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
Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP continues to surge as it rises for the fourth straight month 13.1 to 13.9, which is the largest share ever recorded by the station and the highest non-Holiday share since 630 WMAL in Winter 1977. Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU slides 12.7 – 11.2 – 11.0. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR jumps up 5.8 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC rebounds 4.4 to 4.9, while sister AC 97.1 WASH continues its drop 5.1 – 4.6 – 4.3.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM trends up 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.2.
Cumulus Media Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL is down 4.7 to 4.0. iHeart Country 98.7 WMZQ gains 3.0 to 3.5.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR 95.5 WPGC rebounds 2.6 to 3.1, while sister Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD slides 4.6 – 3.0 – 2.9 and Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL falls 3.4 to 1.8.
Boston
Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX takes the Boston lead as it jumps up 5.4 to 6.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM rises 4.9 to 5.2 to tie for second with sister Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX as it is down 5.7 to 5.2. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX (5.6 to 4.7) and Beasley Media Classic Hits 105.7 WROR (5.3 to 4.7) drop into a fourth place tie.
Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM rises 3.8 to 4.4 as Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM slides 4.9 – 4.4 – 4.2.
Beasley Rhythmic Throwbacks “Hot 96.9” WBQT jumps 3.4 to 4.1 for its best share since April 2023.
Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR slides 5.0 – 4.5 – 4.2, while competing 89.7 WGBH-FM is down 3.6 to 3.3.
Northeast Broadcasting AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV climbs 2.6 – 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.4 for its best showing since October 2020. Competitor 88.9 WERS falls 1.8 to 1.0.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM climbs 7.5 – 7.9 – 8.4 – 9.1 to set a new station record high. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports” 710 KIRO has risen every month across the baseball season from a 1.6 share back in February with a 5.4 to 6.3 rise in August. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW gains 4.3 to 5.1 to tie for third with iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB as it drops 5.6 to 5.1. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM inches up 4.7 to 4.8.
Classical 98.1 KING-FM rises 3.5 – 4.5 – 4.7. Public News/Talk/Jazz 88.5 KNKX trends down 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.5. AAA 90.3 KEXP falls 4.4 – 4.0 – 2.7.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “96.5 Jack-FM” KJAQ trends up 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.2.
Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ-FM is up 3.0 to 3.4. Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF inches up 3.1 to 3.2, but its stream rises 1.0 to 1.2. Hubbard’s “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM dips 2.6 to 2.3.
Cox Media Group Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ reclaims the South Florida lead up 6.0 – 6.5 – 7.1. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 6.5 to 6.9. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF slips to third 6.6 to 6.1. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR gains 5.2 to 5.6. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ inches up 5.1 to 5.2.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ is off 3.9 to 3.7, but its stream rises 0.6 to 0.9.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM falls 4.2 to 2.9. iHeart Conservative Talk 610 WIOD slides 2.3 – 1.4 – 1.2.
K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 89.7 WMLV climbs 2.6 to 3.2 for its highest share recorded.
ANCO Media Dance “Revolution 93.5” WZFL rises 1.0 to 1.4 for its best share ever.
Following its addition of a simulcast on the former Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS midway through the survey, Audacy Sports 560 WQAM holds at a 0.6 share.
Phoenix
Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX drops 9.1 to 8.2 but establishes a two share lead as iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ falls 9.1 to 6.2. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT rises 4.4 to 4.7. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 KFYI is up 3.8 to 4.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM is off 4.2 to 4.1.
iHeart CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP jumps up 2.7 to 4.0 with sister Modern AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP climbing 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.7. Zelus Media Hot AC “Hot 97.5/103.9” KMVA/KZON rises 2.5 to 3.1.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.3” KOMR trends up 2.5 – 3.1 – 3.5. Chavez Media Regional Mexican “La Campesina 101.9” 860 KNAI rises 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.4 for its best share since March 2019.
Hubbard Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB slides 3.6 – 2.8 – 2.4.
Detroit
iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC rises to the top with a 6.4 – 6.7 – 8.2 jump. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is up 7.7 to 8.1 but its stream rises 2.8 to 3.2. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC is off 6.7 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD rises 6.2 to 6.5. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD slides 6.2 – 5.6 – 5.3 – 5.0.
Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF continues its slide 5.6 – 5.2 – 4.9 – 4.7, while sister Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX is down 5.2 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI is down or even for the sixth consecutive month 4.6 to 4.1. Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB climbs 3.3 – 3.5 – 3.9.
Classical 90.9 WRCJ-FM falls 3.2 – 2.7 – 1.7.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM rises 8.1 to 9.2. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM trends up 6.9 – 7.2 – 7.9. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM dips 7.0 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL drops 7.0 to 6.0. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM slides 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.4, but its stream gains 1.3 to 1.7.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB gains 4.6 to 5.3.
Cumulus Media Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS drops 5.2 to 4.6. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK falls 5.8 to 4.3. Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR is up 3.7 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY slides 5.8 – 5.5 – 5.1, while sister Modern AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ slips 4.5 – 4.3 – 3.9.
Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO trends down 4.2 – 3.7 – 3.1 with its stream up 0.3 – 0.5 – 0.7.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Media Group Soft AC 105.5 WDUV is down 7.8 to 7.1. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE dips 7.4 to 6.8. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL rises 5.3 to 5.7. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX is up 4.9 to 5.2. Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM inches up 5.0 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS slips 5.3 to 4.8. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK continues to trend down 5.9 – 5.6 – 5.0 – 4.5.
Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV jumps up 3.0 to 4.3. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ rebounds 3.8 to 4.2, but Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD is down 3.2 – 3.0 – 2.5.
iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 95.7” WRUB swings 3.2 – 2.0 – 2.9. Beasley’s “92.5 Maxima” WYUU falls 2.9 – 2.2 – 1.8.
iHeart Sports 620/95.3 WDAE rises 1.9 to 2.6 with sister News/Talk 970 WFLA down 2.9 to 2.6.
Public Variety 88.5 WMNF climbs 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.2.
Denver
Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI holds at a 7.5 share, while sister Country 98.5 KYGO drops 6.2 to 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC dips 5.6 to 5.3, while sister Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT is down 5.6 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX is off 5.1 to 4.9.
Bonneville Sports “104.3 The Fan” KKFN-FM jumps up 2.4 – 3.1 – 4.6.
iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL slides 5.9 – 5.4 – 5.0 – 4.6. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL drops 5.6 to 4.6.
iHeart CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT rises 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.2. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “KS 107.5” KQKS trends down 4.9 – 4.5 – 4.2.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN rebounds 8.6 to 9.5 to extend its lead to over two and a half shares. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN-FM jumps 4.5 to 6.9 for its largest share since the debut. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM inches up 6.8 to 6.9. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS holds at a 5.8 share. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY drops 6.6 to 5.5.
Audacy Country 103.7 KSON jumps up 4.3 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM rises 4.0 to 4.5. News/Talk 600 KOGO is down 4.9 to 4.1. iHeart CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM jumps up 2.6 to 3.4. Active Rock “Rock 105.3” KIOZ drops 3.6 to 2.8.
LMSD Alternative “91X” XETRA-FM falls 4.1 to 3.1, while Audacy’s “Alt 94.9” KBZT holds at a 2.6 share.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM continues to hold a commanding lead down 9.6 to 8.6. Sister Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ gains 5.0 – 5.4 – 5.7 – 6.8. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF dips 6.2 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC and Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY both are down 6.5 to 5.6.
M10 Broadcasting Conservative Talk 680 WCBM is up 2.3 to 2.7. Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR trends down 2.5 – 2.3 – 2.0.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” jumps up 9.0 to 10.9 for its best share since September 2021. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU holds at an 8.7 share. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH trends up 6.2 – 6.8 – 7.1 – 7.7. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY holds at a 6.2 share. Three stations tie for fifth with Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK dropping 6.0 to 5.2, Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM down 5.3 to 5.2, and iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM up 5.0 to 5.2.
Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY trends up 3.8 – 4.2 – 4.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ is up 4.0 to 4.5.
Hubbard Rock/Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT slides 5.2 – 4.8 – 4.3.
Gateway Creative Christian Hip Hop “Boost 95.5” continues its climb 1.8 – 2.3 – 2.6. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “100.3 The Beat” KATZ-FM falls 2.9 to 2.1.
Audacy Conservative Talk “97.1 FM Talk” KFTK-FM drops 1.8 to 1.2.
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