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 AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 7.0 to 7.6. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ inches up 6.0 to 6.1 into a second place tie with Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM (down 6.6 to 6.1). SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ is fourth 5.2 to 5.3. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS is up 5.1 to 5.2.
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 4.6 to 5.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff states is its largest share since April 2020. iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU trends down 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.3.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 KRTH trends up 4.9 – 5.4 – 5.8 to take the Los Angeles lead. iHeartMedia CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM jumps 3.9 to 5.0 for second, while sister Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG holds at a 4.5 share. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV dips 4.6 to 4.4. Three stations tie for third with iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST trending down 6.8 – 5.5 – 4.1, while iHeart News/Talk 640 KFI and Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE hold at a 4.1.
Estrella Media Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.5/94.3” KBUE/KBUA/KEBN trends up 2.7 – 3.2 -4.0.
Chicago
iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT holds its lead as it slips 8.0 to 6.7. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WDRV dips 5.7 to 5.6. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT is off 5.1 to 4.9. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS holds at a 4.8 share. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ inches up 4.2 to 4.4.
San Francisco
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC jumps up 6.0 to 8.0. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT slides 7.9 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ is down 6.9 to 6.4. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM trends down 6.1 – 4.6 – 5.3. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI trends up 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD spikes up 2.7 – 3.3 – 3.8 during the search for then missing morning host Jeff ‘JV’ Vandergrift. iHeart Classic Hits “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF rises 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.4.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM holds in the lead at a 5.6 share. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS rises to second 4.5 to 4.9. Audacy Classic Hits 98.7 KLUV is third 4.3 to 4.4. Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS rises 3.6 to 4.3. iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS slides 4.7 to 4.2.
Service Broadcasting Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM trends up 2.5 – 3.1 – 3.5, while sister Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” slides 4.4 – 4.1 – 3.5. iHeartMedia Hot AC “102.9 Now” rises 2.1 – 2.5 – 3.0.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA jumps up 8.0 to 9.0. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH (6.1 to 6.2) and Cox Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT (6.9 to 6.2) tie for second. Cox Country “93Q” KKBQ rises 5.0 to 5.9. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is off 6.0 to 5.6.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN rises 4.4 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ dips 5.6 to 4.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ is off 4.7 to 4.1. Cox Classic Country “97.1 Country Legends” KTHT trends up 1.6 – 1.7 – 2.1.
Atlanta
Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV leads up 8.1 to 8.3. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ is second 7.6 to 7.5. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB dips 7.2 to 6.6, with sister stations AC “B98.5” WSB-FM up 5.8 to 6.0 and Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR dipping 6.0 to 5.9.
Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA jumps up 4.0 to 5.6. Cumulus Media Country “New Country 101.5” WKHX trends up 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.1. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR rises 1.8 – 2.9 – 3.1. iHeart Country “94.9 The Bull” WUBL slides 3.7 – 3.5 – 2.8.
Philadelphia
iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 6.7 to 7.2. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK is up 6.6 to 6.9. Audacy takes the next three slots with News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI up 5.9 to 6.2, Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL rising 5.7 to 5.8 and AC “B101” WBEB 5.5 to 5.6.
Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM rises 4.8 to 5.4. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP slips 5.9 to 4.7.
Long Island
Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM claims the Nassau/Suffolk lead rising 5.5 to 6.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ (6.0 to 5.2) and Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ (6.1 to 5.2) tie for second. Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI rises 4.5 to 4.8 with its stream up 0.6 to 1.4. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK holds at a 4.5 share.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG jumps into the lead 4.8 – 4.9 – 6.5. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA slides 7.1 to 6.1. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN is up 5.9 to 6.0. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY rises 3.9 to 4.5 to tie with Univision Regional Mexican “La 101.9” KSCA (4.7 to 4.5).
Point Broadcasting Rhythmic Oldies “Old School 104.7” KQIE trends up 1.8 – 2.2 – 2.7.
San Jose
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC slips 6.8 to 6.3 tying for the lead with Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT which trends down 8.5 – 7.6 – 6.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ rises 5.1 to 5.5, Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX is up 5.1 to 5.4. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR trends down 6.2 – 5.7 – 5.2.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF surges up 1.4 – 2.9 – 5.1. Alpha Country “94.5 K-Bay Country” KBAY slides 5.0 – 4.9 – 3.4.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ rises 6.6 to 7.9 for what Huff notes is the largest non-Christmas music share in the station’s history. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rises 6.3 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ rises 5.5 to 6.1. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ dips 5.9 to 5.6. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW falls 5.9 to 5.1.
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