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, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU continues to hold a commanding lead with a 10.2 to 10.1 move. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR rises 7.9 to 8.3. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS continues its surge up 4.2 – 5.8 – 6.9 – 7.9 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a station record high. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP rises 6.9 to 7.5. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH dips 6.7 to 6.3.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ trends up 4.1 – 5.0 – 5.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT rises 3.8 to 4.5. Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC trends down 4.3 – 3.4 – 3.1, while iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC slides 3.7 – 3.3 – 2.8.
Boston
Beasley Media Classic Hits 105.7 WROR rises 7.8 – 8.3 – 8.7 to expand its lead to over two shares. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM rebounds 5.2 to 6.4 to move up to second followed by sister Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX (5.2 to 5.9). Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM dips 7.3 to 5.8. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX slips 6.7 to 5.7.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX dips 4.7 to 3.4. Cumulus Media Hot AC 104.5 WXLO surges up 1.4 – 2.7 – 3.1 for what Huff notes is a Boston market record high for the Worcester area station.
Seattle/Tacoma
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM holds its Seattle lead down 7.3 to 6.7. Co-owned “Seattle Sports” 710 KIRO surges up 3.9 – 4.6 – 5.8 for its highest share when it had the News/Talk format in Fall 2003. KIRO moves into a second place tie with iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK (5.5 to 5.8). iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB dips 6.3 to 5.7. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW rises 5.1 to 5.4.
Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” trends down 6.3 – 5.0 – 4.4. Also moving down are Jazz 88.5 KNKX (3.9 to 2.9), Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD (3.2 to 2.7), Lotus Hot AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ (2.4 – 2.2 – 1.9).
On the upward trend are iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS (2.3 – 2.5 – 2.8) and Dance “C89.5” KNHC (1.0 – 1.2 – 1.6) which Huff notes ties its all-time high set in January 2021.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox’s duo swap spots atop South Florida. Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 8.7 to 9.3, while Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ is off 9.7 to 8.7. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR trends up 4.8 – 5.3 – 6.1. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ dips 6.2 to 6.0. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF is off 5.5 to 5.3.
Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ jumps up 3.5 to 4.4. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR trends up 3.0 – 3.8 – 4.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG rises 2.2 to 3.0.
Detroit
Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC rises 7.3 to 8.0 to retain its lead. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX rises 6.3 to 7.3. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC dips 6.0 to 5.9, while sister Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD rises 5.4 to 5.7. Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF (5.2 to 5.5) and Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM (5.9 to 5.5) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI falls 5.2 to 4.2.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ inches up 6.6 to 6.8. Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE jumps up to second 4.5 to 5.6. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM dips 5.8 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP trends up 3.6 – 4.8 – 5.0. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI is off 5.0 to 4.8.
Sierra H Broadcasting Classic Hip Hop “101 The Bounce” KZCE surges up 2.6 – 3.3 – 3.8 for what Huff notes is a record high for the station.
After relaunching as a Rhythmic Hot AC in mid-June, Desert Valley Media Group’s “Hot 97.5/103.9” KMVA/KZON surges up 1.7 – 2.7 – 3.2.
Trending down in Phoenix are Desert Valley’s “95.1/94.9 The Wow Factor” KOAI (6.2 to 4.7), Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX (5.2 – 4.9 – 4.6), Audacy CHR “Live 101.5” KALV (4.6 – 4.1 – 3.7), Audacy Classic Hits 94.5 KOOL-FM (4.0 to 3.1), and Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD (3.6 to 2.3). Huff notes that KUPD’s 2.3 is its lowest share since Spring 1975.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL reclaims the Twin Cities lead up 7.3 to 7.6. Hubbard Hot AC “KS95” KSTP-FM is down 7.8 to 7.4. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK is down 7.8 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY trends up 5.4 – 6.4 – 6.9. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM rises 5.9 to 6.3.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB jumps up 5.3 – 5.5 – 6.2. Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB rises 2.3 – 2.8 – 3.0.
Trending down in Minneapolis are Cumulus Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS (6.1 to 5.3), iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM (6.3 – 5.3 – 5.0), iHeartMedia AAA “Cities 97” KTCZ (4.8 – 4.4 – 4.0), and Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM (5.3 – 4.2 – 4.0)
San Diego
Local Media San Diego Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG surges up 6.6 to 9.8 to take a commanding lead in San Diego along with shattering its station record high of 8.4 set in May.
Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY (steady at 6.3) and LMSD Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM (5.3 to 6.3) tie for second. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM slides 6.2 – 6.0 – 5.4. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN dips 5.8 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 600 KOGO trends up 2.8 – 3.2 – 3.4.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV expands its lead up 7.6 to 8.2. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL (7.3 to 6.2) and Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy-FM” 91.5 WCIE (6.6 to 6.2) tie for second. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ rises 5.6 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Rock “98 Rock” WXTB is up 4.5 to 5.2.
Both AC’s trend down as Cox’s “Magic 94.9” WWRM slips 5.5 – 5.4 – 4.3 and iHeartMedia’s “Mix 100.7” WMTX goes 5.2 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia CHR 93.3 WFLX is up 3.3 to 3.9, while Cox’s “Hot 101.5” WPOI drops 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.5.
Denver
Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO surges up 5.7 to 7.6 to tie its station record high. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI rises 5.2 to 6.2. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT is up 5.5 to 5.8, while sister Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC follows 5.4 to 5.5. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL dips 5.7 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO slips 4.6 to 3.7. Audacy Hip Hop “KS 107.5” KQKS drops 2.7 to 2.2.
Baltimore
Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF claims the top spot with an 8.6 to 8.7 gain. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM slides 9.4 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR (7.7 to 7.3) and Country 93.1 WPOC (7.2 to 6.9) take the next two spots. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ holds steady at a 5.3.
Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA trends up 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.3. Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL rises 2.3 to 3.4, while sister “98 Rock” WIYY trends down 4.8 – 4.5 – 3.9.
St. Louis
Hubbard takes the top three spots in St. Louis. Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE is off 10.0 to 9.3. Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT surges up 7.4 to 9.0 for what Huff notes is a new station record high. Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH rises 8.0 to 8.3. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK is down 7.6 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU dives 7.4 to 6.5.
Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL jumps up 4.9 to 6.1. iHeartMedia’s “93.7 The Bull” KSD falls 7.6 to 5.7.
Also trending down in St. Louis are Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM 7.4 – 6.9 – 6.3 and Hubbard’s “101 ESPN” WXOS 5.7 – 4.3 – 4.1.