Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
There are very few stations left in the format, but Hot Talk is currently having a bit of a moment.
The longest running station in the format, iHeartMedia’s “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM Orlando trends up to fourth in the market 3.7 – 4.5 – 5.0. Sister 100.7 WMMS Cleveland, which is a hybrid of Talk in both drive times and Rock in other dayparts trends up 3.7 – 4.5 – 5.0. This is on the heels of Cox’s “102.5 The Bone” WHPT Tampa trending up 4.1 – 4.8 – 5.1 yesterday.
Entercom’s 98.1 KMBZ-FM which leans more personality talk than general News/Talk is also up 4.8 – 5.1 – 5.7 today. It’s probably too early to consider this even a trend with so few stations in the format at the moment, but this could be a potential pathway for some Talkers to reinvent themselves in the post-Limbaugh landscape.
Beasley AC “K104.7” WKQC takes sole possession of the Charlotte market lead with a 7.3 to 7.5 gain. Co-owned Country 103.7 WSOC drops to second 7.3 to 6.9 followed by iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT up 6.3 to 6.7. Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM slides to fourth 6.6 to 5.5, while iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX places fifth 5.3 to 5.2.
Trending up in Charlotte is Classical 89.9 WDAV 2.5 – 3.4 – 4.0, for what ratings expert Chris Huff notes is a record high for the station. Moving downward is Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV 5.6 – 4.4 – 3.8.
Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM continues to dominate Portland with an 11.2 share (down from 12.0). The next closest is Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL down 6.2 to 6.0. Entercom Classic Rock 92.3 KGON falls to third 6.4 to 5.9 followed by iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW 6.0 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH trends up to fifth 3.9 – 4.8 – 5.8.
Also trending up in Portland is iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 107.5” KXJM (2.8 – 3.9 – 4.7) and Alpha Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL (2.9 – 4.0 – 4.2).
Cox Media Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM continues to lead San Antonio with a 7.8 to 8.3 gain. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1200 WOAI places second 7.0 to 6.7. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY (6.4 – 5.8) and Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 92.9” KROM (5.9 – 5.8) tie for fourth, while Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX places fifth down 6.1 to 5.4.
Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK rebounds 4.2 – 3.2 – 4.6.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM leads Sacramento down 10.2 to 9.6. Entercom’s combo of Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG (6.2 – 7.2) and Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ (4.8 – 6.1 – 6.8) both surge up to second and third. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX is fourth up 6.4 to 5.9, while Public News/Talk 90.9 KXJZ slips to fifth 6.4 to 5.9.
A pair of iHeartMedia stations are trending upwards in Sacramento. Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB moves 3.2 – 4.9 – 5.0, while Rhythmic AC “V101” KHYL surges 2.7 – 3.3 – 4.3.
The lead in Salt Lake City sees three stations within one tenth of a share. Bonneville AC 100.3 KSFI rises to the lead 7.0 to 7.1. Trailing right behind is Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM (steady at 7.0) and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM (down 7.9 to 7.0). Two stations also tie for fourth as both iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ and Public News/Talk 90.1 KUER-FM slide 6.4 to 5.7.
Entercom Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL continues to dominate Orlando with a 10.6 to 10.9 gain. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL solidifies its hold in second with a 7.2 to 7.3 gain. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCBF rises to third 5.7 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM trends up to fourth 3.9 – 6.1 – 6.4. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO drops to fifth 6.1 to 5.8.
Lots of movement down the list in Orlando. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100.3” WRUM jumps 4.1 to 5.6, while co-owned AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF drops 7.9 to 5.4. Cox Country “K92” WWKA trends up 3.2 – 4.1 – 4.5. Entercom Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX rises 2.9 – 3.1 – 4.5 and co-owned Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP shows 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.6 growth.
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE Las Vegas holds steady at an 8.1 share. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises to second 4.8 – 7.0 – 7.3. Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ surges up 5.4 – 6.7 – 7.2. Entercom Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB stays in fourth with a 5.2 to 5.0 drop. Christian AC 90.5 KSOS rises 4.5 to 4.9.
Trending up in Las Vegas is iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR 2.4 – 3.0 – 3.3.
iHeartMedia’s duo of Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (10.1 – 10.0) and Rock 102.5 WDVE (9.6 – 9.0) continue to lead Pittsburgh. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK holds in third at 8.3. Entercom’s Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM (7.9 – 7.0) is fourth while News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA (5.6 – 5.3) ties for fifth with Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH (4.8 – 5.3).
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW regains the lead in Cincinnati with a 7.9 to 8.8 gain. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR slips to second 9.1 to 8.7. Hubbard Country “B105.1” WUBE surges upward 5.4 – 7.1 – 7.7. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM follows 6.1 to 6.0 and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 WKRC drops 5.8 to 5.5.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI Cleveland rises 10.0 to 10.5, but its lead narrows at Entercom Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX trends up 8.8 – 9.4 – 10.3. iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR is also up with a 5.9 – 7.0 – 8.3 gain. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK holds steady at a 7.8, while Entercom AC “Star 102.1” WDOK rises 5.9 to 6.6 for fifth.
Cumulus Media’s duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (8.4 to 10.0) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (6.9 to 7.2) stay on top in Kansas City. Entercom Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM holds in third as it trends upward 5.4 – 6.1 – 6.3. Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is fourth 5.6 to 5.8. Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR (6.1 – 5.7) and Entercom News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM (5.1 to 5.7) tie for fifth.
Both CHRs in Kansas City are trending upwards. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV rises 3.3 – 3.7 – 4.3, while Cumulus’ “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ moves 2.2 – 2.7 – 3.0.
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL surges upwards 6.4 – 8.6 – 10.0 to regain the sole Columbus market lead. Co-owned CHR 97.9 WNCI is also up 7.0 – 8.6 – 9.2 falling to second. Public News/Talk 89.7 WOSU-FM slips to third 8.6 to 7.6. iHeartMedia News/Talk 610 WTVN falls 8.5 to 7.5. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ rises 5.2 to 6.5.
