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, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU expands its lead up 11.9 to 12.7. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rises 7.1 to 7.9. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP is down 8.1 to 7.4. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR rises 5.9 to 6.6. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ is up 5.6 to 5.8.
Cumulus Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL rises 4.0 to 4.6.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS trends down 5.1 – 4.8 – 4.4.
Boston
Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM is off slightly from its record high last month 10.9 to 10.7. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR surges up 5.4 to 6.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the highest ever for the station. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX dips 5.7 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX jumps up 4.6 to 5.4. Beasley Media Classic Hits 105.7 WROR places fifth 5.3 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ trends up 3.8 – 4.5 – 5.0. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM inches up 3.8 to 3.9.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.6 – 4.9 to tie iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM as it holds at a 4.9.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM slides 4.2 – 3.8 – 3.6. Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB is down 4.2 – 3.8 – 3.6. Beasley Rhythmic AC “Hot 96.9” WBQT drops 3.8 to 3.1. iHeartMedia Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL falls 3.5 – 2.7 – 2.1.
Seattle/Tacoma
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF reclaims its market lead with a 7.1 to 8.3 gain, which breaks the station record high of 7.9 set in August. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW drops 7.6 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK dips 5.9 to 5.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB (up 4.7 to 5.0) and Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW (5.5 to 5.0) tie for fourth.
Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV rises 4.2 to 4.7, while iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS is up 4.2 to 4.6.
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM rises 4.2 to 4.7.
AAA 90.3 KEXP continues its downward trend 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.6 – 2.3. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP drops 4.6 – 4.3 – 3.5. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO trends down 6.0 – 4.3 – 3.1. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “96.5 Jack-FM” KJAQ is down 3.9 to 3.1. Christa Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM drops 2.1 to 1.6.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT holds at an 8.5 share to maintain its South Florida lead. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR dips 7.3 to 7.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ drops 7.4 to 6.0. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF rebounds 4.8 to 5.1. SBS Spanish Oldies “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ jumps 3.5 to 4.4.
SBS Spanish Rhythmic “Ritmo 95.7” WRMA rises 2.3 – 2.4 – 2.9.
Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC falls 3.9 – 3.3 – 2.7. Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS is down 1.9 to 1.5.
In its final full monthly before Friday’s flip to Bilingual AC, iHeartMedia Hot AC “93.9 MIA” WMIA-FM rises 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.3.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is off 8.5 to 8.2. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX jumps up 6.4 to 7.6. Desert Valley Media Oldies “The Wow Factor 94.9/95.1” KOAI trends up 3.6 – 4.9 – 5.3. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD slips 5.5 – 5.2 – 5.0. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT dips 4.5 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia Country 102.5 KNIX rises up 3.0 to 3.5. Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE dips 3.6 to 3.4.
Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP gets a Diamondbacks World Series boost up 1.9 – 2.7 – 3.5. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI slides 4.1 – 4.0 – 3.3. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM is down 3.9 – 3.7 – 3.1.
Audacy CHR “Live 101.5” KALV trends down 3.7 – 3.3 – 3.1, while iHeartMedia’s “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP is down 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.3.
Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB is down 4.0 to 3.4.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is off 10.1 to 9.6, while its stream is down 2.4 to 1.5. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC surges up 4.8 – 5.7 – 7.5. iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI slips 8.4 – 7.2 – 6.9. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD is off 8.0 – 7.2 – 6.9. Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX dips 6.9 to 6.6.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD trends down 7.2 – 6.8 – 5.9.
Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF rises 5.0 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 106.7 WLLZ gains 2.3 to 2.9. Audacy Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH is down 3.1 to 2.6.
Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC is up 4.0 to 4.5.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM rises 9.1 to 10.3 to reclaim the Twin Cities lead. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM continues its football season rise up 3.8 – 4.8 – 6.8 – 7.8 – 8.9, which Huff notes ties its PPM record set in October 2016. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL and Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM both drop 7.6 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM dips 6.0 to 5.7.
Minnesota Public Radio’s Classical 99.5 KSJN trends up 3.0 – 3.6 – 4.5, which Huff notes is the largest share on the frequency since a 5.6 in the final book for CHR WLOL in Fall 1990. Sister AAA “The Current” 89.3 KCMP rises 2.5 to 3.5.
Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR gains 4.9 to 5.6. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK drops 5.8 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Twin Cities News Talk” 1130 KTLK trends up 1.4 – 1.8 – 2.0.
iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY trends down 6.1 – 5.7 – 5.4, while Audacy’s “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB is down 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.7.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV maintains its Tampa Bay lead but falls 8.6 to 6.8. Beasley Media Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ trends up 4.1 – 4.5 – 4.7 – 6.0 to tie for second, while sister Country 99.5 WQYK is down 6.7 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS is up 5.0 to 5.4. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL continues its downward trend 6.3 – 5.6 – 5.0 – 4.7.
Beasley Media Classic Rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB jumps up 2.6 to 4.1, which Huff notes is the highest share on the frequency since the Holiday 2018 monthly when its Christmas Music run lead into the flip of AC “B98.7” into “The Shark“.
Cox’s newly launched Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM continues its rise 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.8. Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD falls 4.9 to 3.8.
Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT trends down 5.3 – 4.7 – 4.5. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX falls 5.0 – 4.3 – 3.8. Beasley Spanish Tropical “Maxima 92.5” WYUU is down 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.6.
Cox Alternative “97X” WTBV-HD2 jumps 0.2 – 0.4 – 1.1.
Denver
KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL takes sole possession of the Denver market lead up 5.6 to 6.0. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO is up 5.6 to 5.8 and sister AC 101.1 KOSI is right behind as it trends up 3.8 – 4.8 – 5.5 – 5.7. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN gains 4.4 to 5.1. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL places fifth 4.9 to 5.0.
Entravision Spanish AC “Suavecita 92.1” KJMN trends up 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.7. iHeart AAA 97.3 KBCO rebounds 3.5 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX trends down 5.6 – 5.0 – 4.7, while Audacy’s “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT slides 4.9 – 4.5 – 4.3.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA drops 4.5 to 3.3. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV falls 4.1 to 2.8. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK is down 3.3 to 2.8.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN expands its lead up 6.7 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM dips 6.3 to 6.2. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM is off 6.4 to 6.1. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON is down 6.0 to 5.6. LMSD Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG rises 3.4 to 4.4.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV is up 3.8 to 4.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM rises 3.7 to 4.2, while LMSD CHR “Z90” XHTZ is up 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.6.
iHeartMedia Rock “Rock 105.3” KIOZ gains 3.2 to 3.7. Grupo Imagen Spanish AC “Latina 104.5” XHLTN is down 3.9 – 2.9 – 2.6. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 102.9” KLQV rises 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.1.
iHeart News/Talk 600 KOGO falls 5.4 to 4.2. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN drops 4.7 – 4.2 – 3.6.
Baltimore
Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ see-saws 8.3 – 6.6 – 7.5 to claim a tie for first in Charm City with Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF as it swings 8.6 – 6.9 – 7.5. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR holds at a 6.7 share. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM is off 6.7 to 6.3. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM holds at a 5.1 share.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX falls 5.6 to 4.7. Hearst’s “98 Rock” WIYY is down 5.2 to 4.7 and sister News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL falls 4.8 to 3.7.
Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM/103.1 WRHS jumps up a share 3.5 to 4.5.
Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes a pair of station record highs. Radio One Gospel “Praise 106.1” WLIF-HD2 is up 2.9 to 3.0. Your Public Radio AAA 89.7 WTMD sets a high up 1.8 to 2.5.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” holds its lead 9.1 to 9.0. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH is up 8.0 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU rises 7.6 to 8.1. Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT slips 7.8 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM is up 6.1 to 6.3.
Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM is down 6.5 to 5.9, while sister Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL rises 2.5 to 3.0.
Public News/Talk 90.7 KWMU trends up 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.9. Audacy News/Talk 1120/98.7 KMOX falls 5.8 – 5.0 – 4.0.
Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS trends up 2.3 – 3.2 – 3.7. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY drops 3.8 to 3.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ trends down 4.0 – 3.4 – 3.1.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com