The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Austin
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA holds its commanding lead in Austin dipping 10.6 to 9.8. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ jumps up 5.2 to 6.5. Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ surges up 4.2 – 4.9 – 5.9. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM is down 5.9 to 5.0. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX rises 4.4 to 4.7.
Waterloo Media Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM rises 3.4 to 4.2. iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI is up 3.1 to 3.9.
Waterloo Media Regional Mexican “La Z 107.1” KLZT falls 5.0 to 4.3.
Raleigh/Durham
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “106.1 FM Talk” WTKK rises from its format record 9.1 share last month to a 9.9, or as Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes the highest share on the frequency since Summer 1990. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM trends up 7.4 – 7.9 – 9.0. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM see-saws 7.3 – 6.3 – 7.4. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK rises 6.6 to 6.9. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102.9” WKIX-FM dips 5.2 to 5.1.
Capitol Broadcasting Sports “99.9 The Fan” WCMC-FM rises 2.0 – 2.5 – 3.0. iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “95.3 The Beat” WDCG-HD2 rises 2.0 – 2.5 – 2.6. Curtis Media’s “Oldies 104.7” 850 WKIX rises 1.7 to 2.2.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU falls 6.2 to 4.1. Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR trends down 5.0 – 4.7 – 3.9. iHeart Country “B93.9” WNCB is down 3.6 – 3.2 – 2.9.
For the second month in a row, iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG sets a format record low dipping 2.7 – 2.4 – 2.3 and Huff notes lowest on the signal since a 2.2 in Spring 1977.
Indianapolis
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK is off slightly 12.0 to 11.8. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC is up 8.8 to 9.1. Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB drops 8.0 to 7.0. Cumulus Media Country 95.5 WFMS slips 6.7 to 5.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ jumps 4.5 to 5.6.
Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK slips 5.1 to 4.4. Cumulus AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR rises 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.1, while sister CHR 99.5 WZPL dips 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.5.
Nashville
Cumulus Media Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX has a five month trend 2.1 – 3.5 – 6.1 – 7.9 – 8.6 to take the Nashville lead. Huff notes it is WGFX’s largest share and first #1 since October 2011. Midwest Communications Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK slips 9.0 – 8.3 – 8.1, while sister AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA is up 6.9 to 7.1. Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM is off 7.6 to 6.7 to move into a fourth place tie with iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX (6.6 to 6.7).
Cumulus Adult R&B “92Q” WQQK slips 6.1 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ is off 5.7 to 5.1, while Crowmell Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ is down 4.7 to 4.0. Cromwell Adult R&B “102.1 The Ville” WPRT-HD2 is down 2.2 – 1.8 – 1.5.
Crowmell Sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT-FM rises 0.9 – 1.2 – 1.6.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN trends up 9.6 – 10.6 – 11.4 for its highest share since its 12.7 in November 2020. iHeart Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM slips 9.4 – 8.5 – 8.3. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH slips 8.3 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Country “FM 106.1” WMIL rises 7.1 to 7.5. Good Karma Brands News/Talk 620 WTMJ falls 10.0 – 8.1 – 7.1.
Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR surges up 3.2 – 3.4 – 4.9. Audacy CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS rises 3.2 – 3.5 – 4.1. iHeart’s new Packers flagship “97.3 The Game” WRNW-FM trends up 1.3 – 2.1 – 2.3.
Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG slips 6.7 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “V100” WKKV is down 4.3 to 3.4.
Providence
Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI takes a narrow lead in Providence dipping 8.6 to 8.5, while iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is off 8.7 to 8.4. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK is just behind 8.1 to 8.0. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM holds at a 6.9 share, while sister News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN jumps 5.5 – 6.4 – 6.8.
Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM Boston rises 3.7 – 4.7 – 4.9. Public News/Talk “The Public’s Radio” 89.3 WNPN rises 2.6 to 3.4 for a new station record high.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL trends up 9.2 – 9.7 – 10.1. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE rises to second up 6.3 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI is off 6.6 to 5.7 to tie Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX (5.9 to 5.7) for third. Sinclair Communications Country “US 106.1” WUSH trends down 6.3 – 5.8 – 5.6.
Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM rises 3.8 – 4.8 – 4.9, while their recently launched Urban Adult Hits “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW trends up 2.6 – 3.2 – 4.3. Max Media Sports “ESPN 94.1” WVSP rises 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.5.
Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR falls 7.1 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC “Movin 107.7” WMOV-FM slides down 2.5 – 2.2 – 1.4.
Jacksonville
iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK retains its Jacksonville lead slipping 11.5 – 10.6 – 9.6. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ is off 9.8 to 8.7. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL holds at a 7.8 share. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM dips 7.9 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL trends up 6.0 – 6.5 – 7.2.
iHeartMedia Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WWJK is up 4.5 to 5.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI trends down 7.2 – 6.5 – 5.6. Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE slips 4.7 – 4.2 – 4.0.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy takes the top three spots in the Triad with Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG remaining on top 11.0 to 10.7. Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW trends up 7.7 – 9.3 – 10.2 for second. Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW is off 8.2 to 7.7 to tie for third with Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR as it rises 7.4 to 7.7. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG is off 7.4 to 7.0.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI rises 4.8 – 5.0 – 6.2. iHeart CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS rises 3.5 to 4.3 to pull away from Dick Broadcasting’s 107.5 WKZL which holds at a 3.1 share.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard takes the top three spots in the Palm Beaches withHot AC 97.9 WRMF on top down 8.9 to 8.8. Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX rises to second 6.0 to 6.5, while Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT is off 6.4 to 5.9. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL slides 7.1 – 6.6 – 5.2. iHeart Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR (4.2 to 4.5) and Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK (4.3 to 4.5) tie for fifth.
Glades Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 99.5” WLLY doubles its share 0.7 – 1.1 – 2.2. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Mia 94.3” WRLX falls 2.3 to 1.6.
Memphis
Cumulus Media Adult R&B 103.5 WRBO holds its lead inching back up 12.5 to 12.6. iHeartMedia’s competing “V101” KJMS dips 10.8 to 10.5. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR jumps up 6.1 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL falls 9.1 to 7.1 to tie sister Hip Hop “K97” WHRK (7.0 – 7.1).
Audacy Hot AC “FM 100” WMC-FM trends up 4.3 – 5.9 – 6.3, while sister Sports “ESPN 92.9” WMFS-FM rises 3.0 – 3.4 – 4.0. Cumulus Media Conservative Talk “News/Talk 98.9” WKIM-FM rises 1.0 – 1.3 – 2.1. iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA slides 5.0 – 4.6 – 3.8.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH holds its Hartford lead up 11.2 to 11.4. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM trends down 9.5 – 8.6 – 8.0. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ slips 8.0 to 7.0. Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM trends up 4.8 – 5.5 – 6.5 to tie for fourth with Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM (6.1 to 6.5).
Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC rises 3.6 – 4.7 – 5.5.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN slides 7.3 – 7.1 – 6.1. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX is down 4.8 – 4.1 – 3.8. Full Power Radio Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ falls 3.7 – 3.0.
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