Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Also released today are Fall ratings for Appleton/Oshkosh, Corpus Christi, Fayetteville (NW Arkansas), Fayetteville NC, Flint, Green Bay, Lansing, Reading, Reno, Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, Shreveport, Tyler/Longview, and Youngstown/Warren.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU retains its market lead up 11.3 to 11.5. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH is up slightly from its 10.9 in 2022 to a 11.0 this year with Christmas music. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR rises 6.8 to 7.7. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP is down 6.9 to 6.3. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ dips 5.8 to 5.5.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM trends up 2.1 – 3.4 – 3.8. Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL rises 1.3 to 2.0.
Boston
Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX registers a 14.2 Holiday share up big from its 12.5 last year.
Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM holds at a 9.2 share. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR rises 5.6 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX moves 5.4 to 5.0, while sister News 1030 WBZ dips 5.1 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 680 WRKO rises 2.5 – 2.9 – 3.1. Classical 99.5 WCRB gains 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.9.
Seattle/Tacoma
The Christmas battle narrows as Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM drops from an 11.3 in 2022 to a 9.7. Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD rises from 7.2 last year to 8.0 in 2023. Crista Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM held a 2.2 share down significantly from a 4.6 in 2022.
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM places third holding at a 6.2 share. Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF drops 6.7 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK dips 6.0 to 5.9.
Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP rises 3.4 to 4.8. AAA 90.3 KEXP is up 2.3 – 2.7 – 2.9. Dance “C89.5” KNHC is up 0.8 – 1.2 – 1.4.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT holds onto the overall lead in Miami down 8.3 to 7.8. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR holds at a 7.1 share. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF has the Christmas music rise to a 6.8 share after a 6.3 in Holiday 2022. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ slides 5.8 to 4.9 into a fourth place tie with iHeartMedia’s new Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM. Ratings Expert Chris Huff states that WMIA-FM’s 4.9 is the signal’s largest share since June 2009. Other sources state that Magic rose to #1 25-54 in its first full-monthly.
Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR climbs 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.7. SBS Spanish Rhythmic “Ritmo 95.7” WRMA is up 2.7 to 3.0.
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF West Palm Beach is now listed in its larger neighbor to the south’s numbers trending up 2.1 – 2.3 – 2.5. Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS climbs 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.2.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ jumps up to an 18.5 share from its 16.8 in 2022.
Outside of KESZ’s massive lead, the big story is Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB as it trends up 3.4 – 4.2 – 6.9 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff marks is the highest share on the frequency since 1984. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is third down 7.2 to 6.0. Desert Valley Media Group Oldies “The Wow Factor 94.9/95.1” KOAI follows 5.0 to 4.5. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD dips 4.6 to 4.2.
Detroit
iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC gains over a share point from last year rising from a Holiday 2022 15.7 share to a 16.9.
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is second 9.6 to 8.6. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX rises 6.4 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD is up 5.4 to 5.5. iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI drops 6.6 to 5.1.
Audacy’s “Alt 98.7” WDZH is up 2.6 to 2.9.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
The top two Christmas music stations combine for a 27.9 share in the Twin Cities. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL rises from a 15.0 in 2022 to a 15.8 share. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM continues to climb from nowhere trending from a 5.1 in Holiday 2021 to 7.0 in 2022 to a 12.1 share, which Huff notes is a new all-time record high for the station. Cumulus Soft AC “Love 105” WGVX/WLUP/WWWM adds a 2.1 share up from a 1.1 in 2022.
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM is third 7.6 to 6.8. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM dips 5.5 to 5.2. Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR is off 5.5 to 5.0.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
The three Christmas music stations in Tampa all place in the top 4 in the market. Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV leads the way with a 13.3 share up from an 11.4 last year. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX is second down year-to-year from 7.4 to 6.5. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE dips from a 5.9 in 2022 to 5.2.
Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL places third overall 5.5 to 5.4. Beasley Media Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ is off 5.3 to 5.0 for fifth.
Cox’s new Adult R&B “Vibe 101.5” WTBV continues its climb 4.0 to 4.1.
Denver
Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI jumps two shares year-over-year from its previous station high Holiday 2022 14.4 share to a whopping 16.5. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is the best share in KOSI’s history and the largest share for any station in Denver since 950 KIMN in 1969.
Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO placed second 5.9 to 5.6. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN dipped 5.7 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX moved 5.2 to 4.8, while their Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL was up 4.2 to 4.4.
San Diego
Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY’s 12.5 share was down from its 13.6 in Holiday 2022.
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN fell 7.6 to 6.3. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM slid 6.1 to 5.4. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM moved 5.9 to 4.7. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI jumped up 3.4 to 4.6.
LMSD CHR “Z90” XHTZ climbs 2.7 to 3.5.
Baltimore
Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF rises from 14.5 in 2022 to a 15.0 share, while its stream adds an additional 1.5 share. Brighter Media Group’s third ranked overall Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM is up from a 4.1 share in 2022 to a 5.3.
Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ places second 7.2 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC is fourth 6.2 to 5.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM slides 5.5 to 4.9.
St. Louis
Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK nets a 15.7 share up from a 14.8 last year.
Hubbard takes the next three spots with Classic Rock “KSHE 95” going 8.9 to 8.8 and Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH dropping 9.4 to 7.2. Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT rises 6.6 to 6.7 to tie iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU (down 8.4 to 6.7) for fifth.
Public News/Talk 90.7 KWMU rises 4.0 to 4.5. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY rises 2.8 to 3.6.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com