Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.

Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, 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

Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU expands its DC lead rising 11.1 – 11.8 – 12.2 for its second highest share in station history according to Ratings Expert Chris Huff. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP dips 9.0 to 8.7. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS trends up 5.7 – 6.5 – 6.7. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH is up 6.1 to 6.3. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR dips 6.0 to 5.9.

Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD trends up 3.1 – 3.5 – 4.3. Cumulus Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL-FM drops 4.5 – 4.1 – 3.7, iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC is down 3.8 – 3.5 – 2.8. Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9″ WLZL is down 1.0 to 0.7.

Boston

Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM trends up 7.3 – 9.4 – 10.5 to take a nearly 4 share lead on sister Classic Hits 105.7 WROR which drops 7.7 to 6.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM rises 5.6 to 6.1. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX trends down 6.4 – 5.9 – 5.5. iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ is off 5.3 to 5.2.

Both Public News/Talk stations in Boston see election season gains. 90.9 WBUR trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.5, while 89.7 WGBH-FM is up 2.3 – 3.0 – 3.6.

Both Boston Country outlets are on the decline with Beasley’s 102.5 WKLB moving 3.6 – 3.0 – 2.9 and iHeartMedia’s “101.7 The Bull” WBWL off 3.3 – 2.6 – 2.3. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX falls 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.6. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN drops 3.2 – 2.8 – 2.3.

Seattle/Tacoma

Bonneville’s combo remains on top with News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM dipping 7.1 to 7.0 to move ahead of co-owned “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO as it drops 7.6 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB trends down 6.7 – 6.4 – 5.6. Lotus’ “Northwest Newsradio” 1000 KNWN/97.7 KNWN-FM rises 3.5 – 4.8 – 5.2 to tie for fourth with iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK (4.7 to 5.2).

Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM trends up 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.9. iHeartMedia Sports 93.3 KJR-FM is up 1.3 – 2.3 – 2.5. Lotus Conservative Talk 570 KVI gains 0.8 – 1.1 – 1.7.

Trending down is Audacy Classic Hip Hop “Hot 103.7” KHTP (3.7 – 2.9 – 2.6), while Lotus Hot AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ drops 2.3 to 1.7.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale

Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 8.4 to 9.1 to expand its lead over sister Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT (8.0 to 7.9). Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF (5.5 to 5.8) and Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR (5.6 to 5.8) tie for third. SBS Spanish Oldies “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM holds at a 5.3 share.

Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ slips 4.6 to 3.6. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR slips 4.4 – 3.6 – 3.4, while iHeartMedia’s “103.5 The Beat” WMIB is down 3.1 – 2.7 – 2.4.

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM is up 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.1. Actualidad Media Group Spanish Talk “Actualidad 1040” WURN rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.5.

Phoenix

Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM continues to hold the Phoenix market lead as it falls off its record high last month 7.9 to 7.3. iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is up 6.6 to 6.9. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX trends up 5.3 – 6.1 – 6.5. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT rises 4.3 to 4.7. Desert Valley Broadcasting Oldies “94.9/95.1 The Wow Factor” KOAI (4.5 to 4.2) and Audacy CHR “Live 101.5” KALV (4.6 to 4.2) tie for fifth.

After relaunching in late September as “Big 94.5“, Audacy Classic Hits KOOL-FM rises 2.8 to 3.3.

iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI rises 3.1 to 3.7. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD is up 2.7 to 3.2.

iHeart Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP falls 4.4 to 3.7. Sierra H Classic Hip Hop “101 The Bounce” KZCE slips 3.9 – 3.6 – 3.3. Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE trends down 3.9 – 3.3 – 2.9.

Detroit

Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM takes the Motor City lead despite dipping 7.1 to 6.8. Huff notes that it is its first time atop Detroit since October 2016, while its stream adds an additional 1.7 share. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX falls 7.4 to 6.4. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC trends down 7.5 – 6.8 – 6.1 to tie for third with Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF (6.2 to 6.1). iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD slips 6.4 – 6.0 – 5.9.

iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI trends up 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.9 with sister Classic Rock 106.7 WLLZ up 2.6 to 3.2.

iHeart AC 100.3 WNIC slides 5.5 – 5.1 – 4.8, while sister Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB is down 5.2 to 4.3. Cumulus’ “New Country 93.1” WDRQ falls 3.3 to 2.4.

Minneapolis/St. Paul

iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM dips 8.2 to 7.6 but remains in the Twin Cities lead. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM dips 6.8 to 6.1. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM rises 5.7 to 6.0. Three iHeartMedia stations tie for fourth: Country “K102” KEEY dips 6.5 to 5.9, Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL falls 8.1 – 6.3 – 5.9, and CHR 101.3 KDWB rises 5.2 – 5.6 – 5.9.

Cumulus Media Rock “93X” KXXR rises 5.2 to 5.7. iHeartMedia Modern AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ jumps up 3.5 to 4.9. Cumulus Soft AC “Love 105” WGVX/WLUP/WWWM is up 1.7 to 2.2.

Audacy’s Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK trends down 6.9 – 6.0 – 5.5, while sister News/Talk 830 WCCO falls 5.6 – 4.8 – 4.1.

Tampa/St. Petersburg

Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV dips 9.4 to 8.9 with its stream adding an additional 1.2 share, while co-owned Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL rises to second 5.5 – 5.9 – 6.6. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE is down 6.0 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS trends down 5.7 – 5.1 – 4.8. iHeartMedia’s Buccaneers flagship “98 Rock” WXTB trends up 3.8 – 4.4 – 4.7 to tie Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK as it trends up 3.6 – 4.3 – 4.7.

Beasley Spanish CHR “Maxima 92.5” WYUU jumps up 3.1 to 4.5, while sister Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD trends up 2.7 – 3.6 – 4.3. Cox CHR “Hot 101.5” WPOI rises 2.7 to 3.5.

Cox AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM falls 5.7 to 3.9.

Denver

Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI moves up to the Mile High lead with a 6.2 to 6.9 rise. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC dips 6.9 to 6.7. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO holds at a 5.4 share. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL slips 5.8 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT dips 5.1 to 4.9.

iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO rebounds 4.0 to 4.5, while sister Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL trends up 3.3 – 3.7 – 4.3.

KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM trends up 0.9 – 1.4 – 1.7.

San Diego

Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM rebounds 6.2 to 7.2 to overtake sister Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG (8.1 – 6.8 – 6.6). Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is off 6.1 to 5.7. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN rises 4.5 to 5.2. iHeartMedia News/Talk 600 KOGO is up 4.6 to 5.1.

Local Media San Diego CHR “Z90” XHTZ trends up 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.5 to overtake iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM which slips 3.7 – 3.5 – 3.2.

Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” has one of the largest percentage of online listeners as the FM signal moves 2.9 to 2.7, while its stream trends up 0.8 – 1.6 – 2.0.

iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM falls 4.7 – 4.4 – 3.5. Local Media San Diego Alternative “91X” XETRA-FM trends down 2.3 – 1.9 – 1.7.

Baltimore

Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF remains in the Baltimore lead despite a 9.5 – 9.0 – 7.8 trend. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM rises 6.5 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR slips 7.7 to 7.1. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM is off 5.9 to 5.8. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ trends up 4.9 – 5.2 – 5.7 to tie for fifth with iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC (6.0 to 5.7).

Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX trends up 4.1 – 4.7 – 5.6. Times-Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA is up 3.7 to 4.1. AAA 89.7 WTMD rises 0.9 – 1.4 – 1.8.

St. Louis

Hubbard continues its dominance of St. Louis. Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH continues to rise 8.1 – 9.3 – 9.7 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new station record high. Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE holds at an 8.7 share, while Hubbard’s Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT places third down 8.2 to 7.9. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM is up 6.7 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM rises 6.2 to 6.4.
Public News/Talk 90.7 KWMU trends up 3.0 – 3.9 – 5.0 for its largest share since December 2016.

Audacy News/Talk 1120/98.7 KMOX falls 6.9 to 4.5, while sister Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL trends down 3.2 – 2.5 – 2.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ is up 2.7 to 3.3.

Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “Joy 99.1” KLJY dips 6.2 to 5.5. Co-owned Christian Rhythmic “Boost 95.5” KXBS rises 0.8 to 1.2.