Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
New York
iHeartMedia takes the top two spots in New York. AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW dropped 8.4 to 7.6. Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ trends up 6.0 – 6.4 – 6.8 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is not just an all-time record high for the station, but also the highest share for any Rock station in New York history. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 5.5 to 5.9. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS holds at a 5.5 share. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 5.6 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU trends up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.4. Classical 105.9 WQXR trends up 1.2 – 1.6. – 1.9.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH holds its lead steady at a 5.9 share. iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST trends up 4.0 – 4.5 – 5.2 to tie sister Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG (5.4 to 5.2). Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV trends up 4.0 – 4.5 – 4.8. iHeartMedia News/Talk 640 KFI holds at a 4.3 share.
iHeartMedia CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM trends down 4.4 – 4.0 – 3.4. iHeart Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL slides 3.5 – 2.8 – 2.7. Public News/Talk “LAist 89.3” KPCC trends down 2.4 – 2.2 – 1.8. Estrella Media Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.5/94.3” KBUE/KBUA/KEBN falls 4.0 to 2.2, but breaks out its stream separately with a 1.0 share.
Chicago
iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT holds its lead 7.3 to 7.2. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV is up 6.2 to 6.8. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS (4.2 to 4.6) and AAA 93.1 WXRT (4.1 to 4.6) tie for third. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN rises 3.5 to 4.1.
Audacy Classic Hip Hop “104.3 Jams” WBMX trends up 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.0. Weigel Soft AC “87.7 MeTV-FM” WRME-LD rises 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.8. Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ is down 3.1 – 3.0 – 2.5. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 107.5 WGCI trends up 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.2.
San Francisco
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT holds its lead down 9.0 to 7.8. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC trends down 7.3 – 6.4 – 5.9. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ dips 5.9 to 5.8. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM rebounds 5.2 – 4.5 – 5.3. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI holds at a 4.6 share.
Following its flip from Variety Hits “105.3 Dave-FM” back to Alternative “Live 105” midway through the monthly, Audacy’s KITS surges up 2.2 to 3.1.
Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ trends up 3.6 – 3.8 – 4.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF see-saws 3.0 – 2.4 – 3.0. Classical 90.3 KDFC drops 3.2 to 2.4. Cumulus Conservative Talk 560 KSFO rises 1.4 to 2.0. Audacy Sports “95.7 The Game” KGMZ falls 3.1 to 1.3.
Dallas/Fort Worth
With its relaunch as “98.7 The Spot” taking place for the final week of the monthly, Audacy’s Classic Hits station rises 4.4 – 4.9 – 5.1 – 5.4 to take the top spot in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM falls to second 6.6 to 5.1. Cumulus’ Country duo of “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX-FM (4.7 to 4.8) and “New Country 96.3” KSCS (4.1 to 4.7) follow. iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM dips 4.6 to 4.4.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS falls 4.7 to 3.8. Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL jumps up 2.9 to 3.7. AAA “91.7 KXT” KKXT trends up 1.4 – 1.5 – 2.0, which Huff notes ties the station record high set in August 2019. Way Media Christian AC “89.7 Way-FM” KAWA rises 0.8 – 1.0 – 1.3.
Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Beat” KBFB falls 3.1 to 2.0.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA holds its lead 9.2 to 8.9. Cox Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT inches up 6.7 to 6.8. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH slides 6.5 to 5.9. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN holds at a 5.5 share. Cox Country “93Q” KKBQ rises 5.0 to 5.4.
Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 4.9.
Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM jumps up 3.6 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM is up 3.8 to 4.4. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX rises 3.2 to 3.9. Univision Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 104.9” KAMA trends up 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.3. Estrella Media Regional Mexican “La Raza 98.5/101.7” KTJM/KNTE trends up 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.3.
Atlanta
Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV jumps 8.7 to 10.4 to expand its lead to 3.5 shares over sister Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR, which rises 6.1 to 6.9. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB (6.7 to 6.5) and Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ (8.0 to 6.5) tie for third. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM rises 5.2 to 5.6.
Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE jumps up 4.4 to 5.1. Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE is up 3.2 to 3.7.
Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH slides 4.1 – 4.0 – 3.1. Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA falls 4.1 to 3.0. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR trends down 3.8 – 3.3 – 2.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW falls 2.9 to 1.9.
Philadelphia
Beasley Media Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK continues a five month surge 6.6 – 6.9 – 7.5 – 8.5 – 10.6. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that mark sets a record high for the frequency. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 7.3 to 7.8. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU dips 6.9 to 6.6, while sister Rock 93.3 WMMR is off 6.6 to 6.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL (5.2 to 5.7) and AC “B101.1” WBEB (5.5 to 5.7) tie for fifth.
Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM jumps 4.4 to 5.2. Radio One Adult R&B 100.3 WRNB trends up 1.9 – 2.0 – 2.4. Townsquare Media CHR 94.5 WPST doubles up 0.8 to 1.6.
Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP trends down 5.9 – 4.9 – 3.8, while its stream is down 2.0 to 0.8. Beasley Sports “97.5 The Fanatic” WPEN drops 1.6 to 0.9.
Long Island
Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM maintains its lead up 6.4 to 6.7. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM surges up to second 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 5.1 to 4.8. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ holds at a 4.6. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM rises 4.0 to 4.4.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM holds its lead steady at a 7.2 share. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG slips 5.7 to 5.1. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY holds at a 5.0 share. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN trends down 5.2 – 4.0 – 3.9. Three stations tie for fifth: iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI (3.6 to 3.7), Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE (3.6 to 3.7), and Univision Regional Mexican “La 101.9” KSCA (3.1 to 3.7).
San Jose
Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX trends up 5.7 – 6.6 – 7.1 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the highest share on the frequency since it was Rock KOME in 1981. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT is second 6.6 to 6.4. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 6.5 to 6.3. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR trends up 4.6 – 4.9 – 5.9. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ trends up 3.8 – 4.3 – 5.1.
Alpha Country “Bay Country 94.5” KBAY rises 3.2 to 3.7. Audacy Alternative “Live 105” KITS rises 1.5 to 2.4 after its flip halfway through the monthly.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF slides down 3.8 – 2.9 – 2.6. Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN is down 3.7 to 2.6.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ retakes the Central Jersey lead up 6.8 – 7.2 – 8.7. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ trends up 6.8 – 7.7 – 8.4, but drops to second. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW slides 7.1 – 6.4 – 5.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 5.5 to 5.3. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ is up 5.0 to 5.2.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM jumps 3.2 to 4.6. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW falls 6.5 to 4.5. iHeart Hot AC 103.5 WKTU trends up 1.8 – 2.3 – 3.5.
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