The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA rises 8.7 to 10.0 to retain its dominant lead in Austin. University of Texas’ combo of Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM (6.3 to 6.8) and AAA 98.9 KUTX (5.8 to 6.1) follow. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ slips 7.0 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Country “KASE 101” is fifth 5.6 to 5.7.
Trending down in Austin are Classical 89.5 KMFA (6.6 – 5.8 – 4.0) and Waterloo Media Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM (4.0 – 2.9 – 2.5).
Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM takes the lead in Raleigh/Durham with a 7.7 to 8.4 gain. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK rises 7.5 to 8.0. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM slides to third down 8.5 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK slips 7.6 to 6.7. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB holds steady at a 6.0.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU trends up 4.1 – 4.7 – 6.0, while Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR rises 4.3 to 5.0. Trending down are Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102.9” WKIX-FM (6.3 – 5.4 – 5.3.) and Conservative Talk 680 WPTF (3.3 – 2.0 – 1.9).
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK continues to lead Indianapolis as it rises 12.1 to 12.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a station record high. Emmis News/Talk 93.1 WIBC-FM dips 9.7 to 9.5, while sister AC “B105.7” WYXB nudges up 8.5 to 8.7. Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM rises to fourth up 6.2 to 6.7. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS slides 6.4 to 5.7.
Midwest Communications Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK leads Nashville down 8.2 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX is second 7.6 to 7.2. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN dips 7.2 to 6.8, while sister Adult R&B “92Q” WQQK is up 6.2 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT drops 6.9 to 6.2.
Trending up in Nashville are Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM (4.3 – 5.3 – 5.5) and Cromwell Media Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ (2.9 – 3.0 – 3.8).
Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH takes the Milwaukee lead with an 8.8 to 8.9 rise. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN slips 9.5 to 8.3, while Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT is off 10.2 to 8.2 which ties Good Karma News/Talk 620/103.3 WTMJ (7.6 to 8.2). Public News/Talk 89.7 WUWM trends up 4.8 – 5.6 – 5.9 for what Huff notes is a new station record high.
iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY Providence rises 11.1 to 11.3. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK-FM is up 9.9 to 10.0. Cumulus’ trio of AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI (7.0 to 6.9), News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN (6.9 to 6.7), and CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM (6.2 to 6.6) round out the top five.
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL continues its dominance of Norfolk/Virginia Beach dipping 10.6 to 10.4. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR surges up 5.8 to 7.0 with their Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX jumping 5.5 to 6.6. Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB rises 5.7 to 5.8, while Country “US 106.1” WUSH jumps up 4.5 to 5.2 for fifth.
Audacy’s duo of AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE (6.2 – 5.8 – 4.9) and Hot AC “94.9 The Point” WPTE (5.1 – 4.4 – 4.1) trend down as does Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WVBW (5.7 – 4.5 – 3.0). Sinclair Alternative “96X” WROX-FM slides 3.4 to 2.5.
Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM trends up 9.6 – 10.2 – 10.5 atop Jacksonville. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL dips 9.0 to 8.8. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ is off 8.3 to 8.2 to tie iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK which surges up 6.6 to 8.2. Renda Country “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE follows down 6.6 to 6.3.
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF holds at a 9.6 share atop West Palm Beach followed by sister Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT, which nosedives 8.9 to 6.4. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL rises 4.7 to 5.3. Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK trends up 3.4 – 4.2 – 5.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Gater 98.7” WKGR is up 4.3 to 4.5.
Audacy takes three of the top four spots in Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point. Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG holds steady at a 13.4 share. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR is second up 9.0 to 9.4. Audacy’s Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is up 8.9 to 9.2, while Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH dips 8.9 to 8.3. Tying for fifth are iHeartMedia’s AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG (5.6 to 5.1) and Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI (5.7 to 5.1).
Cumulus Adult R&B 103.5 WRBO leads Memphis up 12.4 to 13.6. iHeartMedia takes the next four spots with Gospel “Hallelujah 95.7” WHAL down 10.6 to 9.5, Adult R&B “V101” KJMS down 10.3 to 9.2, Hip Hop “K97” WHRK up 6.7 to 7.0, and R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA up 6.2 to 6.9.
Trending up in Memphis are Flinn Hip Hop “Hot 107.1” KXHT (3.1 – 4.2 – 4.8), Audacy Country “94.1 The Wolf” WLFP (2.4 to 3.1), and iHeartMedia CHR “101.9 Kiss-FM” KWNW (1.2 – 1.5 – 2.1). Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR falls 7.7 to 6.1.
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH remains in the Hartford lead steady at a 10.9 share. Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM is up 8.6 – 9.6 – 10.1 for what is a new station record high. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM slips 9.2 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ trends down 8.6 – 8.1 – 7.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN rises 6.6 to 7.1.
Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM trends up 5.8 – 6.4 – 6.7, while iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS is up 4.9 – 5.1 – 5.5.
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