Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Portland
Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM reclaims the Portland lead down 9.5 to 9.4, though its stream rises 1.4 to 1.8. iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW rises 8.4 to 8.9, while their Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH slides 9.9 to 8.1. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL dips 8.2 to 8.0. Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON rises 4.3 to 4.5.
Trending up in Portland: Audacy Country “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ (2.7 to 4.2) and iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ (2.3 to 3.1). Trending down are Alpha Media CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF (3.4 to 2.6) and Audacy Hot AC “105.1 The Buzz” KRSK (3.3 to 2.5).
Charlotte
Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV surges up 6.1 to 7.9 to take the Queen City lead with Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes it is its largest share since July 2018. iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT continues its surge 5.9 – 7.2 – 7.5. Beasley AC “K104.7” WKQC slides 7.3 to 6.6. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM trends up 4.1 – 5.0 – 5.5. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF dips 5.8 to 5.4.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 100.9” WPZS trends up 1.8 – 2.6 – 2.7. iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND dips 5.8 to 4.8.
San Antonio
Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM expands its San Antonio lead up 7.6 to 8.2. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT slips down 7.2 to 6.4. Cox Rock 99.5 KISS surges up 4.4 to 6.1 for what Huff notes is its highest share since March 2017. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA is up 5.1 to 5.9. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX is up 5.6 to 5.7.
Cox Country “Y100” KCYY jumps up 3.7 to 4.7. iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Now” KXXM rebounds 5.0 – 3.1 – 3.9. Alpha Media News/Talk 550/107.1 KTSA trends up 2.1 – 2.6 – 3.0.
Salt Lake City
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM remains on top with a 10.2 to 9.6 dip. iHeart’s Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ inches up 6.6 to 6.7. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM trends up 5.2 – 5.6 – 6.2. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN holds at a 5.8, while Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI dips 6.3 to 5.7.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM dips 6.8 to 5.6. Cumulus Country “K-Bull 93” KUBL falls 3.5 – 3.0 – 2.5.
In its final monthly ahead of its relaunch as “92.5 The Beat“, Broadway Media’s “U92” KUUU rises 0.8 to 1.1.
Sacramento
Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG retains its lead at a 9.0 share. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI trends up 6.5 – 6.9 – 8.3. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM holds at a 7.5 share. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX dips 7.6 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB is up 5.4 to 5.6.
In its first full monthly as 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9”, iHeartMedia’s KZIS rises 0.6 to 1.4.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 650 KSTE trends up 2.7 – 4.0 – 4.9. Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO rises 3.1 to 3.8. Trending down are Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ (5.2 – 4.7 – 4.3) and iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “V101” KHYL (4.2 – 3.3 – 3.2).
Las Vegas
Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ jumps up 6.3 to 7.5. Univision Regional Mexican “103.5 Zona MX” KISF trends up 4.5 – 6.2 – 6.8. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE is down 7.1 to 6.6. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB drops 7.0 to 5.9. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 105.1” KQRT rises 4.6 to 5.2.
With the frequency swap between two of Beasley Media’s stations taking place on the second day of the monthly, Country “107.9 Coyote Country” KCYE falls from to 4.0 it had on 102.7 last month to 3.6, while Hot AC “102.7 VGS” KVGS falls to a 2.3 from the 3.5 it had as “Star 107.9“.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.1 The Mountain” KYMT trends up 1.9 – 2.0 – 2.6. Audacy’s “Alt 107.5” KXTE rises 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.1. Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS falls 4.3 – 3.6 – 3.2.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW rises 9.5 to 10.1 to overtake sister Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE (10.1 to 9.9). Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK rises 7.9 to 8.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM holds at a 5.4 share. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is fifth 5.3 to 5.1.
Audacy News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA dips 3.2 – 3.0 – 2.8 to fall to what Huff notes is an all-time record low for the station.
All three Country signals see gains as Audacy’s “Y108” WDSY inches up 4.9 to 5.0, iHeartMedia’s “Big 104.7” WPGB moving 3.8 to 4.1, and Forever Media’s 104.3 WOGI half of its “Froggy” network trending up 1.3 – 1.6 – 1.9. The 94.9 WOGG side dips 1.3 to 1.0.
In its final monthly before flipping from Classic Country “Willie 103.5” WLYI to part of “Froggy” as WOGH, the station trends down 1.2 – 1.0 – 0.8.
Orlando
iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL rises 7.9 to 8.5 to take sole possession of the Orlando lead. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB trends up 7.4 – 7.8 – 8.1. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM surges up 5.6 – 6.2 – 7.4. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO dips 7.6 to 7.0. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL holds at a 6.6 share.
iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF falls from a first place tie to seventh down 9.5 – 7.9 – 5.7. iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM trends up 5.5 – 5.9 – 6.1.
Spanish Broadcasting Systems’ new Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO trends up 0.8 – 1.7 – 2.7. The gains at WRUM and WPYO send Cox Media Group’s Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX down 5.1 – 4.3 – 2.9.
In its final monthly before its flip to Rhythmic CHR “Fly 103.1” WFYY, JVC Media Country “103.1 The Wolf” WOTW dips 2.4 to 2.0. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA inches up 3.3 to 3.5.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rebounds 11.4 to 12.3 to remain on top in the other Queen City. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR slips 11.1 – 10.2 – 9.5. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is off 7.2 to 7.1. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE rises 5.9 to 6.4, while CHR “Q102” WKRQ is up 5.6 to 6.0.
After flipping from Classic Country to Oldies “105.9 The Oasis” 3/4 of the way through the monthly, 105.9 WNKN drops 1.9 to 1.4.
Radio One Hip Hop “101 The Wiz” WIZF trends up 2.9 – 3.5 – 3.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 107” WKFS rises 2.3 – 2.4 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC trends down 5.2 – 5.0 – 4.3.
Kansas City
Cumulus Media’s duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (7.7 to 8.3) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (7.2 to 7.4) remain on top in Kansas City. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM surges up 4.3 – 5.2 – 6.1. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV slips 6.6 to 5.9, while sister Country 94.1 KFKF continues its jump up 3.7 – 4.6 – 5.0.
Not to be outdone by WDAF-FM and KFKF, Steel City Media’s other Country “Q104” KBEQ trends up 2.7 – 3.6 – 4.3. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW-FM trends up 2.6 – 3.8 – 4.3.
Most of Audacy’s cluster sees drops as News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM is off 5.6 – 4.1 – 3.9, Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT trends down 4.7 – 4.5 – 3.5, Rock “98.9 The Rock” KQRC drops 4.8 to 4.2, and Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ is down 4.3 to 2.7
Cleveland
Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK’s lead significantly narrows as it slips 10.4 to 9.4, while Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX trends up 8.0 – 8.5 – 9.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI is off slightly 8.9 to 8.8. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM surges up 5.3 – 6.7 – 7.4. iHeart Rock 100.7 WMMS rises 5.9 to 6.7 to tie Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK (steady at 6.7).
Columbus
iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN retains its lead but trends down 10.0 – 9.1 – 8.2. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM jumps up 6.6 to 7.9. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI is off slightly 7.8 to 7.7, while sister Country 92.3 WCOL rebounds 5.8 to 6.9. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ is off 6.7 to 6.6.
NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ trends up 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.1. The company’s recent launch “Country 103.9” WJKR doubles up 0.5 to 1.0 and new Soft AC “Star 95.1” WJKR-HD2 debuts at a 0.3.
Saga Classic Hits “Rewind 103.5/104.3” WNND/WNNP trends up 2.2 – 2.5 – 2.9.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com