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 increases its lead up 7.7 to 8.4. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ trends up 5.9 – 6.6 – 6.9 and is followed by sister CHR “Z100” WHTZ 5.5 to 5.6. Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM rises 4.1 – 4.5 – 4.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since January 2021, but also the first time the station has ranked as high as fourth overall in the market. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM falls 6.2 to 4.6 to tie for fifth with MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS as it is off 4.8 to 4.6.
Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is up 3.7 to 4.1. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC rises 3.0 – 3.5 – 3.8. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “X96.3” WXNY gains 2.3 – 2.8 – 3.1.
Los Angeles
A pair of stations ties for the top spot as iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST falls 7.0 to 6.0 and Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH is off 6.2 to 6.0. iHeartMedia News/Talk 640 KFI dips 5.5 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is up 4.6 to 5.0. iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM holds at a 4.3 share to tie for fifth with Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV as it drops 5.0 to 4.3.
Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM trends up 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.3, while sister Alternative 106.7 KROQ gains 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.8 for what Huff notes is its highest share since September 2018.
Univision Regional Mexican “La 101.9” KSCA rises 1.7 to 2.3. Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters’ “Go Country 105” KKGO slides 2.0 – 1.8 – 1.5.
Chicago
iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT’s lead narrows as it dips 6.9 to 6.7 and Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV climbs 5.8 to 6.6. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS drops 6.2 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ holds at a 5.1 share and Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT is steady at a 5.0 share.
Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN trends up 2.9 – 3.5 – 3.8. Nexstar Talk 720 WGN rises 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.5.
Univision Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.9” WLEY trends up 1.3 – 1.7 – 2.0. Weigel Broadcasting Soft Oldies “87.7 MeTV-FM” WRME-LD is up 1.3 – 1.8 – 2.0.
San Francisco
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT is up 8.6 to 8.7. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM slips 7.9 to 7.6. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC inches up 6.6 to 6.7. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ dips 6.2 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ jumps up 3.6 to 4.6.
Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX rises 1.6 to 2.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD drops 2.3 to 1.7, which Huff notes ties its lowest share since 1996 (also set in February 2021).
Dallas/Fort Worth
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO surges up 3.2 – 4.3 – 4.9 to tie for the Metroplex lead with Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM as it is down 5.6 to 4.9. Right behind are iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE up 4.5 to 4.8 and Service Broadcasting Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” KRNB up 4.7 to 4.8. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY rises 3.8 to 4.3.
Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF is down 4.7 to 4.2, while sister Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK rises 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.1.
iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM trends up 3.0 – 3.6 – 4.0. Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX gains 3.4 to 4.0. Service Broadcasting Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM is up 2.4 to 2.8.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA holds its lead 8.3 to 8.2. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is up for the fifth straight month 5.7 – 6.0 – 6.5 – 7.3 – 7.7, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new record high for the station. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT is up 5.3 to 5.6. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ slides 6.1 to 5.2, while sister Country “93Q” KKBQ is down 5.8 to 5.2.
Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM trends up 3.5 – 4.5 – 4.7 – 5.1. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH drops 5.7 to 4.6.
Estrella Media Norteño “El Norte 107.9” KQQK jumps 3.1 – 3.5 – 4.5, which Huff notes is a record high share for the frequency. Estrella Media Regional Mexican “La Raza 98.5/101.7” KTJM/KNTE also rises 3.1 to 3.6.
Audacy Spanish CHR “Mega 101” KLOL trends up 2.0 – 2.2 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT drops 3.4 – 3.2 – 2.7.
Atlanta
Cox Media Group Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV rises 6.9 – 7.2 – 7.8 to take the Atlanta market lead. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ is down 7.9 to 7.4. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB drops 8.6 to 7.3. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM falls 7.6 to 6.6. Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE gains 4.4 to 5.4 (Huff notes is its highest since November 2011).
Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR rebounds 5.1 – 4.3 – 5.2. Cumulus Classic Alternative “99X” 100.5 WNNX rises 2.9 – 3.7 – 4.1.
Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA surges up 2.2 to 3.7.
iHeart Country “94.9 The Bull” WUBL is down 3.2 to 2.6. CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW slides 2.7 – 2.2 – 2.0.
Philadelphia
Beasley Media’s duo of Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK (surging up 6.5 – 8.2 – 9.1) and Rock 93.3 WMMR (5.7 – 7.5 – 8.0) take the top two spots. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM continues its downward slide 9.4 – 8.6 – 7.3 – 6.8. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB rises 5.5 to 6.3. Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI is off 6.2 to 6.0.
Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP is down 7.0 to 5.7, while its stream dips 2.3 to 2.0.
Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM climbs 2.4 – 3.1 – 4.2. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL rises 2.7 – 3.8 – 4.2.
iHeartMedia CHR “Q102” WIOQ is down 1.9 to 1.8 for what Huff notes is its lowest share since Spring 1979. Townsquare Media CHR 94.5 WPST Trenton NJ is nearby holding at a 1.4.
Nassau/Suffolk
Cox Media Group Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM maintains its lead 7.2 to 6.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ rises 5.1 to 5.5. Connoisseur Media Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY holds at a 5.1 share to tie for third with Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM (up 4.8 to 5.1). iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ rises 3.8 to 4.8.
Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM drops 5.8 to 4.4. Connoisseur Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM is down 4.7 to 4.1. Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI falls 3.6 to 2.8.
Connoisseur Rock “94.3 The Shark” WWSK rises 1.6 – 2.2 – 2.5, while sister Classic Hits “103.1 Max-FM” WBZO trends up 1.7 – 2.1 – 2.4.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM jumps up 8.9 – 9.6 – 11.7. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that it breaks the stations previous record high be a full share and is the largest for any station in the market since 2015.
Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is a distant second down 5.8 to 5.0. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “José 97.5” KLYY holds at a 4.5. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN dips 3.8 to 3.7. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE trends up 2.4 – 3.0 – 3.3.
Univsion Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 98.3/103.9” KRCD/KRCV gains 1.7 – 2.4 – 3.0.
Mereulo Media Classic Hip Hop “KDAY” 93.5 KDEY-FM is down 2.9 to 1.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 99.1 KGGI slides 3.3 – 2.3 – 1.9. Anaheim Broadcasting Rock 96.7 KCAL-FM is down 2.4 – 2.0 – 1.6.
San Jose
Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX rises 5.4 to 6.5 and is followed by sister CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ (up 5.9 to 6.2) and AC 96.5 KOIT (down 6.5 to 5.5). Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is up 5.2 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI gains 2.9 – 3.9 – 4.4.
Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM is down 4.7 to 3.6. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR slips 4.0 – 3.8 – 3.3.
Cumulus Conservative Talk 560 KSFO trends up 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.1.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ takes the Central New Jersey lead up 6.7 to 8.0. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW is off 7.4 to 7.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is up 5.3 to 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW rises 4.1 to 5.4. Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ dips 4.9 to 4.8.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ drops 5.2 to 3.8. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 710 WOR rises 1.6 – 2.7 – 3.6.
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