The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA extends its Austin market lead to a 3.5 share margin with its 10.4 to 11.0 gain, while Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM drops 9.0 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM jumps up 6.3 to 7.4 for third. There’s a massive drop down to the next stations as AAA 98.9 KUTX (5.1 to 4.9), Waterloo Media News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ (5.0 to 4.9), and Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ (4.9 to 4.9) are in a three-way tie for fourth.
Univision’s duo of Spanish AC “Amor 107.7” KLJA (2.9 – 4.1 – 4.5) and Regional Mexican “Que Buena 104.3” KLQB (2.4 to 3.8) surge up in Austin. Waterloo Media Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM falls 3.6 to 2.6.
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM holds a three share lead in Raleigh with a 9.8 to 10.9 gain. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM rises to second up 7.5 to 7.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK slips 8.1 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK jumps up 4.8 to 6.4. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB rebounds 4.9 to 5.8.
Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR-FM drops down 6.0 to 4.2 for what is its lowest share since 1972.
Cumulus Media Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK Indianapolis remains on top steady with a 9.4 share. Emmis AC “B105.7” WYXB trends up 6.5 – 7.6 – 8.1. Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM places third down 8.2 to 7.9. Emmis News/Talk 93.1 WIBC-FM is fourth down 8.0 to 7.4. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS (5.8 – 6.3 – 6.9) trends up to tie Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI-FM (6.7 to 6.9).
The loss of its AM signal has not hurt Emmis Sports “93.5/107.5 The Fan” WIBC-HD2 as it jumps up 4.4 to 5.5, for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff is the highest share recorded by an HD2 fed signal. Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 96.3” WHHH rises 2.0 to 2.9. Trending down in Indianapolis are iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ (5.8 – 5.5 – 4.6) and Cumulus AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR (3.8 – 3.4 – 2.9).
Talk dominates Milwaukee with Good Karma’s 620/103.3 WTMJ up 8.2 to 9.1 and iHeartMedia’s 1130 WISN trending up 6.8 – 7.2 – 8.9. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH rises to third 6.9 – 7.1 – 7.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT falls 7.6 to 6.6. Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX rises 5.3 to 6.1.
Milwaukee Radio Alliance Alternative “FM 102.1” WLUM rises 4.2 to 5.0. Public News/Talk 90.7 WUMW trends up 3.7 – 4.6 – 4.9. Audacy CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS trends down 3.6 – 3.3 – 2.6.
Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN holds steady at its record 7.8 share to tie for the Nashville lead for the first time with Midwest Communications Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK (8.5 to 7.8). Midwest AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA rises 6.7 to 7.1. A pair of iHeartMedia station trend up into the top five with CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW (5.6 to 6.7) and Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ (5.1 – 5.3 – 6.3)
Also trending up in Nashville are Public News/Talk 91.3 WPLN-FM (3.2 – 3.9 – 4.9), Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX (3.2 – 4.2 – 4.8), and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1510/98.3 WLAC (1.9 – 2.1 – 2.9) with Huff noting that is its highest share since January 2013. Cumulus Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM trends down 7.4 – 7.0 – 5.6.
iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY rises 11.7 to 12.2 for what Huff notes is the station’s largest share ever. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM surges up 5.8 – 6.5 – 8.1. Hall’s “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK dips 8.4 to 7.7. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI jumps up 5.8 to 7.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “B101.5” WWBB trends down 6.6 – 5.8 – 4.8.
Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ rises 9.9 to 10.1 to claim sole possession of Jacksonville’s lead. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL falls 9.9 to 8.9 for second, while sister News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM rises 7.9 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL rises to fourth 7.2 to 7.5, while co-owned Country 99.1 WQIK holds steady at a 7.2.
Jacksonville’s CHR battle sees iHeartMedia’s “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL trending up 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.7, while Cox’s 95.1 WAPE falls 3.1 – 2.9 – 2.5, which Huff notes is a new record low in the history of the brand.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT trends up 5.2 – 6.2 – 6.4. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI trends down 6.4 – 5.3 – 5.0, while Renda Country “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE slips 5.2 – 4.0 – 3.4.
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG holds the lead in Greensboro down 11.3 to 11.0, while sister Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW trends up to second 9.2 – 10.0 – 10.6. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR dips 10.1 to 9.7. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG trends down 9.5 – 8.3 – 8.0. Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH rises 5.7 to 6.4.
iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL jumps up 6.8 to 8.3 to take the West Palm Beach market lead. Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF trends down 9.2 – 8.3 – 8.0, while sister Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT is up 5.2 – 5.6 – 6.8. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX trends up 4.2 – 4.6 – 5.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Gater 98.7” WKGR rises 3.9 to 4.2 to tie Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN (4.1 to 4.2).
iHeartMedia’s duo of Adult R&B “V101” KJMS (10.6 to 10.9) and Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM (9.4 to 9.6) lead Memphis. Cumulus Adult R&B 103.5 WRBO is third down 8.6 to 8.2. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is fourth down 7.8 to 7.6, while iHeartMedia Hip Hop “K97” WHRK rises 6.7 – 7.2 – 7.3.
Audacy Sports “ESPN 92.9” 680 WMFS/92.9 WMFS-FM trends up 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.3, which Chris Huff notes is a record high for the FM.
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH leads Hartford while trending down 12.4 – 10.8 – 9.7. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ slips 8.8 to 7.9. Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR is third 7.8 to 7.7. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM is fourth up 6.6 to 6.8, while sister Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX trends up 5.1 – 5.8 – 6.4.