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/Fort Lauderdale, 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 is down slightly 12.1 to 11.8. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP is second 9.2 to 9.1. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR surges up 6.4 – 7.9 – 8.5 for its best share since May 2022. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rises 4.5 to 5.1. Classical 88.1 WETA-FM dips 4.5 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT rises 3.1 to 3.8. Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC slides 3.8 – 2.7 – 2.4, while Radio One’s 93.9 WKYS is down 3.4 – 3.0 – 2.2.
Boston
Beasley Media Sports “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM returns to the top of the market with an 8.6 to 8.3 dip. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR rises 6.1 to 7.1 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since October 2022. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX jumps up 5.2 to 6.3 with its stream adding a 0.6 to 1.1 rise. After multiple months of station record high shares, Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX falls 9.6 to 5.6. iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ gains 4.4 to 5.5 for its best share since March 2022.
After its frequency swap in early September, “Bloomberg 92.9” WBOS is down 1.8 to 0.8. The Classic Rock “Rock 92.9” move to 1330/106.1 WRCA registers a 0.2 share. Despite the move, iHeartMedia’s 100.7 WZLX dips 4.9 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 680 WRKO is up 3.5 to 4.1. Both Public News/Talk stations tie with 90.9 WBUR holding at a 4.2 share and 89.7 WGBH-FM up 3.9 to 4.2. Classical 99.5 WCRB rises 2.3 – 2.9 – 3.4.
After its talent cuts, Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB slides down 3.8 – 3.4 – 3.0.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN is up 2.1 – 2.5 – 2.7. Audacy Variety Hits “Big 103” WBGB is down 3.4 – 2.9 – 2.5.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM maintains its lead 8.4 to 8.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK swings 7.1 – 6.1 – 7.1. The demise of Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” helps Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM to jump 3.8 – 4.2 – 5.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is also up 4.2 – 4.9 – 5.5. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW continues its downward trend 6.4 – 5.9 – 5.4 – 5.1.
Audacy’s new Hot AC “Emma 94.1” KSWD falls 4.0 to 2.4 in its first full monthly. Both CHRs were down with Hubbard’s “Movin 92.5” KQMV moving 4.3 to 3.9 and iHeartMedia’s “Hits 106.1” KBKS 4.1 to 3.7.
Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD rises 2.6 to 3.2. Public Jazz/Talk 88.5 KNKX is up 2.3 to 3.0, while its all Jazz HD2’s stream is up to 0.6.
iHeart Sports 93.3 KJR-FM is up 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.6. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Hot 103.7” KHTP slides 3.2 – 2.6 – 2.2. Hubbard Country “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM is down 2.3 to 1.8.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Media Group Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT maintains its lead despite being down 10.5 to 9.1. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR rises 5.1 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM is down 6.2 to 5.7. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 5.1 to 5.6. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF is down 5.6 to 5.1.
SBS Spanish Classic Hits “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 4.8.
Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Power 96” WPOW-FM continues its climb 2.7 – 3.1 – 3.6. Cox Rhythmic Hot AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC is up 3.0 to 3.6.
Audacy’s “Kiss Country 99.9” WKIS climbs 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.3. Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS is down 2.2 – 2.0 – 1.7.
Latino Media Network Spanish Talk “Radio Mambi” 710 WAQI rises 1.0 to 1.6.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ falls 10.1 to 8.4. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is down 6.2 to 5.5. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 KFYI jumps up 3.0 to 4.6 to tie for third with what Huff notes is its best share since July 2022. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD is up 4.2 to 4.6. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM continues its rise up 2.5 – 3.1 – 3.7 – 4.5.
iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT dips 4.6 to 4.1. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM is down 4.2 to 3.8.
Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE rises 2.5 to 3.4. Hubbard Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB slides 4.1 – 3.6 – 3.2.
Entravision’s recently launched Spanish Rhythmic “Fuego 106.7” KFUE is up 0.2 – 0.7 – 1.7.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” rides the Tigers playoff run and the Lions hot start to a 9.0 to 11.4 gain. Huff notes that is the largest share ever for the station and the largest non-Christmas share for any station in the market since 1988. The Ticket’s stream rises 1.6 to 2.7.
iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC holds at a 7.3 share. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC climbs 5.3 – 6.1 – 6.5 – 7.0. iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI is off 6.5 to 6.4 and sister Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD dips 6.2 to 5.0.
Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD drops 7.6 – 6.4 – 6.4 – 5.4. Audacy News 950 WWJ is up 4.7 to 5.3, but “Alt 98.7” WDZH drops 4.4 to 3.8.
Beasley Media Rock 101.1 WRIF rebounds 4.6 to 5.3, but sister Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX continues its slide 7.1 – 6.4 – 5.9 – 5.6 – 5.0. Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC-FM drops 4.2 to 2.8.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB slides 3.7 – 3.0 – 2.7. WGPR Inc’s 107.5 WGPR-FM is down 2.1 – 1.9 – 1.4.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Like Detroit, iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM takes advantage of the baseball playoffs and hot NFL season start to rise 7.0 – 10.3 – 13.0. Huff notes that is the largest share ever for the frequency and highest non-Christmas share for any station in the market since 1997.
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM dips 8.9 to 8.5. iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL is down 8.4 – 7.9 – 7.4. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is up 6.5 to 6.7 with its stream rising 0.9 to 1.2.. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM moves 6.2 to 6.1.
Cumulus Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS is down 5.6 to 5.1. iHeart CHR 101.3 KDWB drops 6.2 to 5.0.
Classical 99.5 KSJN slides 2.7 – 2.2 – 1.9. WRPX Inc. Oldies 740 WDGY is up 1.6 to 2.0.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Media Group Soft AC 105.5 WDUV holds a lead nearly double its closest competitor down 10.9 to 10.7. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK is second down 6.4 – 6.0 – 5.6. Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM slides 6.2 – 5.7 – 5.5 with its stream adding a 0.7 share. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” rises 4.9 to 5.4 and sister Country “US 103.5” WFUS is down 6.3 – 6.0 – 5.3.
Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is up 4.5 to 5.2. Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT drops 4.8 to 4.0. iHeart’s “98 Rock” WXTB slides 4.7 – 3.8 – 3.5. Beasley Classic Rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB falls 4.0 to 3.0.
Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD surges up 2.9 – 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.6. iHeartMedia CHR 93.3 WFLZ is up 2.7 to 3.0.
iHeart’s recently upgraded Spanish CHR “Rumba 95.7” WRUB drops down 1.8 to 1.2.
Denver
Bonneville takes the top two spots with Country 98.5 KYGO inching up 7.3 to 7.4 and AC 101.1 KOSI dips 6.8 to 6.6. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC is up for the sixth straight month rising 5.6 to 6.2 for what Huff notes is its largest share since November 2022. With its morning change, KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL slides 7.3 – 6.8 – 6.1. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT is up 4.7 to 4.8 with its stream adding a 0.6 share.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX slides 7.1 – 6.3 – 5.3 – 4.7. Co-owned Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL is down 4.3 to 4.5. AAA 97.3 KBCO swings 4.6 – 3.8 – 4.5.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA jumps up 2.3 – 3.5 – 4.4. Public News/Talk 90.1 KCFR is up 3.7 to 4.0.
The morning show changes also affect KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN as its falls 4.7 – 3.6 – 3.1. iHeart Country “106.7 The Bull” KWBL is down 3.0 to 2.4.
KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM rises 0.9 – 1.3 – 1.9. iHeartMedia Rock 107.9 KBPI jumps 1.0 to 1.7.
San Diego
Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN rides the Padres playoff run to rise 4.9 – 5.4 – 6.2, which is also the brand’s first time atop the market. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN falls into a tie down 7.8 – 6.4. – 6.2. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV is up 4.9 – 5.3 – 6.0, which Huff notes is its best share since November 2020. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM dips 5.7 to 5.6. Local Media San Diego Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG holds at a 5.4 share.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI drops 5.2 – 4.8 – 4.3. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON is down 4.7 to 4.0.
Baltimore
Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY uses its status as home of the Orioles and Ravens play-by-play to claim a stake of the Baltimore lead for the first time ever with a 7.5 to 7.7 gain that ties it with Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM which drops 8.7 to 7.7. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ is down 8.6 to 7.2. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF slides 9.3 – 7.5 – 6.8. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM gains 4.2 – 4.5 – 5.6.
Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR rebounds 3.8 to 4.6. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM is up 3.3 to 3.8. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA is up 3.3 to 3.7.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR slides 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.8. Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL rises 2.3 – 2.8 – 3.0.
St. Louis
iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU holds onto the top spot with an 8.4 to 7.7 decline. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH is just behind down 8.2 to 7.6. Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE is up 6.9 to 7.0 with sister “New Country 92.3” WIL continuing its rise 5.0 – 6.3 – 6.5. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM climbs 5.4 to 6.1.
Audacy News/Talk 1120/98.7 KMOX trends up 4.3 – 4.7 – 5.0. Its stream is down 1.6 to 1.1. Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS jumps 3.2 – 3.7 – 4.6.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ slides 5.4 – 4.7 – 4.2.
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