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 returns to the top of Austin up 9.1 to 10.6. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ moves 15.2 to 7.1. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM rises 5.3 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM is up 4.7 to 5.8. Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ climbs 4.7 to 5.8.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI rises 3.0 to 4.4. Classical 89.5 KMFA trends up 2.1 – 2.5 – 2.7 with its stream up 0.1 to 0.7. AAA “Sun Radio 100.1” 1060 KTSN trends up 1.0 – 1.2 – 1.6.
Raleigh/Durham
Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK takes the lead 7.8 to 9.5. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM is up 7.9 to 9.0. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM is off 9.9 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK jumps 5.0 to 7.5. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO trends up 5.1 – 6.9 – 7.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new station record high.
iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG holds at a 3.9 share as Curtis Media’s “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW trends up 1.5 – 2.1 – 2.7.
iHeart Country “B93.9” WNCB trends down 4.6 – 3.6 – 3.2. Capitol Broadcasting AAA “That Station 95.7” WRAL-HD2 rises 1.0 to 1.5.
Indianapolis
Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB maintains its holiday season lead 19.5 to 9.8. Radio One’s Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM explodes up 5.1 – 6.1 – 6.6 – 9.0, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share ever for the station. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK rebounds 6.2 to 7.6 (stream adding 0.7). iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ rises 5.9 to 6.9. Also setting a new station record high is Sarkes Tarzian AAA 92.3 WTTS as it rises 5.4 to 6.3.
Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI-FM is up 3.4 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT rises 3.4 to 4.1.
Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL falls 5.3 to 4.4. iHeart Hip Hop “Real 98.3” WZRL slides 2.2 – 2.0 – 1.7.
Nashville
Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA holds onto most of its holiday audience 17.4 to 12.9 up significantly from its 7.8 share in November. Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX jumps 6.9 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ surges up 5.1 to 7.1 for its largest share since January 2021. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK is down for the fourth straight month 9.8 – 9.0 – 7.9 – 6.5 – 6.3 to tie for fourth with Cumulus’ “103.3 Country” WKDF as it soars 4.5 to 6.3.
iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX is up 4.7 to 5.4. Cumulus Conservative Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN gains 3.9 to 5.4. iHeart Conservative Talk “Talk Radio 98.3” 1510 WLAC rises 1.2 to 2.1.
Cumulus Adult R&B “92Q” WQQK slides 5.2 – 4.2 – 3.1. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.7 Way-FM” WAYM trends down 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.4.
Cumulus Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM falls 5.0 to 3.1. Cromwell Sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT-FM trends up 1.6 – 2.0 – 2.3.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN rises 9.0 to 11.5, which Huff notes is its largest share since November 2020. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH places second 7.1 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM is third 8.9 to 6.1. Good Karma News/Talk 620 WTMJ is down for the fifth straight month 6.4 to 6.0. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL-FM is up 4.9 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “V100” WKKV trends up 3.9 – 4.1 – 4.6.
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV/96.9 WWDV continues to rise in Milwaukee 2.0 – 2.5 – 3.0 – 4.0.
Providence
Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI holds its lead 19.0 to 9.8. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK rises 7.3 to 8.3. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is up 6.6 to 7.0. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN is up 5.9 to 6.9. iHeart Classic Hits “B101” WWBB holds at a 6.7 share.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE jumps 4.2 to 6.1. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM ends its four month slide up 3.9 to 4.5.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL rises 8.8 to 10.0 to reclaim the market lead from sister AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE as it moves 15.8 to 8.2. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB is up 7.0 to 7.9. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX trends up 5.4 – 5.6 – 6.3. Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH rises 4.3 to 5.6.
Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM rises 3.6 to 4.7. Sinclair Alternative “96X” WROX-FM trends up 1.5 – 2.2 – 2.6.
Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM trends down 6.4 – 5.0 – 4.8.
Jacksonville
Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL rises 8.5 to 11.3 to barely take the Jacksonville lead as Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ holds onto a large percentage of its Christmas audience 19.8 to 11.1. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM rises 6.5 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL is up 6.5 to 6.6. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI gains 5.3 to 6.1 and its stream makes a big 1.2 to 2.0 rise.
iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK jumps 4.4 to 5.7. Cox CHR 95.1 WAPE climbs 2.7 to 3.9 (stream adds 0.4).
iHeartMedia Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WPLA trends down 4.4 – 4.1 – 3.4.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG jumps up 11.8 to 14.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share in the history of the station. Audacy Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is up 7.7 to 9.5 and sister Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH gains 6.2 to 7.9. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG moves 16.5 to 7.2. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR rises 5.3 to 6.3.
Public News/Talk 88.5 WFDD trends up 4.0 – 4.2 – 5.3 to also set a record high for the station.
iHeartMedia Country “Q104.1” WTQR jumps up 3.0 to 5.3, while Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW trends down 5.4 – 4.5 – 4.0.
Dick CHR 107.5 WKZL rises 2.5 to 3.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ slides 3.5 – 2.8 – 2.1.
West Palm Beach
After falling to a 5.1 in October, Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF continues surge back up rising 7.5 to 8.9. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX continues its slide 8.7 – 6.4 – 6.1. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL is up 5.1 to 5.6. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT moves 9.6 to 5.4. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF is up 3.2 to 3.7.
Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK trends down 4.5 – 3.6 – 3.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR slides 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.0.
Hubbard Conservative Talk 850 WFTL rises 2.1 to 3.0.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS leads 11.2 to 11.6 with sister Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM behind up 8.3 to 10.0. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is third 15.4 to 8.6. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “K97” WHRK slides 8.6 – 7.9 – 7.4. iHeart R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA rises 3.0 to 4.4.
Audacy Sports “ESPN 92.9” WMFS-FM/680 WMFS trends up 2.6 – 2.8 – 3.2.
Hartford
A pair of Audacy stations tie atop Hartford. Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM explodes 5.6 to 10.0 (and stream adding 0.4) to tie AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH as it moves 16.9 to 10.0. Huff notes this is the largest share for WTIC-FM since Summer 1990, its first time atop the market since October 2014, and the first time since May 2020 that any station other than WRCH has had a share of the lead.
Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN slides 8.8 – 7.5 – 7.2. Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC gains 5.2 to 6.6 (stream adds 0.4) and sister Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX trends up 4.7 – 5.6 – 6.4.
Full Power Radio Adult R&B “102.5 Hartford’s R&B Station” 1470 WBOM is up 1.3 to 1.8.
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