Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP maintains its lead but comes back down from its record 13.9 share to an 11.5. Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU is up 11.0 to 11.3. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR inches up 6.8 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC dips 4.9 to 4.7, while sister AC 97.1 WASH is up 4.3 to 4.6.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM continues to climb 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.2 – 4.4. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS gains 3.4 to 3.9.
Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC climbs 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.6. Radio One Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS slides 3.2 – 2.2 – 2.0.
Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL swings 3.4 – 1.8 – 3.0. Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD continues its downward trend 3.0 – 2.9 – 2.6.
Boston
Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX continues its climb 5.4 – 6.6 – 7.6 for its largest non-Christmas share since November 2015. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR leaps 4.7 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX inches up 5.2 to 5.4. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM gains 3.8 – 4.4 – 5.2. iHeart CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM is off 5.2 to 5.1.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM rises 4.2 to 4.7, while sister Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX falls in reverse 5.6 – 4.7 – 4.2.
Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB jumps up 3.3 to 4.2.
Cox Media Group Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT climbs 6.5 – 6.9 – 7.4 to reclaim the South Florida lead. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ is also up 6.0 – 6.5 – 7.1 – 7.2. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF rises 6.1 to 6.6. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ gains 5.2 to 5.8. Univision AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR dips 5.6 to 5.3.
SBS Salsa “Zeta 92” WCMQ-FM is up 4.0 to 4.5. Co-owned Spanish Rhythmic “Ritmo 95.7” WRMA slides 2.7 – 2.3 – 1.6.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB gains 2.4 to 3.1.
Actualidad Media Group Spanish Conservative Talk 1040 WURN climbs 1.3 – 1.8 – 2.4.
ANCO Media Group Dance “Revolution 93.5” WZFL/WBGF sets a station record high for the second straight month up 1.0 – 1.4 – 1.9.
In its first full monthly following its addition of a simulcast on 104.3, Audacy Sports 560 WQAM/104.3 WQAM-FM is up 0.6 to 0.9.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM inches up 9.1 to 9.2, which is enough to set a new all-time record high share for the station. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO is off 6.3 to 6.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB rises 5.1 to 5.8. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW rises up 4.3 – 5.1 – 5.7. Classical 98.1 KING-FM is off 4.7 to 4.6.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “96.5 Jack-FM” KJAQ is up 3.2 to 3.8. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM drops 4.8 to 3.8.
The Country battle is as tight as it could be. Hubbard’s “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM climbs 2.3 to 2.9. Audacy’s “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF slips 3.2 to 2.9. Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ-FM is down 3.4 to 2.8.
AAA 90.3 KEXP falls 4.0 – 2.7 – 2.5. Public News/Talk/Jazz 88.5 KNKX slides 3.1 – 2.5 – 2.2.
iHeartMedia Sports 93.3 KJR-FM trends up 0.9 – 1.3 – 1.7.
Phoenix
Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX expands its lead up 8.2 to 8.8. iHeartMedia takes the next four spots with AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ off 6.2 to 6.1, Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT trending up 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.0, Country 102.5 KNIX up 4.0 to 4.4, and Conservative Talk 550 KFYI holding at a 4.3 share.
iHeartMedia Modern AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP continues its upward momentum 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.7 – 3.9. Zelus Media Hot AC “Hot 97.5/103.9” KMVA/KZON swings 2.5 – 3.1 – 2.3.
Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE rises 3.3 to 3.8.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 103.5” KLNZ rises 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.4. Univision’s “Que Buena 105.9/105.1” KHOT/KHOV is up 2.1 – 2.6 – 2.9. Chavez Media’s “La Campesina 101.9” 860 KNAI is down 3.4 to 2.9.
Bonneville News/Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM trends down 2.3 – 2.1 – 1.8.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM retakes the lead up 8.1 to 8.4 with its stream down 3.2 to 2.9. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC dips 8.2 to 7.9. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD trends up 6.2 – 6.5- 7.4 for its largest share since March 2014. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC continues its slide 7.0 – 6.7 – 6.6 – 5.9. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD is up 5.0 to 5.5.
Beasley Media Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC-FM bounces up 3.3 to 4.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI slides 4.6 – 4.1 – 3.7. Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB is down 3.9 to 3.0.
Christian AC “K-Love” 102.7 WDKL rises 1.6 to 2.2. Classical 90.9 WRCJ falls 2.7 – 1.7 – 1.4.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM trends up 8.1 – 9.2 – 10.1. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM climbs 6.7 to 7.6. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM is down 7.9 to 7.0. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM swings 6.3 – 5.4 – 6.3 with its stream down 1.7 to 1.2. iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY ends its slide back up 5.1 to 5.8.
iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL trends down 7.0 – 6.0 – 5.6. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK rebounds 4.3 to 5.1.
Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO slides 3.7 – 3.1 – 2.7, with its stream adding an additional 0.8 share.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV holds its lead at a 7.1 share. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE inches up 6.8 to 6.9. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL soars 5.3 – 5.7 – 6.4. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS swings 5.3 – 4.8 – 5.3. Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM is off 5.1 to 5.0.
iHeart AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX is down 5.2 to 4.6. Beasley Media Country 99.5 WQYK slides 5.6 – 5.0 – 4.5 – 4.0.
Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM dips 4.3 to 3.9. iHeart CHR 93.3 WFLZ is down 3.6 to 3.0.
iHeart Rock “98 Rock” WXTB drops 4.8 to 3.8. Sports 620/95.3 WDAE rises 1.9 – 2.6 – 3.0. In its final full monthly before becoming Christian AC “K-Love” WKVV, Beasley Classic Rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB dips 2.5 to 2.5.
Q Broadcasting Regional Mexican “La Ley” 1550/107.7 WAMA rises 1.1 to 1.7.
Denver
Bonneville’s duo of Country 98.5 KYGO (up 5.7 to 6.6) and AC 101.1 KOSI (down 7.5 to 6.6) tie for the lead. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT dips 5.2 to 5.1 with sister Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC down 5.3 to 5.0. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL is up 4.6 to 4.9.
iHeart Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL trends down 5.9 – 5.4 – 5.0 – 4.6 – 4.4. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “KS 107.5” KQKS-FM slides 4.9 – 4.5 – 4.2 – 4.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT is off 4.2 to 3.9.
KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN jumps up 2.7 to 3.6. iHeart AAA 97.3 KBCO drops 4.4 to 3.7. AAA “105.5 The Colorado Sound” KJAC jumps 0.8 to 1.7.
Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV rises 2.4 to 3.2.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK falls 4.4 to 3.6.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN retains its commanding lead up 9.5 to 9.6. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM is down 6.9 to 6.3. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is up 5.8 to 6.0. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN is down 6.9 to 5.9 to tie for fourth with sister AC 96.5 KYXY as it rebounds 5.5 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM falls 4.5 to 3.8. Sister “Rock 105.3” KIOZ is down 3.6 – 2.8 – 2.6. News/Talk 600 KOGO slides 4.9 – 4.1 – 3.8. But CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM rises 2.6 – 3.4 – 3.8.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV rises 2.8 – 3.3 – 3.7.
Baltimore
Radio One takes the top two spots with Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM rising 8.6 to 9.4 and Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ continuing its climb 5.0 – 5.4 – 5.7 – 6.8 – 7.7. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY is up 5.6 to 5.9. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF slides 6.2 – 5.8 – 5.3. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC continues its downward trend 6.5 – 5.6 – 5.2.
Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM trends up 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.5. Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL climbs 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.4.
Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM leaps 3.3 to 4.5.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” maintains its lead down 10.9 to 9.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU drops 8.7 to 7.7. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY is up 6.2 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD charges 5.2 to 6.3. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH falls 7.7 to 5.8.
Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM is up 5.2 to 5.7.
Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS climbs 3.2 – 3.6 – 4.3. Audacy News/Talk/Sports 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM is down 4.5 to 3.7, while its stream is up 1.4 to 1.6. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM is up 1.7 to 2.3.
Gateway Creative Christian Hip Hop “Boost 95.5” KXBS continues to boost itself up 0.6 – 1.2 – 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.2.
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