Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
We’ve launched our newly enhanced ratings pages. With the assistance of Ratings Expert™ Chris Huff our ratings tables now feature the monthly ratings for the past six months, current CUME, station owner, format, and brand name. The ratings pages will also feature Huff’s exclusive HuffNotes spotlighting records, trends, and changes.
For the second month in a row the three spoken word stations in Salt Lake City have seen significant gains. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM rises to the top of the market with a 6.1 – 7.3 – 7.6 for what Huff notes is a new record for either frequency and the first time they’ve led the market. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM moves up to second 5.1 – 6.1 – 7.4. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUER-FM rises 2.3 – 4.4 – 4.8.
Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI placed third in Salt Lake City with a 5.9 to 6.9 gain. Those stations growth comes at the expense of iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ (7.8 – 7.5 -6.3) and a pair of Country stations. Cumulus Media’s “K-Bull 93” KUBL drops 5.5 – 4.8 4.1, while KSOP Inc. “Z104.3” KSOP-FM slides 4.1 – 3.3 – 2.6.
Portland saw a lot of movements. iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW rises to the market lead with a 7.8 to 8.4 gain. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB drops to second 8.4 to 7.6. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL rises 6.0 to 7.6 for third, while Entercom Classic Rock 92.3 KGON jumps to fourth 5.5 to 6.6 for what Huff notes is its highest share since 1994.
Many female focused stations were down in Portland. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM fell 3.9 to 3.4 while sister CHR “Z100” KKRZ dropped 4.1 to 3.3. Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL slid 3.6 to 3.4 while CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF fell 3.2 to 2.7. Entercom Country “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ dropped 2.9 to 2.3 and Hot AC “105.1 The Buzz” KRSK was down 2.6 to 2.0.
Entercom Alternative 94.7 KNRK Portland and the rebranded “Alt 96.5” KRBZ Kansas City had the most vocal outcries from listeners following the on-air talent changes last month yet both stations rose in the aftermath. KNRK was up 2.8 to 3.4, while KRBZ rose 2.1 to 2.7. Not as successful following its rebranding was “Alt 107.5” KXTE Las Vegas, which fell 1.9 to 1.6.
Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX held steady at a 7.9 atop Kansas City. Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM was second 6.0 to 6.4, while Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM rebounded 6.1 to 6.3.
The three-way Country battle tightened in Kansas City. Steel City Media’s 94.1 KFKF was fourth 6.5 to 6.2, while sister “Q104” KBEQ trends up to fifth 3.4 – 4.4 – 5.7. Entercom’s “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM was fifth 5.4 to 5.6.
Entercom Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT has one of the largest one month drops in recent history falling from a 7.2 to 3.0. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV fell 5.0 to 3.8.
University of Northwestern – St. Paul Christian AC “Life 89.5” KJNW is trending upwards 2.8 – 3.1 – 4.4.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX rebounds 6.6 to 7.9 to retake the Charlotte lead. Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC is down 7.4 to 7.3, while Entercom News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM rises to third 6.0 to 6.9.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM leads Sacramento 8.1 to 8.5. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI rises to second despite a 7.7 to 7.5 drop, while Entercom Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG falls to third 7.9 to 7.2.
Taking a nosedive is iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB with a 6.5 to 4.3 fall.
Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM San Antonio solidifies its lead with a big 6.3 to 8.1 rise. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1200 WOAI is second with a 6.1 to 6.3 gain, while Cox Country “Y100” KCYY places third 5.2 to 5.6.
Alpha Media Regional Mexican “Norteño 720/104.1” KSAH/KSAH-FM trends up 2.8 – 3.7 – 4.2 for what Huff notes is the largest share in station history.
Stability reigns atop Pittsburgh as iHeartMedia Rock 102.5 WDVE (10.3 – 10.6), Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (9.0 – 9.5) and Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK (7.7 – 6.8) retain the top three spots.
iHeartMedia Country “Big 104.7” WPGB trends up 3.6 – 4.9 – 5.3 to move ahead of Entercom’s crosstown competitor “Y108” WDSY (5.1 – 4.5).
Entercom Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL Orlando rises 9.4 to 11.1 to retain its dominance of the market with Huff noting it as the highest share in the station’s history. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF moves up to second 6.5 to 7.7. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO is third 6.9 to 7.0.
Two Cox stations had significant drops in Orlando. Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB falls 7.8 to 5.9. Country “K92.3” WWKA dropped 5.8 to 3.9, while its stream was down 2.1 to 0.6.
Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ Las Vegas rises 6.1 to 7.3 to move into the lead. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE drops to second 7.3 to 6.8. Entercom Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB moves up to third 4.4 to 4.7.
Entercom Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX Cleveland retains its lead 10.6 to 10.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI narrows the gap with an 8.0 to 9.2 gain. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM is third with an 8.7 to 7.8 drop.
iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR falls from fourth to eighth with an 8.2 to 6.0 drop.
