 3.2 to 1.7.
Americana 89.5 WMOT sets a new station record high up 1.5 to 1.6.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN’s holds its lead trending up 8.8 – 9.6 – 9.8. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH rises 8.4 to 9.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT is down 9.1 to 8.5. Good Karma Broadcasting News/Talk 620 WTMJ is down 7.5 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Country “FM 106.1” WMIL drops 7.8 to 6.6.
Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB rises 4.0 to 5.0. Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQB is down 5.5 to 5.0. Milwaukee Radio Alliance Alternative “FM 102.1” WLUM rises 3.1 to 3.7.
Providence
Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI slides 10.5 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is up 7.6 to 8.0. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM rises 6.3 to 7.9. Hall Communications Country “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK rises 6.2 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “B101” WWBB is fifth 7.0 to 6.8.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE trends up 5.0 – 5.5 – 5.9. Beasley Media Country 102.5 WKLB Boston gains 1.2 – 1.8 – 2.2.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM Boston rises 3.2 to 3.8, while “The Public’s Radio” 89.3 WNPN is down 2.6 to 2.0.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL holds on-top 10.1 to 10.0. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX dips 8.9 to 8.6. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE is down 7.8 to 7.1. Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH is off 6.3 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI (5.3 to 5.8) and Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR (5.0 to 5.8) rise into a fourth place tie.
Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM rises 3.0 – 4.3 – 5.2. Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV surges up 2.6 – 3.3 – 5.0, while sister Urban Adult Hits “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW is down 5.6 to 4.5.
Audacy CHR “Z104” WNVZ declines 3.6 to 2.4, while iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC “Movin 107.7” WMOV-FM trends down 4.5 – 1.0 – 0.8 after its Christmas music run.
Jacksonville
Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ reclaims the Jacksonville lead up 8.1 to 9.3. iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK slips 10.0 to 9.2. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM (7.8 to 7.4) and Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI (5.2 – 7.0 – 7.4) tie for third. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL (steady at 7.0) and Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL (6.6 to 7.0) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT slides 6.0 to 4.9. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 99.5” WOKV-HD2 drops 3.0 to 2.1.
Renda Country “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE is up 3.3 to 4.1. Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT trends up 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.8. iHeartMedia CHR “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL rises 2.4 – 3.3 – 3.7, while Cox’s 95.1 WAPE holds at a 3.5.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW sets a new station record high for the second consecutive month rising 12.2 to 12.5. Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG (10.4 to 10.5) follows. Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW (8.2 to 7.9) and Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR (8.1 to 7.9) tie for third. iHeartMedia Country “Q104.1” WTQR jumps up 6.1 – 6.5 – 7.6.
iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG declines 7.9 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI rises 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS is up 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.4, while Dick Broadcasting CHR 107.5 WKZL is off 2.5 to 2.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the lowest share on the frequency since 1973.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT jumps up 7.3 to 10.2 to take the lead. Hubbard in general takes the top four spots in the market with Hot AC 97.9 WRMF down 8.2 to 7.9, Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX up 6.1 to 6.8, and Country 103.1 WIRK rising 4.0 to 5.6. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL is fifth up 4.7 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” slides 5.9 – 5.2 – 4.5. Glades Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 99.5” trends up 1.7 – 2.6 – 3.3.
Memphis
The Adult R&B battle atop Memphis narrows with Cumulus’ 103.5 WRBO down 11.8 to 10.6 and iHeartMedia’s “V101” KJMS up 9.5 to 10.4. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR rises 7.3 to 8.8. iHeartMedia Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM dips 8.3 to 8.1. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK holds at a 7.3.
Audacy Hot AC “FM 100” WMC-FM slides 7.3 to 6.0. Flinn Hip Hop “Hot 107.1” KXHT drops 4.7 to 4.0. iHeartMedia News/Talk 600/92.1 WREC is down 3.9 to 2.9.
Audacy Sports “ESPN 92.9” 680 WMFS/92.9 WMFS-FM trends up 3.6 – 3.9 – 4.0. Flinn Classic Hits 107.5 WHBQ-FM rises 1.0 to 1.8.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH jumps up 10.9 to 13.7 to expand its lead to over six shares. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM is in a distant second down 8.3 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” is up 6.3 to 6.8, while Country 92.5 WWYZ moves 6.3 to 6.6. Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM is off 6.3 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS drops 7.1 to 5.1.
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