Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU rises 9.7 to 10.1. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR dips 8.6 to 8.5. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP slips 8.1 to 7.8. Atlantic Gateway Christian AC 91.9 WGTS surges up 4.2 to 5.8 into a fourth place tie with iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH (6.5 to 5.8).
Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC rises 3.5 to 4.3 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its highest share since February 2018. Audacy Sports “106.7 The Fan” WJFK-FM rises 2.8 to 3.4. Classical 90.9 WETA-FM trends down 4.0 – 3.4 – 3.2.
Boston
Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM surges up 8.4 to 9.8 to set a new station record high shattering the 8.7 share set in December 2021. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR slips 8.6 to 6.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM is off only 5.8 to 5.6 despite the abrupt departure of longtime morning host Matty Siegel during the period. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX rises 4.9 to 5.1.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX trends up 2.4 – 3.7 – 4.1, while sister Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM is up 2.6 – 3.3 – 3.6. Beasley Classic Rock “Rock 92.9” WBOS rises 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.4. Trending down is Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR 5.0 – 3.7 – 3.5.
Seattle/Tacoma
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM reclaims the market lead with a 6.3 to 6.9 gain. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM falls into a second place tie down 7.8 to 6.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB-FM rises 5.4 – 5.7 – 6.3 for what Huff notes is its highest share since July 2018. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM rises 5.4 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK inches up 5.3 to 5.4.
Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD trends up 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.2, while AAA 90.3 KEXP is up 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.1. Trending down are Lotus News 1000 KNWN/97.7 KNWN-FM (5.0 – 4.3 – 3.9) and iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS (3.1 – 2.4 – 2.3).
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105.1” WHQT rises 7.0 to 8.6 to take the lead away from sister Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ which dips 8.6 to 8.3. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF rises 5.6 to 6.3. SBS Spanish Oldies “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ inches up 4.7 to 5.0. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR dips 4.9 to 4.8.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ jumps up 3.6 to 4.6, while Univision (soon to be Latino Media Network) Spanish Conservative Talk “Radio Mambi” 710 WAQI trends up 2.3 – 2.7 – 3.0.
Detroit
Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC remains on top off 7.6 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD moves 6.9 to 6.7. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX rises 6.0 to 6.6. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM inches down 6.3 to 6.2. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC dips 6.1 to 5.8.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB falls 5.4 to 4.5.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ holds onto the lead down 6.9 to 6.7. Desert Valley Media “94.9/95.1 The Wow Factor” KOAI trends up 4.5 – 5.1 – 5.3 for a new facility record high. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX dips 6.1 to 5.2. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM trends down 6.8 – 5.8 – 5.1. Audacy CHR “Live 101.5” KALV trends up 3.1 – 3.5 – 4.6.
Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM rises 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP trends down 4.2 – 4.0 – 3.6.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM remains in the Twin Cities lead dropping 9.0 to 8.2. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK rises 6.4 to 7.1 for what Huff notes is its highest since June 2014. Tying for second is iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL as it rises 6.3 to 7.1. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM slips 7.0 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM trends up 5.0 – 5.8 – 6.3.
Trending up: Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR (5.6 – 5.7 -6.2) and iHeartMedia Modern AC “Cities 97” KTCZ (3.9 – 4.4 – 4.8). Trending down: AAA “89.3 The Current” KCMP (5.7 – 4.8 – 4.0) and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 KTLK (3.6 – 3.0 – 2.8).
San Diego
Local Media San Diego Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG continues its explosive growth up 6.3 – 7.5 – 8.4 for what Huff notes is the largest share on the signal since Fall 1977. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM rises 5.1 to 6.2. LMSD Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM dips 6.6 to 6.0. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY rises 5.1 to 5.2. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN trends down 7.0 – 5.8 – 5.0.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.9” KBZT rises 1.9 to 2.6, while Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN trends up 1.4 – 1.9 – 2.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM falls 5.8 to 4.8, while sister News/Talk 600 KOGO trends down 3.8 – 3.4 – 2.8. LMSD CHR “Z90.3” XHTZ trends down 3.7 – 2.8 – 2.4.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV remains in the lead 7.7 to 7.8. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy-FM” 91.5 WCIE rises 6.3 to 6.7. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL trends up 5.0 – 5.6 – 6.1. Cox AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM rises 4.9 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Rock “98 Rock” WXTB rises 4.3 to 4.9.
Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT rises 3.7 to 4.5. iHeartMedia Sports 620/95.3 WDAE is up 1.0 – 1.7 – 2.1. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ dips 5.6 to 4.8, while Country 99.5 WQYK trends down 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.2.
Launching its new “El Zol 97.1” identity halfway through the monthly, SBS’ new Spanish Tropical format debuts at a 0.4 share. Cox Alternative “97X” dips to a 0.3 following its move to two HD subchannels and a translator that only covers St. Petersburg.
Denver
Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC jumps up 5.5 to 6.4 which Huff notes its the largest share for the frequency since Fall 1992 when it was still Rock KBPI. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO holds at a 6.1 share, while sister AC 101.1 KOSI is up 5.7 to 5.9. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT falls from first to fourth down 6.6 to 5.8. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL holds at a 5.1 share.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO trends up 2.9 – 3.5 – 4.3, while sister Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL rises 3.4 – 3.9 – 4.3 and Talk 630 KHOW is up 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.6. Jazz 89.3 KUVO rises 1.4 – 1.9 – 2.8. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN trends down 5.9 – 5.4 – 4.4.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM trends up 8.4 – 8.9 – 9.3 to reclaim the Baltimore market lead. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR is up 7.1 – 7.8 – 8.1. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF is up 6.9 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC trend up 6.1 – 6.6 – 7.1. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX dips 5.4 to 5.2.
Hearst’s “98 Rock” WIYY trends up 3.9 – 4.5 – 4.8.
St. Louis
Hubbard’s duo of Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE (8.8 to 8.9) and Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT (7.5 to 7.4) retain the top two spots. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM ties for second up 6.3 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU is fourth 7.3 to 7.2. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH dips 7.2 to 7.0.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD trends up 4.8 – 5.6 – 6.5. AAA 88.1 KDHX loses half its audience 2.6 to 1.3.