The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Greensboro, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA leads Austin with a sizeable 9.6 to 11.1 gain. Next is University of Texas’s combo of Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM (8.9 to 9.0) and AAA 98.9 KUTX (4.9 to 5.2) placing second and third. Ratings Expert Chris Huff also notes that KUTX sets a record high share for the frequency. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ places fourth down 9.0 – 6.6 – 5.0, while Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ falls 5.7 to 4.9.
Waterloo Media’s recently launched Hot AC “Lucy 93.3” KGSR trends up 1.7 – 2.4 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “102.3 The Beat” KPEZ slips 4.2 to 2.8.
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM remains on top in Raleigh with a 9.6 to 10.0 gain. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK rises 7.5 to 8.0 to move up to second. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB falls 8.9 to 7.4. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM places fourth down 7.4 to 7.2. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102.9” WKIX-FM rises 5.7 to 6.1.
Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK retains its more than three share lead in Indianspolis with a 10.8 to 10.4 drop. Emmis AC “B105.7” WYXB drops 7.1 to 7.0. Emmis News/Talk 93.1 WIBC is third up 6.6 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ is fourth down 6.8 to 6.7. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS holds at 6.3 for fifth.
Sarkes Tarzian AAA 92.3 WTTS trends up 4.3 – 4.8 – 5.3 for what Huff notes is a station record. Cumulus AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR trends up 3.0 – 4.1 – 4.7.
Good Karma News/Talk 620 WTMJ Milwaukee slips 9.7 to 9.2 after surging from a 5.6 the month prior. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT rises 8.0 to 8.7, while co-owned Conservative Talk 1130 WISN slides 7.4 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Country 106.1 WMIL drops 6.9 to 6.5. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH falls from third trending down 8.8 – 7.8 – 6.4, which sister Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG falls 8.0 – 7.0 – 5.6.
Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR trends up 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.1. iHeartMedia Sports “97.3 The Game” WRNW-FM finally has started gaining traction two years after its launch with an 1.1 – 1.3 – 1.7 move.
Midwest Communications combo of Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK (steady at 8.7) and AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA (8.1 to 7.7) hold the top two spots in Nashville. Cumulus Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM jumps up to third 4.6 – 6.0 – 7.0. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN slips 7.1 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT rises 6.2 to 6.6.
iHeartMedia Country 97.9 WSIX trends down 7.3 – 6.9 – 6.3. Both Nashville CHRs are moving up with iHeartMedia’s “107.5 The River” WRVW going 4.5 – 5.0 – 5.1 and Midwest’s “Hot 106.7” WNFN up 2.2 – 2.4 – 3.0.
iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY leads Providence up 8.4 to 8.5. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK rises 7.5 to 8.0. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI is up 7.0 to 7.8. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM dips 6.6 to 6.2. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM Boston rises to fifth up 4.2 to 5.4.
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL continues its dominance of Norfolk despite sliding 13.3 to 12.4. Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB rises 6.6 to 7.2. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” trends up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.9. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX rises 4.6 – 5.3 – 5.6, while Sinclair Country trends up 4.0 – 4.5 – 5.5.
Cox Classic Rock “102.9 The Eagle” WJGL remains on top of Jacksonville down 10.3 to 10.2. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ holds in second steady at 9.9. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM rises 7.8 to 8.7. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL rises 5.6 to 6.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI falls to fifth 7.2 to 5.7.
Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR rises to the top of Greensboro steady at 9.7. Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG falls to second down 11.5 – 10.0 – 9.5. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG rises up to third 7.8 to 8.7, while Audacy Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW falls in reverse 8.7 to 7.8. Aduacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH is fifth down 7.8 to 7.6.
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF remains on top of West Palm Beach down 10.4 – 9.8. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL rises 7.4 to 8.0. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT rebounds up 5.8 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Gater 98.7” WKGR is fourth 5.9 to 5.1. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX is fifth 5.1 to 5.0.
Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN Miami trends up 3.9 – 4.3 – 4.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 95.5” WLDI trends down 4.1 – 3.8 – 2.7.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS leads Memphis steady at 9.9. Cumulus Adult R&B 103.5 WRBO is second down 9.3 to 8.8. iHeartMedia Gospel “Hallelujah 95.7” WHAL-FM drops 9.3 to 8.3. Audacy’s combo of Hot AC “FM 100” WMC-FM (6.8 to 7.1) and AC “104.5 The River” WRVR (6.4 to 7.1) tie for fourth.
Trending up in Memphis is iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA (3.5 – 4.6. – 5.5), “Rock 103” WEGR (3.5 – 4.4 – 4.5), and Hip Hop “K97” WHRK (3.5 – 4.4 – 4.5). Also both Country stations show gains as Cumulus’ “Kix 106” WGKX is up 2.7 – 3.7 – 3.9 and Audacy’s “94.1 The Wolf” WLFP (1.4 – 2.4 – 3.3).
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH leads Hartford 13.9 to 13.4. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ trends up to second 6.5 – 6.8 – 7.4 and sister CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS rises 6.3 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM ties for third up 5.7 to 7.0. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM trends up 5.9 – 6.1 – 6.8.
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