Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
Plus Spring ratings for Amarillo, Bryan/College Station, Cape Cod, Columbus GA, Frederick, Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Redding, Sheboygan, Terre Haute, Traverse City/Petoskey, and Waco.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Charlotte
Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC expands its lead 8.8 to 8.9, while sister “Country 103.7” WSOC follows behind up 7.1 to 7.4. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC gains 6.7 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO slips 6.9 to 6.4. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV holds at a 5.7 share.
Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF rises 4.7 to 5.4. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG falls 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.2, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the lowest on the signal since October/November 1978.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX jumps 3.4 – 4.1 – 5.3.
Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK tumbles 5.6 – 4.5 – 3.1.
Portland
iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW climbs 8.9 to 9.8, while sister Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH rises 8.6 to 9.3. iHeart Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW inches up 6.8 to 6.9 with Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON right behind up 5.6 to 6.8, which Huff notes is the station’s highest share since Summer 1987. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK dips 6.3 to 5.6.
Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM drops 6.7 to 5.3. Classical 89.9 KQAC jumps 3.0 to 4.1.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ gains 3.7 to 4.3. Alpha’s “Live 95.5” KBFF slides 3.4 – 3.0 – 2.8.
Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL rises 3.0 – 3.6 – 4.1. Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ-FM drops 4.3 to 3.5.
Audacy Alternative 94.7 KNRK trends up 2.0 – 2.2 – 2.6.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group maintains four of the top five spots. Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG returns to the lead up 6.6 to 7.5. Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM dips 6.9 to 6.7. Country “Y100” KCYY rises 5.2 to 6.3. K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV surges 4.5 to 5.9 to tie for fourth with Cox Rock 99.5 KISS-FM as it falls from first 8.4 to 5.9.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 92.9” KROM slips 5.7 to 5.0.
Public News/Talk 89.1 KSTX is up 4.3 to 5.0. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX drops 6.1 to 5.0. Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK slides 4.5 – 3.4 – 3.2. Alpha News/Talk 550/107.1 KTSA trends up 1.7 – 2.0 – 3.0.
iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT falls 4.5 – 3.6 – 2.3 for the lowest on the frequency since 1970 as Beautiful Music KCOR-FM. Co-owned Bilingual AC “Mix 96.1” KXXM inches up 2.1 to 2.3. K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 97.7 KZAR rises 1.1 – 1.7 – 2.9.
Salt Lake City
KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM takes the lead in Salt Lake City 6.9 to 6.8. Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI dips 7.3 to 6.7. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN inches up 6.0 to 6.2. Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP drops 7.4 to 5.8 tying sister News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM as it rises 5.2 to 5.8.
Cumulus Media Rock “K-Bear 101” KBER slips 5.4 to 4.2.
Classical 89.1 KBYU gains 2.8 – 3.4 – 4.1. K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 107.5 KKLV jumps 2.0 to 3.5.
Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD drops 4.9 to 3.9.
Orlando
Cox Media Group Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is off 8.6 to 8.5. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL dips 8.5 to 8.0. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF is down 7.5 to 7.1. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO inches up 6.4 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR gains 5.8 to 6.0 to tie its PPM high set in January 2016.
Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA slips 6.4 to 5.8. Bilingual AC “Hits 96.5” WOEX-FM drops 4.1 to 3.1.
iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 100” WRUM falls 7.7 – 6.1 – 5.4. iHeart Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM gains 3.7 – 4.3 – 5.0. CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL falls 5.2 to 4.5.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO is up 2.0 to 2.6, but its stream surges up 0.4 to 1.8.
Sacramento
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM dips 9.0 to 8.6. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG rises 8.1 to 8.5. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX slips 6.9 to 6.2, while Country 105.1 KNCI is up 4.8 to 5.2. Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ (down 4.9 to 4.6) and iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB (up 4.2 to 4.6) tie for fifth.
Classical 89.9 KXPR trends up 1.4 – 2.5 – 3.5.
iHeartMedia Milennial Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS slides 3.4 – 2.7 – 2.5.
Las Vegas
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE maintains its lead 7.9 to 7.5. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ dips 6.5 to 6.2. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Q100.5” KXQQ is off 5.1 to 5.0. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT dips 4.8 to 4.3. iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR jumps 2.8 to 4.1.
Lotus Rock 92.3 KOMP rises 2.9 to 3.6. Beasley Media’s “Coyote Country 107.9” KCYE is up 2.0 to 2.6.
Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID falls 5.9 – 4.6 – 2.6.
Pittsburgh
Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK rises 10.2 to 10.7 for what Huff notes is the largest share ever for the station. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW is down 10.9 to 9.9, while sister Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE drops 9.6 to 9.0. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM rises 7.0 to 7.5. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH rises 5.8 to 7.1.
iHeartMedia Country “Big 104.7” WPGB gains 2.7 to 3.3.
K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 98.3 WPKV slides 2.6 – 2.3 – 1.9.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW extends its lead up 9.7 to 10.3. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR rises 8.3 to 9.4. Hubbard Country “B105.1” WUBE is up 7.7 to 8.0. Cumulus Classic Rock “92.5 The Fox” WOFX-FM trends up 4.9 – 5.3 – 5.8. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM rises 5.0 to 5.5.
Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ slides 6.1 – 5.9 – 5.3. AC “Mix 94.9” WREW drops 4.3 to 3.6.
Public News/Talk 91.7 WVXU trends up 3.4 – 4.1 – 4.8. iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN slides 4.9 – 4.5 – 3.4.
Kansas City
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM jumps up 10.9 to 13.4. Huff notes that is the largest share ever for the station and also the best for any station in Kansas City since Country 94.1 KFKF’s 13.4 share in Fall 1992.
Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX trends up 7.4 – 7.8 – 8.6. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW rises 4.2 – 5.4 – 5.6. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV drops 6.2 to 5.0. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM slips 5.4 to 4.9.
Audacy Rock 98.9 KQRC trends up 3.7 – 4.3 – 4.6, while Sports “96.5 The Fan” KFNZ-FM drops 3.9 to 2.7 (stream down 0.9 to 0.6).
The Country battle tightens with Steel City’s 94.1 KFKF and Audacy’s “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM both down 3.6 to 3.3, while Steel City’s “Q104” KBEQ down 3.3 to 3.2.
Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR slides 3.4 – 2.8 – 2.4, with its stream inching down 1.1 to 1.0.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL rises 7.9 to 8.6. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY surges up 6.0 – 7.6 – 8.0. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI is down 8.6 to 7.8. iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC rises 7.0 to 7.8. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG jumps up 4.6 to 6.6.
TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM falls 7.3 – 6.2 – 5.4.
Saga Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX rises 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.4. NABCO Classic Country “Maverick 103.9” WJKR drops 2.7 to 2.1.
Cleveland
Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK jumps up 9.0 to 10.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI inches up 10.1 to 10.3. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX trends up 6.1 – 7.2 – 8.2. iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR rises 7.1 – 7.4 – 7.9. Audacy AC “Star 102” WDOK falls 8.5 to 7.0.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS rises 2.5 to 3.0. Rubber City Radio Alternative “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” gains 2.3 to 3.0.
Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ slides 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.6.
K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 95.5 WKLV-FM falls 2.9 – 1.9 – 1.4.
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