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 extends its lead 9.6 – 10.7 – 10.9 for its best showing since January 2021. Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA slides 8.8 to 7.9. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ jumps up 4.6 to 5.4. iHeartMedia’s Country duo of 100.7 KASE (up 3.9 – 4.2 – 5.3) and 98.1 KVET-FM (down 4.6 – 4.3 – 4.1) follow.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX drops 5.0 to 4.0.
Waterloo Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 93.3” KGSR climbs 1.8 to 2.7. Sister Alternative “101X” KROX-FM is down 3.0 to 2.2.
Classical 89.5 KMFA rises 1.3 – 1.6 – 2.3. Christian AC “K-Love” 105.9 KFMK is down 3.0 to 2.2.
Raleigh/Durham
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM rises 8.6 to 9.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK is right behind up 8.2 to 9.0. Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR-FM is down 8.1 to 7.1 to tie with sister Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB as it swings 4.9 – 7.0 – 5.9 – 7.1. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM is up 6.5 to 6.8.
Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO slides 8.0 – 7.1. – 5.8. Sister Regional Mexican “La Ley 101.1” WYMY dips 5.4 to 4.7.
Indianapolis
Radio One takes the top three spots. AC “B105.7” WYXB shoots up 7.1 to 9.7. Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM slides 9.6 – 8.7 – 7.6. News/Talk 93.1 WIBC continues its slide 10.2 – 8.6 – 7.9 – 7.4 – 7.2. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK drops 8.3 to 6.7. Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK inches up 6.5 to 6.6.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ gains 5.2 to 5.9. Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL ends its downward trend up 4.8 to 5.3.
Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 100.9” WHHH dips 4.7 to 4.0, while sister Sports “107.5/93.5 The Fan” WIBC-HD2 climbs 2.7 – 3.1 – 3.6.
Sarkes Tarzian AAA 92.3 WTTS slides 3.1 – 2.7 – 2.4. Christian AC “K-Love” 101.9 WKLU is down 3.1 to 2.2.
Nashville
Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA rebounds 8.5 to 9.1. Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX dips 8.8 to 8.4. iHeartMedia CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW trends up 5.2. – 5.9 – 6.6. iHeart Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ slides 7.5 – 6.8 – 6.3. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK drops 6.6 to 5.8.
Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN trends down 6.6 – 6.0 – 5.3.
iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX continues its slide 6.8 – 5.2 – 5.0 – 4.7. Cumulus Country 95.5 WSM-FM dips 3.5 to 3.2, while sister “103.3 Country” WKDF is down 3.5 to 3.0. Midwest Classic Country “Y’all 106.7” WNFN trends down 2.5 – 1.9 – 1.8.
Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.7 Way-FM” WAYM jumps 3.4 to 4.4. “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU slides 6.1 – 5.3 – 4.1.
Cromwell Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ trends up 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.5.
Jacksonville
Cox Media Group Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL takes the lead up 9.4 to 10.4. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ slides 11.8 – 9.9 – 8.5. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI climbs up 4.8 – 6.3 – 6.9. Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT-FM rises 5.4 – 6.0 – 6.2 to tie for fourth with iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL as it drops 7.1 to 6.2.
iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK is down 6.3 to 5.8, while Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE is up 3.6 to 4.0.
Christian AC “K-Love” 90.9 WJKV is down 6.1 – 5.2 – 4.6.
iHeartMedia Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WPLA climbs 2.4 to 3.7.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia takes the top three spots. Conservative Talk 1130 WISN rises 8.7 to 9.9. Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT slips 8.3 – 7.8 – 7.6. Country “FM 106.1” WMIL is up 5.8 to 6.2. Saga Communications Rock “102.9 The Hog” WHQG is down 6.3 to 5.8. In its final monthly, Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB rises 3.9 to 5.6.
Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX climbs 3.8 – 4.4 – 4.9. CHR “103.7 Kiss-FM” WXSS-FM slides 3.7 – 3.3 – 3.1.
In its final monthly, Milwaukee Radio Alliance Alternative “FM 102.1” WLUM held at a 3.9 share.
Ahead of its flip to AC “B97.3” in the final two days of the monthly, iHeartMedia Sports “97.3 The Game” WRNW was up 2.6 to 2.8. Ahead of its move to 93.3, Christian AC “K-Love” 105.3 WLVE is down 3.4 to 3.0.
Providence
Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK maintains its lead down 11.4 – 10.4 – 10.0. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI rises 8.4 to 9.3. Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM dips 7.1 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY is down 7.8 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “B101” WWBB drops 7.3 to 6.1.
Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN rises 4.1 – 4.6 – 5.3. Audacy Sports 103.7 WVEI-FM is up for the fifth straight month 3.9 to 4.1 for its best share since May 2022.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL maintains its lead down 10.9 – 10.6 – 10.1. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR climbs 6.1. – 6.7. – 7.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI rises 5.4 to 6.2. Sinclair Communications Country “US 106.1” WUSH swings 5.1 – 4.2 – 5.3. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE is up 4.8 to 5.1 to tie with Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB as it continues to fall 7.8 – 6.1 – 5.9 – 5.1.
Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX slides 6.3 – 5.7 – 4.6 – 4.2. Sinclair Alternative “96X” WROX-FM is down 2.9 to 2.2.
After its big 2.7 to 4.8 rise last month, Sinclair Conservative Talk 790 WNIS is down to a 4.1. Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM slides 4.5 – 3.3 – 3.0. Christian AC “K-Love” 90.7 WZLV drops 4.6 to 3.6.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR “Z104” WNVZ moves 3.0 to 2.9, with its stream adding a 0.7 to 0.8 gain. The stream alone ties iHeartMedia CHR “Party 107.7” WMOV-FM as it drops 1.3 to 0.8.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT soars up 4.9 – 5.3 – 6.6 – 8.8 – 11.6 for its best performance since May 2023. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 105.5” WOLL is down 9.0 to 7.8. Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF dips 7.2 to 6.9. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX is back up 4.8 to 5.6. iHeart Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR slides 6.0 – 5.7 – 5.1.
While the acquisition of 104.7 WFLM is held up in lawsuits and the government shutdown, Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN Miami (with 101.9 translator in West Palm Beach) climbs 3.6 to 5.0 for its highest share ever in the market.
iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 92.1” WZZR falls 2.0 – 1.2 – 1.0.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG maintains its lead as it trends down 13.0 – 12.3 – 11.2. Audacy Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is up 9.9 to 10.4. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG climbs 5.5 – 6.7 – 7.2. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.1 WWLV drops 9.2 to 7.1. Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH inches up 6.7 to 6.9.
Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW climbs 4.6 – 5.5 – 6.0. iHeart’s “Q104.1” WTQR is off 5.6 to 5.5.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS climbs 1.5 – 2.2 – 2.7. Curtis Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 101.1” WYMY rises 2.2 to 2.8.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS is up 15.0 – 15.5 – 15.8 to once again have the highest PPM share in the country. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is up 8.7 to 8.9. iHeart Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM dips 8.3 to 8.1, with sister Hip Hop “K97” WHRK down 9.3 – 8.2 – 7.7. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP gains 4.3 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA rises 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.3. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.1 WKVF falls 5.7 – 4.8 – 3.3.
Hartford
Audacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH is down 11.4 to 10.4. Full Power Radio Classic Hits “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM rises 7.6 – 9.0 – 9.2. iHeartMedia’s “Country 92.5” WWYZ slides 10.0 – 9.5 – 8.6. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX holds at a 6.9 share to tie with iHeart Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN which is up 6.5 to 6.9.
iHeart CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS-FM rebounds 5.2 to 6.0. Full Power Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ climbs 2.0 -2.9 – 3.2 – 4.8 for its highest share since January 2015.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM drops 6.2 to 5.5. Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC is up 3.4 to 3.9. iHeartMedia Sports “Fox Sports 97.9” WUCS is up 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.1.
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