Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT takes the Charlotte market lead this month with a 6.4 to 6.9 gain. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV jumps up 5.6 to 6.5, but sister Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG falls 6.6 to 6.1. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 RNB” WOSF holds at a 5.2 share to tie Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC (down 5.6 to 5.2).
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE trends up 3.4 – 3.8 – 4.1, while iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX trends down 6.7 – 5.3 – 4.9.
The lead tightens in Portland as iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH falls 8.1 to 7.2. Tying for second just behind are iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW (up 6.3 to 7.1) and Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL (up 5.5 – 7.1). Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM trends down 8.1 – 7.8 – 6.9 for fourth. Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK places fifth down 4.9 to 4.8.
Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM rises 7.2 to 8.2 to remain atop San Antonio. Sister Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX rises 5.8 to 6.3 to move up to second. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT slips 6.8 to 5.9. Cox Hot AC “Magic 105.3” KSMG dips 6.7 to 5.5, while co-owned Country “Y100” KCYY inches up 5.2 to 5.4.
Univision Rhythmic AC “107.5 The Vibe” KVBH surges up 3.0 – 3.5 – 4.1, while Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK trends up 4.5 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM rises 8.6 to 9.1 to remain on top in Sacramento. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG dips 8.4 to 8.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB rises 6.4 to 7.4 to take third. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX falls 7.8 to 6.8. Audacy’s “98 Rock” KRXQ rises 5.4 to 5.8.
Trending up in Sacramento are Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI (4.4 – 5.1 – 5.6) and Entravision Classic Country “Real Country 103.5” KNTY (0.7 – 1.3 – 1.7). Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ trends down 6.1 – 5.4 – 4.9.
Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM falls 9.9 to 7.5 but remains atop Salt Lake City. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM follows up 6.8 to 7.2. iHeart Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ leaps 6.2 to 7.1. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM places fourth up 6.7 to 6.9. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” slips 6.4 to 6.0.
Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP trends up 4.5 – 5.5 – 5.9 as do Cumulus Country “K-Bull 93” KUBL (2.7 – 3.0 – 3.7), Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7 Bob-FM” KYMV (1.9 – 2.3 – 3.2) and iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ (1.9 – 2.1 – 2.9). iHeartMedia CHR 97.1 KZHT also jumps up 2.8 to 3.8. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI falls 6.8 – 6.3 – 5.5 for its lowest share since April 2016.
Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL leads Orlando up 7.7 to 8.0. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL dips 7.5 to 7.3, while sister Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100.3” rises 6.1 to 6.9. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO gains 5.8 to 6.3. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF holds at a 6.1 share.
A pair of Cox stations tumble as Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB drops 7.9 to 5.7 and Country “K92.3” WWKA slides 6.8 to 5.2.
Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ falls from its record setting 9.6 share to 8.6 but still retains a commandable lead in Las Vegas. Christian AC 90.5 KSOS rises 6.6 to 7.1. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE holds at a 6.0 share. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID drops 6.2 to 5.6. iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR rises 4.7 to 5.0.
Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT trends down 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.7. Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC falls 4.5 to 3.3.
IHeartMedia’s duo of Rock 102.5 WDVE (10.8 to 9.7) and Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (10.6 to 8.9) hold the top two spots in Pittsburgh. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK rises 8.0 to 8.8. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM inches up 8.5 to 8.7. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” gets a hockey season boost as home of the Penguins up 4.7 to 6.2.
Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR moves up to the top spot in Cincinnati and sets a station record as ratings expert Chris Huff notes that its 11.0 to 12.3 gain is the largest share ever for the station. iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW falls to second 13.2 to 11.8. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE dips 6.0 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC rises 5.5 to 5.8. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ is up 5.2 to 5.4.
Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX falls 5.3 to 4.1 and iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN drops 5.0 to 3.6.
Cumulus’ pair of Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (8.6 to 8.9) and Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (8.4 to 8.7) retain the top two places in Kansas City. Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR rises 5.9 to 6.6 for what Huff notes is an all-time record for the station. Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is up 5.8 to 6.4. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM rises 4.9 to 5.4.
Audacy Rock 98.9 KQRC rises 3.9 to 5.0. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW is up 3.0 to 4.2. Steel City Media AC “KC 102.1” KCKC trends down 2.6 – 2.4 – 1.9, while Cumulus CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ continues to slip 2.2 – 1.8 – 1.7.
Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX Cleveland falls from its station record 11.1 share last month to a mere 9.9 share. Right behind it is sister AC “Star 102.1” WDOX up 9.3 to 9.8. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK up 8.4 to 8.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI dips 7.9 to 7.8, while sister Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK is up 6.5 to 6.7.
Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK rises up 3.4 – 4.3 – 5.5, although sister Hot AC “Q104” WQAL drops 7.1 – 6.7 – 5.2. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM trends down 6.6 – 5.4 – 4.7.
TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM remains on top of Columbus but is down 10.1 to 9.6. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI inches up 7.6 to 7.7 with sister Country 92.3 WCOL up 6.9 to 7.2 and News/Talk 610 WTVN up 5.9 to 6.7. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ dips 6.7 to 6.5.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM trends down 7.9 – 7.3 – 6.2. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC falls 5.7 to 4.4.
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