The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, West Palm Beach, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Austin
Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM jumps up 9.6 to 10.7 for its largest share since January 2021. Waterloo Media Variety Hits is second moving 8.9 to 8.8. In a distant third is Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX as it rises 3.8 – 4.3 – 5.0 for its best showing since May 2023. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ is down for the fourth straight month 5.2 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM is down 4.6 to 4.3 to tie with Waterloo News/Talk 590 KLBJ as it holds at a 4.3 share.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 104.3” KLQB is down 3.8 to 3.1.
Raleigh/Durham
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM retains its lead despite a 10.8 to 8.6 drop. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK dips 8.5 to 8.2. Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR-FM rebounds 7.5 to 8.1, while sister Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO is down 8.0 to 7.1. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM inches up 6.4 to 6.5.
Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB swings 4.9 – 7.0 – 5.9. Curtis Regional Mexican “La Ley 101.1” WYMY rises 4.6 to 5.4 for the largest share in station history.
After being over a ten share as recently as March, iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK falls 6.6 to 4.6.
iHeart CHR “G105” WDCG continues its downward trend 7.3 – 5.3 – 5.3 – 5.1 – 4.3. Curtis CHR “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW swings 3.2 – 2.7 – 3.4. Radio One Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK gains 2.8 to 3.5.
Indianapolis
Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM is down from its frequency high set last month but retains its lead 9.6 to 8.7. Cumulus Media Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK is off 8.4 to 8.3, but its stream rises 0.1 to 0.7. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC continues to fall 10.2 – 8.6 – 7.9 – 7.4. Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB inches up 6.9 to 7.1 with sister Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK dipping 6.7 to 6.5.
Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL trends down 7.8 – 6.6 – 5.5 – 4.8. Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 100.9” WHHH jumps up 3.3 to 4.7 for its best share for the brand since May 2019 and the 100.9 frequency since March 2018.
Cumulus Rock “93.9X” WNDX jumps up 2.8 to 3.8. iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT is down 4.1 to 3.1.
Radio One Sports “93.5/107.5 The Fan” WIBC-HD2 rises 1.9 – 2.7 – 3.1.
Classical 88.7 WICR rises 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.3.
Nashville
Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX jumps up 5.4 – 6.7 – 8.8 for its first lead in the market since November 2022 and its highest share since October 2011. Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA is off 8.7 to 8.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ drops 7.5 to 6.8. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK rises 5.4 to 6.6. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN slips 6.6 to 6.0.
iHeartMedia CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW gains 5.2 to 5.9. Sister Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT is down 5.1 to 4.6.
Christian AC “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU dives 6.1 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX slides 6.8 – 5.2 – 5.0. Following their schedule revamp, Cumulus’ “103.3 Country” WKDF climbs 2.6 – 3.2 – 3.5 with sister 95.5 WSM-FM inching up 3.4 to 3.5. Midwest Classic Country “Y’all 106.7” WNFN is down 2.5 to 1.9.
Cromwell Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ rises 2.3 – 2.8 – 3.1. Sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT-FM is up 1.1 – 1.5 – 1.9.
Jacksonville
Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ narrows its lead with an 11.8 to 9.9 drop. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL moves 9.5 to 9.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL trends up 6.0 – 6.6 – 7.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI is up for the fourth straight month 3.9 – 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.8 – 6.3 to tie iHeart Country 99.1 WQIK as it rises 4.7 – 5.6 – 6.3.
Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT-FM swings 6.0 – 5.4 – 6.0. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM falls 6.3 – 5.2 – 4.9.
Christian AC “K-Love” 90.9 WJKV slides 6.3 – 6.1 – 5.2. Radio Training Network’s “The Joy FM” 88.1 WCRJ rises 1.8 to 2.7.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT is down 6.3 to 5.6. Cox Hip Hop “Power 106.1” WJGL-HD2 rises 2.2 to 2.9. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 106.5” WHJX is up 2.0 to 2.7.
Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE is down 4.1 to 3.4. iHeart Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WPLA-FM dips 3.0 to 2.4.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN ends its slide up 8.6 to 8.7. Co-owned Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM dips 8.3 to 7.8. Saga Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG rises 5.5 – 6.0 – 6.3. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL is down 6.8 to 5.8. Saga’s duo of “Classic Rock 96.5” WKLH and Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR both move up 4.7 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “V100” WKKV swings 4.3 – 5.1 – 4.4. Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX rebounds 3.8 to 4.4.
As their brands head off into the sunset, Milwaukee Radio Alliance’s AC “B93.3” WLDB drops 5.1 to 3.9 with their partial Christmas music run and Alternative “FM 102.1” WLUM holds at a 3.9 share. Soon to be operator Christian AC “K-Love” 105.3 WLVE is up 2.8 to 3.4.
iHeartMedia Sports “97.3 The Game” WRNW trends up 1.3 – 1.6 – 2.6. Sister “Fox Sports 920” WOKY is up 0.3 – 0.9 – 1.2.
Providence
Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK comes down 11.4 to 10.4. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI holds at an 8.4 share. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY inches up 7.6 to 7.8. iHeart Classic Hits “B101” WWBB trends up 6.2 – 6.8 – 7.3. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM yo-yo’s 7.0 – 6.4 – 7.1.
Cumulus News/Talk 790 WPRO/99.7 WEAN rises 3.9 – 4.1 – 4.6.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM Boston slides 4.0 – 3.3 – 2.8. 89.3 WNPN is down 2.6 – 2.2 – 1.9.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL dips 10.9 to 10.6. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR rebounds 6.1 to 6.7. Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB slides 7.8 – 6.1 – 5.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jams” WOWI drops 6.1 to 5.4. Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW trends up 3.7 – 4.2 – 4.7 – 4.9 – 5.0.
Sinclair News/Talk 790 WNIS jumps up 2.3 – 2.7 – 4.8 for its best share since November 2022.
Christian AC “K-Love” 90.7 WZLV ascends 2.6 – 4.0 – 4.6. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX falls 6.3 – 5.7 – 4.6. Sinclair Alternative “96X” WROX-FM rises 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.9.
Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH slides 5.3 – 5.1 – 4.2. Max Media Country “Eagle 97.3” WGH-FM is down 4.5 to 3.3.
iHeartMedia CHR “Party 107.7” WMOV-FM is up 0.8 to 1.3. Newly launched Soft AC “105.3 The Breeze” WNOH holds at a 0.4 share.
West Palm Beach
iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL surges up 6.5 to 9.0 to set a new record high for the station. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT rises right behind it 4.9 – 5.3 – 6.6 – 8.8 for its best since Holiday 2023. Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF gains 6.6 to 7.2. iHeart Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR dips 6.0 to 5.7. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX is off 4.9 to 4.0.
Hubbard’s “New Country 103.1” WIRK rises 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.6.
Christian AC “K-Love” 90.7 WFLV rises 0.3 – 1.8 – 2.4. Hope Media Group’s “WayFM” 88.1 WAYF slides 2.8 – 2.6 – 1.9.
iHeart Conservative Talk 1290 WJNO trends down 2.7 – 2.5 – 1.8. Hot Talk “Real Radio 94.3” WZZR falls 3.5 – 2.9 – 1.2. Spanish CHR “Mia 94.3” WRLX is down 1.5 to 0.7.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG dips 13.0 to 12.3. Sister Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is down 12.5 to 9.9. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.1 WWLV rises 8.4 to 9.2. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG rebounds 5.5 to 6.7 to tie Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH which holds at a 6.7 share.
iHeart Country “Q104.1” WTQR trends up 4.6 – 5.3 – 5.6. Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW swings 5.6 – 4.6 – 5.5.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 94.5 WPTI rises 2.4 – 3.5 – 3.9. CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS is up 1.5 to 2.2.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS rises 13.6 – 15.0 – 15.5. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR slides 10.4 – 9.2 – 8.7. iHeart Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM gains 7.4 – 7.7 – 8.3. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK is down 9.3 to 8.2. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 WKVF slides 6.6 – 5.7 – 4.8.
Audacy Sports “92.9 ESPN” WMFS-FM is up 2.6 – 2.8 – 3.2. iHeart Conservative Talk 600/92.1 WREC gains 0.7 – 1.1 – 1.7.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH rises 10.4 to 11.4. iHeartMedia’s “Country 92.5” WWYZ dips 10.0 to 9.5. Full Power Radio Classic Rock “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM climbs 7.6 to 9.0. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX is off 7.1 to 6.9. iHeart Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN is down 7.3 to 6.5.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM rises for the fifth straight month 3.9 – 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.5 – 5.7 – 6.2.
Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM ends its slide back up 5.3 to 6.2. iHeart CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS slides 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.9 – 5.2.
Full Power Radio Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ climbs 2.0 – 2.9 – 3.2. Spanish Tropical “Bomba 104.5” WMRQ-HD2 is up 2.2 – 2.5 – 3.0.
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