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.
This month we introduce an enhancement to our ratings pages with the addition of six charts on each market page and some right here on our recaps.
The ongoing lawsuit between Cumulus Media and Nielsen means that Cumulus Media’s stations are no longer publicly listed in the ratings.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU rises 10.4 to 11.6 to take the top spot for the first time since last June. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP slides 14.3 – 12.9 – 10.2. iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC is in a distant third up 4.9 to 5.4. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR slips 5.8 – 5.4 – 5.2. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS drops 5.7 to 5.1.
Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL climbs 1.4 – 2.2 – 2.7 – 3.0. Radio One’s “Latino 104.1/87.7” WLNO/WDCN-LD is down 1.6 to 1.0.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3” WMMJ is down 3.4 to 2.9. Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS is up 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.2.
Boston
Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR is off slightly from its record high last month but retains a share of the lead 6.6 to 6.2. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR rises 5.3 – 5.6 – 6.2. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX is up 5.8 to 6.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM is off 5.9 to 5.6 to tie with sister Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX as it climbs 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.6 – 5.2 – 5.6.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WBMX is up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.3. Northeast Broadcasting AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV rises 3.8 to 4.3 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is a new all-time high for the station.
Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM falls 5.9 to 4.7. Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM was up 3.4 to 3.7.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM trends down 3.9 – 3.5 – 3.1. Business News “Bloomberg 92.9” WBOS-FM slides 1.7 – 1.3 – 1.1.
Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB is down 3.4 to 2.7. iHeart’s “101.7 The Bull” WBWL inches up 1.3 to 1.6.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM soars 4.3 – 4.9 – 5.3 – 6.2 to reach the top of the market for what Huff notes is the first time in the frequency’s history as well as matching the largest PPM share for the station. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF swings 6.0 – 7.1 – 6.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ continues its slide 5.8 to 5.5 to tie for third with Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR as it is up 5.2 to 5.5. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT falls 7.2 – 6.7 – 5.7 – 5.3 to tie for fifth with SBS Spanish Classic Hits “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM as it drops 6.1 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM rises 3.6 to 4.2. Audacy’s “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS-FM is up 2.5 to 3.0.
Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC slides 4.5 – 4.1 – 3.9. Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is up 3.0 to 3.4. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Power 96” WPOW-FM is down 3.3 to 2.7.
Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM drops 4.2 to 3.5. Latino Media Network Spanish News/Talk “Radio Mambi 710” WAQI climbs 0.7 – 1.1 – 1.5.
Christian AC “K-Love” 89.7 WMLV rises 1.9 to 2.5.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM maintains its big lead down 10.6 to 10.1. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO climbs 3.8 – 4.7 – 6.4 – 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB rises 5.0 – 5.3 – 6.3. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK is up for the fifth straight month with a 4.3 to 5.6 leap. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW climbs 4.7 – 5.3 – 5.5.
CRISTA Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM falls 5.3 to 4.4.
iHeart CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS-FM gains 3.1 to 3.6 to tie Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV as it falls 4.7 to 3.6. Audacy Hot AC “Emma 94.1” KSWD climbs 2.6 to 3.2.
AAA 90.3 KEXP falls 6.3 – 3.6 – 3.0.
Phoenix
Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX moves back into the top spot up 6.4 to 6.7, while iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is down 6.9 to 6.5. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 KFYI climbs 4.8 to 5.6 for its best share since January 2022. iHeart Country 102.5 KNIX holds at a 5.2 share. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM is steady at a 4.5 share.
Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM slides 5.9 – 4.5 – 4.0. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD climbs 2.5 – 3.1 – 3.5.
Sierra H Broadcasting Rhythmic Throwbacks “101 The Bounce” KZCE rises 2.4 to 2.9.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket‘ WXYT-FM is down 11.2 to 9.8. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC dips 7.3 to 6.9. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC is down 7.5 to 6.8. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD gains 6.0 to 6.6. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD inches up 6.0 to 6.1.
iHeart Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB is up 4.6 to 5.1 for its best showing since October 2022. Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF trends up 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.8.
iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI slides 5.0 – 4.3 – 4.1.
Christian AC “K-Love” 102.7 WDKL jumps 2.1 to 3.3.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Three iHeartMedia stations tie for first. Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL rises 7.0 to 7.8. Country “K102” KEEY rises for the fifth straight month 7.2 to 7.8. Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM dips 8.2 to 7.8. Public News/Talk “MPR News” 91.1 KNOW-FM falls 8.1 to 6.4. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK rises 4.9 – 5.2 – 6.0.
Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM drops 6.8 to 5.8. Ahead of Dave Ryan’s retirement, iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB climbs 4.0 – 4.5 – 5.3. iHeart Modern AC “Cities 97” KTCZ slides 4.2 – 3.8 – 3.6.
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM slides 6.2 – 5.9 – 5.4 – 5.0.
Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB gains 3.8 to 4.5.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC “105.5 The Dove” WDUV is down 9.7 to 9.0. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE inches up 7.2 to 7.3. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is up 6.0 to 6.4 with sister Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM up 5.1 – 5.7 – 6.3 for its best share since July 2018. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ dips 5.8 to 5.4.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS is down 4.7 to 3.7. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK climbs 2.8 – 3.4 – 3.7.
iHeart CHR 93.3 WFLZ slides 5.0 – 4.5 – 3.7. Beasley Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD slips 2.3 – 2.0 – 1.9 for what Huff notes is its lowest share since its final survey as Soft AC WEZY in Spring 1995.
Christian AC “K-Love” 98.7 WKVZ appears for the first time since its launch last October up 0.1 to 1.1.
Denver
Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI returns to the top spot 6.5 to 6.7. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT slips 7.1 – 6.8 – 5.9. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO inches up into a third place tie 5.0 to 5.2 with iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL as it holds at a 5.2 share. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL is off 5.1 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO is down 5.5 to 4.9. iHeart CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT is up 3.3 to 3.7.
Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “KS 107.5” KQKS slides 3.8 – 3.4 – 2.5.
AAA “105.5 The Colorado Sound” KJAC jumps 0.9 to 2.0, which Huff notes ties its PPM high in August 2009 when it was Variety Hits “105.5/102.3 Jack-FM“. Jazz 89.3 KUVO gains 1.8 to 2.7.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN is up 7.4 to 7.7. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM follows 7.3 to 7.6. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN inches up 5.3 to 5.4. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM falls 7.9 – 6.7 – 4.9. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY drops 6.0 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI is down 5.1 to 4.4. Co-owned “Rock 105.3” KIOZ is up 3.4 to 4.2 for its best share since January 2024. LMSD CHR “Z90” XHITZ-FM drops 3.6 to 2.9.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV jumps 3.0 to 4.3.
Christian AC “K-Love” 102.1 KLVJ is up 2.5 to 2.9. Worship “Air 1” 96.1 KYDO climbs 0.6 – 0.8 – 1.5.
iHeart News/Talk 600 KOGO drops 3.9 to 2.9.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM grows its lead to nearly 2 shares down 8.3 to 8.1. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF is down 6.7 to 6.2 while sister Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX rises 5.4 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC dips 6.2 to 5.7. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM is down 5.4 to 4.8.
iHeart CHR “Z104.3” WZFT inches up 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.4.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” jumps up 8.7 to 10.9 to retake the market lead. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU is up for the fifth straight month 9.3 to 10.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its highest share since June 2015. Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM climbs 3.9 – 4.7 – 5.9 – 6.6 for its best share since April 2023. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY is up 6.2 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM rebounds 5.1 to 6.0 to tie for fifth with Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK as it drops 6.9 to 6.0.
iHeart CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ is up 3.6 to 4.1. Hip Hop “100.3 The Beat” KATZ-FM slips 2.5 – 2.3 – 1.6.
Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL falls 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.3. Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS is down 3.6 – 3.3 – 2.7.
Gateway Creative Christian Hip Hop “Boost 95.5” KXBS is up 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.1.
















