Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, 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
Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP inches up 12.1 to 12.2 to maintain its lead. Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU dips 11.6 to 10.9. 🎄 iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH gains 4.9 to 8.7. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR is down 7.0 to 6.0. iHeart Alternative “DC 101” WWDC is up 5.0 to 5.2.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM rises 3.7 to 4.6. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3” WMMJ gains 3.7 to 4.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 100.3” WBIG-FM is up 2.7 to 3.3.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS drops 4.2 to 3.5. Cumulus Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL is down 4.0 to 3.4. Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC slips 3.0 to 2.1.
Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL trends down 3.8 – 3.0 – 1.8. Radio One’s new “Latino 104.1″ WDCJ hasn’t been the beneficiary yet as it rises only 0.2 to 0.4.
Boston
🎄 Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX climbs 6.1 to 10.3. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM is down 6.9 to 6.2 with Classic Hits 105.7 WROR dipping 5.6 to 5.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM slips 5.3 to 4.9. Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM is up 4.4 to 4.6 to tie with iHeart News 1030 WBZ as it is off 4.7 to 4.6.
Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR drops 5.0 to 4.0. 89.7 WGBH-FM inches up 3.7 to 3.9.
Beasley Rhythmic Throwbacks “Hot 96.9” WBQT dives 3.7 to 2.8.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 6.6 to 7.3 with sister Adult R&B “Hot 105.1” WHQT dipping 6.9 to 6.6. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR inches up 5.8 to 5.9. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ gains 5.3 to 5.7. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM is up 5.0 to 5.3.
Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF trends down 6.5 – 5.2 – 5.1. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM gains 3.1 to 3.6.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB falls 3.2 to 2.4.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM breaks the station record high set last month with a 9.4 to 9.8 rise. 🎄 Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM more than doubles its share jumping 4.2 to 9.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB slides 6.3 to 5.7 to tie Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW (5.8 to 5.7). 🎄 Crista Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM gains 4.7 to 5.6 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best share since Holiday 2013.
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM trends down 5.2 – 4.4 – 3.9. Co-owned “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO dives 9.1 – 5.2 – 3.2.
Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV slides 4.4 to 3.7. iHeart’s competing “Hits 106.1” KBKS holds at a 3.4 share.
Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD drops 3.4 to 2.8. AAA 90.3 KEXP follows down 3.5 to 2.4.
Phoenix
🎄 iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ gains 8.3 to 14.0. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX falls 7.6 to 6.0. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM is off 4.9 to 4.7. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT drops 5.3 to 4.4. iHeart’s duo of Country 102.5 KNIX (4.3 to 4.0) and Conservative Talk 550 KFYI (4.2 to 4.0) tie for fifth.
Classical 89.5 KBAQ jumps 2.5 to 3.2. Bonneville News/Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM gains 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.6.
iHeartMedia CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP dives 4.2 to 3.4. Audacy’s “Live 101.5” KALV-FM is up 2.5 to 2.7.
Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE falls 3.8 – 3.4 – 2.4.
Detroit
🎄 iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC pulls up 8.0 to 12.2. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM is up 7.4 to 7.8 with its stream moving 2.1 to 2.2. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD dips 7.3 to 7.0. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC is up 6.0 to 6.3. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD drops 5.4 to 4.7.
Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX tumbles 5.1 to 4.5, while sister Rock 101.1 WRIF falls 5.1 to 4.2. Beasley Rhythmic Throwbacks “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC-FM slides 3.4 – 3.0 – 2.7.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH drops 3.9 to 2.7.
Christian AC “K-Love” 102.7 WDKL jumps up 1.0 to 2.6.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
🎄 iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” rises 5.5 to 10.8. iHeart Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM dips 11.0 to 10.3. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM inches up 7.0 to 7.1. 🎄 Northwestern Media Christian AC sees a rare Christmas music drop 8.1 to 6.7. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM falls 6.8 to 5.6.
AAA “89.3 The Current” KCMP gains 4.3 to 5.4. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK is up 4.8 to 5.2. Cumulus Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS drops 4.6 – 4.2 – 3.5. iHeartMedia Modern AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ is down 3.9 to 3.1.
Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO is up 2.2 to 2.7 with its stream holding at a 0.8 share.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
🎄 Cox Soft AC “105.5 The Dove” WDUV takes advantage of its earlier than usual move to Christmas music to rise 6.8 to 9.1. 🎄 Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy-FM” 91.5 WCIE dips 8.8 to 8.6. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is off 7.0 to 6.7. 🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX gains 4.7 to 6.0. Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM rises 5.3 to 5.7.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS drops 5.3 to 4.2. Beasley’s 99.5 WQYK is down 4.2 to 3.6.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WUSF trends down 4.2 – 3.5 – 3.3. Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD drops 3.9 to 3.1.
Denver
🎄 Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI gains 6.9 to 10.9. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT is up 5.5 to 5.9. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC holds 5.0 to 4.9. Three stations tie for fourth with KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL inching up 4.5 to 4.6, iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX dropping 5.7 to 4.6, and iHeart Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL off 4.8 to 4.6.
Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO continues its slide 6.6 – 5.7 – 5.4 – 4.5. iHeartMedia’s “106.7 The Bull” KWBL swings 4.0 – 3.1 – 4.2 for its best share for the brand since its launch in December 2017.
iHeart News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA swings 3.0 – 4.0 – 3.0. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “KS 107.5” KQKS slides 4.0 – 3.8 – 3.0. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV falls 3.4 – 3.1 – 1.9.
San Diego
🎄 Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY gains 5.7 to 11.1. Public News/Talk 90.5 KPBS-FM (7.4 to 7.5) and Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN (7.8 to 7.5) tie for second. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM holds at a 6.2 share. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON dips 5.1 to 4.9.
Grupo Imagen Spanish AC “Radio Latina 104.5” XHLTN-FM jumps up 3.2 to 4.7 for what Huff notes is a San Diego market record high for the station. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV is down 4.2 to 3.5.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI falls 5.1 to 4.4. CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM drops 4.4 to 3.4. Local Media San Diego CHR “Z90” XHTZ dips 3.1 to 2.5. iHeart Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX is down 2.6 to 1.9.
LMSD Alternative “91X” XETRA-FM trends down 4.4 – 3.7 – 3.3. Audacy’s “Alt 94.9” KBZT follows 3.1 – 2.7 – 2.2. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN is down 5.3 – 3.5 – 3.2.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM climbs 8.4 to 9.1. 🎄 Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF rises 5.2 to 9.0. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ is down 6.7 to 6.2. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY dips 5.8 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC falls 6.3 to 5.0.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WMMX is up 4.0 to 4.4. Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM drops 4.8 to 3.7.
Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR falls 4.8 to 3.2. AAA 89.7 WTMD climbs 2.2 – 2.8 – 3.0.
Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL is down 3.5 to 2.6. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA slides 2.8 – 2.5 – 2.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Z104.3” WZFT is down 2.0 to 1.6.
St. Louis
🎄 Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK surges up 6.5 to 13.3 with its stream up 0.1 to 0.6. Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” drops 8.5 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU slides 8.3 to 7.4. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH holds at a 7.1 share. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY falls 7.2 to 5.7.
Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS drops 6.0 to 4.4. Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM drops 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.6 with its stream up 1.1 to 1.5.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD falls 6.7 – 5.5 – 5.1. Hubbard’s 92.3 WIL is down 4.0 – 3.8 – 3.5.
















