Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, 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 three spots in New York with AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW leading the way down 8.9 to 8.2. Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is up 6.3 to 6.9. CHR “Z100” inches up 5.6 to 5.7, but enough of a gain for Ratings Expert Chris Huff to note it is the station’s highest share since March 2017. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM trends up 4.8 – 5.2- 5.6. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS jumps 3.9 to 4.8.
Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW rises 3.9 – 4.1 – 4.4. iHeartMedia’s 103.5 WKTU dips 3.9 to 3.6.
The three Hip Hop stations rise with iHeart’s “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM up 1.6 to 2.0, MediaCo’s “Hot 97” WQHT up 2.0 to 2.2, and Audacy’s Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK rising 1.3 to 1.8.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH rises 5.7 to 6.4. iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST follows up 5.2 to 5.8. iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM is up 4.6 to 5.1, while Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG holds at a 4.7 share. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” KLVE rises 4.4 to 4.5.
iHeart News/Talk 640 KFI slides 4.6 – 4.0 – 3.7. Public News/Talk “LAist 89.3” KPCC trends down 2.1 – 1.8 – 1.6.
Univision Regional Mexican “La 101.9” KSCA rises 2.4 – 3.3 – 3.5, while SBS Regional Mexican “97.9 La Raza” KLAX is down 4.0 to 3.5. Univision Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 103.9/98.3” KRCD/KRCV drops 3.7 – 3.3 – 2.5. Meruelo Spanish CHR “Cali 93.9” KLLI rises 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.4.
Chicago
iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT reclaims the top spot with a 6.3 to 6.6 rise followed by sister Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ moving 6.3 to 6.2. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV is down from its record high share of 7.1 last month to a 6.1. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS is up 5.2 to 5.4, while Country “US 99” WUSN holds at a 5.1 share.
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM rises 3.8 to 4.2. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX gains 2.7 to 3.2. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO falls 5.2 – 4.2 – 3.7.
Nexstar Talk 720 WGN trends down 3.8 – 3.0 – 2.5 for what Huff notes is its lowest share since Holiday 2018. Audacy Sports “670 The Score” WSCR is down 3.2 to 2.7.
Hubbard Millennial Hits “Throwback 100.3” WTBC-FM continues its rise following its relaunch at the start of May up 1.4 – 1.6 – 2.2.
Alpha Media’s launch of “Free Country” on a pair of suburban signals ahead of Memorial Day weekend hasn’t shown much movement yet as 98.3 WCCQ is up 0.4 to 0.5, while 102.3 WXLC holds at a 0.2 following its move from Hot AC “Star 102.3“. Following its shift from Classic Rock to Classic Alternative, “95.9 The River” WERV inches up 0.2 to 0.3.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF surges up 4.0 – 4.6 – 6.0 to rise to the top of the Metroplex. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM dips 5.3 to 5.1. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO is off 5.2 4.9. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK rises 4.0 to 4.5 to tie for fourth with Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX as it is down 5.0 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM drops 4.6 to 3.9, while sister Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX rises 2.6 to 3.1. iHeart AC “Star 102.1” KDGE plummets 4.1 – 3.7 – 3.1.
Service Broadcasting Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” KRNB slides 4.6 – 3.8 – 3.3. Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM is down 3.1 – 2.9 – 2.5.
MediaCo Regional Mexican “La Ranchera 106.7” KZZA jumps up 1.2 to 2.5.
The return of Rock “97.1 The Eagle” KEGL at the end of April continues to pay-off as the station continues to rise 1.3 – 2.2 – 2.7. Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL slides 2.6 – 2.4 – 2.2.
San Francisco
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT stops its four month slide as it rises 6.8 to 7.7. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM swings back up 7.1 – 5.9 – 7.1. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is down for the fourth straight monthly 5.7 to 5.4 to tie for third with iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ as it rises 4.5 – 5.1 – 5.4. Cumulus Media Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM continues its rise 3.0 – 3.9 – 4.2 – 4.5.
Bonneville CHR “Now 99.7” KMVQ is down 4.6 to 4.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD trends up 2.6 – 2.7 – 3.0.
Classical 90.3 KDFC jumps up 3.1 to 4.0. Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN trends up 3.0 – 3.3 – 3.6. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL drops 2.9 to 2.3.
Houston/Galveston
Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ maintains its lead, but drops from its record high of 9.6 last month to an 8.6 share. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA continues its slide 7.7 – 6.1 – 5.8, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its lowest share since April 2020. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ see-saws 5.3 – 6.1 – 5.4. iHeartMedia Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM slides 6.3 – 6.0 – 5.2. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH (4.9 to 5.0) and Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT (5.2 to 5.0) tie for fifth.
Public News/Talk “News 88.7” KUHF-FM surges up 2.5 – 3.4 – 4.1 for what Huff notes is a station record high. Houston Christian Broadcasters Christian Preaching 105.7 KHCB-FM jumps up 1.7 to 3.1 for a record high of its own.
Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ slides 5.2 – 4.3 – 3.9. Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM drops 4.3 – 3.6 – 3.2.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” rebounds 4.0 – 3.3 – 3.8. Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE trends down 4.0 – 3.5. – 3.1. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT is down 3.8 to 3.2.
MediaCo Regional Mexican “La Raza 98.5/101.7” KTJM/KNTE stops its slide as its rises back up 2.6 to 3.5.
Atlanta
Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV maintains its lead 7.9 to 8.2. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ rises from fifth to second 6.6 to 7.5. Cox’s trio of News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB (7.1 to 7.2), AC “B98.5” WSB-FM (down 7.0 to 6.7), and Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR (down 6.9 to 5.7) follow.
Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH is up 4.7 to 5.2. Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE ends its slide up 3.6 to 4.0. Audacy Sports “92.9 The Game” WZGC drops 3.7 to 2.8.
After jumping 1.2 to 2.3 following its move from the rimshot 105.3 signal to the full-market 96.1 in mid-April, iHeartMedia Hip Hop “96.1 The Beat” WRDG dips 2.3 to 2.1. Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA is down 3.9 to 3.2.
The reverse move of CHR “Power” WWPW from 96.1 to 105.3 has been catastrophic as it slides 1.5 – 0.7 – 0.5. Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ rises 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.1. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR is up 2.4 to 2.9.
Philadelphia
iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM takes the Philadelphia lead up 8.1 to 9.0. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR dips 7.9 to 7.6. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP is up 7.4 to 7.5, while its stream drops 3.0 to 1.7. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK drops 8.5 to 7.2. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB is down 5.7 to 5.5.
Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU rebounds 4.4 to 4.8.
Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ climbs 2.9 to 3.8. AAA 88.5 WXPN trends up 2.0 – 2.3 – 3.1 for what Huff notes is its largest share since June 2021.
Nassau/Suffolk
Cox Media Group Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.5 WHFM continues its gains this year 7.1 – 7.8 – 8.9 – 9.1 to set a new station record high for the second consecutive month. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM holds in second at a 5.2 share. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ jumps up 3.8 to 4.9 to enter three-way tie for third with co-owned CHR “Z100” WHTZ (up 4.7 to 4.9) and Connoisseur Media Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY as its gains 4.2 to 4.9.
Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK swings back down 4.5 – 5.6 – 4.5. iHeartMedia’s 103.5 WKTU drops 3.9 – 2.9 – 2.5.
After rising 2.3 – 2.9 – 3.1 following its flip to Country, Connoisseur’s “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF dips 3.1 to 3.0.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM retains its lead up 8.3 to 8.6. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY rises 7.2 to 8.3. Well behind in third place, Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG (3.8 to 4.4) and Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE (4.2 to 4.4) place in a tie. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG continues its slide 5.8 – 4.2 – 3.8.
Meruelo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS continues its surge up 1.8 – 2.5 – 3.4. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN drops 3.7 to 3.2. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI climbs 1.6 – 2.0 – 3.2.
San Jose
Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR jumps 4.5 to 5.6 to claim the South Bay lead. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX see-saws 5.6 – 4.6 – 5.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL drops 6.5 to 5.1. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT is down 5.0 to 4.6. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 3.5 to 4.1.
iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD jumps 2.5 to 3.9, while Bonneville’s “99.7 Now” KMVQ drops 5.3 to 3.9.
iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ trends down 2.8 – 2.3 – 1.9. Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX rises 1.2 – 1.5 – 1.9.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ maintains its lead off 8.9 to 8.6. Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW slides 7.5 – 7.3 – 7.0 – 6.3. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is up 5.6 to 5.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ (down 6.0 to 5.3) and Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ (down 5.6 to 5.3) tie for fourth.
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW drops 4.9 to 4.3. Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM rises 1.6 to 2.4.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM falls 3.9 – 2.9 – 2.3. Co-owned Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK rises 1.4 to 1.9.
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