Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with Day 1 markets New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
With the Holiday monthly starting nearly a week later than last year, many of the all-Christmas stations were down year-over-year.
New York
🎄 iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW was up month-to-month 9.9 to 12.5 but down from a 13.1 in Holiday 2024. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM dips 6.8 – 6.5 – 6.2 with its stream up 0.6 to 1.0. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ rose 5.0 to 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ was up 5.1 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM held at a 4.6 share.
MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS falls 5.1 to 4.4. Co-owned Hip Hop “Hot 97” WQHT drops 3.5 to 2.8 coinciding with its morning show change. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM skids 3.4 to 2.9.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ falls 4.3 – 4.0 – 3.4.
Classical 105.9 WQXR rises 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.1.
Los Angeles
🎄 iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST rose 11.2 to 13.3 giving it a gain from its 12.4 in Holiday 2024. Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH dips 5.8 to 5.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is up 4.9 to 5.1. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV inches up 4.2 to 4.3, while News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM is off 4.2 to 4.1.
Public News/Talk 89.3 KPCC drops 3.2 to 2.5. Public News/Talk/AAA 89.9 KCRW slips 2.4 – 2.1 – 1.8.
Chicago
🎄 iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT is up 11.5 to 12.4, nearly on-track with its 12.5 last year. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 4.8 to 5.1. Nexstar Talk 720 WGN is up 4.2 to 4.6 for its best share since February 2022. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT is off 4.8 to 4.5, while Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX drops 5.0 to 4.2.
Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM is down 4.5 to 3.7. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN slides 4.8 – 3.6 – 3.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO drops 3.7 – 2.9 – 2.6.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 107.5 WGCI slips 2.3 – 2.0 – 1.6 for its lowest share since Holiday 2020.
Ahead of their upcoming changes, Audacy Sports “670 The Score” WSCR dips 2.9 to 2.6. Rhythmic Throwbacks “104.3 Jams” WBMX inches up 2.0 to 2.1, while sister CHR “B96” WBBM-FM rises 1.6 to 2.1.
Dallas/Fort Worth
🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE rises 8.6 to 10.1 to match its showing from Holiday 2024. Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX dips 5.5 to 5.3 with “New Country 96.3” KSCS down 5.3 to 4.8. iHeart Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX is off 4.5 to 4.4. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM falls 6.3 to 4.4.
K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 KLTY rises 3.2 to 4.0. iHeart Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS gains 2.5 to 3.1.
Univision Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 107.9/107.1” KDXX/KQBU-FM drops 2.6 – 2.4 – 1.4.
Houston/Galveston
🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA is down from last month’s record high 16.4 share to a 13.3. That’s also down from its 14.7 share in Holiday 2024. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ dips 7.8 to 7.5. 🎄 Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ jumps up 4.7 to 5.6 (down from 6.3 in Holiday 2024). Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ is down 5.7 to 5.3. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX climbs 4.1 – 4.9 – 5.2 for its best share since Spring 1999, while its stream is up 0.4 to 0.7.
Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT ends its skid up 4.5 to 5.0. Audacy Country “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM jumps 3.4 to 4.8, while sister Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH swings 4.1 – 3.3 – 3.9.
Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE trends down 5.3 – 4.0 – 3.8. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT see-saws 3.3 – 2.4 – 3.0.
San Francisco
🎄 Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises 7.0 to 9.9, but is down year-over-year again as it as slid from a 15.5 in 2022 to 14.1 in 2023 to 11.6 in 2024. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM inches up 9.1 to 9.2. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is off 8.1 to 7.9. Classical 90.3 KDFC holds at a 5.0 share. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ dips 4.1 to 3.8.
Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC trends down 3.9 – 3.6 – 3.3. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ continues its slide 4.8 – 4.6 – 4.5 – 3.3 – 2.8, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the lowest share for the station since April 2016, which was the month the brand launched.
Atlanta
Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB drops 8.5 – 7.4 – 6.7. Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR is up 6.0 to 6.4. 🎄 Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR takes advantage of becoming the only all-Christmas station in the market to jump up 4.2 to 6.3 for its largest share since Summer 2000. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE leaps 5.1 to 6.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ inches up 5.9 to 6.0.
Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX leaps 3.4 – 3.7 – 5.1 for its best showing since September 2016. iHeart’s “94.9 The Bull” WUBL holds at a 2.4 share.
Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV slips 6.2 to 5.7. AC “B98.5” WSB-FM slides 6.8 – 6.1 – 4.8.
Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ slides 4.0 – 3.5 – 2.9 since the end of The Bert Show. Classic Alternative “99X” WNNX is down 3.0 to 2.2.
K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 104.7 WAIA is up 4.0 to 4.5. Its predecessor, Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH-FM had a 6.9 with Christmas music in 2024.
Philadelphia
🎄 Audacy AC “B101” WBEB rises 10.1 to 17.0, rising from its 15.7 share in 2024. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK (up 5.5 to 5.9) and Rock 93.3 WMMR (down 6.4 to 5.9) tie for second. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP continues its slide 9.2 – 6.6 – 5.8 – 5.5 with its stream down 2.3 to 1.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM yo-yo’s 5.4 – 6.3 – 5.3.
Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI falls 4.9 – 4.4 – 3.6, with its stream moving 1.5 – 1.4 – 1.3.
AAA 88.5 WXPN swings 3.3 – 4.0 – 3.3.
🎄 Draper Media Hot AC 93.7 WSTW Wilmington DE adds an additional 0.8 share of Christmas music.
Nassau/Suffolk
🎄 iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW claims the Long Island holiday lead this year at its 6.6 to 8.5 rise defeats its 7.4 in Holiday 2024. 🎄 Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK rises 5.5 to 7.6, but it is down from its 8.4 last year. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM is up 6.6 to 7.0 with its stream holding at a 7.4 share. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC dips 6.9 to 6.5. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 5.6 share.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ drops 4.5 to 3.3.
Connoisseur Media Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY drops 3.2 to 2.5. Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF trends down 2.0 – 1.7 – 1.4.
Riverside/San Bernardino
🎄 The Christmas music leader in the Inland Empire, iHeartMedia’s 103.5 KOST is not listed in the Riverside/San Bernardino public ratings.
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY slides 11.4 – 9.1 – 7.6. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA is off 5.7 to 5.6. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE trends down 5.9 – 5.1 – 4.9. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG jumps 2.4 to 3.4. MediaCo Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB slips 3.8 – 3.4 – 3.2.
Meruelo Media Classic Hip-Hop 93.5 KDEY gains 1.7 to 2.7. Anaheim Broadcasting Rock 96.7 KCAL-FM rises 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.4.
San Jose
🎄 Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT is up 7.9 to 11.6, but continuing to fall year-to-year from its 13.4 last year, 15.5 in 2023, and massive 22.7 share in 2022. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG drops 5.8 to 4.9. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is down 5.0 to 4.1 with its stream off 0.7 to 0.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI rises 3.1 to 3.9. Connoisseur Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR drops 4.7 to 3.6.
Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ is down 4.1 to 3.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL slips 3.8 to 3.2.
K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 97.7 KWAI rises 0.8 – 1.7 – 1.9.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
🎄 iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises month-to-month 8.7 to 10.9 down from a 13.1 in Holiday 2024. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ rises 7.0 to 7.5. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM holds at a 5.4 share. 🎄 Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ continues its year-over-year downward trend with its 5.1 share down from 7.8 in 2024 following 9.7 in 2023 and 10.9 in 2022. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW (down 5.1 to 4.7) and SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ (down 5.9 to 4.7 and stream down 1.3 to 0.8) tie for fifth.
Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rebounds 3.9 to 4.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ climbs 2.9 to 3.8.
Press Communications Country “Thunder 106” WKMK falls 1.7 to 1.1.
