Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Charlotte
Country takes the top two spots in Charlotte. Beasley Media’s 103.7 WSOC has risen every month in 2024 from a 5.4 in Holiday 2023 up this month 8.4 to 8.6. iHeartMedia’s “96.9 The Kat” WKKT jumps up 6.1 to 7.7. iHeart Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO dips 7.4 to 7.3. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV is up 6.5 to 6.6. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM trends up 4.0 – 4.2 – 4.7 – 5.0.
Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC trends up 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.8. Pacific Broadcasting’s 95.7 WXRC is down 5.7 – 5.2 – 4.8.
Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF drops 5.3 to 4.3. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE trends down 4.4 – 3.4 – 2.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 96.1” WHQC is up 1.9 – 2.4 – 2.5 as Beasley’s “Kiss 95.1” WNKS slips 3.0 – 2.6 – 2.5.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW maintains its over three share lead up 9.4 to 9.8, while sister Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH rises 5.3 – 5.6 – 6.7. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB is up 5.0 to 5.3 with its stream moving 1.0 to 0.7. Alpha Media CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF gains 4.3 to 5.1. Alpha News/Talk 101.1 KXL has been down every month since January 6.4 – 5.8 – 5.0.
Salem Regional Mexican “El Rey 93.1” KRYP trends up 3.7 – 4.3 – 4.5. Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH is up 3.3 to 4.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ rises 4.1 to 4.5. Alpha Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL jumps up 3.4 to 4.2
After setting a station record high last month, Jazz 89.1 KMHD falls 4.0 to 1.8. “All Classical Radio” 89.9 KQAC drops 5.2 to 3.9. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM is down 3.4 to 2.7. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS-FM drops 2.4 – 2.2 – 1.4.
After reaching its lowest share since its first survey as Rock in 1974 last month, Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON rises up 2.4 to 3.3.
San Antonio
Despite dropping 9.9 to 8.2, Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM maintains an over two share lead. Educational Media Foundation’s Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV jumps up 4.3 – 5.4 – 6.1 to tie for second with Cox Country “Y100” KCYY as it slides 7.1 – 6.7 – 6.1. Univision Rhythmic AC “Vibe 107.5” KVBH is up 5.6 to 5.7. Cox Rock 99.5 KISS-FM slides 6.6 – 6.0 – 5.6.
Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT rises 4.1 to 4.8. Cox Oldies 860 KONO is up 1.4 to 1.9.
iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA trends down 4.8 – 4.2 – 3.5. EMF’s “Air 1” 97.7 KZAR is down 2.2 to 1.6. Alpha Media News/Talk 550/107.1 KTSA slides 2.1 – 1.9 – 1.4.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI continues its slide 10.2 – 9.1 -8.7 – 7.2, but retains an over one share lead. Bonneville’s duo of News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM (4.9 to 6.1) and Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” (up 4.9 – 5.7 – 6.1) tie for second. Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD continues its spring surge up 3.9 – 4.9 – 5.4. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM is up 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.3.
Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN slips 5.7 to 5.2. Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV rises 3.5 to 4.2.
Cumulus Classic Rock “K-Bear 101” KBER slides 4.3 – 3.8 – 3.5, while iHeartMedia’s “Rock 106.7” KAAZ drops 3.9 to 2.9.
Public News/Talk 90.1 KUER is down 3.6 to 2.5. Classical 89.1 KBYU trends down 2.6 – 2.2 – 1.9.
Sacramento
Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX soars up 6.4 – 7.2 – 9.0 to take to Sacramento lead. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is down to second 9.9 – 8.4 – 8.3. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is down 8.0 to 7.2. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI moves up 5.2 to 5.8. Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO climbs 4.0 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “V101” KHYL continues its slide 6.8 – 5.8 – 5.1 – 4.4.
Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL rises 3.6 – 3.9 – 4.2.
Classical 88.9 KXPR falls 3.6 to 1.3.
Orlando
Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL continues to set new station marks as it rises 10.4 – 10.8 – 11.5, which Chris Huff notes is the largest share in station history. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is down 10.1 to 9.0. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF slips 9.0 to 8.1. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO jumps up 4.5 – 4.9 – 6.1. Three stations tie for fifth with iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM up 5.1 to 5.6, iHeart CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL down 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.6 and Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA up 5.3 to 5.6 (with its stream up 0.5 to 0.8).
iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM-FM continues its downward trajectory 6.6 to 5.3. Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX slips 2.9 – 2.3 – 2.0.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE rises 9.4 to 10.4. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ holds at an 8.7 share. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID wings 6.6 – 5.5 – 6.6. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT dips 4.5 to 4.3. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Q100.5” KXQQ slips 4.9 – 4.5 – 4.2.
Latino Hustle Group Regional Mexican “Fiesta 98.1” KLUC-HD2 continues to climb 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.8. Its parent signal, Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC is down 4.0 to 3.3.
Beasley Hot AC 102.7 KVGS rises 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.4, but still trails Audacy’s “Mix 94.1” KMXB as it rises 3.4 to 3.7.
Beasley Rock/Alternative “X107.5” KXTE falls 3.5 to 2.5. Lotus Rock 92.3 KOMP trends up 1.7 – 2.2 – 2.4. iHeart Classic Rock “93.1 The Mountain” KYMT drops 3.3 to 2.5.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 103.9” KYMT-HD2 is up 1.0 to 1.7. Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS slides 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.4. Latino Media Network Spanish Rhythmic “99.3 Latino Vibes” KRBT skids 2.5 – 1.8 – 1.3.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia takes the top three spots with Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW down 10.7 to 9.6, Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE up 8.1 to 9.4, and CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM continuing its climb 7.6 to 8.4, which Huff notes is its largest share since June 2017. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK holds at a 7.3 share. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is down 8.0 – 7.8 – 7.0.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA falls 5.4 – 4.7 – 3.2.
Audacy Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ continues its downward trend 3.8 – 3.1 – 2.8 – 2.7. Sister Hip Hop/R&B “WAMO 107.3” WDSY-HD2 slides 2.0 – 1.6 – 1.3.
Cincinnati
The top three stations in Cincinnati account for over 31% of all listening in Cincinnati. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is down 12.2 to 11.6, iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW drops 13.3 – 11.8 – 10.3, while Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ is up 7.8 – 8.4 – 9.4, for what Huff notes is the station’s highest share since 1991. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE is down 6.7 to 6.1. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM inches up 5.4 to 5.5.
iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is down 6.1 to 5.4. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW trends down 4.9 – 4.0 – 3.3.
Cumulus Rock “96 Rock” WFTK rises 2.1 – 2.5 – 3.1. Classical 90.9 WGUC climbs 1.4 – 2.1 – 2.9.
Kansas City
Cumulus’s dominant duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (up 9.5 – 11.1) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (up 8.7 – 9.6 – 10.7 plus stream up 0.4 to 0.9) both see significant gains. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM is down 6.4 to 5.9. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM dips 5.4 to 5.5 with its stream moving 1.3 to 10.. Steel City Media Country 94.1 KFKF inches up 5.3 to 5.4.
Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW-FM is down 3.6 to 2.8. Steel City Media AC “KC 102.1” KCKC falls 4.2 – 3.5 – 2.7.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ rises 2.0 to 2.7. AAA “90.9 The Bridge” KTBG is up 0.6 – 0.9 – 1.4.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI takes sole possession of the Cleveland lead up 8.5 – 8.8 – 9.4. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK slides 10.4 – 8.8 – 8.1. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX dips 8.1 to 7.9. iHeartMedia Rock 100.7 WMMS drops 8.8 to 7.8. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM dips 7.4 to 7.0.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU swings 6.5 – 5.5 – 6.6.
iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR rises 5.5 to 6.1, while sister CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS is up 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.3. Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK trends down 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.7.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL maintains its lead down 10.9 to 9.9. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM holds at a 7.8 share. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ rises 6.1 – 6.5 – 7.3. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY follows 6.7 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC is down 6.9 to 6.5.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM slides 6.1 – 5.4 – 4.6. NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ is down 5.0 to 4.2.
Radio One Gospel “Joy 107.1” rises 0.4 – 0.7 – 1.2.
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