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.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH jumps up 8.3 to 9.1 to take the Portland lead. Ratings Expert Chris Huff logs the 9.1 share as a record high for the station. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB is steady at an 8.9. iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW (7.8 to 8.1) and Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL (7.7 to 8.1) tie for third. Well behind in fifth is Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL (steady at a 4.7).
Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH slips 4.7 to 3.8, while co-owned Hot AC “105.1 The Buzz” KRSK trends up 2.7 – 2.9 – 3.5. Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK falls 4.2 to 3.4. Classical 89.9 KQAC trends down 4.5 – 3.5 – 2.6.
Beasley AC “K104.7” WKQC extends its Charlotte lead to a full share point as it trends up 4.4 – 6.3 – 6.6. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO rises 5.1 to 5.6 to move into second. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG is third 5.6 to 5.4. Classical 89.9 WDAV slips 6.1 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM is fifth up 4.9 to 5.1.
Trending up in Charlotte are iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND (3.9 to 4.8) and Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM (3.3 to 4.2). On the downward trend at Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK (3.4 to 2.8), iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 96.1” WHQC (4.5 – 3.9 – 2.6) and Radio One Sports 610 WFNZ/92.7 WFNZ-FM (2.2 – 2.1 – 1.8) despite the addition of the stronger FM signal.
Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM San Antonio surges up 7.1 to 8.4 to take a two share lead. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT moves the opposite direction down 7.1 to 6.3. iHeart News/Talk 1200 WOAI rises up 4.4 – 5.1 – 6.2. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX is up 5.9 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Country “KJ97” KAJA is down 6.1 to 5.7.
Alpha Media’s duo of Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJKX (3.7 – 4.5 – 5.1) and newly launched “Tejano 95.7” KLEY (0.3 – 0.6 – 1.7) show significant gains. Trending down are iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Now” KXXM (5.7 to 4.8) and Cox Country “Y100” KCYY (5.1 – 4.8 – 3.9).
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM surges up 7.6 – 8.4 – 9.9 to take a dominant lead in Salt Lake City with Huff noting it is also a station record high. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ is up 7.0 to 7.5. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM holds at a 6.3 to tie Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM (6.0 to 6.3) to tie for third. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI is fifth steady at 5.0.
Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG trends up 9.3 – 10.2 – 11.3 to expand its lead in Sacramento, which Huff notes is a station record high. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX is second down 7.6 to 7.2. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is steady at a 6.5. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI drops 6.5 to 5.9. Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ rises 4.3 to 5.0.
A trio of iHeartMedia stations trend downward. Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB slips 5.7 to 4.6. Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV is down 4.2 to 3.5. Conservative Talk 650 KSTE falls 3.7 – 3.3 – 2.8.
Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ rises 6.8 to 7.1 to reclaim the Las Vegas market lead. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE dips 7.4 to 6.9. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT rises 5.7 to 6.1. Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS dips 5.2 to 4.8. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 4.4 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW continues to lead Pittsburgh up 10.8 to 11.4, while co-owned Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE dips 9.1 to 8.8. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK slides 9.8 to 8.5 from its station record high last month. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX is up 5.4 to 5.5.
A pair of iHeartMedia stations tie atop the lead in Orlando. AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF surges up 6.1 to 8.3 to tie CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL, which rises 7.9 to 8.3. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO slips 7.8 to 7.5. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL nudges up 6.3 to 6.4. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is down 7.0 to 6.2.
In its final monthly before dropping its format ahead of the impending closing of its sale to Spanish Broadcasting Systems, Cox CHR “Power 95.3” WPYO falls 3.1 to 2.4.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW takes the Cincinnati lead off 12.3 to 12.2. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR slips 12.6 to 11.1. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ rises a full share 6.8 to 7.8. Public News/Talk 91.7 WVXU rises 5.1 to 5.4 for what Huff notes is its largest share ever. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC (5.3 to 5.1) and Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE (5.0 to 5.1) tie for fifth.
Cumulus’ “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF trends up 1.5 – 1.7 – 2.1.
Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX rises 7.6 to 8.7 to claim the Kansas City market lead. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM (7.8 to 7.3) and Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (6.9 to 7.3) tie for second. Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR (6.5 to 5.7) and Audacy Rock “98.9 The Rock” KQRC (6.4 to 5.7) tie for fifth.
Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT (2.9 – 3.8 – 4.3) and Steel City Media Country “Q104” KBEQ (2.4 – 3.3 – 3.6) are trending upwards. On the downswing are Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jams” KPRS-FM (5.5 – 4.7 – 3.9) and Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM (4.7 to 3.9).
Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK retains its Cleveland lead down 10.6 to 10.0. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX rises 8.8 to 9.0. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI is up 7.6 to 8.5. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK slips 7.9 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK dips 6.6 to 6.2.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN leads a tight Columbus market with a 9.3 to 8.7 drop. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM is off 8.8 to 8.6. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM rises 8.3 to 8.5. iHeartMedia’s tandem of Country 92.3 WCOL (steady at 6.7) and CHR 97.9 WNCI (7.6 to 6.7) tie for fourth.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC trends up 3.8 – 4.0 – 5.5, while Saga Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX slips 2.3 – 1.9 – 1.4.
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