Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with Day 1 markets New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.
Nielsen also continues its Springs 2025 diary ratings releases with Anchorage, Binghamton, Charleston WV, Erie, Eugene/Springfield, Evansville, Huntington/Ashland, Macon, Morgantown/Clarksburg/Fairmont, Rockford, Tallahassee, Valdosta and Wausau/Stevens Point.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
New York
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 7.5 to 8.4. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM dips 6.1 to 5.8. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ slides 6.2 to 5.6 (stream rises 0.9 to 1.3). Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM holds at a 5.3 share. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Q104.3” WAXQ (up 4.8 to 5.1) and CHR “Z100” WHTZ (down 5.4 to 5.1) tie for fifth.
MediaCo Hip Hop “Hot 97” WQHT rises 2.9 to 3.2. iHeart’s “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM is up 2.7 to 3.1. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “94.7 The Block” WXBK gains 1.5 to 2.0.
MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS slips 4.9 to 4.3. Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM is down 4.9 to 4.9. iHeart Conservative Talk 710 WOR trends down 1.7 – 1.5 – 1.2.
Univision Spanish CHR “X96.3” WXNY-FM trends up 1.7 – 2.2 – 2.4.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH climbs up 5.9 – 6.6 – 7.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new all-time record high. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST is up 5.6 to 6.1, while Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG gains 4.5 to 4.9. Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM and Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV both hold at a 4.5 share.
iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM slips 4.7 to 4.2. Meruelo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS comes down from its recent highs 4.4 to 3.6.
Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE trends down 4.2 – 3.4 – 3.1. Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA climbs 2.4 – 2.6 – 3.0, while Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 103.9/98.3” KRCD/KRCV is down 2.0 – 1.8 – 1.5.
Chicago
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV falls 5.8 to 4.9, but retains a share of first place as iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT inches up 4.8 to 4.9. Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM (4.7 to 4.8) and Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT (up 4.3 to 4.8) are right behind in third. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX moves 4.5 to 4.6.
Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN dips 5.0 to 4.5. iHeartMedia CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC continues its rise 2.9 – 3.5 – 3.9.
Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFM slups 4.8 – 4.5 – 4.3.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Cumulus’ Country duo of “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX (5.3 to 5.4) and “New Country 96.3” KSCS (5.0 to 5.2) take the top two spots. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM is down 5.1 to 4.7. Audacy Regional Mexican “La Grande 107.5” KMVK rises 3.8 to 4.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS is up 4.0 to 4.3.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO is up 3.2 – 3.4 – 3.8. MediaCo Spanish AC “Luna 98.3” KBOC rises 1.0 – 1.5 – 1.8.
Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM drops 4.3 to 3.6.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM slides 11.3 to 9.8. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC jumps up 7.2 to 8.2. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT dips 6.5 to 6.1. Classical 90.3 KDFC rises 4.3 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ is up 3.9 to 4.2 to tie for fifth with Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC as it jumps 3.4 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI dips 3.6 to 3.3. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS is down 3.6 to 3.0.
Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM trends down 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.5. Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN slides 3.3 – 2.7 – 2.5. Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX falls 2.8 – 2.4 – 1.9.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA maintains its lead 7.3 to 7.2. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is off 7.1 to 6.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ holds at a 6.5 share. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT rises 5.4 to 6.0. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ holds at a 5.2 share.
iHeartMedia Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM slips 4.9 to 4.4.
Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE jumps 3.6 to 4.3. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH gains 3.4 to 3.9.
Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX trends down 4.1 – 3.4 – 3.2. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX slides 3.7 – 3.4 – 3.1, whiles sister Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM drops 3.5 – 3.2 – 2.9.
Atlanta
Cox Media Group Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV slips 8.2 to 7.5. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB is off 7.1 to 7.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ rises 6.3 to 6.9. Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1″ WALR is up 6.3 to 6.5. K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 106.7 WAKL jumps up 4.6 to 5.8.
Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE slides 6.4 – 5.9 – 5.6. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “96.1 The Beat” WRDG falls 4.1 – 3.4 – 2.7.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE is up 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.8. Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ trends up 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.8.
Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX slips 3.5 to 2.9.
Philadelphia
Beasley Media Group Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK extends its lead 8.3 to 8.5. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR climbs 6.9 to 7.2. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP dips 6.7 to 6.4, while its stream is off 2.3 to 2.0. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM is off 5.7 to 5.5. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB is down 5.5 to 5.3.
Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI dips 5.3 to 5.0, with its stream up 1.3 to 1.5.
Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM gains 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.5. AAA 88.5 WXPN rises 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.3.
Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU slides 5.0 to 4.2, while Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM is up 3.8 to 4.1.
Audacy Hot AC “The New 96.5” WTDY-FM falls 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.7.
Nassau/Suffolk
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 6.2 to 6.9 (stream adding 1.1 share) to take the Long Island lead. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC dips 6.7 to 6.4. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 6.2 share. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK rises 4.6 to 5.2. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM gains 3.8 to 4.5.
Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM rebounds 3.4 to 4.2, while CHR 106.1 WBLI is down 4.7 to 4.2.
Connoisseur Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY drops 4.7 to 3.6. Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF is up 1.7 to 2.2. Rock “94.3 The Shark” WWSK falls 3.2 – 2.5 – 2.1.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY jumps up 9.8 to 11.4 for what Huff notes is its best share since February 2015. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM dips 6.0 to 5.6. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE slides 6.5 – 5.2 – 3.9. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI is up 2.6 to 3.0. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG holds at a 2.9 share.
San Jose
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC holds at a 5.2 share, which gives it a share of the lead with Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT as it dip 5.5 to 5.2. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR is up 4.8 to 5.1. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG inches up 4.4 to 4.5. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ jumps up 3.4 to 4.2.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL slides 5.4 – 4.5 – 3.9. iHeart Media Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI drops 4.8 – 3.9 – 3.1.
Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN climbs 1.9 – 2.4 – 2.8.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ explodes up 6.3 to 9.8, while sister AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW follows in pursuit 4.9 to 7.2. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ drops 7.4 to 6.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM dips 5.8 to 5.5. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW rises 4.3 to 5.4.
Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW slips 5.8 to 5.2. Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ is down 5.3 to 4.8.
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