The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, West Palm Beach, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Memphis, and Hartford.
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.
Austin
The rare non-comm duopoly leading a market continues as Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM rises 9.8 to 10.3 and sister AAA 98.9 KUTX breaks its station record high set last month up 5.7 – 8.1 – 8.3. Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA rebounds 6.1 to 7.0. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM jumps up 3.4 to 4.8. Three stations tie for fifth with Waterloo’s News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ and Classic Rock 93.7 KLBJ-FM both off 4.5 to 4.4 and Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ continue to fall 6.3 – 5.5 – 5.1 – 4.4.
iHeart CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI slips 4.9 to 4.3, while sister Country 100.7 KASE falls 6.4 to 4.2.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX slides 4.3 – 4.0 – 3.7.
Norsan Media Regional Mexican “La Raza 104.9/95.1” KTXX swings 3.3 – 4.4 – 3.3. Univision’s “Que Buena 104.3” KLQB slides 2.7 – 2.2 – 1.7.
As it prepares to shift to the 97.1 translator, Waterloo Media Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 93.3” KGSR is up 2.2 – 2.6 – 2.8. iHeart Hip Hop “102.3 The Beat” KPEZ is up 1.5 – 2.1 – 2.4.
Turnpike Media AAA “Sun Radio” KTSN yo-yo’s 2.3 – 1.3 – 2.5.
Raleigh/Durham
Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM maintains its lead down 9.9 to 8.0. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO climbs 6.3 – 6.8 – 7.4. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK inches up 7.0 to 7.1. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM is off 7.1 to 7.0. Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR-FM dips 7.0 to 6.6.
Classical 89.7 WCPE-FM rises 4.6 – 5.7 – 5.9. Christian AC “K-Love” 88.5 WRKV jumps 1.8 to 2.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG falls 6.8 – 5.3 – 4.5. Country “B93.9” WNCB rises 2.1 – 3.0 – 3.2.
Curtis Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 101.1” WYMY swings 4.3 – 2.6 – 3.7.
Indianapolis
Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM leaps up 7.5 to 9.8, with sister AC “B105.7” WYXB continuing to climb 6.6 – 7.4 – 7.8 – 8.7. Public News/Talk 90.1 WFYI-FM rises 5.2 – 7.0 – 7.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff says is its best share since July 2021. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ slides 8.0 – 7.4 – 7.0 – 5.9. Radio One News/Talk 93.1 WIBC holds at a 5.2 share.
Sarkes Tarzian AAA 92.3 WTTS is down 5.2 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT rises 2.8 – 3.5 – 3.7.
Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK drops 4.1 to 3.0. Christian AC “K-Love” 101.9 WKLU falls 4.2 – 3.9 – 2.5, with its stream up 0.4 to 0.7.
Nashville
Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA slides 15.0 – 13.9 – 13.3. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK is off 8.4 to 8.3. Public News/Talk 90.3 WPLN-FM climbs 5.0 – 5.5 – 7.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ holds at a 5.2 share to tie with sister CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW as it falls 7.2 to 5.2.
Cromwell Media Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ-FM swings 5.1 – 6.3 – 5.0.
iHeart Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT rises 3.1 to 4.9.
Christian AC “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU rises 4.1 to 4.7 with its stream adding a 0.6 to 0.7 rise. Hope Media Group’s competing “88.7 Way-FM” WAYM gains 2.2 – 3.4 – 4.3. K-Love Worship “Air 1” 94.1 WAIV drops 1.9 to 0.9.
iHeart Country “The Big 98” WSIX slides 4.2 – 3.6 – 3.1. Midwest Classic Country “Y’all 106.7” trends down 3.9 – 2.5 – 2.3.
Jacksonville
Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ slides 11.8 – 10.6 – 10.3 as it continues to hold the lead. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL drops 9.8 to 9.0. Christian AC “K-Love” 90.9 WJKV continues its growth 2.8 – 5.8 – 7.5 – 7.9. Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT dips 7.9 to 7.7. Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI is back up 6.4 to 6.6.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL-FM swings 6.8 – 5.2 – 6.4. iHeart Country 99.1 WQIK ends its slide 5.0 to 5.8, while Renda’s “Gator Country 99.9” WGNE-FM is off 5.7 to 5.6.
Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM is down 4.8 to 4.5. CHR 95.1 WAPE holds at a 3.9 share, but its stream drops 1.8 to 0.8.
iHeart Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT rebounds is back up 3.9 to 4.3, while Cox’s “Power 106.1” WJGL-HD2 jumps up 1.1 to 2.4.
Milwaukee
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM is up 8.4 – 8.7 – 9.4 for its best showing since Holiday 2022. iHeart Conservative Talk 1130 WISN is down 8.1 to 7.5. Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX is up 6.7 to 7.0. Good Karma Brands News/Talk 620 WTMJ dips 6.3 to 5.8. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL is off 5.7 to 5.6.
Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR is up 4.7 to 5.2.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WUWM rises 3.4 to 4.0.
Providence
Full Power Radio’s “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK slips 10.8 – 10.2 – 9.8. iHeart Classic Hits “B101” WWBB inches up 8.0 to 8.1. Rock 94.1 WHJY holds at a 7.4 share and Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE is steady at a 5.7. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM Boston rises 3.4 – 3.9 – 4.1.
Ocean State Media’s newly acquired Public News/Talk 103.7 WPVD-FM inches up 0.9 to 1.0.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL maintains its nearly five share lead 13.1 to 13.0. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR holds at an 8.2 share. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE is off 6.4 to 6.3. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX dips 6.0 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” (up 4.2 to 4.8) and Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB (up 4.1 to 4.8) tie for fifth.
Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH climbs 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.5. Max Media’s “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM rises 3.5 to 3.9.
Audacy Hot AC “94.9 The Point” WPTE slips 4.9 – 4.4 – 4.1. Christian AC “K-Love” 90.7 WKLV falls 4.7 to 3.4.
Three of iHeartMedia’s four FMs remain below the one share line. CHR “Party 107.7” WMOV-FM is up 0.6 to 0.9. Soft AC “105.3 The Breeze” WNOH dips 0.9 to 0.7. “BIN News” 92.1 WHBT is up 0.3 to 0.5.
West Palm Beach
Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT is up 14.8 to 15.8 as it continues its dominance of the market. Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF slides 10.7 – 9.0 – 8.2 with sister Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX up 6.0 – 6.5 – 6.7. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL inches up 4.5 to 4.7 with Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR down 5.5 – 5.0 – 4.1.
Hubbard’s “New Country 103.1” WIRK slides 4.7 – 4.0 – 3.7. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF swings 3.3 – 2.3 – 2.8. “K-Love” 90.7 WFLV falls 3.5 – 2.9 – 2.0.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1290 WJNO is up 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.0. Hubbard’s 850 WFTL rises 0.5 to 1.1. iHeart Hot Talk “Real Radio 92.1” WZZR slides 1.2 – 0.9 – 0.7.
iHeart Spanish CHR “Mia 94.3” WRLX rises 1.3 to 2.0. CHR “Wild 95.5” WLDI gains 1.1 to 1.7.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem
Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG climbs back into the lead 9.3 – 11.0 – 12.2 while sister Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW if off 11.4 to 11.3. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG is back up 9.3 to 10.0. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.1 WWLV is off 7.7 to 7.5. iHeart Country “Q104.1” WTQR jumps 3.9 – 4.1 – 5.8 to tie for fifth with Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW as it is off 5.9 to 5.8.
Audacy Hip Hop “102 Jams” WJMH is down 5.3 to 4.5. iHeart CHR “Hits 100.3” WMKS swings 3.7 – 2.9 – 3.6.
Memphis
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS rises 13.1 – 13.6 – 13.8 with sister Hip Hop “K97” WHRK off 9.7 to 9.5. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR slips 10.7 – 9.5 – 9.3. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP dips 6.5 to 6.1. iHeart Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM falls 8.8 – 7.9 – 6.5 – 5.3.
iHeart R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA rises 2.8 – 3.6 – 4.5.
Hartford
iHeartMedia’s “Country 92.5” WWYZ maintains its lead holding at a 11.0 share. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX rises 6.5 – 6.8 – 7.1 – 8.0 for what Huff notes is its best share since December 2024. That ties with sister AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH as it is down 9.9 – 8.3 – 8.0. Full Power Radio Classic Hits “102.9 The Whale” WDRC-FM drops 9.0 – 8.1 – 7.1. iHeart’s duo of Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN and CHR “Kiss 95.7” WKSS-FM both are down 7.7 to 6.7.
Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM slides 7.4 – 6.9 – 6.3. Full Power Radio Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ is up 3.1 to 3.9, while sister Spanish Tropical “Bomba 104.5” WMRQ-HD2 rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.8.















