Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with Day 1 markets New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, 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
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW maintains its lead down 8.6 to 8.1. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM is off 6.0 to 5.9 with its stream adding an additional 0.6 share. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ claims sole possession of third up 5.2 to 5.5, while Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM dips 5.2 to 4.8. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ places fifth 4.8 to 4.6.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ slides 5.1 – 4.9 – 4.5 with its stream down 2.0 to 1.5. Univision’s “X96.3” WXNY-FM is up 2.2 to 2.6.
Christian AC “K-Love” 95.5 WPLJ jumps up 1.6 to 2.4.
Emmis Bilingual AC “98.7 La Exitosa” continues its rise 1.3 – 2.0 – 2.1.
Jazz 88.3 WBGO holds at a 0.4 share, but its stream is up 0.4 to 0.9.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH extends its lead 7.2 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG jumps up 5.0 to 5.8 for its highest share since June 2018. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST drops to third down 6.2 to 5.5. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV s off 4.9 to 4.8, while sister News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM swings 4.5 – 3.9 – 4.3.
iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM slides 4.7 – 4.2 – 4.1 – 3.7. News/Talk 640 KFI is down 3.6 to 2.9.
Classical 91.5 KUSC rises 3.0 – 3.3 – 3.6 to tie its highest share set in Holiday 2024. Public News/Talk/AAA 89.9 KCRW is up 2.2 to 2.5 to set a station record high. Jazz 88.1 KKJZ rises 1.7 to 2.0.
Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ is up 3.0 to 3.2. iHeartMedia’s “Alt 98.7” KYSR gains 2.8 to 3.1.
Chicago
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV reclaims the Chicago lead 4.7 to 5.0. iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT dips 4.9 to 4.7. Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM is up to a third place tie 4.3 to 4.4, while Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS holds at a 4.4 share with its stream off 0.8 to 0.5. Nexstar News/Talk 720 WGN rises 3.7 to 4.3 to tie for fifth with Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX has it dips 4.5 to 4.3.
Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT slips 4.8 – 4.6 – 4.2 as sister Country “US 99” WUSN slides 5.0 – 4.5 – 4.1 – 3.7.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ swings 4.1 – 3.7 – 4.1. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO climbs 3.3 to 4.1.
Dallas/Fort Worth
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX shatters the station record high share set last month as it continues to climb 4.2 – 6.5 – 7.0. That also marks the highest non-Christmas share for any station in the market in over three years. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM inches up 5.3 to 5.4. Cumulus’s Country duo of “New Country 96.3” KSCS (steady at 5.0) and “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX (down 5.4 to 4.7) follow. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK holds at a 4.6 share.
iHeart CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM is up 3.8 to 4.2. Co-owned Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS slides 4.3 – 3.7 – 3.2, while Rock “97.1 The Eagle” KEGL swings 1.7 – 1.1 – 1.5.
Audacy Sports “105.3 The Fan” KRLD-FM trends up 2.9 – 3.3 – 3.6. Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF rises 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.6.
Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Latino Mix 107.9/107.1” KDXX/KESS jumps up 1.9 to 2.9.
K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 101.7 KYDA falls 2.7 to 1.4. Classical 101.1 WRR is down 1.8 to 1.1.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA soars up 6.4 to 8.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ dips 6.7 to 6.4. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ slides 7.1 – 6.9 – 6.3 – 5.8. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT inches up 5.3 to 5.4. Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE surges up 4.2 to 5.2 for its best share since January 2022.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX climbs 3.1 – 3.4 – 4.1 for its best share since November 2023.
SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 92.1” KROI rebounds 2.8 to 3.4. Audacy Spanish CHR “Mega 101” KLOL is down 3.1 to 2.5.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM ends its slide holding at an 8.7 share. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 8.6 to 8.3. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT is off 5.8 to 5.7. Classical 90.3 KDFC jumps up 4.6 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ gains 4.2 to 4.8.
Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ trends up 3.1 – 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.0. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS rises 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.6.
Both Hot ACs move into a tie. iHeart’s “Star 101.3” KIOI goes 3.5 to 3.4. Audacy’s “Alice 97.3” KLLC trends down 4.2 – 3.7 – 3.4.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL dips 3.6 to 3.1.
Atlanta
Cox Media Group News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rises from fourth to first 6.9 to 7.8. Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR (7.2 to 7.1) and Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ (up 7.0 to 7.1) tie for second. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV slides 8.2 – 7.5 – 7.4 – 6.5 as it falls from first to fourth. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE inches up 5.8 to 5.9.
Christian AC “K-Love” 106.7 WAKL falls 5.8 – 5.2 – 4.7. “Air 1” 104.7 WAIA continues to slide 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.5.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “96.1 The Beat” WRDG surges up 2.7 – 3.6 – 4.2 for the best share on the signal since May 2022 when it was still CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW.
Audacy Sports “92.9 The Game” WZGC trends up 2.2 – 2.7 – 3.4. Dickey Broadcasting’s “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN dips 2.0 to 1.6.
Cumulus Media’s “New Country 101.5” WKHX trends up 2.9 – 3.0 – 3.3. iHeartMedia’s “94.9 The Bull” WUBL holds at a 2.8 share.
Philadelphia
Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP gets its start of Eagles season and Phillies playoff push rise 6.4 – 7.1 – 8.5, while its stream is up 2.0 – 2.6 – 2.8. Beasley Media Group Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK drops 8.5 – 8.1 – 6.8 with sister Rock 93.3 WMMR up 5.8 to 6.3. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB is off 5.5 to 5.4. News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI inches up 4.6 to 4.8 with its stream going 1.0 to 0.9.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM falls 6.0 to 4.7. Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL rises 2.8 to 3.4. iHeart CHR “Q102” WIOQ climbs 2.3 to 2.8.
AAA 88.5 WXPN is off from its two consecutive record high monthlies 4.8 to 4.4. Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM see-saws 4.5 – 4.0 – 4.4.
Christian AC “K-Love” 106.9 WKVP climbs 2.4 – 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.9 for its best share since February 2023.
Beasley Media Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM slides 4.1 – 3.5 – 3.1. iHeartMedia Alternative “Alt 104.5” WRFF trends down 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.0.
Nassau/Suffolk
Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC jumps up 5.2 to 6.8 for its highest share since it was Top 40 in Spring 1978. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 6.9 to 6.5. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM slides 6.9 – 6.6 – 6.0. Cox Media Group Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM holds at a 4.9 share which ties it for fourth with Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM which is up 4.5 to 4.9 (stream down 1.9 to 1.4).
Christian AC “K-Love” 95.5 WPLJ more than doubles its share 2.3 to 4.7 for the signal’s best performance on Long Island since it was Hot AC “95.5 PLJ” in Summer 1994.
Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK slides 5.2 – 4.8 – 4.3. Connoisseur Rock “94.3 The Shark” WWSK continues its downward trend 3.2 – 2.5 – 2.1 – 2.0 – 1.5.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY holds at an 11.8 share. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM continues its months-long slide 5.6 – 5.4 – 5.1. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE jumps up 3.7 to 4.9. MediaCo Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB gains 2.6 to 3.5. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is up 3.0 to 3.4.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI rises 2.6 to 3.1. Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA trends up 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.2.
Anaheim Broadcasting Rock 96.7 KCAL-FM falls 2.6 to 1.8.
San Jose
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 5.3 to 5.7 with its stream up 0.7 to 1.2. Connoisseur Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR swings 5.1 – 4.0 – 5.3 to tie with Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG as it slips 5.9 to 5.3. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ moves 4.7 to 4.6 with sister AC 96.5 KOIT holding at a 4.4 share.
Connoisseur’s “Bay Country” 94.5 KBAY/92.1 KKDV jumps up 2.5 to 3.8.
Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX slides 4.0 – 3.8 – 3.5. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS is up 3.0 to 3.5.
Cumulus Conservative Talk 810 KSFO falls 3.3 – 2.7 – 1.9.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ maintains its lead despite falling 9.8 – 9.5 – 7.4. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ rebounds 5.8 to 6.6 with its stream down 1.1 to 0.8. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM inches up 5.6 to 5.7. iHeart AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW drops 7.2 – 6.7 – 5.3. Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW is off 5.4 to 5.2.
Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ falls 5.6 to 4.6. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW slips 5.4 – 5.2 – 4.9. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ drops 3.8 to 3.3, while sister Hot AC 103.5 WKTU gains 1.9 to 2.5.
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 2.2 – 2.8 – 3.1. Co-owned Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM dips 3.9 to 3.6, but its stream gains 0.9 to 1.6.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 710 WOR slides 3.7 – 2.6 – 2.3.
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