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.
Nielsen also continues its Springs 2025 diary ratings releases with Anchorage, Binghamton, Charleston WV, Erie, Eugene/Springfield, Evansville, Huntington/Ashland, Macon, Morgantown/Clarksburg/Fairmont, Rockford, Tallahassee, Valdosta and Wausau/Stevens Point.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP rises 11.7 to 13.1 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the second largest share in station history behind a 13.5 in February 2010. Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU dips 12.7 to 11.2. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR inches up 5.7 to 5.8. Cumulus Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL rises 4.1 to 4.7. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH dips 5.1 to 4.6.
iHeart Alternative “DC 101” WWDC slides 5.5 – 5.1 – 4.4.
Atlantic Gateway Christian AC 91.9 WGTS rises 3.1 – 3.4 – 3.8. Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL jumps up 1.6 – 2.6 – 3.4.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ rises 2.9 to 3.3, while sister Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS climbs 2.3 to 3.2. Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC drops 3.6 – 3.4 – 2.6.
Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD falls 4.6 to 3.0.
Boston
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX rises 5.1 to 5.7 to take the Boston market lead for the first time since August 2020. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX trends up 5.0 – 5.3 – 5.6. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX dips 5.7 to 5.4. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR trends up 4.8 – 5.1 – 5.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM holds at a 4.9 share.
Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR dips 5.0 to 4.5. iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ drops 5.7 to 4.5.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI dips 4.9 to 4.4, while Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM continues its slide 4.6 – 4.0 – 3.8.
Audacy Variety Hits “Big 103” WBGB trends down 4.3 – 3.9 – 3.5.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN jumps up 1.9 to 2.9.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM expands its lead 7.9 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is off 5.7 to 5.6. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO rises 4.2 – 4.7 – 5.4. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM trends down 5.6 – 5.2 – 4.7. Classical 98.1 KING-FM jumps up 3.5 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 4.4.
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF slips 3.7 – 3.3 – 3.1, while its stream rises 0.3 – 0.6 – 1.0. Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ-FM dips 3.2 to 3.0. Hubbard Country “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM rises 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.6.
Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF holds at a 6.6 share but moves into the South Florida lead. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 6.0 to 6.5 to tie for second with sister Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT as it dips 6.9 to 6.5. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR is off 5.3 to 5.2. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ dips 5.3 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM gains 3.1 – 3.4 – 4.2. Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC rises 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.2.
In its final monthly, Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS holds at a 2.2 share. Sports 560 WQAM dipped 0.9 to 0.6.
iHeart Conservative Talk 610 WIOD slides 2.6 – 2.3 – 1.4.
Phoenix
Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX rises 8.1 – 8.3 – 9.1 for a new all-time record high, but only ties for first with iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ as it rises 7.4 – 8.3 – 9.1. iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT is a distant third holding at a 4.4 share. iHeart Country 102.5 KNIX is up 4.1 to 4.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM is off 4.3 to 4.2.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.3” KOMR rises 2.5 to 3.1. K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 105.5 KAIZ trends up 1.5 – 2.3 – 2.7.
Hubbard Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB drops 3.6 to 2.8.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM trends down 8.6 – 8.0 – 7.7, but its stream rises 2.1 – 2.3 – 2.8. iHeart AC 100.3 WNIC is up 6.4 to 6.7. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC dips 7.0 to 6.7. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD holds at a 6.2 share. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD trends down 6.2 – 5.6 – 5.3.
Cumulus Hot AC 96.3 WDVD trends up 3.9 – 4.2 – 4.7.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM slides 9.8 – 8.4 – 8.1. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM is up 6.9 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL holds at a 7.0 share to tie for third with Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM as it dips 7.1 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM slips 6.6 to 6.3 and its stream moves 1.4 to 1.3.
Cumulus Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS rises 4.8 to 5.2.
Classical 99.5 KSJN trends up 2.0 – 2.2 – 3.1.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft Classic Hits 105.5 WDUV rises 7.3 to 7.8. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy-FM” 91.5 WCIE is off 7.5 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS rebounds 4.3 to 5.3. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL dips 5.7 to 5.3. Beasley Media Group Country 99.5 WQYK slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 5.0 to tie with Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM as it rises 4.1 – 4.5 – 5.0.
Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ slides 4.9 – 4.4 – 3.8. Classic Rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB falls 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.1.
iHeart CHR 93.3 WFLZ trends down 4.2 – 3.8 – 3.6. Beasley Spanish CHR “92.5 Maxima” WYUU is down 3.0 – 2.9 – 2.2. iHeart Spanish CHR “Rumba 95.7” WRUB drops 3.2 to 2.0.
Q Broadcasting Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.7” 1540 WAMA jumps 0.3 – 1.0 – 1.4. Beasley Spanish Tropical “Playa 106.9” WYUU-HD2 jumps 0.2 – 0.5 – 1.3.
Denver
Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI leads off 7.7 to 7.5. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO is up 5.9 to 6.2. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC is up 5.2 to 5.6, while sister Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT jumps 4.4 to 5.6. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL makes it a three-way tie for third 5.3 to 5.6.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX rises 4.2 to 5.1, while sister Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL slides down 5.9 – 5.4 – 5.0. CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT is up 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.0. Country “106.7 The Bull” KWBL rises 3.0 to 3.6.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK rises 3.2 – 3.5 – 4.4.
Bonneville Sports “104.3 The Fan” KKFN-FM jumps 2.4 to 3.1. KSE Media’s “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM falls 3.0 – 1.8 – 1.3.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN slips 10.0 to 8.6. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM holds at a 6.8 share. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY rises 5.8 to 6.6. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM dips 6.1 to 5.8. iHeartMedia News/Talk 600 KOGO trends up 3.6 – 4.4 – 4.9.
Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN is down 5.5 to 4.5. LMSD Alternative “91X” XETRA-FM rises 3.6 to 4.1. Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.9” KBZT slides 3.5 – 2.9 – 2.6.
Lotus’ new Regional Mexican “Frontera 100.7” KFBG is up 0.3 – 0.6 – 1.1.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM rises 8.1 to 9.6. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY drops 7.5 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC dips 7.0 – 6.7 – 6.5. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF holds at a 6.2 share. Radio One Hip Hip “92Q” WERQ rises 5.0 – 5.4 – 5.7.
Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA slips 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.4.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE maintains its lead 9.5 to 9.0. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU dips 9.2 to 8.7. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH rises 6.2 – 6.8 – 7.1. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “Joy 99.1” KLJY dips 6.8 to 6.2. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK trends up 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.0.
Gateway Creative Christian Hip Hop “Boost 95.5” KXBS continues its rise 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.3.
Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS slides 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.2.
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