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 maintains its lead 12.0 to 11.9. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP slides 9.3 – 8.7 – 8.1. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH slips 7.9 to 7.1. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR is up 5.8 to 5.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ falls 6.8 to 5.6.
Radio One Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS jumps up 2.4 to 3.6. Audacy’s 95.5 WPGC is up 2.6 to 3.0.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 104.1” WPRS-FM trends up 1.7 – 2.3 – 2.8.
Boston
Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” sets a new all-time record high with a 5.6 – 7.8 – 10.9 surge which more than doubles the share of the second ranked station. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX slides 7.0 to 5.7. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR holds at a 5.4 share. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR rises 5.0 to 5.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM is up 4.8 to 4.9.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.6. iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ rises 3.8 to 4.5. Beasley Rhythmic AC “Hot 96.9” WBQT rises 3.2 to 3.8.
Emerson University AAA 88.9 WERS-FM is up 1.9 to 2.3 tying its station record high set in July.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX slips 5.1 to 4.6. Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB falls 4.6 to 3.9, while iHeart’s “101.7 The Bull” WBWL is down 3.5 to 2.7. iHeart Conservative Talk 680 WCBM trends down 3.5 – 2.8 – 2.3.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM rises 5.9 to 7.6 to take the Seattle market lead. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is its first time atop the market since November 2020. Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF rises 6.8 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK dips 6.3 to 5.9. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW jumps up 4.3 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is off 4.9 to 4.7.
Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO falls 6.0 to 4.3, while iHeartMedia’s 93.3 KJR-FM rises 2.3 to 3.0. Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM is down 4.7 to 4.2.
Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD drops 5.2 – 4.0 – 3.6.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS trends up 2.6 – 3.4 – 3.9 – 4.2 to tie Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV as it dips 4.4 to 4.2.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 8.0 to 8.5, while sister Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ moves back into second up 6.5 to 7.4. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WMAR dips 7.5 to 7.3. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF slides 5.7 – 5.3 – 4.8. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM (3.8 to 3.9) and Audacy’s “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS-FM (4.4 to 3.9) tie for fifth.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ is down 4.1 to 3.5. Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC dips 3.9 to 3.3, while sister Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is off 3.5 to 2.8.
Audacy Gold CHR “Power 96” WPOW-FM trends up 1.5 – 2.0 – 2.5. Audacy Sports 560 WQAM rises 1.0 – 1.4 – 2.3.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ surges up 6.1 – 7.5 – 8.5. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX slides 7.6 – 7.0 – 6.4. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD dips 5.5 to 5.2. Desert Valley Media Oldies “94.9/95.1 The Wow Factor” KOAI rebounds 3.6 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT holds at a 4.5 share.
Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM rises 3.7 to 4.2. Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP is up 1.5 – 1.9 – 2.7. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.9” KHOT falls 2.3 to 1.5.
iHeartMedia Country 102.5 KNIX is down 3.8 to 3.0, while sister Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP Falls 4.1 – 3.9 – 2.1. Hubbard’s “Oldies 92.7” 1440 KAZG plummets 2.9 – 1.2 – 0.8.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM trends up 7.2 – 8.6 – 10.1 (while its stream rises 1.3 – 2.0 – 2.4) with Ratings Expert Chris Huff noting that is an all-time record high for the frequency. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI (8.4 to 7.2) and Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD (8.0 to 7.2) tie for second. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX rises 6.2 to 6.9. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD dips 7.2 to 6.8.
iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC gains 4.8 to 5.7. Audacy News 950 WWJ rises 4.0 to 4.6, while sister Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH is up 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.1. Cumulus News/Talk 760 WJR gains 1.8 to 2.3. Classical 90.9 WRCJ rises 1.0 to 1.8.
Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC falls 7.6 to 5.5. Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC slips 4.9 – 4.7 – 4.0.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM continues to slip from its peak in July down 10.1 to 9.1. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM jumps 4.8 – 6.8 – 7.8. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM (8.2 to 7.6) and iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL (7.9 to 7.6) tie for third. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is off 6.2 to 6.0.
Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK rises 4.9 – 5.2 – 5.8, while sister News/Talk 830 WCCO has a Twins playoff push gain up 3.3 to 4.6.
Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB trends down 4.0 – 3.3 – 3.0 and iHeartMedia AAA “Cities 97.1” KTCZ slides 4.1 – 3.4 – 2.7.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV retains its lead up 8.0 to 8.6. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK surges up 3.7 – 5.4 – 6.7. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS falls 7.0 – 5.5 – 5.0 to tie for third with Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL as it slides down 6.3 – 5.6 – 5.0. Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD continues its surge up 3.4 – 4.5 – 4.9 following the demise of Cox CHR “Hot 101.5” WPOI.
In its first full monthly following its flip, Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM rises 2.5 to 2.8. The loss of Hot 101.5 has not helped iHeartMedia CHR 93.3 WFLZ as it slides 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.3 matching the format record low it set in January.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “95.7 The Beat” WBTP is hurt by the launch of The Vibe as it trends down 2.5 – 1.8 – 1.6 as Huff notes that is the lowest share on the frequency since Fall 1978.
iHeartMedia Talk 970 WFLA is up 4.0 to 4.6. iHeart Sports “95.3 WDAE” 620 WDAE gains 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.4. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 97.1” WSUN climbs 0.8 – 1.2 – 1.9.
Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT is down 5.3 to 4.7. iHeart AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX slides 5.3 – 5.0 – 4.3. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE falls 5.2 – 4.5 – 3.8. Beasley Classic Rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB id down 3.3 to 2.6.
Denver
Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO (6.2 to 5.6) and KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL (6.1 to 5.6) fall into a first place tie. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI rises 3.8 – 4.8 – 5.5 to place right behind. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX is down 5.6 to 5.0. iHeart Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL is up 4.7 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA trends up 2.7 – 3.7 – 4.5. Entravision Spanish AC “La Suavecita 92.1” KJMN is up 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.3. KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM swings 2.1 – 1.4 – 2.0.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO trends down 4.2 to 3.5.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN retains its spot atop America’s Finest City dipping 6.8 to 6.7. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM holds at a 6.4 share. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is up 6.2 to 6.3. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON rises 5.2 to 6.0. iHeartMedia News/Talk 600 KOGO is up 4.7 to 5.4.
Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY rises 3.7 to 4.2, while their Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN is down 4.9 – 4.7 – 4.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM is down 4.3 to 3.7.
Baltimore
The leader board in Baltimore tightens. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF falls 8.6 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR (7.2 to 6.7) and Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM (6.6 to 6.7) tie for second. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ falls 8.3 to 6.6. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX holds at a 5.6 share.
The return of the Ravens and the Orioles playoff run helps three stations. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY jumps 4.0 to 5.2, while sister News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL which shares the play-by-play rights is up 3.2 – 4.1 – 4.8. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM is up 4.0 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC slides 5.3 – 5.1 – 4.5.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 106.1” WLIF-HD2 trends up 2.0 – 2.4 – 2.9.
St. Louis
Hubbard takes the top three spots in St. Louis. Classic Rock “KSHE 95” rises 8.4 to 9.1 to reclaim the top spot. Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH dips 8.2 to 8.0 and Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT trends up 6.8 – 7.5 – 7.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU slides from first to fourth 8.7 to 7.6. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM trends up 5.0 – 6.2 – 6.5.
Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK rises 5.2 to 5.9. Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS-FM is up 2.3 to 3.2.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM is down 6.6 to 6.1, while Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL is down 6.2 to 5.6. Audacy News/Talk 1120/98.7 KMOX drops 5.8 to 5.0.
Nielsen has resolved the issues with some of the Day 1 data resolving missing stations.
Missing from Los Angeles was Univision Regional Mexican “LA 101.9” KSCA which rose 2.3 to 3.0. Missing in San Francisco was Classical 90.3 KDFC, which rose 2.4 to 2.8. Multiple stations were also missing in Philadelphia including Radio One Adult R&B 100.3 WRNB, which dropped 2.0 to 1.4 and multiple suburban signals.
Nassau/Suffolk
Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM rises 7.1 – 8.0 – 8.6 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share in station history. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 4.6 to 5.0. Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI rises 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.7. to tie iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ (5.3 to 4.7). iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is up 4.1 to 4.6.
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM slides 4.7 – 4.0 – 3.7. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK drops 4.3 – 4.1 – 3.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU is down 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.5.
Good Karma Sports “98.7 ESPN” WEPN-FM jumps 1.7 to 3.0. Red Apple Media Talk 770 WABC yo-yo’s 1.8 – 3.9 – 2.2.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM continues six straight months of gains up 9.9 to 10.4, which Huff notes is a new all-time record high for the station and the largest for any in the market since December 2018. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is down 6.4 to 5.9. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY rises 4.0 to 4.3. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is up 3.7 to 4.2. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Que Buena 96.1” KRQB is up 3.2 to 3.4.
Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN dips 3.8 to 3.3. Univision Regional Mexican “LA 101.9” KSCA falls 2.9 – 2.5 – 1.8. Univision Spanish Classic Hits “Recuerdo 103.9/98.3” KRCD/KRCV is up 1.2 – 1.5 – 1.7.
San Jose
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC holds its lead 6.6 to 6.0. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises back to second 5.6 to 5.8. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR falls 6.3 to 5.5 to tie Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ as it rises 4.5 to 5.5. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM is up 4.8 to 5.2.
Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX rises 3.5 to 4.2, while sister Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX jumps 1.8 to 2.6. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Latino Mix 105.7/100.7” KVVF/KVVZ is up 1.8 to 2.4.
Cumulus Sports Betting “810 The Spread” KGO rises 0.2 to 0.6, while its stream is up 0.3 – 0.8 – 1.0.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ jumps up 6.3 to 7.5. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rises 5.2 to 6.0. Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ is third 5.8 to 5.9. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW is up 5.2 to 5.7, while sister CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 5.4 share.
Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW jumps up 3.7 to 5.0. Audacy Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK falls 2.8 to 2.2.
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