Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.

All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.

New York

iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW extends its lead with a 7.7 to 8.1 gain. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is off 7.1 to 6.5 after months of record highs. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS rises to third 5.1 to 5.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM drops 6.1 to 5.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is off 5.4 to 5.1.

iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU jumps up 4.2 to 5.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best month since August 2012.

Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM falls 3.7 to 3.1.

Los Angeles

Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH maintains its lead down 6.8 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is second down 5.2 to 5.1. iHeart News/Talk 640 KFI rises 4.2 to 4.8. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV falls 5.5 to 4.6. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST trends down 5.2 – 4.9 – 4.5.

Univision Adult Hits “Recuerdo 103.9/98.3” KRCD/KRCV trends up 2.8 – 3.3 – 4.1 – 4.3. iHeartMedia Alternative “Alt 98.7” KYSR rises 2.7 to 3.1. Meruelo Media Spanish Hot AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI trends up 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.5. E

Chicago

iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT grows its lead up 7.0 to 7.7. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV inches up 6.1 to 6.2. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT slips 5.7 to 5.0. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS is off 5.0 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ rises 3.8 to 4.0.

Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN slips 4.1 to 3.6. iHeartMedia CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC trends down 3.1 – 2.7 – 2.5.

San Francisco

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT retains its lead 8.1 to 8.0. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC trends up 5.9 – 6.7 – 7.1. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM rises 4.6 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ falls 5.9 to 5.0. Audacy Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL is off 4.6 to 4.4.

Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ rebounds up 3.2 to 3.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD dips 2.7 to 2.3. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC is down 2.6 to 2.1.

Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM rises 2.9 to 3.6.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS is up 4.5 to 4.9 to tie for first with Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF as it slips 5.3 to 4.9. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM trends down 5.1 – 4.7 – 4.4. Cumulus News/Talk 820 WBAP (up 3.7 – 3.9 – 4.3) and Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO (4.2 to 4.3) tie for fourth.

Service Broadcasting Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM trends up 2.8 – 2.9 – 3.3. Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL slides 3.7 – 3.3 – 3.1. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY falls 4.0 to 2.8.

Houston/Galveston

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA regains the Houston lead as it rises 6.9 to 7.5. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT rises 7.0 to 7.2 while falling to second. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ trends up 5.2 – 5.4 – 6.3. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH continues its downward trend 5.9 – 5.6 – 5.4. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is off 5.4 to 5.1.

Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ trends down 5.4 – 5.1 – 4.5, while Audacy’s “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM slides 4.6 – 3.6 – 3.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN falls 5.5 – 4.9 – 4.4.

Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE trends up 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.1. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT rises 3.0 – 3.5 – 4.1.

Hope Media Group Spanish Christian “Vida Unida” 91.7 KHVU is up 1.6 to 1.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new record high for the facility.

Atlanta

Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV holds its commanding lead despite sliding 10.4 – 9.6 – 9.2. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ trends up 6.5 – 6.8 – 7.2. Cox takes the remainder of the top five with News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB moving 6.5 to 6.6, Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR sliding 6.9 – 6.5 – 5.8, and AC “B98.5” WSB-FM inching up 5.3 to 5.4.

Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX moves up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.1, while iHeartMedia’s “94.9 The Bull” WUBL rises 3.5 to 3.9.

iHeartMedia CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW-FM rises 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.9, while Cumulus’ “Q99.7” WWWQ is down 3.4 to 2.9.

Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM trends up 2.7 – 3.5 – 3.7.

Philadelphia

Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK expands its lead to over two shares down 9.8 – 9.5. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM slides 8.1 to 7.4. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR is third 6.3 to 6.4. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP surges up 3.8 – 4.6 – 5.5 to tie for fourth with Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU (steady at 5.5).

Audacy AC “B101” WBEB slides 5.7 – 5.4 – 5.1. Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI drops 5.6 to 4.6. Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM is off 4.2 to 3.8.

Audacy Hot AC “The New 96.5” WTDY-FM rises 2.8 to 3.1.

Long Island

Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM slides 8.5 to 7.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 4.8. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 3.7 to 4.7 to tie for third with sister Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM (4.8 to 4.7). iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slides 5.1 to 4.4.

iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU rises 2.5 to 3.2. Audacy News 880 WCBS is down 3.2 to 2.3. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC trends down 2.5 – 1.9 – 1.8.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Anaheim Broadcasting Classic His 99.9 KOLA-FM trends up 7.2 – 8.9 – 9.9 to keep its commanding Inland Empire lead, which Huff notes is the frequency’s highest share since Spring 1973. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG rises 4.9 to 5.8. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY drops 5.4 to 4.1. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG (3.8 to 3.7) and Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN (4.1 to 3.7) tie for fourth.

San Jose

Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC (6.3 to 6.5) and Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT (5.9 to 6.5) tie for the South Bay lead. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR dips 5.9 to 5.8. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM is up 5.2 to 5.5. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX falls 5.9 to 4.5.

Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ rises 3.5 to 4.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “103.7 80s+” KOSF is up 2.6 to 3.1.

Alpha Media’s “Bay Country 94.5” KBAY falls 4.2 to 3.6.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

iHeartMedia takes the top three spots. Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is down 7.8 to 6.7. AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 5.6 to 6.0. CHR “Z100” WHTZ is up 5.1 to 5.5 to tie with Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW (down 6.5 to 5.5). Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ plummets 7.7 to 5.2.

Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM trends down 4.6 – 4.2 – 3.3, though its stream rises 0.7 to 1.2.