Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Charlotte
Beasley Media Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV surges up 6.0 to 8.4 to claim the Charlotte lead. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF holds in second 7.3 to 7.1. Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC is down 7.4 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO dips 6.2 to 5.9. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM inches up 5.2 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX trends up 4.1 – 4.6 – 5.0. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG jumps up 3.8 to 4.7. Radio One Sports 92.7 WFNZ rises 1.8 – 2.4 – 2.7.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE drops 5.2 to 4.0. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK is down 3.4 to 2.4.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW swings back to the top down 8.3 to 8.1, while sister Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH drops 8.5 to 7.5. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL is up 6.7 to 6.9. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM is off 6.3 to 5.9. Salem Media Regional Mexican “El Rey 93.1” KRYP rises to fifth 4.2 to 4.7.
“All Classical” 89.9 KQAC slides 5.4 – 5.2 – 4.6. Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH trends down 5.8 – 4.9 – 4.6. Both Classic Rockers rise with iHeart’s “105.9 The Brew” KFBW up 3.8 to 4.2 and Audacy’s 92.3 KGON rising 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.8.
Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK trends up 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.6. Jazz 89.1 KMHD spikes 2.4 to 3.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a station record high.
Alpha CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF is up 2.8 to 3.3. iHeart CHR “Z100” KKRZ slips 3.1 to 2.6 and Audacy Hot AC “105.1 The Buzz” KRSK is down 3.1 to 2.5. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM trends up 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.5.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM rebounds 8.6 – 7.1 – 8.2. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT holds at a 6.1 share. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY is off 6.4 to 5.9, while co-owned Rock 99.5 KISS (5.3 to 5.6) and Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX (5.4 to 5.6) tie for fourth.
Cox Hot AC “Magic 105.3” KSMG is up for the fifth straight month 4.6 to 5.0. Alpha Media Sports “94.1 The Sports Star” KTFM trends up 1.1 – 1.3 – 1.7.
Univision Rhythmic AC “Vibe 107.5” KVBH is down 5.5 to 4.7. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA is down 5.1 to 4.6.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville AC “FM 100.3” KSFI maintains its strong lead as it trends down 11.6 – 10.8 – 10.3 – 9.3. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM jumps up to second 4.9 – 5.2 – 6.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ dips 6.8 to 6.6. Bonneville Classic Rock “Arrow 103.5” KRSP falls 7.6 – 6.9 – 6.3. Cumulus Country “93.3 The Bull” KUBL rises up 4.4 – 5.2 – 6.1.
Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV gains 3.7 to 4.2 which Huff notes is an all-time high for the station. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM drops 5.0 to 3.9.
Cumulus AC 98.7 KBEE jumps 2.3 to 3.3 with its stream adding a 0.1 to 0.6 gain. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM falls 4.0 to 2.9, while AC “My 99.5” KJMY slides 3.8 – 2.8 – 2.5.
Sacramento
Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is up 9.2 to 9.9 to take the Sacramento lead. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM falls 10.1 to 8.2. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI trends up 5.6 – 6.2 – 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV gains 3.9 – 4.6 – 6.1 for its best performance since May 2020. Three stations tie for fifth: Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO (4.6 to 4.7), Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX (4.2 to 4.7), and iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB (holding at 4.7).
Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ trends up 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.5. iHeartMedia 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS rises 2.7 to 3.5.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC “V101” KHYL slips 4.7 to 3.9. Audacy Rhythmic CHR 102.5 KSMF drops 3.8 to 2.9. iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE trends down 3.7 – 3.3 – 2.7.
Orlando
Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL rises 8.0 to 8.5 to share the Orlando lead with iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF as it falls 10.1 to 8.5. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB slips 8.7 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM holds at a 7.4 share. Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX surges up 2.4 – 3.0 – 5.2.
Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO continues its downslide since its record 9.5 share in May as it dips 5.4 to 4.9. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX falls 5.7 to 4.0. Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE trends down 2.9 – 2.4 – 2.2.
iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR is up 3.5 to 4.0. Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP slides 4.1 – 3.1 – 2.6.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW rises 11.2 to 11.7. Right behind is sister Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE up 9.3 to 11.2 for what Huff notes is its largest share since June 2021. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is up 7.9 to 8.0. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK inches up 7.4 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX rises 4.4 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM slips 4.8 – 4.6 – 4.1.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE maintains its lead down 9.5 to 8.3. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ rises 6.6 to 7.4. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID dips 7.1 to 7.0. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Q100.5” KXQQ holds at a 5.9 share, while sister Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB rises 3.4 – 3.9 – 5.2.
Beasley Hot AC 102.7 KVGS trends up 4.2 – 4.4 – 4.7, while sister Classic Alternative “X107.5” KXTE continues its climb 2.4 – 2.5 – 2.9.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.1 The Mountain” KYMT climbs up 1.4 – 1.6 – 2.4 as Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT is down 4.5 to 3.7.
Latino Media Network Regional Mexican “Zona MX 103.5” KISF slides 2.4 – 1.8 – 1.1.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW maintains its commanding lead 13.9 to 13.5. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR slips 10.6 to 9.9. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE jumps up 5.8 to 7.6, while sister CHR “Q102” WKRQ is up 6.6 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC rises 4.6 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia Gold CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS trends up 2.7 – 2.9 – 3.2. iHeart Alternative “Project 100.7/106.3” WEBN-HD2 jumps 1.3 to 2.2. Cumulus’ “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF gains 1.4 – 1.7 – 2.1.
Public News/Talk 91.7 WVXU slides 4.0 – 3.6 – 3.2. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW trends down 4.4 – 3.5 – 3.1.
Kansas City
Two Cumulus stations share the lead as Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX rises 8.8 to 9.5, while Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM dips 9.8 to 9.5. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM trends up 5.1 – 5.7 – 6.8. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM is up 5.1 to 5.5 (with its stream adding an additional 0.9). Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is up 4.6 to 4.9.
Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW-FM trends up 3.4 – 4.1 – 4.8. Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT rises 2.3 – 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.9.
The series of changes at Cumulus’ cluster that started over the last two weeks of the month see what is now Hip Hop “Power 105.1” KCJK fall 2.4 to 1.4, what is now CHR “107.3 The Vibe” KMJK down 2.1 to 1.4, while CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ rose 1.8 to 1.9 in its final full monthly on that frequency before it became a simulcast of Conservative Talk 710 KCMO, which rose 1.0 to 1.6.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” retains its commanding lead down 11.8 to 11.1. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX is a distant second up 7.4 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR holds at a 7.5 share. iHeart’s Rock/Hot Talk 100.7 WMMS (6.6 to 6.7) and Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK (6.5 to 6.7) tie for fourth.
Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK falls 8.3 to 6.3. Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM gains 3.1 – 4.0 – 5.1 – 5.9. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU rises 4.9 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM is down 6.1 to 5.5.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL moves back into double-digits 9.8 to 10.0. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM continues its surge up 4.9 – 5.6 – 7.9 – 8.6 to tie for second with Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ as it rises 6.9 – 7.2 – 8.6. iHeart News/Talk 610 WTVN is up 7.3 to 7.5, while CHR 97.9 WNCI is down 7.5 to 6.7.
iHeartMedia’s “105.7 Columbus Alternative” WXZX jumps up 0.9 – 1.8 – 2.5. Radio One Hip Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX/WBMO slides 2.7 – 2.2 – 2.0.
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