September 2025 (8/21 – 9/17) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3: WOSF & KBZN Make Big Moves To The Top

 

 

Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Columbus, and Cleveland.

All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.


Charlotte

105.3 R&B RNB WOSF CharlotteRadio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF soars up 4.7 – 5.4 – 6.9 – 7.5 for its largest share and first time leading Charlotte since August 2023. Beasley’s “Country 103.7” WSOC-FM rebounds 6.4 to 7.3. Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC slides 8.9 – 7.6 – 6.9. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV rises 5.7 – 6.5 – 6.8. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO holds at a 6.0 share.

Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE rises 5.1 to 5.7.

Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC slides 7.1 – 6.2 – 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX drops 5.3 to 4.6.

iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 96.1” WHQC jumps 2.5 to 3.4. Beasley’s “Kiss 95.1” WHQC moves 3.9 to 3.8.

iHeart Country “96.9 The Kat” slides 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.2. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK see-saws 3.1 – 4.9 – 3.2.

Portland

Jam'n Jammin 107.5 KXJM PortlandiHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW yo-yo’s 9.8 – 7.7 – 9.2 to reclaim the top spot. iHeart Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH dips 9.5 to 9.0. Connoisseur Media AAA 101.9 KINK is off 6.3 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW drops 7.0 to 6.0. Connoisseur News/Talk 101.1 KXL trends up 4.8 – 5.3 – 5.7 to tie with Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB as it gains 5.2 to 5.7 with its stream up 0.6 to 0.8.

Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON slides 6.8 – 6.4 – 5.0, while co-owned Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH is up 3.5 to 4.4 and Alternative 94.7 KNRK climbs 2.6 – 3.3 – 3.9.

iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM trends up 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.2 – 3.9.

Audacy’s new Sports “105.1 The Fan” 1080 KRSK/KRSK-FM simulcast gains 2.2 to 2.9. Connoisseur’s “750 The Game” KXTG is up 0.6 – 0.8 – 1.3.

Conoisseur Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL slides 4.1 – 3.8 – 3.5. Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ follows down 3.5 – 3.2 – 2.9.

San Antonio

KJ97 KAJA 97.3 San AntonioCox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM holds its lead down 7.6 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA rises 5.2 – 5.9 – 6.2. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV rises 5.1 to 5.7. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY falls 6.6 to 5.2. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 92.9” KROM swings 5.0 – 3.6 – 5.1.

Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG falls 7.5 – 5.0 – 4.6, while sister Rock 99.5 KISS continues its drop 8.4 – 5.9 – 4.7 – 3.8. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX holds at a 4.6 share, but its stream rises 1.5 to 2.4.

Connoisseur Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK climbs 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.5. iHeart AC “Q101.9” KQXT rises 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.3.

Salt Lake City

Now 97.9 KBZN Salt Lake CityCapital Broadcasting Hot AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 6.0 – 6.2 – 6.9 – 7.6 for its best share since August 2015 and its first time leading Salt Lake City since September 2016. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI dips 7.4 to 7.3. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM holds at a 7.1 share. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM is off 5.9 to 5.8. Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP is down 6.2 to 5.6.

iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ rises 4.8 to 5.4. Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM is down 4.5 to 3.9.

Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD jumps up 3.7 to 5.2. iHeart CHR 97.1 KZHT is up 1.8 to 2.3. Cumulus’ “Power 94.9/101.9” KENZ/KHTB dips 2.8 to 2.6.

iHeartMedia Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY slides 3.0 – 2.6 – 2.3. Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV is down as well 3.0 – 2.6 – 2.3.

In its final monthly before beginning to stunt with Christmas music, Capital Broadcasting Classic Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO inches up 0.9 to 1.0.

Orlando

98.9 WMMO OrlandoCox Media Group Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB slips 9.8 to 8.9. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO has a big gain up 6.3 to 7.7. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL is up 7.0 to 7.3. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF is off 7.0 to 6.8. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA inches up 6.5 to 6.6.

iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL trends up 4.5 – 5.4 – 5.9. Sister Spanish CHR “Rumba 100” WRUM rebounds 4.4 to 5.1. Rock 101.1 WJRR slides 6.0 – 5.7 – 4.8, while sister Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM falls 5.2 to 3.9.

SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO is up 2.6 to 3.1, but its stream drops 1.8 to 1.1. Norsan Media Spanish Tropical “Kaliente 103.1” WFYY jumps 1.7 to 2.7.

Jazz 89.9 WUCF rises 0.8 to 1.7.

Sacramento

106.5 The End KUDL SacramentoiHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM grows its lead 8.6 – 8.9 – 9.7. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is down 8.7 to 8.0. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX is down 6.5 to 5.9. iHeart Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB continues its rise 4.0 – 4.2 – 4.6 – 5.3 – 5.5. Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL rises 3.6 to 4.9 for its best share since September 2019.

Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO rises 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.2. iHeart Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV drops 3.3 to 2.6.

 

 

Las Vegas

Fiesta 98.1 87.7 KLUC-HD3 Latino Hustle GroupiHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE drops 8.2 to 6.9. Beasley Media Group Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ inches up 5.4 to 5.6. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB follows 4.1 to 4.2. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT dips 4.3 to 3.9. iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR swings 4.1 – 3.1 – 3.8.

Latino Hustle Group Regional Mexican “Fiesta 98.1” KLUC-HD3 trends up 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.5.

Audacy Conservative Talk “101.5 K-Dawn” KMXB-HD3 gains 1.0 – 1.2 – 1.9.

Jazz 91.5 KUNV drops 2.9 to 1.9.

Pittsburgh

1020 KDKA 100.1 PittsburghSteel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK takes the top spot up 10.3 to 10.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW dips 10.5 to 10.2 with sister Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE up 8.5 to 9.0. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM rises 7.3 to 7.9 with its stream adding an additional 1.9 share. Renda Broadcasting AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH slides 7.1 – 6.8 – 6.1.

Audacy News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA surges up 3.0 – 3.8 – 5.6. Country “Y108” WDSY is down 5.6 – 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.2 – 3.5. Hot AC “100.7 Star” WBZZ slides 4.6 – 4.2 – 3.9 – 3.2.

AAA 91.3 WYEP slides 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.1.

Cincinnati

102.7 WEBN CincinnatiiHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW retakes the Cincinnati lead as its down 10.4 to 10.0. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR drops 10.8 to 9.5. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE falls 8.6 to 7.1. Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ holds at a 6.2 share. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM rises 5.0 to 5.9.

iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN jumps up 3.0 to 4.8. Conservative Talk 550 WKRC trends up 2.7 – 2.9 – 3.3.

Radio One Adult R&B “100.3 R&B” WOSL is up 3.5 to 4.0 for its best share since September 2023. Sister Hip Hop “101 The Wiz” WIZF slides 3.4 – 2.6 – 2.4.

Grant County Broadcasters/Radioactive LLC Oldies “The Oasis” 106.7 WNKR/97.7 WOXY slides 2.1 – 1.8 – 1.4.

Kansas City

Alt 96.5 The Fan KRBZ 610 KCSP Kansas City KFNZAfter its high last month, Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM dips 13.8 to 13.4. Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX is up for the fifth straight month 8.7 to 9.2. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV dips 6.6 to 6.3. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW slips 5.6 – 5.1 – 4.8. Audacy Sports “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM rises up 2.7 – 3.8 – 4.7 and its stream is up 0.6 – 0.8 – 1.4.

Carter Broadcast Group Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is down 5.1 to 4.5.

Steel City Media Variety Hits “102.1 Bob-FM” KCKC slides 3.3 – 2.8 – 2.4.

Columbus

Sunny 95 94.7 WSNY ColumbusTEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM leaps up 5.4 – 6.8 – 9.7 with the start of football season. Saga Classic Rock “QFM96” WLVQ jumps 5.6 – 6.0 – 6.4 – 8.5 for its best share since October 2023. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI holds at an 8.0 share. iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC falls 8.2 to 6.7, while sister Country 92.3 WCOL drops 8.6 – 7.8 – 6.3.

Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY-FM plummets 8.5 to 5.8.

NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ gains 3.7 to 5.5.

Cleveland

Majic 105.7 WMJI ClevelandiHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI inches up 9.6 to 9.7. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX is a distant second 7.6 to 7.7. Audacy AC “Star 102” WDOK slips 8.2 to 7.6. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK is off 7.4 to 7.3. iHeart News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM inches up 7.1 to 7.2.

iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR drops 7.8 to 6.9. Rock 100.7 WMMS rises 5.2 to 5.7.

Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL trends down 5.4 – 5.1 – 5.0 – 4.5.

Classical 90.3 WCLV jumps 1.4 to 2.3.

 

 

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