Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Also today Fall ratings for Albany GA, Ann Arbor, Beaumont/Port Arthur, Bloomington IL, Brunswick, Dothan, Killeen/Temple, Montgomery, Peoria, Quad Cities, Salisbury/Ocean City, Savannah, and Springfield MO.
Charlotte
Beasley Media AC “K104.7” WKQC takes the top spot with an 11.2 share up from an 11.0 in Holiday 2022. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO holds at its 8.3 share from last year.
Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV is up 7.1 to 7.2 for third. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF is behind 5.9 to 5.8. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG jumps 4.7 to 5.6.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW holds a commanding market lead with a 15.6 share, but is down from its 16.7 in Holiday 2022. Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH rises from its 6.2 share in 2022 to a 6.7 to place second. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS placed tied for eighth overall with a 3.9 share up from its 2.7 last year.
Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM ranks third 6.1 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH (5.9 to 5.4) and Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK (5.2 to 5.4) tie for fourth.
San Antonio
iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT maintains its Christmas music stranglehold in San Antonio but falls considerably from its 15.2 share in 2022 down to a 11.3 share.
Cox takes the next five spots in the market. Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is second 7.7 to 7.5. Rock 99.5 KISS-FM jumps 4.5 to 5.4. Country “Y100” KCYY is down 6.0 to 5.3 to tie Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX as it dips 5.5 to 5.3.
Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG gains 4.4 to 5.2 with its day after Christmas relaunch from “Magic 105.3“. EMF’s Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV trends up 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.4.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI cracks the 20 share barrier for the second consecutive year and third time overall with a 20.2 this year besting the 20.0 of 2022. iHeartMedia AC “My 99.5” KJMY fell significantly from its 9.4 with Christmas music in 2022 to a 6.3. The Country Christmas stunting at Broadway Media’s “101.5 The Eagle” KEGA preceding its 12/26 move to Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KNAH didn’t spark with a mere 1.2 share.
Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP moves 6.0 to 5.5. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM is down 5.4 to 4.5. iHeart Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ dips 4.7 to 4.4.
Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD trends up 2.3 – 3.3 – 3.7.
Sacramento
Boneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX registers a 15.9 share up from a 13.9 in 2022. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is an all-time record high for the station.
Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is down 9.1 to 8.5. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is off 6.6 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB rises 3.9 to 4.6. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI drops 5.3 to 4.2.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR 102.5 KSFM jumps up 2.4 to 3.5. Lazer Broadcasting Regional Mexican “Radio Lazer 94.3” KGRB trends up 1.2 – 1.8 – 2.0.
Orlando
iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF climbs from a 13.1 share in Holiday 2022 to a 16.0 share.
Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is second 9.8 to 9.2. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL drops 9.0 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 100” WRUM is up 6.1 to 6.5. Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX surges 3.6 to 5.9.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX jumps 3.8 to 4.9. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO rises 3.5 to 4.2.
Pittsburgh
Both all-Christmas stations in Pittsburgh see big year-to-year gains. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW rises from a 13.3 in 2022 to 16.3. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH climbs from a 9.5 to 11.7.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is down 10.6 to 9.1. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM holds at a 7.2 share. Steel City Media Variety Hits “Bob 96.9” WRRK is down 7.5 to 6.9.
Classical 89.3 WQED-FM rises 2.1 to 2.8.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE registers a 15.5 share up from a 14.1 last year.
In regular formats, Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ surges up 6.6 to 8.1 for what Huff says is its highest share since December 2021. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID dips 6.3 to 6.1. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ drops 6.3 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR is off 4.5 to 4.4.
Latino Hustle Group Regional Mexican “Fiesta 98.1” KKLZ-HD3 trends up 2.1 – 2.8 – 3.1.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.1 The Mountain” KYMT rises 1.8 to 2.9.
Cincinnati
Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is up over three shares from 2022 with a 9.4 to 12.8 year-to-year rise. Pillar Media Christian AC “Star 93.3” WAKW does not subscribe to Nielsen.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW is off 11.2 to 10.8. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR rises 8.6 to 9.3. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE is down 8.0 to 7.1, while sister CHR “Q102” WKRQ is down 6.7 to 6.1.
Kansas City
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM reclaims the Holiday crown in Kansas City as it rises from a 2022 7.9 share to a 12.3. Steel City Media AC “KC 102.1” KCKC places third overall with a slip from 8.5 in 2022 to 8.1.
Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX ranks second down 10.4 to 8.7. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM is up 6.0 to 6.2. Steel City Country 94.1 KFKF is off just 4.8 to 4.7.
Steel City Country “Q104” KBEQ rises up 3.7 to 4.3, while sister CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV gains 3.3 to 4.1.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI is down from a 14.1 in 2022 to an 11.7 share. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” ranks third overall and is also down year-to-year 9.5 to 8.8. Salem Christian AC “95.5 The Fish” WFHM does not subscribe to Nielsen.
Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX places second down 10.9 to 9.3. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK jumps up 6.9 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 the Lake” WHLK is down 9.1 to 8.1.
Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM rises 5.8 to 6.5. Rubber City Radio “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV trends up 2.0 – 2.2 – 2.7. iHeartMedia CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS is up 2.2 to 2.6.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC has a massive Holiday gain up year-to-year 7.2 to 12.3 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new station record high. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY also rises significantly up from a 6.3 in 2022 to 9.1.
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL is third 8.4 to 7.7. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM falls 9.7 to 6.9. NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ jumps up 4.7 to 5.7.
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