Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.

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

Also today Fall ratings for Amarillo, Bryan/College Station, Cape Cod, Columbus GA, Frederick, Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Redding, Sheboygan, Terre Haute, Traverse City/Petoskey, and Waco.

Charlotte

🎄 Beasley Media Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC is down from an 11.2 share in 2023 to a 10.0 share. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO was down from an 8.3 to a 7.9 year-to-year.

Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC jumps up 5.6 to 6.5, while sister Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV holds at a 6.1 share. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC rises 4.1 to 5.0 ending its four month slide.

Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF drops 5.7 to 4.9. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE is down 5.5 to 4.5 after its election season rise. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG and iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND both drop 5.1 to 4.4.

Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM rises 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.0. Sister Sports 92.7 WFNZ-FM drops 4.3 to 2.7.

iHeart Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT drops 5.5 to 3.9. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK is down 4.5 to 3.6.

Portland

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW jumps up from a 15.6 share in 2023 to an 18.1 this year. Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH takes a fall from a 6.7 share last year to a 4.6, while also down month-to-month from a 5.6. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS adds an additional 1.7 share of Christmas music down from a 3.9 in 2023.

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH is down 7.4 to 6.0. “All Classical Radio” 89.9 KQAC rises 4.6 to 5.5 for its largest share since December 2023. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK drops 7.9 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW continues to surge up 2.6 – 3.0 – 4.5 – 5.1.

Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL drops 5.6 to 4.6. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM slides 5.6 – 4.4 – 4.0 with its stream at a 0.6 share.

iHeart CHR “Z100” KKRZ drops 4.4 to 2.9. Audacy Country “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ slides 3.8 – 3.1 – 2.7. Alpha Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL inches up 2.0 to 2.1.

San Antonio

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT registers a 12.4 share, which rises from its 11.3 in Holiday 2023.

Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is down 7.5 to 6.8. Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT dips 5.6 to 6.0. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY is down 6.9 – 6.6 – 6.0 – 5.3. Cox Rock 99.5 KISS inches up 5.1 to 5.3.

Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK swings 4.3 – 5.2 – 4.2. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA is down 5.1 to 3.9. Radio One Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 107.5” KVBH slips 4.6 – 4.2 – 3.9.

iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Hot 104.5” KZEP rises 2.9 to 3.5. iHeart’s recently launched Bilingual AC “Mix 96.1” KXXM is up 2.7 to 3.0.

Salt Lake City

Nielsen did not release the Holiday 2024 numbers publicly today as expected. We will publish the numbers when they are provided to us.

Orlando

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF is down from its 16.0 share in 2023 to a 13.8 share.

Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB rebounds 7.7 to 8.6. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL drops 9.9 to 7.6, but its stream is broken out separately for the first time with a 1.8 share. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL jumps up 5.5 to 7.2 for what Huff notes is its best share since November 2022. iHeart Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM is down 6.5 to 5.4.

iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM falls 6.7 to 4.7 and Rock 101.1 WJRR is down 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.5. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO is down 6.5 – 5.4 – 4.5, while sister Country “K92.3” WWKA slips 4.4 to 3.5.

Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX trends down 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.9 while its stream dropped from a 1.0 to 0.1. Sister Rhythmic Throwbacks “102 Jamz” WJHM dropped 4.1 – 3.4 – 3.0.

Cox’s new Bilingual AC “Hits 96.5” WOEX is down 3.2 to 2.5.

Sacramento

🎄 Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX slides from its record-high 15.9 share in 2023 to a 13.3. After not going previously going all-Christmas, iHeart Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB did-so adding an additional 5.5 share for the station’s highest showing since August 2023.

iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is down 8.9 to 8.4. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG dips 7.0 to 6.8. iHeart Rhythmic Throwbacks “V101” KHYL (4.0 to 3.9) and Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI (4.8 to 3.9) tied for fifth.

Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL drops 4.6 to 3.6 and sister Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ is down 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.3. iHeart Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV moves 3.0 – 2.7 – 1.9.

iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE swings 3.6 – 3.0 – 3.6. Lotus Ranchera “La Ranchera 92.1/105.5” KVMX-FM/KSAC rises 2.4 to 3.2.

Las Vegas

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE is down from its 15.5 share in Holiday 2023 to a 12.0. Jazz/Blues 91.5 KUNV registers a 2.8 share with what it called “the first-ever Jazz/Blues Christmas format” up from a 1.3 with regular programming in 2023.

Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ drops 8.5 to 6.9. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID inches up 6.5 to 6.6, with sister Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT up for the fourth straight month 4.3 to 4.9. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Q100.5” KXQQ (4.2 to 4.5) and iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR (4.8 to 4.5) tie for fifth.

Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB slips 4.1 to 3.4, with sister CHR 98.5 KLUC down 3.9 – 3.3 – 2.4. Lotus Rock 92.3 KOMP rises 2.1 to 2.6. Beasley Country “107.9 The Coyote” KCYE climbs 1.5 – 1.9 – 2.4.

Latino Hustle Group Regional Mexican “Fiesta 98.1” KLUC-HD3 slides 4.4 – 3.9 – 3.1. Latino Media Network rebranded Regional Mexican “La Tremenda 103.5” KISF is up 1.9 to 2.6.

Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS slides 2.5 – 2.2 – 1.6.

Pittsburgh

🎄 Both heritage all-Christmas stations in Pittsburgh were down following big gains in Holiday 2023. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW is down from a 16.3 share to 14.5. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH is down from 11.7 to 10.5.

Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK drops 10.5 to 9.5. Despite the Steelers playoff run, flagship iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is down 9.7 to 9.2, while Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM slides 8.4 – 7.1 – 6.7 – 5.6.

Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY is down 4.6 to 3.7. iHeart’s “Big 104.7” WPGB slips 3.6 to 2.9.

Public News/Talk 90.5 WESA trends down 5.7 – 3.9 – 3.7. Classical 89.3 WQED-FM rises 1.3 – 1.8 – 2.3. AAA 91.3 WYEP dips 2.7 – 2.5 – 2.2.

Cincinnati

🎄 Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM drops from a 12.8 share in Holiday 2023 to a 9.5 share. Pillar Media Christian AC “Star 93.3” WAKW does not subscribe to Nielsen.

Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is down 8.6 to 8.1. iHeart News/Talk 700 WLW dips 7.2 to 6.9. Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ trends down 7.5 – 7.0 – 6.3. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE dips 6.3 to 6.0.

iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is down 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.5. iHeart Rock 102.7 WEBN rebounds up 3.7 to 4.3.

Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW is down 5.3 – 4.4 – 4.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 107” WKFS slides 3.0 – 2.3 – 1.9.

Kansas City

🎄 Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM maintains its market lead and holiday lead despite dropping from a 12.3 in Holiday 2023 to a 9.2 share. Steel City Media’s 102.1 KCKC, which used the end of the holiday season to flip from AC “KC 102.1” to Variety Hits “102.1 Bob-FM“, rose from an 8.1 last year to an 8.4 share.

Cumulus Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX tied for second overall holding at an 8.4 share. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM dipped 5.9 to 5.5 to tie for fourth with Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV as it held at a 5.5 share.

Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM was up 4.0 to 4.5. Steel City Country “Q104” KBEQ is off 4.2 to 3.7 and 94.1 KFKF drops 4.2 – 3.1 – 2.7.

Cumulus Hip Hop “Power 105.1” KCJK drops 3.2 to 2.6. Cumulus Variety Hits “102.5 Jack-FM” KCMO-HD2 rises 0.9 – 1.1 – 1.4.

Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR is down 3.5 to 2.5, but its stream is broken out separate for the first time with a 1.4 share.

Columbus

🎄 iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC sets a station record high for the second straight Holiday monthly as it rose from a 12.3 in 2023 to a 13.0 share. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY is down year-to-year from a 9.1 in 2023 to a 7.9.

TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM drops 11.6 to 8.7. iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL slips 8.1 to 7.2, while sister CHR 97.9 WNCI is off 6.4 to 6.3.

Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WQFM drops 6.8 to 5.5. iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN is down 6.2 to 5.5.

Radio One Hip Hop “Power 107.5” WCKX falls 4.1 to 2.4. iHeart Hip Hop “106.7 The Beat” WZCB slides 2.8 – 2.2 – 1.6.

Cleveland

🎄 Christmas music combines for nearly one third of all listening in Cleveland combining for a 32.5 share. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI was up from an 11.7 share in 2023 to a 19.3, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is an all-time record high for the station. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK rises from an 8.8 in 2023 to a 10.3 for its best showing since Holiday 2021 plus its stream adds an additional 0.9 share. Salem Christian AC “95.5 The Fish” WFHM registered a 2.0 share after not subscribing to Nielsen in 2023.

Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK dipped 7.1 to 6.7. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX drops 8.3 to 6.5 to tie for fourth with iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR as it rises 5.3 to 5.5.

Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL gains 4.3 to 4.9 for its best showing since Holiday 2023.

iHeartMedia Rock 100.7 WMMS drops 5.9 to 4.2, while sister Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK falls 6.3 to 4.0.

Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN trends down 4.3 – 3.7 – 3.1. iHeart CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS slips 2.4 – 2.1 – 1.8.

Rubber City Radio’s “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV rises 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.0.