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.
Beasley AC “K104.7” WKQC and Country 103.7 WSOC tie for the lead in Charlotte at a 7.3. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM rises 5.0 to 6.6 for third, followed by a big gain for iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT up 4.9 to 6.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX slips 5.7 to 5.3 to place fifth. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes 90.7 WFAE is one of many Public News/Talk stations to set station records this month with a 3.3 to 5.1 gain. Also on the upswing was Classical 89.9 WFAV with a 2.5 to 3.4 rise.
Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM Portland has nearly a double share lead on the second place station as it rises 9.7 to 12.0 and adds an additional 1.3 share on its stream. Entercom Classic Rock 92.3 KGON places second up 6.1 to 6.4 followed by Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL up 4.8 to 6.2.
Also trending upwards in Portland is Alpha Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL 2.9 to 4.0 and iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM 2.8 to 3.9.
Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM leads San Antonio with a 7.4 to 7.8 gain. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1200 WOAL places second with a 6.8 to 7.0 rise. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY is up nearly two share points 4.5 to 6.4 to place third, while sister Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTXK rises 4.9 to 6.1 for what Huff notes is a station record.
Publix News/Talk 89.1 KSTX rises 3.0 to 4.4 for its biggest share since Holiday 2017 notes Huff.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM jumps up 7.8 to 10.2 to lead Sacramento. Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ rises to second 5.0 to 6.4. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI places third with a 5.5 to 6.2 gain. Entercom’s combo of Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG (6.6 to 6.2) and Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ (4.8 to 6.1) round out the top five.
iHeartMedia Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB jumps up 3.2 to 4.9, while Bonneville Hot AC “Now 100.5” KZZO trends downward 6.2 – 4.9 – 3.6.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM regains the Salt Lake City lead with a 6.0 to 7.9 jump. Bonneville News/Talk 860 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM (6.1 – 7.0) and AC “FM 100” KSFI (18.5 – 7.0) tie for second. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUER sets a station record with a 5.4 to 6.4 gain to tie for fourth with iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ.
KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP jumps up 2.9 to 3.9.
Entercom Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL regains the Orlando market lead with an 8.4 to 10.6 jump. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF moves to second down from a Christmas fueled 17.0 to 7.9. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL rises 6.3 to 7.2. Two big gainers round out the top five with Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO up 4.9 to 6.1 and iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM up 3.9 to 6.1.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE rises 3.5 to 4.9 for yet another record in the format this month.
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE holds onto the Las Vegas lead with an 8.1 share. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 4.8 to 7.0 for second. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ jumps up to third 5.4 to 6.7, while Entercom Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB regains its lost audience during the holidays with a 3.5 to 5.2 jump. Christian AC 90.5 KSOS places fifth 3.4 to 3.1.
iHeartMedia’s combination of Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (13.3 to 10.1) and Rock 102.5 WDVE (10.1 – 9.6) lead Pittsburgh. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK places third with a 7.6 to 8.3 gain. Entercom’s combination of Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM (6.6 to 7.9) and News Talk 1020 KDKA (5.3 to 5.6) follow.
Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR stands atop Cincinnati with a 7.8 to 9.1 gain. iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rebounds 7.4 to 7.9 for second. Hubbard Country “B105.1” WUBE jumps 5.4 to 7.1 followed by Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM (12.3 to 6.1) and Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW with a big 3.7 to 6.0 gain for what Huff notes is its highest share since 2011 two brand names ago.
In addition to WUBE’s big jump, Cumulus Country “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF rises 1.8 to 2.9.
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM continues to lead Kansas City with a post-Holiday 10.4 to 8.4 slide. Co-owned Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX follows in second steady at 6.9. Entercom’s Kansas City Chiefs flagship Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM rises 5.4 to 6.1 which ties it with Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR-FM’s 5.2 to 6.1 move. Huff notes that is yet another record for the format.
The Chiefs’ playoff run sees both Sports talkers in the market up. Union Broadcasting’s 810 WHB rises 2.5 to 3.0, while its stream adds a 0.2 to 0.9 gain. Entercom’s “610 Sports” KCSP was up 1.8 to 2.1.
Also trending up in Kansas City is Cumulus CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ with a 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.7 three month line.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI leads Cleveland with an 11.6 to 10.0 gain. Entercom Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX places second 8.4 to 9.4. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK places third 8.5 to 7.8.
Showing significant gains in Cleveland is iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 106.1” W291BV with a 1.1 – 2.0 – 2.3 trend.
Three stations tied atop Columbus: iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL (6.4 – 8.6), iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI (7.0 – 8.6) and Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU (7.0 – 8.6). WOSU’s is you guessed it a record share for the Public News/Talker. Right behind that trio is iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN up 7.3 to 8.5.
