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
Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF continues its big upswing 4.7 – 5.4 – 6.9 – 7.5 – 7.9 for its best share since August 2023. Beasley Media Group’s duo of Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC (up 6.9 to 7.7) and “Country 103.7” WSOC (up 6.4 – 7.3 – 7.7) tie for second. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO gains 6.0 to 7.1. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE climbs 5.1 – 5.7 – 6.2.
Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV is down 6.8 to 5.7. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC slides 7.1 – 6.2 – 5.5 – 4.7.
iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND rises 3.6 to 4.5. Beasley CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS is up 3.8 to 4.3, while iHeart’s “Hits 96.1” WHQC drops 3.4 to 2.8.
iHeart Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM slides 5.3 – 4.6 – 3.9. Sister Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT falls 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.2 – 3.0.
Classical 89.9 WDAV climbs 2.0 – 2.4 – 3.2. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM drops 3.3 to 2.6 for its lowest share since May 2018.
Portland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH (up 9.0 to 9.2) and AC “K103” KKCW (down 9.2 to 9.0) trade places. Connoisseur Media AAA 101.9 KINK rises 6.1 to 7.3. Connoisseur News/Talk 101.1 KXL climbs 4.8 – 5.3 – 5.7 – 5.9. Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON is up 5.0 to 5.4.
iHeart Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW drops 7.0 – 6.0 – 5.1.
Classical 88.9 KQAC rebounds 4.6 – 3.4 – 4.2.
Connoisseur Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL trends down 3.8 – 3.5 – 3.0. Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ slides 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.5. Connoisseur CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF skids 3.5 – 2.9 – 2.6 for its lowest share since April 2023.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is up 7.2 to 7.5 to retain its lead. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY swings 6.6 – 5.2 – 6.2. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA dips 6.2 to 5.9. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 92.9” KROM continues its climb 3.6 – 5.1 – 5.6. Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG and Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX both are up 4.6 to 4.8.
iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT begins to rebound 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.3 – 4.2. Sister Bilingual AC “Mix 96.1” KXXM is down 2.9 to 2.5.
Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV falls 5.7 to 3.5. Contemporary Worship “Air 1” 103.7 KZAI climbs 0.8 – 1.7 – 2.2. Simulcaster 97.7 KZAR holds at a 2.0 share.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 95.1” jumps up 2.4 to 3.7. KMYO Connoisseur Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK dips 4.5 to 4.0.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM soars up 5.8 to 9.4 for its highest share since October 2021. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM is up 7.1 to 7.2. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI drops 7.3 to 6.3. Capital Broadcasting Hot AC “Now 97.9” KBZN falls 7.6 to 5.9. Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP inches up 5.6 to 5.8.
Cumulus AC “B98.7” KBEE flies up 3.6 to 5.3 for its best share since the Winter of 1996. iHeart Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ rises 4.8 – 5.4 – 5.7.
Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD swings 3.7 – 5.2 – 3.9. Christian AC “K-Love” 107.5 KKLV slides 3.5 – 3.1 – 2.5.
With its move to “Christmas 103.1” the final week of the monthly, Capitol Broadcasting’s former Classic Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO-FM holds nearly steady 1.0 to 0.9.
Orlando
Cox Media Group Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO climbs 6.3 – 7.7 – 8.3 to take the top spot. Sister Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB slides 9.8 – 8.9 – 8.2. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL holds at a 7.3 share. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF inches up 6.8 to 6.9. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA drops 6.6 to 5.5.
iHeart CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL is down 5.9 to 5.1, while Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX is up 4.2 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR slides 6.0 – 5.7 – 4.8 – 4.1. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO climbs 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.7 with its stream sliding 1.8 – 1.1 – 0.7.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM rises 8.6 – 8.9 – 9.7 – 10.3 for its best share since July 2023. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG slides 8.7 – 8.0 – 7.4. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX gains 5.9 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB is up for the fifth straight month 5.5 to 6.0 for its best share since November 2021. iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE rises 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.8.
Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ jumps up 3.8 to 4.7.
Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL swings 3.6 – 4.9 – 4.1. iHeart Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV falls 3.3 – 2.6 – 2.4.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE barely retains its lead as it slides 8.2 – 6.9 – 6.3. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ climbs 5.4 – 5.6 – 6.1. Kemp Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 97.5” KVEG leaps up 2.3 to 4.2 for its best showing since January 2015. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Q100.5” KXQQ rises 3.6 to 4.2. iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” trends up 3.1 – 3.8 – 4.1.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB slip 4.2 to 3.7, while sister CHR 98.5 KLUC rises 2.2 – 2.5 – 2.9.
Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 2.3 – 2.8 – 3.4. Beasley Bilingual AC “Maxima 105.7” KOAS is down 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.5.
Ahead of its frequency swap next week, Beasley Hot AC “102.7 VGS” KVGS inches up 2.1 to 2.3 and “107.9 Coyote Country” KCYE holds at a 2.0 share.
Pittsburgh
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW reclaims the Pittsburgh lead 10.2 to 10.5. Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE rises 8.5 – 9.0 – 10.1. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK drops 10.5 to 9.5. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM dips 7.9 to 7.7 with its stream down 1.9 to 1.5. Renda Broadcasting AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH is up 6.1 to 6.6.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM slides 5.1 – 4.8 – 4.5. Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY is down 4.2 – 3.5 – 3.3.
Renda Classic Hits 107.1 WHJB trends up 1.1 – 1.6 – 1.8. AAA 91.3 WYEP skids 2.8 – 2.1 – 1.8.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW uses a Reds playoff push to rise 10.0 to 10.9. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR rises 9.5 to 10.4. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE is up 7.1 to 7.7. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM holds at a 5.9 share. Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ dips 6.2 to 5.8.
Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM is up 5.1 to 5.7.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC trends 2.9 – 3.3 – 3.8. Rock 102.7 WEBN yo-yo’s 3.0 – 4.8 – 3.1. Cumulus Rock “96 Rock” WFTK is down 3.0 to 2.2.
Kansas City
The number fifteen has become sacred in Kansas City on the back of Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Now Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM surges up 13.4 to 15.0. That share give its nearly double the audience of the next closest station and the largest in the market since “61 Country” WDAF in Spring 1989.
Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX drops 9.2 to 7.6. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV inches up 6.3 to 6.5. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW moves up 4.8 to 4.9. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM rises 4.3 to 4.6.
Audacy Sports “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM slips 4.7 to 4.1 with its stream rising 0.8 – 1.4 – 1.7, while sister Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM is up 3.4 to 4.1.
Carter Broadcast Group Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM slides 5.1 – 4.5 – 3.6. Cumulus’s “Power 105.1” KCJK ties it up 2.8 – 3.2 – 3.6.
Columbus
TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM continues its football season surge 5.4 – 6.8 – 9.7 – 10.3. iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI dips 8.0 to 7.7. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ drops 8.5 to 7.6. iHeart Country 92.3 WCOL ends its slide up 6.3 to 7.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG jumps up 5.3 to 6.7.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC falls 8.2 – 6.7 – 5.9. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY slides 8.5 – 5.8 – 5.3. iHeart News/Talk 610 WTVN is down 5.5 to 4.8. NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ drops 5.5 to 4.8.
iHeartMedia’s “Columbus Alternative 105.7” WXZX jumps up 2.2 to 3.5 for the largest share on the frequency since October 2013 as Classic Rock “105.7 The Brew” WBWR.
Saga Classic Hits “Rewind 103.5/104.3” WNND/WNNP slides 3.2 – 2.7 – 2.3.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI maintains its lead 9.7 to 9.6. News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM rises 7.2 to 8.7 for its best share since October 2022. Audacy AC “Star 102” WDOK is off 7.6 to 7.5. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK holds at a 7.3 share. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX is down 7.7 to 6.7.
iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR slides 7.8 – 6.9 – 6.3. iHeart Rock 100.7 WMMS climbs 5.2 – 5.7 – 6.0. Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM grows 3.7 – 4.3 – 4.5 – 5.1.
Rubber City Radio Alternative “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV drops 2.9 to 2.0.
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