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 rises up 8.6 to 10.6 to extend its lead. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ rises 7.0 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM trends up 5.3 – 5.8 – 6.5. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM inches up 5.6 to 5.8. Waterloo Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM is up 4.0 to 4.4.
Waterloo Media Regional Mexican “107.1 La Z” KLZT slides 4.4 – 4.2 – 3.4. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “102.3 The Beat” KPEZ trends down 4.7 – 3.5 – 3.3.
Township Media Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” 1490 KJFK is up 1.6 to 2.0, while sister AAA “Sun Radio” 1060/100.1 KTSN trends down 2.4 – 1.9 – 1.6. Waterloo AAA “97.1 Austin City Limits Radio” KGSR-HD2 slides 1.8 – 1.6 – 1.3.
Raleigh/Durham
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM claims the Raleigh/Durham lead trending up 9.1 – 9.4 – 9.8. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK drops 10.1 to 8.8. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK falls 9.4 – 8.2 – 6.9. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM trends down 8.3 – 7.6 – 6.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU rises 5.5 – 5.8 – 6.1.
Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO falls 6.9 to 5.2.
iHeartMedia Country “B93.9” WNCB trends up 3.4 – 4.0 – 4.5. Curtis Media’s 94.7 WQDR is down 5.6 to 5.0.
Radio One Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK jumps up 3.3 to 4.6, while co-owned Gospel “103.9 The Light” WNNL is up 2.8 – 3.9 – 4.1. iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG rises 2.0 to 2.6.
Indianapolis
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK continues to trend up 7.3 – 8.2 – 8.8. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC is up 6.1 – 6.9 – 7.3. Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB dips 7.1 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ trends up 5.3 – 5.9 – 6.5. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS holds at a 6.1 share.
iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT jumps up 3.5 – 4.2 – 5.2. Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI-FM trends down 6.4 – 4.6 – 4.3.
Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL is down 6.1 to 5.1. Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM slides 6.1 – 5.9 – 5.1.
Nashville
Midwest Communications Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK slips 9.8 to 9.0 but takes the lead as sister AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA drops 10.0 to 7.8. Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX is up 7.3 to 7.4. iHeartMedia CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW continues its surge up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.7 – 6.6, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best since September 2021. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX (up 5.1 to 5.7) and Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN (holding at 5.7) tie for fifth.
Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM dips 6.2 to 5.6. Midwest’s “Y’all 106.7” WNFN jumps up 1.0 – 1.9 – 2.7.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ is up 4.7 to 5.3. Cumulus’ “103.3 Country” WKDF rises 3.6 to 4.4. Cromwell Media Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ-FM slides 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.3.
Salem Christian AC “94 The Fish” WFFH/WFFI rises 2.7 – 3.3 – 3.6, while Educational Media Foundation’s “K-Love” WLVU drops 4.3 – 4.1 – 2.9.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN pulls to a three share lead as it rises 9.7 to 10.7 and Good Karma’s 620 WTMJ drops 9.6 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT trends up 6.3 – 6.9 – 7.5. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH trends down 9.0 – 7.8 – 7.4. iHeartMedia Country “FM 106.1” WMIL is down 8.4 – 7.2 – 6.5.
Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX trends up 4.1 – 4.6 – 5.0. Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG is up 3.6 – 3.9 – 4.4. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “V100” WKKV rises 3.5 to 4.1, while Audacy’s “Hot 105.7” WXSS-HD2 gains 0.9 to 1.6.
Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB trends down 6.0 – 5.5 – 4.8. Audacy CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS-FM falls 3.9 to 3.0.
With its early shift to Christmas Music Saga’s “Pure Oldies 106.9” WRXS-FM is up 2.0 to 2.3.
Providence
Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK maintains its lead up 9.3 to 9.5. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI is up 9.0 to 9.2. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is down 9.0 to 8.1. iHeart Classic Hits “B101” WWBB holds at a 6.9 share. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN is up 6.1 – 6.5 – 6.8.
Full Power Radio Spanish Tropical “Latina 100.3” WKKB jumps up 2.3 to 3.6.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL rises 10.2 – 10.6 – 11.2 to retain its commanding lead. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB rises 6.6 – 7.6 – 7.9. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE dips 7.4 to 7.2. Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM surges up 4.2 to 5.9 to tie for fourth with Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX (holding at a 5.9).
Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH trends up 4.2 – 4.5 – 5.1.
Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW slides 5.3 – 5.0 – 4.3, while sister AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM swings 3.6 – 5.0 – 4.0.
Jacksonville
Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL holds its lead as it falls nearly two shares 11.7 to 9.8. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ continues its climb 8.3 – 9.1 – 9.3. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM is up 7.5 to 8.3. iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK rises 6.8 to 7.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI slips 7.1 – 6.8 – 6.6 (stream down 2.0 to 1.0) to tie iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” WSOL 6.5 to 6.6.
Following its move from the 99.5 translator to 106.5 WHJX at the end of August, Cox Adult R&B “Hot 106.5” rises 1.7 – 2.6 – 3.7. After making the reverse move, Alternative “X99.5” WOKV-HD2 inches up 1.6 to 1.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL rises 3.1 to 3.7. Renda’s “Gator Country 99.9” WGNE trends down 5.0 – 4.9 – 4.6.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG dips 14.0 to 13.2 to maintain its lead as sister Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is up 10.4 to 11.9. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG is off 7.5 to 7.2. Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH and Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR both go 7.2 to 7.1.
iHeartMedia Country “Q104.1” WTQR jumps back up 4.6 to 5.7. iHeart Classic Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ gains 1.8 to 2.6.
iHeart CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS rises 2.1 – 2.6 – 3.0, while Dick’s 107.5 WKZL is off 3.2 to 3.0.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX trends up 6.9 – 7.4 – 8.1. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that this is not only the first time the frequency led the West Palm Beach market, but is also the largest share ever for it. Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF swings 7.0 – 5.1 – 6.9, while sister Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT falls 7.9 to 6.4. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL drops 6.1 to 4.9. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way FM” WAYF is up 2.8 to 4.2 for what Huff notes is its highest since November 2018.
Hubbard Conservative Talk 850 WFTL rises 2.3 to 2.7. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Mia 92.1” WRLX trends up 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.7.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS extends its lead up 11.9 to 12.1. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is down 11.0 to 9.7. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK is up 7.6 to 8.9, while sister Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL rises 6.9 to 7.8. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP gains 5.6 to 6.1.
iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA climbs 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.5. iHeart Hot AC “102.7 Kiss-FM” WEGR trends downward 3.9 – 2.8 – 2.6.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH is up 10.3 to 10.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN trends up 7.4 – 8.0 – 9.0 for what Huff notes is the largest share in that station’s history. iHeart Country 92.5 WWYZ rises 6.2 – 6.7 – 7.5. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM is down for the fourth straight month 6.3 to 6.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS-FM slides 6.1 to 5.4.
Full Power Radio Spanish Tropical “Bomba Radio” WMRQ-HD2 trends up 2.3 – 2.7 – 3.3 – 3.4 – 4.0. Connoisseur Media Rock 99.1 WPLR rises 2.3 to 3.3.
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