Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, San Diego, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP breaks the 32 month streak atop Washington by Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU as it rises 8.2 – 9.5 – 10.7 for its first time atop the market since August 2021. WAMU drops to second 11.3 to 10.4. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR is down 7.6 to 6.7. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH is up 4.4 to 4.8, while sister Alternative “DC 101” WWDC is up 4.2 to 4.5.
Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD slides 5.1 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT trends up 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.5. Radio One Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS slides 4.5 – 3.4 – 3.3.
Boston
Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM maintains its spot atop the market despite sliding 11.0 – 9.9 – 7.7. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WBMX is up 6.9 to 7.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share on the frequency since 1990. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is up 5.7 – 6.3 – 6.8. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX rises 4.9 – 5.5 – 6.0. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR dips 5.4 to 5.1.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM is up 3.5 to 4.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX is up 3.6 to 3.9. Beasley Rhythmic Throwbacks “Hot 96.9” WBQT and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 680 WRKO both are up 2.9 to 3.3. iHeart Hip Hop “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN rises 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.4.
Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB is down 3.9 to 3.1. iHeartMedia Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL rises 1.5 – 1.7 – 1.9.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT expands its lead to over four share points as it jumps up 8.3 to 9.6. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR inches up 5.4 to 5.5. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF drops 6.9 to 5.3. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ slides 6.3 – 5.2 – 4.9. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM drops 5.6 to 4.8.
iHeartMedia CHR “Y100” WHYI trends up 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.5. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is down 3.7 to 3.0.
In its second monthly following its move to Rhythmic Throwbacks, Audacy’s “Power 96” WPOW holds at a 2.8 share.
Audacy’s “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS-FM slides 3.9 – 2.9 – 2.7. iHeart Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB is down 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.6.
Audacy Sports 560 WQAM dips 1.1 to 1.0, but its stream rises 0.4 to 1.3.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM jumps up 6.6 to 7.7 to reclaim the Seattle lead. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK slides 8.0 – 7.7 – 6.6. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW trends up 5.2 – 5.9 – 6.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is up 4.6 to 5.3. Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM holds at a 4.9 share.
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF continues its slide since the launch of its two new format competitors 7.5 – 6.2 – 5.3 – 4.8. Lotus’ “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.5 – 2.9. Hubbard’s “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM’s growth has been slower 1.1 – 1.4 – 1.5 – 1.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS maintains its small head-to-head lead 4.1 to 4.2, while Hubbard’s “Movin 92.5” KQMV is up 3.7 to 4.0.
Lotus’ “Northwest News” 1000 KNWN/97.7 KNWN-FM jumps 2.5 to 3.6. Classical 98.1 KING-FM is down 4.1 to 3.2.
Bonneville Conservative Talk 770 KTTH trends up 1.5 – 2.0 – 2.7. Lotus’ 570 KVI follows up 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.5.
Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Hot 103.7” KHTP slides 3.7 – 3.1 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “96.5 Jack-FM” KJAQ falls 3.3 to 2.4.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ rises 8.9 to 9.5. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX jumps up 5.9 – 7.4 – 8.3. iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT is down 6.6 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM holds at a 4.2 share, while Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB is steady at a 4.0.
Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD slides 4.6 – 4.3 – 3.8. Desert Valley Media Group Oldies “The Wow Factor 94.9/95.1” KOAL falls 4.9 – 4.6 – 3.5.
Bonneville News/Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM rises 2.3 to 3.1. Sierra H Broadcasting Rhythmic Throwbacks “101 The Bounce” KZCE is up 2.5 to 3.0.
Detroit
iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC maintains its lead 8.1 to 8.2. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is up 7.5 to 7.8 with its stream holding at a 1.1 share. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD trends up 6.8 – 7.2 – 7.6. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX drops 7.1 to 6.4 to tie for fourth with iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD as it trends up 5.5 – 6.0 – 6.4.
iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI slides 7.2 – 6.3 – 5.7.
Audacy News 950 WWJ gains 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.0. Cumulus News/Talk 760 WJR rises 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.6.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM maintains its lead but drops 11.4 to 9.3. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM trends up 6.8 – 8.0 – 8.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL is up 6.5 to 7.0. iHeart Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM holds at a 6.7 share, which ties Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM as it rises 6.0 to 6.7.
iHeart CHR 101.3 KDWB is down 6.7 to 6.1, while sister Country “K102” KEEY slides 6.3 – 6.1 – 5.4.
Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR rises 3.5 to 4.5. Classical 99.5 KSJN trends up 1.4 – 1.7 – 2.1.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV slips 12.1 to 10.4. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK trends up 5.5 – 6.2 – 6.6. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX is up 5.7 to 6.2. Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM gains 5.8 to 6.1 for what Huff notes is the highest share on the frequency since May 2012, while sister Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL slips 6.1 – 5.6 – 5.4.
iHeartMedia CHR 93.3 WFLZ trends up 2.6 – 3.2 – 3.4. In their final monthly before their frequency swaps, iHeart Hip Hop “95.7 The Beat” WBTP dips 1.6 to 1.5, while Spanish CHR “Rumba 106.5” WRUB trends up 0.6 – 0.8 – 1.1.
Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ falls 4.6 – 3.8 – 3.2. Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT falls 5.3 – 3.6 – 3.0.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN rises 7.1 to 8.3 to retake the top spot. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM dips 7.4 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI jumps 5.0 to 6.2. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM slides 6.4 – 5.4 – 5.0, while sister Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG is up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.7.
Audacy Country 103.7 KSON falls 5.7 – 4.9 – 4.0, while co-owned Alternative “Alt 94.9” KBZT is up 2.4 – 2.6 – 3.0.
LMSD CHR “Z90.3” XHTZ is down 3.5 to 2.8.
Denver
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX claims the Denver lead 6.1 – 7.0 – 7.1. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO jumps up 5.7 to 6.9. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL rises 6.3 to 6.8. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI is down 7.3 to 6.5. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC (5.1 to 5.2), iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL (5.0 to 5.2), and iHeart AAA 97.3 KBCO (5.6 to 5.2) tie for fifth.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK jumps up 3.4 to 4.2, while sister Spanish Adult Hits “La Suavecita 92.1” KJMN drops 2.6 to 1.8.
iHeart Country “106.7 The Bull” KWBL rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.4. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV drops 4.3 to 3.4.
Baltimore
Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF rebounds 6.6 to 7.5 to reclaim the top spot. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM dips 6.8 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC falls 8.7 to 6.6. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY rides the Orioles up 5.1 – 5.7 – 6.4 to tie for fourth with Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ down 6.8 to 6.4.
Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR is up 3.6 to 4.6. Classical 91.5 WBJC rises 1.1 to 2.5.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR slips 5.6 to 4.7. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA drops 4.2 to 3.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX slides 5.3 – 4.8 – 4.4 – 3.3.
St. Louis
iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU maintains its lead for the third straight month down 9.9 to 9.0. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH swings 7.9 – 6.9 – 7.9. Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” falls 9.1 to 7.5, while sister Rock/Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT is up 6.1 to 6.5. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK (6.0 to 5.8), iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM (5.9 to 5.8) and Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM (down 6.9 – 6.1 – 5.8) tie for fifth.
Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY continues its rise 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.6 – 4.9 – 5.4.
iHeart CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ trends up 3.4 – 3.7 – 4.3. Jazz “88.7 The Sound” WSIE rises 0.8 – 1.0 – 1.6.
Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WWHL drops 2.5 to 1.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “100.3 The Beat” KATZ-FM slides 2.1 – 1.6 – 1.3.
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