The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, 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 maintains its lead down 12.2 to 11.2. Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM is up for the fifth straight month 9.5 – 10.0. Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ rises 3.8 – 5.5 – 6.1. iHeartMedia Country 100.7 KASE dips 5.9 to 5.7, while sister 98.1 KVET-FM is up 4.5 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI yo-yo’s 3.8 – 5.3 – 3.3. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ continues its dip 7.8 – 4.6 – 4.5.
Recharge Media Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” KJFK is up 1.3 – 1.6 – 1.9. Audacy Red Dirt Country “95.9 Texas Country” KKMJ-HD3 gains 0.7 to 1.1.
With its mid-survey flip to Bilingual AC, Waterloo Media’s “Latina 97.1” KLZT-HD2 rises 0.2 to 1.1.
Raleigh/Durham
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “FM Talk 106.1” WTKK rises 8.1 to 9.9 for its best share since Holiday 2022. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFKX is up 7.7 to 8.2. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM drops 9.2 to 8.1. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO is up 5.7 – 7.4 – 7.8. Curtis Country 94.7 WQDR dips 7.8 t0 7.6.
Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM slides 9.6 – 8.9 – 8.0 – 6.5. iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG gains 4.2 – 5.1 – 6.0.
Curtis Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB drops 6.8 to 5.6. Curtis CHR “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW-FM falls 4.5 to 3.2.
Radio One Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK slides 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the lowest share on the frequency since it moved into the Raliegh/Durham market in 1987.
Indianapolis
Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC inches up 8.8 to 8.9 with sister AC “B105.7” WYXB right behind 8.4 to 8.7. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK jumps up 6.3 – 7.0 – 8.1. Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM falls 8.7 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ inches up 5.5 to 5.7.
Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI-FM slides 6.0 – 5.7 – 5.1.
Cumulus AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR falls 6.4 – 6.0 – 5.5 – 4.7. Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK drops 5.4 to 4.5. Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL trends down 5.7 – 5.1 – 4.9 – 4.4, but its stream adds a 0.2 to 0.8 rise.
EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 101.9 WKLU rises 3.5 to 4.1. ST Media AAA 92.3 WTTS drops 4.1 to 3.2.
Nashville
Midwest Communications duo of Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK (10.1 to 8.9) and AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA (9.5 to 8.5) retain the top two spots despite drops. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN (steady at 7.3) and Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX (down 7.6 to 7.3) tie for third. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX dips 6.2 to 5.9.
iHeart Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ rebounds 5.1 to 5.8. CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW is back up 4.2 to 5.3.
EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU swings 5.7 – 3.6 – 4.5. Hope Media Group’s “88.7 Way-FM” WAYM is up 4.4 to 4.7.
Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM gains 3.3 to 4.4. Midwest’s “Y’all 106.7” WNFN slides 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.4.
Jacksonville
Cox Media Group News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM maintains its lead 10.0 to 9.6. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL is up 8.3 to 8.8. Renda Broadcasting AC 96.1 WEJZ dips 8.1 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK inches up 6.5 to 6.6. iHeart R&B “V101.5” WSOL slips 7.4 – 6.3 – 6.0.
Cox CHR 95.1 WAPE rises 3.7 to 4.5. iHeart’s “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL is up 3.1 to 3.6.
Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT is up 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.1 for its best share since October 2021.
Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI slides 5.6 – 4.6 – 3.9. Cox Alternative “X99.5” WOKV-HD2 is down 1.3 to 0.8. iHeart Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WPLA falls 4.8 to 3.8.
Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 88.1 WCRJ jumps up 1.8 to 3.0. Norsan Media Spanish Tropical “Latina 92.1” WJXR rises 0.4 to 1.1.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN is up for the ninth straight month as it continues to shatter all modern day records for the station. WISN rises 15.3 to 17.2 for its largest share since Oct/Nov 1967. The gains at the station coincided with Good Karma Brands’ News/Talk 620 WTMJ’s schedule revamp in February to a more politically balanced magazine styled presentation.
Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH drops 8.1 to 6.3. iHeart Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM is down 7.3 – 6.3 – 5.6 to tie Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG as it holds at a 5.6 share. Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB dips 5.2 to 5.0.
iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL slides 6.5 – 5.1 – 4.8 – 4.3. Hip Hop “V100” WKKV gains 2.6 to 3.7.
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV Chicago rises 1.6 to 2.3.
Providence
Cumulus AC “Lite 105” WWLI is up 8.4 to 8.8 with sister News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN up 7.3 – 8.1 – 8.5. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is up 7.4 to 7.6. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK slides 9.0 – 8.1 – 7.3. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM is up 6.1 to 6.4.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE falls 7.6 – 6.1 – 4.9. Ahead of its stunting and flip from Rhythmic CHR “Hot 106.3” to Classic Rock “106.3 The Wolf” in the final week of the survey, Cumulus’ 106.3 WWKX holds at a 2.4 share.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL maintains its lead as it slides 10.0 – 9.7 – 9.3. Saga’s duo of Rock “FM 99” WNOR (steady at 7.9) and Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” (steady at 7.1) follow. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB-FM holds at a 6.6 share. Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM drops 6.5 to 5.9.
Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW surges up 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.8 – 4.7 – 5.1. Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM rises 3.1 to 3.6.
Sinclair Alternative “96X” WROX slides 2.4 – 2.1 – 1.7.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy takes the top three spots. Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG dips 13.6 to 12.9. Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is up 8.0 to 8.6. Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH continues its slide 8.5 to 8.2. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR rises 5.6 to 6.3. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG rises 5.1 to 5.8.
Dick CHR 107.5 WKZL’s 5.3 to 5.4 rise gives the station its best share since June 2021. Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW slides 4.9 – 4.5 – 4.1. iHeart’s competing “Q104.1” WTQR is up 4.1 to 4.4.
Public News/Talk 88.5 WFDD holds at a 4.8 share. 91.5 WUNC-FM Raleigh rises 2.2 – 2.7 – 3.1.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF falls 8.4 to 6.7 to move into a tie with sister Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX (up 6.6 to 6.7) atop the Palm Beaches. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL swings back up 6.5 – 5.4 – 6.4. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT ends its skid 3.2 to 4.3. Hubbard’s “New Country 103.1” WIRK drops 4.7 to 3.9.
Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF falls 5.2 to 3.7.
JDD Radio Hip Hop “104.7 The Flame” WFLM-FM rises 0.9 – 1.1 – 1.4.
Memphis
Also continuing to shatter records is iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS as it rises 14.9 – 15.4 – 16.0 to set a new all-time record high share. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR rises 7.3 – 8.9 – 9.2. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK is up 7.3 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM dips 7.9 to 7.3. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP is up 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.1.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “102.7 Kiss-FM” WEGR slides 3.1 – 2.6 – 2.3.
Cumulus and Flinn Broadcasting continue to not subscribe in Memphis.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH retains its lead 9.9 to 10.2. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX rises 8.9 – 9.5 – 10.0 for what Huff notes is its largest share since February 2016. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN rises 7.8 – 8.1 – 9.0. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM slips 9.3 – 7.9 – 7.1 with its stream holding at a 0.8 share. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ is up 5.8 – 6.2 – 6.5.
Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM drops 6.9 to 5.8. Connoisseur Media Rock 99.1 WPLR trends up 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.6. Full Power Spanish Tropical “Bomba Radio” WMRQ-HD2 rises 2.3 – 2.8 – 3.5.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM gains 4.6 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS-FM slides 4.9 – 4.6 – 4.2.
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