The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Austin
Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM inches up 9.6 to 9.7 to take the Austin lead. Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA is down 9.7 to 8.9. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ continues its slide 7.0 – 5.9 – 5.7 – 5.2. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM rises 4.2 to 4.6. Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ is up 3.9 to 4.3 tying for fifth with Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX as it rebounds 3.8 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia Country 100.7 KASE drops 4.8 to 3.9. Waterloo Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM slides 4.4 – 3.7 – 3.4.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 104.3” KLQB gains 2.6 to 3.8. Waterloo’s “107.1 La Z” KLZT is down 4.8 – 4.4 – 3.9.
Recharge Media AAA “Sun Radio” 1060 KTSN rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.4. Classical 89.5 KMFA falls 2.2 – 1.8 – 1.3.
Raleigh/Durham
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM rises 6.8 – 7.4 – 8.1 – 9.5 – 10.0 – 10.8 for its best share since September 2021. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK is up 7.2 to 8.5. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO takes a big swing 7.7 – 6.1 – 8.0 for a new record high for the 102.9 frequency. Curtis Country 94.7 WQDR-FM is down 8.4 to 7.5. Curtis Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB-FM jumps up 4.9 to 7.0.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK-FM is down 7.3 to 6.6. iHeart Country “B93.9” WNCB falls 3.8 to 1.9.
Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM slides 8.0 – 7.4 – 7.3 – 6.4.
Classical 89.7 WCPE surges up 3.4 – 4.2 – 5.3.
Curtis Media CHR “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW trends down 3.8 – 3.5 – 2.7, while iHeart CHR “G105” WDCG holds at a 5.1 share.
Indianapolis
Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM trends up 7.4 – 8.2 – 8.5 – 8.8 – 9.6 for a new high for the 106.7 frequency and best for the WTLC-FM brand since Winter 1990 on 105.7. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK climbs 6.4 – 7.1 – 7.6 – 8.4. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC-FM drops 10.2 – 8.6 – 7.9 with co-owned AC “B105.7” WYXB down 8.9 – 8.1 – 6.9, while Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK-FM climbs 5.4 – 5.8 – 6.7.
Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL falls 7.8 – 6.6 – 5.5. Cumulus AC “Mix 107.9” WNTR rises 4.6 to 5.2. Country 95.5 WFMS rebounds 4.5 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ is down 5.8 to 5.1.
Radio One Sports “107.5/93.5 The Fan” WIBC-HD2 swings 3.3 – 1.9 – 2.7. Hip Hop “Hot 100.9” WHHH is down 4.0 to 3.3.
Nashville
Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA maintains its lead despite sliding 12.0 – 9.3 – 8.7. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ climbs 5.7 – 7.2 – 7.5. Cumulus Media Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX jumps 5.4 to 6.7, while sister Conservative Talk “Supertalk 99.7 WTN” WWTN gains 5.0 to 6.1. Christian AC “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU rebounds 5.5 to 6.1.
Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK continues its downward trend 8.1 – 5.7 – 5.7 – 5.4.
iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX falls 6.8 to 5.2. Cumulus’ 95.5 WSM-FM drops 4.1 to 3.4, while “103.3 Country” WKDF is up 2.6 to 3.2.
Hope Media Group Christian AC “Way-FM” 88.7 WAYM slides 4.4 – 3.7 – 3.4.
Jacksonville
Renda Broadcasting AC 96.1 WEJZ grows its lead 8.3 – 8.8 – 10.5 – 11.8 for its best non-Christmas share since August 2020. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL slips 10.1 – 9.8 – 9.5. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL is up 6.0 to 6.6 with sister Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT jumping 5.1 to 6.3. Christian AC “K-Love” 90.9 WJKV is off 6.3 to 6.1.
iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK swings 6.0 – 4.7 – 5.6. Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE moves 4.4 – 3.8 – 4.1.
Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT is down 6.0 to 5.4. Cox’s News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM falls 6.3 to 5.2.
Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.8. Cox CHR 95.1 WAPE slides 4.6 – 4.3 – 3.9, while iHeart CHR “97.9 Kiss-FM” WKSL-FM is down 2.9 to 2.3.
Norsan Media Spanish Tropical “Kaliente 94.1” WSOS-FM rises 0.4 – 0.7 – 1.1.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN slips 10.2 to 8.6 for what is its lowest share since April 2022. iHeart Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM climbs 7.2 – 8.1 – 8.3 with sister Country “FM 106.1” WMIL up for the fourth straight month 6.3 to 6.8. Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB trends down 6.0 – 5.4 – 5.1 in its final hosted monthly before its upcoming flip to tie iHeart Hip Hop “V100.7” WKKV as it rises 3.7 – 3.9 – 4.3 – 5.1.
Saga’s “Classic Rock 96.5” WKLH drops 5.7 to 4.7. Milwaukee Radio Alliance Alternative “FM 102.1” WLUM continues its rise 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.7 – 3.9 ahead of its coming demise.
Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX is down 4.7 to 3.8. Christian AC “K-Love” 105.3 WLVE slides 4.2 – 3.7 – 2.8. Saga’s “Pure Oldies 106.9” WRXS-FM is down 2.8 – 2.6 – 2.2.
Providence
Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK moves from a tie to a three share lead with its 9.8 to 11.4 rise, while Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI is down 9.8 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY inches up 7.5 to 7.6 with sister Classic Hits “B101” WWBB up 6.2 to 6.8. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM slides 7.3 – 7.0 – 6.4.
Audacy Sports 103.7 WVEI-FM trends up 2.5 – 3.4 – 3.8. Cumulus Classic Rock “106.3 The Wolf” WWKX is down 2.1 to 1.5.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL climbs 8.8 – 10.0 – 10.5 – 10.9 to expand its lead to nearly five share points. Three stations tie for a distant second. Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB drops 7.8 to 6.1; Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR slides 8.5 – 7.8 – 6.1; iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI gains 5.7 to 6.1. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX is down 6.3 to 5.7.
Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM rises 3.7 to 4.5. Sinclair’s “US 106.1” WUSH is off 5.3 to 5.1.
Christian AC “K-Love” 90.7 WZLV jumps 2.6 to 4.0. Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM falls 4.2 – 3.6 – 2.4.
Following its August 1 launch after a week of stunting with Christmas music, iHeartMedia Soft AC “105.3 The Breeze” WNOH debuts with a 0.3 share. News “Black Information Network” WHBT-FM falls 0.9 to 0.4 following its move from 105.3 to 92.1.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG rebounds 11.6 to 13.0 with sister Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW in tow up 10.4 – 11.2 – 11.6 – 12.5 for its best share in two years. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.1 WWLV drops 9.9 to 8.4. Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH continues its slide 9.5 – 8.3 – 7.5 – 6.7. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG falls 7.0 to 5.5.
iHeart Country “Q104.1” WTQR rises 4.2 – 4.6 – 5.3, while Audacy’s “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW-FM drops 5.6 to 4.6.
iHeartMedia’s “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ trends up 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.7 – 4.1. Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI climbs 2.1 – 2.4 – 3.5. CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS is down 1.9 to 1.5.
West Palm Beach
The lead significantly tightens as Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT jumps up 4.9 – 5.3 – 6.6 to tie sister Hot AC 97.9 WRMF as it dips 7.0 to 6.6. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL is right behind 6.7 to 6.5. iHeart Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR continues its climb 3.8 – 5.3. – 6.0. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX falls 9.3 – 8.4 – 6.3 – 4.9.
Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN Miami rises 2.4 – 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.7. Potential acquisition JDD Radio Hip Hop “104.7 The Flame” WFLM rises 0.2 to 1.1.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS rises 13.6 to 15.0. Hip Hop “K97” WHRK is up 7.9 to 9.3. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR slips 10.4 to 9.2. iHeart Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM is up 7.4 to 7.7. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.1 WKVF is down 6.6 to 5.7.
Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP climbs 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.6 although its stream is down 0.7 to 0.5.
iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA slides 4.6 – 3.8 – 3.3.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH remains on top as it trends down 13.5 – 12.8 – 12.0 – 10.4. iHeartMedia’s “Country 92.5” WWYZ holds at a 10.0 share. Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM inches up 7.5 to 7.6. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The River” WHCN continues to trend up 6.1 – 6.6 – 7.1 – 7.3. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX rises 6.2 – 6.5 – 7.1.
iHeart CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS slips 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.9. Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM falls 8.4 – 7.3 – 6.3 – 5.9.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM rises 4.7 – 5.5 – 5.7.
Full Power Radio Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ gains 2.0 to 2.9.
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