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 expands its lead up 10.4 – 11.6 – 12.5. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP continues to slip 10.2 to 9.8. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR is up 5.2 to 5.6. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS rises 5.1 to 5.5. iHeart Alternative “DC 101” WWDC holds at a 5.4 share.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM is up 2.8 to 3.3. iHeartMedia Country 98.7 WMZQ drops 3.1 to 2.3. Christian AC “K-Love” 107.3 WLVW doubles 0.6 to 1.3.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3” WMMJ slides 3.4 – 2.9 – 2.6. Gospel “Praise 92.7/95.9” WPRS-FM is up 1.6 – 2.0 – 2.2.
Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL drops 3.0 to 2.1. Radio One’s “Latino 104.1/87.7” WLNO/WDCN-LD rises 1.0 to 1.8.
Boston
Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX climbs 5.8 – 6.1 – 6.6. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is off 6.2 to 6.0. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR slips 6.6 – 6.2 – 5.9. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WBMX is up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.3 – 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM slides 5.9 – 5.6 – 5.2.
Northeast Digital & Wireless AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV continues to set new station record highs up 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.8.
iHeart Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX dips 5.6 to 5.1. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM falls 5.9 – 4.7 – 4.0. iHeart News 1030 WBZ is off 4.3 to 3.9.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN is up 2.7 to 3.3.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM holds its lead off 6.2 to 6.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ is up 5.5 to 5.9. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF slides 7.1 – 6.1 – 5.8. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT is up 5.3 to 5.7. SBS Spanish Classic Hits “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM inches up 5.3 to 5.5.
iHeart Spanish CHR “Tu 94.9” WZTU is up 2.7 to 3.2, but sister Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB falls 2.6 to 1.9. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Power 96” WPOW slips 3.3 – 2.7 – 2.5.
Christian AC “K-Love” 89.7 WMLV rises 1.9 – 2.5 – 3.1. Spanish News/Talk “Radio Mambi” 710 WAQI gains 1.1 – 1.5 – 1.7.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM falls 10.6 – 10.1 – 7.4 but barely remains on top with Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO continues to climb 3.8 – 4.7 – 6.4 – 6.8 – 7.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is off 6.3 to 6.2. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW is down 5.5 to 4.9. CRISTA Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM is up 4.4 to 4.7.
Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD gains 3.8 to 4.6. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK swings 4.3 – 5.6 – 4.5.
Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV rebounds 3.6 to 4.2.
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF inches up 4.3 to 4.5. Hubbard’s “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM rises 2.0 – 2.7 – 3.4. Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ is down 3.5 – 3.1 – 2.9
Freeform 90.3 KEXP slides 3.6 – 3.0 – 2.6.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI climbs 4.8 – 5.6 – 6.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share and first time leading the market since November 2020. AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ inches up 6.5 to 6.6. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX falls 6.7 to 5.4. iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT climbs 4.1 – 4.4 – 5.1. Sister Country 102.5 KNIX (down 5.2 to 4.8) and Public News Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM (up 4.5 to 4.8) tie for fifth.
Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD climbs 2.5 – 3.1 – 3.5 – 4.5. Sister “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB dips 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.3.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM maintains its lead 9.8 to 9.3. Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC jumps 6.9 to 8.1 and Country 99.5 WYCD is up 6.0 – 6.6 – 7.2. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD gains 6.1 to 6.5 with sister AC 100.3 WNIC down 6.8 to 5.8.
Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF continues to climb 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.8 – 5.1. Sister Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX is up 4.4 to 4.9. Audacy Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH drops 3.5 to 2.9.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL into sole possession of the Twin Cities lead 7.0 – 7.8 – 8.0 as sister Country “K102” KEEY is down 7.8 to 7.3 and Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM slides 8.2 – 7.8 – 7.2. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is up 6.4 to 6.8 (stream down 1.1 to 0.9). Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK is off 6.0 to 5.9.
Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB drops 4.5 to 3.9. Hubbard Talk “My Talk 107.1” KTMY is up 2.4 to 2.7.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC “105.5 The Dove” WDUV jumps two shares 9.0 to 11.0. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX is in a distant second 5.3 to 6.0. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE falls 7.3 to 5.8. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ is up 5.4 to 5.6. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL falls 6.4 to 5.6.
Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM drops 6.3 to 5.0. Sister Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM slides 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.8.
Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK climbs 3.4 – 3.7 – 4.8. iHeart’s “US 103.5” WFUS swings 3.7 to 4.3. iHeart Rock “98 Rock” WXTB gains 4.1 to 4.6.
Denver
Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI inches up 6.5 – 6.7 – 6.9 to grow its lead to nearly a full share. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT moves 5.9 to 6.0. iHeart Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL rises 5.2 to 5.7. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL gains 5.0 to 5.3 to tie with Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO as it inches up 5.2 to 5.3.
Public News/Talk 90.1 KCFR is up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.0. Jazz 89.3 KUVO rises 1.8 – 2.7 – 3.0.
iHeart Country “106.7 The Bull” KWBL rises 2.9 to 3.4. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV ascends 2.1 – 2.7 – 3.2.
iHeart News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA is up 2.9 to 3.4. Bonneville Sports “104.3 The Fan” KKFN-FM slides 3.2 – 3.0 – 2.4. KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM falls 3.9 – 3.7 – 1.5.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN maintains its lead 7.7 to 7.5. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM drops 7.6 to 6.5. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY rebounds 4.7 to 5.3. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM-FM is up 4.9 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI swings 5.1 – 4.4 – 5.0.
iHeartMedia’s “Rock 105.3” KIOZ is down 4.2 to 3.7. Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM slides 3.6 – 3.3 – 2.8.
Audacy Country 103.7 KSON climbs 2.7 – 3.1 – 3.6.
Lotus Regional Mexican “Frontera 100.7” doubles up 0.9 to 1.8.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM is up 8.1 to 8.3. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF gains 6.2 to 6.8 with sister Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX off 5.8 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC slides 6.2 – 5.7 – 5.4. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM is up 4.8 to 5.3.
Hearts Rock “98 Rock” WIYY dips 4.7 to 4.1. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM rises 2.9 to 3.5.
Bloomberg Business News 99.1 WDCH inches up 0.8 to 1.0.
Covering just a sliver of the market, Cortona Media AAA “93.5 WRNR” 810 WYRE debuts in the ratings with a 0.9 share.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” maintains its lead 10.9 to 10.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU dips 10.2 to 9.9. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY climbs 6.2 – 6.5 – 7.0. Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM continues its Cardinals based rise 5.9 – 6.6 – 6.9. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH is up 5.3 to 6.5.
Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL slides 4.0 – 3.3 – 3.1. Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS slides 3.3 – 2.7 – 2.3.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM falls 3.0 – 2.3 – 1.4.
















