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.
Charlotte
Beasley Media takes the top three spots in Charlotte. Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV rises 7.4 to 8.3 to take the lead. Country 103.7 WSOC inches up 6.7 to 6.8. AC “K104.7” WKQC is third 11.0 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” moves 8.3 to 5.9. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF rises 4.7 to 5.6.
Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM rises 3.7 to 4.3. Beasley CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS is up 2.8 to 3.6. Radio One Sports 92.7 WFNZ-FM trends up 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.1.
iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT trends down 5.0 – 3.6 – 3.5. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE slips 4.1 – 3.5. – 3.3. iHearMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM falls 5.1 – 4.5 – 3.3.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW holds its holiday lead with a 16.7 to 9.2 move. iHeart Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH rises 7.7 to 9.1. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM rises 6.7 to 7.9. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL is up 6.0 to 6.6. Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK jupms up 3.7 to 5.6.
Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH slips 6.2 to 4.5, while sister Hot AC “105.1 The Buzz” KRSK rises 2.6 to 3.9. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS trends up 1.7 – 2.7 – 2.9.
Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON slides 3.6 – 2.7 – 2.6, but sister Alternative 94.7 KNRK rises 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.4.
Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL rebounds 1.5 – 1.1 – 2.2, but Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ slides down 1.9 – 1.5. – 1.3.
San Antonio
Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM regains its San Antonio lead despite a 8.1 to 7.2 drop. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT moves 15.2 to 6.7. iHeart Country “KJ97” KAJA trends up 5.3 – 5.5 – 6.1. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX surges 4.1 – 4.4 – 5.7. iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Now” KXXM rises 3.2 – 3.4 – 5.2.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1200 WOAI rises 2.6 to 3.5. Alpha Media’s 550/107.1 KTSA is up 2.5 to 3.2.
Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK slips 4.0 to 3.1. Alpha Regional Mexican “La Ley 104.1” 720 KSAH/104.1 KSAH-FM rises 1.5 – 1.9 – 2.7.
Salt Lake City
After cracking a 20 share in the Holiday monthly, Bonneville AC 100.3 KSFI nearly held 50% of that audience dominating the market with a 9.9 share with Ratings Expert Chris Huff noting that is the highest non December/Holiday share for the station since 1995. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ ranks second 6.2 to 6.5. iHeart Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM jumps 4.4 to 5.9. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM is up 5.0 to 5.7. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM rises 4.6 to 5.5.
Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN jumps up 3.4 to 5.1. Broadway Media Alternative “X96” KXRK jumps 2.3 to 4.1. iHeartMedia CHR 97.1 KZHT trends up 3.0 – 3.3 – 3.7. Cumulus CHR “Power 101.9/94.9” KENZ/KHTB is up 2.7 to 3.3. Cumulus AC “B98.7” KBEE rises 1.8 to 3.0. Broadway Media Rhythmic AC “92.5 The Beat” KUUU trends up 0.6 – 1.0 – 1.3.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM takes a commanding lead with an 8.8 to 10.9 gain. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG rises 7.4 to 8.5. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI is up 4.7 to 6.7. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX moves 13.9 to 6.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV rises 3.3 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB trends down 4.4 – 3.1 – 2.8. Bonneville Hot AC “Now 100.5” KZZO slides 3.1 – 2.8 – 2.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its lowest share since April 2020.
Orlando
iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF remains in the lead with a 13.1 to 8.2 move. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO rises 5.8 – 6.3 – 6.8. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB slips 7.3 – 6.5 – 6.3. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM trends up 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.3, while sister Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM rises 5.1 to 6.1.
iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” slides 6.7 – 5.5 – 5.3. Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP jumps up 2.3 to 4.1 for what Huff notes is its largest since March 2018.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia’s duo of Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (13.3 to 9.9) and Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE (7.9 to 9.3) remain in the top two spots. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK rises 7.0 to 9.2. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is up 5.4 to 6.2. iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Kiss-FM” WKST-FM rises 4.3 to 5.2.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA rises 3.1 to 4.5. Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY moves up 2.9 to 3.7.
Trending down are iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX (5.6 – 4.7 – 4.1) and Audacy Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ (4.4 – 3.6 – 3.5)
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE remains in the lead 14.1 to 7.8. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID trends up 6.1 – 6.6 – 7.0. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ rises 5.2 to 6.1. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Q100.5” KXQQ is up 4.0 to 4.6. Beasley Hot AC 102.7 KVGS jumps up 3.4 to 4.3.
Ahead of the loss of its AM signal 720/101.5 KDWN surges up 1.0 – 2.3 – 3.0.
Among the other gainers in Las Vegas are Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT (3.3 – 3.6 – 4.2), Chavez Radio Group Regional Mexican “La Campesina 96.7” KYLI (2.5 to 3.8), SOS Media Christian AC 90.5 KSOS (2.1 – 2.3 – 3.6), Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS (2.6 to 3.3), Kemp Communications Hip Hop “Hot 97.5” KVEG (2.5 to 3.3), and Beasley Country “Coyote Country 107.9” KCYE (2.0 to 2.9).
Trending down are iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR (4.1 – 3.9 – 3.6), Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC (4.3 to 2.6), and Beasley Hot Talk/Alternative “X107.5” KXTE (2.3 – 2.0 – 1.6).
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW trends up 10.0 – 10.7 – 12.3 to create a 4 share lead over Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR (6.9 to 8.2). Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE trends up 5.8 – 6.0 – 6.8. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ rises 5.5 to 6.6. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM (9.4 to 4.8) and Public News/Talk 91.7 WVXU (5.0 to 4.8) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC rises 2.8 to 3.8. Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM rises 3.1 – 3.4 – 3.8. The Bengals playoff run helps iHeartMedia’s “ESPN 1530” WCKY trend up 1.7 – 2.6 – 3.1. Radio One Adult R&B “100.3 R&B” WOSL slips 3.5 to 2.7.
Hubbard Country “97.3 The Wolf” WYGY rises 1.7 to 2.0, while Cumulus’ “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF slips 2.3 to 1.5.
Kansas City
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM holds onto the lead steady at a 7.9 share. Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX rises 7.4 to 7.8. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV moves to third 5.0 to 5.8. Despite being the FM home of the Chiefs, Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM slides 6.2 – 5.6 – 5.3. Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM rises 3.5 to 4.7.
Audacy’s “610 Sports” KCSP rises 2.5 to 3.2. Cumulus Rock/Alternative “105.1 The X” KCJK trends up 1.3 – 1.7 – 2.2. Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT slips 4.5 – 3.4 – 3.3.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI holds onto the majority of its Christmas music audience dipping only 14.1 to 11.1. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK trends down 9.0 – 8.4 – 7.9. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK dips 7.3 to 7.1. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX is down 7.3 to 6.5.
Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ surges up 2.8 – 3.6 – 5.7.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL rises 9.2 to 9.5. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM gains 8.0 to 8.7. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM gains 5.9 to 7.2. iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN jumps 5.3 to 7.0. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI trends down 7.3 – 6.4 – 5.8.
Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ rebounds 4.5 to 5.3. NABCO’s “Country 103.9” WJKR rises 1.1 to 2.0.
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