Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
New York
MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS reclaims the New York lead with a 5.7 to 6.6 gain. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW inches up 5.9 to 6.0 as it falls to second place. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM (5.8 to 5.7) and SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ (5.3 to 5.7) tie for third. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ rises 4.7 to 5.3 to move up to fifth.
Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM rises 3.6 to 4.1. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is up 2.8 to 3.2.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slips 5.8 – 5.2 – 5.1. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC drops 4.3 to 3.0. Audacy Alternative “Alt 92.3” WNYL is down 1.5 – 1.3 – 1.2.
Los Angeles
iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST rises 5.4 to 5.8 with sister Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG up 5.0 to 5.5. Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH dips 5.2 to 5.1. iHeartMedia News/Talk 640 KFI is off 4.8 to 4.7. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV holds at a 4.4.
Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM trends up 3.0 – 3.3 – 3.5. Univision Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 98.3/103.9” KRCD/KRVC rises 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.8.
Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE trends down 4.9 – 4.6 – 3.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL dives 3.6 – 3.2 – 2.7. SBS Spanish CHR “Mega 96.3” KXOL drops 2.9 – 2.5 – 2.2.
Chicago
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV jumps up 5.5 to 6.6 to claim sole possession of the lead. iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT dips 5.5 to 5.3. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 4.6 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ holds at a 4.7. Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ dips 5.1 – 4.8 – 4.4
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM rises 3.4 to 3.9. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX rebounds 2.9 to 3.5. Good Karma Sports “ESPN 1000” WMVP rises 1.1 – 1.8 – 1.9.
Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN slides 4.1 to 3.3. Hubbard’s 90s/2000s Hits “The New 100.3” WSHE falls 3.0 – 2.4 – 2.3. iHeartMedia’s “Rock 95.5” WCHI-FM is off 2.6 – 2.5 – 2.2. Audacy CHR “B96” WBBM-FM is off 2.2 to 1.9.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM remains on top of the Bay Area down 8.5 to 7.8. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is up 6.2 to 6.4. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT is off 6.2 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ dips 5.4 to 4.7. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ jumps up 3.1 – 3.2 – 3.9.
Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX trends up 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.8. Audacy Classic Hip Hop “102.1 Jams” KRBQ rises 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL jumps 1.1. to 1.9.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO is down 5.5 to 5.4. iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE rises 4.3 to 5.1. iHeart Classic Rock “Lone Star 92.5” KZPS trends down 5.6 – 5.1 – 4.9. Cumulus News/Talk 820 WBAP rises 4.5 to 4.9. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 K-Love” KLUV is up 4.4 to 4.8.
Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS trends up 3.4 – 3.7 – 4.0. Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL is up 2.3 – 2.7 – 2.8. In its final monthly as Rock “97.1 The Eagle“, iHeartMedia’s KEGL rises 1.3 to 1.5.
iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM falls 5.4 to 4.4. Audacy Regional Mexican “La Grande 107.5” KMVK is off 3.9 – 3.5 – 3.1. iHeartMedia Hot AC “102.9 Now” KDMX trends down 3.7 – 3.4 – 3.0. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY drops 3.0 – 2.6 – 2.2. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Beat” KBFB falls 2.4 to 1.7.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA remains in the lead down 9.0 to 8.7. Cox Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT rises 5.9 to 6.3. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH rises 5.6 to 6.1 for what is the highest share on the frequency since 1992 as Country KIKK-FM. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ holds at a 6.0 share. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ slips 6.4 to 5.9.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN trends up 4.7 – 5.2 – 5.7. Cox Country “93Q” KKBQ is up 4.2 – 4.3 – 5.0. Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE rises 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.1. Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM rises 3.5 to 3.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT is up 3.1 to 3.7.
Trending down in Houston are iHeartMedia News/Talk 740 KTRH (4.2 – 3.9 – 3.3), Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX (3.6 – 3.3 – 2.9), and iHeartMedia’s “Sports 790” KBME (1.8 – 1.5 – 1.1)
Atlanta
Cox Media Group continues to hold four of the top five spots in its home market. Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV remains on top down 9.0 to 8.3. Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR rises 6.8 to 7.4. After tying its highest share ever last month with a 5.1, Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM shatters its record jumping up to third place with a 6.8. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM dips 6.7 to 6.5, while News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rebounds 5.5 to 6.3.
Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH trends up 2.6 – 3.4 – 4.2. Audacy Sports “92.9 The Game” WZGC jumps up 1.4 – 1.8 – 2.7.
Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE dips 4.7 to 4.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW falls 3.7 – 3.2 – 2.8. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR falls 3.1 to 2.2.
Philadelphia
Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR holds onto its lead up 8.0 to 8.7. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM is up 7.4 to 7.5. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK dips 5.9 to 5.5. Audacy’s duo of Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL (5.3 to 5.4) and AC “B101” WBEB (5.6 to 5.4) tie for fourth.
Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM rises 3.1 to 3.8. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP rises 4.0 – 4.8 – 5.3, while its stream adds and additional 2.6 share which combined would’ve placed the station in second overall with a 7.9.
iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 106.1” WUMR inches up 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.2. After shifting back to Adult R&B at the end of August, Radio One’s 100.3 WRNB trends up 1.0 – 1.2 – 1.4.
Long Island
Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM holds onto its lead up 6.2 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ trends down 5.8 – 5.6 – 5.2. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM dips 5.3 to 4.8. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM trends up 3.6 – 4.2 – 4.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 4.5.
Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI falls 4.7 to 4.1. Connoisseur Media Rock “94.3 The Shark” WWSK is down 3.0 to 2.2.
With its airstaff exiting halfway through the monthly, Connoisseur Media Classic Hits “103.1 Max-FM” WBZO rises 2.7 to 3.5.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM jumps up 5.9 to 7.7. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY slips 4.9 to 4.3. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN inches up 3.5 to 3.7. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG (3.9 to 3.6) and Univision Regional Mexican “La 101.9” KSCA (4.1 – 3.8 – 3.6) tie for fourth.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI trends up 2.4 – 3.2 – 3.4.
San Jose
Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises 6.6 to 7.3 to take the South Bay lead. Ratings expert Chris Huff notes this is the first time KOIT has led San Jose without Christmas music. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 4.8 to 5.7. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR jumps up 4.4 to 5.5 to tie Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX (6.1 to 5.5). Alpha Country 94.5 KBAY is up 3.9 to 4.2. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED is no longer publicly listed.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI trends up 2.7 – 3.1 – 4.0. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM rises 2.6 – 3.4 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL falls 3.2 – 2.6 – 2.0.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW jumps up 6.1 – 7.4 – 8.6 followed by sister Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ up 5.4 – 5.6 – 6.0. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rises 5.1 to 6.0. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ dips 5.3 to 5.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is up 4.3 to 4.5.
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