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, Seattle, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU-FM expands its Washington DC market lead to nearly three share points as it rises 9.6 to 10.8. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR rises 8.0 to 8.1 for second. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH holds steady at a 7.5 share. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP slips to fourth down 8.0 to 7.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT is well behind in fifth as it trends up 3.9 – 4.3 – 4.7.
Trending up in Washington are iHeartMedia Country 98.7 WMZQ (2.2 – 2.3 – 3.0) and Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC (2.6 – 2.8 – 3.2). Trending downward is Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ (4.7 – 4.1 – 3.9).
Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR surges back to the Boston market lead with a 6.1 – 6.9 – 8.4 jump. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX takes second down 6.8 to 6.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM jumps 4.7 – 5.5 – 6.6 for third. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM falls out of first with the end of the NFL season down 8.3 to 6.3. iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ places fifth 6.4 to 6.2.
Trending up in Boston are Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR (3.0 – 3.9 – 4.3), Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB (3.5 – 4.0 – 4.1), Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX (1.8 – 2.2 – 2.6) and iHeartMedia Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL (1.7 – 1.8 – 2.5).
Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ holds onto the Miami lead with an 8.3 to 9.1 gain. Co-owned Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 8.0 to 8.2. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF moves up to third 5.1 to 5.7. SBS Spanish Oldies “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ dips 5.6 to 5.3. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR is fifth 5.3 to 5.1.
After shifting from 90s Hits to Hot AC in the second week of the month, iHeartMedia’s “93.9 MIA” WMIA-FM holds steady at a 1.6 share.
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM leads Seattle with a 6.6 – 6.9 – 7.4 upward trend. In its first month under its new “Northwest News Radio” and KNWN call letters, the former 1000 KOMO/97.7 KOMO-FM rises to second 5.2 to 5.7. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM dips to third 5.9 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK is fourth 5.6 to 5.5. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM slips 5.7 to 5.3.
After dropping its Hip Hop format to redirect listeners to CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS halfway through the monthly, iHeartMedia’s 93.3 KUBE rises 1.7 to 1.8. KBKS itself dips 3.1 to 2.8. In its final monthly before gaining the FM simulcast, iHeartMedia Sports 950 KJR falls 1.6 to 0.9, while Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO trends down 3.2 – 2.8 – 1.9.
Trending up in Seattle: Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW (4.5 – 5.0 – 5.1), iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJR-FM (3.8 – 4.9 – 5.0), Hubbard Country “98.9 The Bull” KNUC (1.9 – 2.6 – 3.5), and Audacy Rhythmic AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP (2.0 – 2.7 – 2.9). Trending down is AAA 90.3 KEXP (4.3 – 3.3 – 2.5).
Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC surges up 5.6 – 7.8 – 8.3 to expand its Detroit market lead. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes this is the largest share in station history. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC takes second down 6.7 to 6.6. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD holds steady at a 6.4. Audacy News 950 WWJ is fourth 6.2 to 6.1. Beasley Media Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX dips 6.2 to 5.9.
On the rise in Detroit are iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI (3.8 – 4.7 – 4.9), Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC (4.0 – 4.3 – 4.6), and Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD (2.4 – 2.9 – 4.1).
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ leads Phoenix despite falling 8.4 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ is off slightly from its record breaking January 6.5 to 6.3. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI dips 5.7 to 5.4. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is off 4.8 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT rises 4.2 to 4.3.
Audacy Classic Hits 94.5 KOOL-FM trends up 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.6, while Sierra H Rhythmic Oldies “Mega 104.3” rises 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.4 with what Huff notes is its highest since January 2015.
Hubbard Hot AC “KS95” KSTP-FM continues its dominance in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market despite dipping 10.6 to 10.1. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is in second down 7.4 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL drops 6.2 to 5.7. Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR places fourth 5.5 to 5.6. iHeartMedia AAA/Modern AC “Cities 97” KTCZ surges up 3-2 – 3.9 – 5.2 to tie for fifth with Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK (down 5.4 to 5.2).
On the upswing in Minneapolis: iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY (3.9 – 4.4 – 4.9) and Conservative Talk 1130 KTLK (2.6 – 3.0 – 3.2). Trending down is Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” (2.5 – 2.2 – 1.9).
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN leads San Diego 8.2 to 8.1. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is second 6.6 to 6.3. LM San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM slips to third 6.7 to 6.0. Six stations tie for fourth in San Diego: Audacy’s duo of Country 103.7 KSON (4.2 to 4.4) and AC 96.5 KYXY (4.7 to 4.4) and the iHeartMedia quartet or CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM (steady at 4.4), Hot AC “My 94.1” KMYI (4.0 to 4.4), Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM (4.3 to 4.4), and “Rock 105.3” KIOZ (4.9 to 4.4).
LM San Diego’s “91X” XETRA-FM uses its 40th anniversary playlist rundown and subsequent flip to Classic Alternative to jump up 1.9 to 2.8. Audacy’s “Alt 94.9” KBZT slightly dips 2.2 to 1.9.
Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV leads Tampa as usual up 8.1 to 8.6. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy-FM” 91.5 WCIE places second 6.9 to 6.7. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL jumps up to third 3.9 to 5.4. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX slips 6.1 to 5.3, while sister “98 Rock” WXTB moves 5.2 to 5.1.
Trending up in Tampa: iHeartMedia’s News/Talk 970 WFLA (2.7 – 3.3 – 4.4) and CHR 93.3 WFLZ (2.9 – 3.2 – 3.6) along with Cox CHR “Hot 101.5” WPOI (2.3 – 3.1 – 3.5) and Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT (2.9 – 3.2 – 3.6). Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ dips 5.7 to 4.4.
Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT jumps up 4.6 – 5.4 – 6.6 to take the Denver market lead. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO places second up 4.6 – 5.5 – 5.9. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC (5.9 to 5.7) and KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL (5.5 to 5.7) tie for third. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI rises 5.3 to 5.6 to place fifth.
Trending up in Denver are KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN (3.2 – 4.3 – 4.6), Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 92.1” KJMN (2.8 – 3.3 – 3.6), and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Freedom 93.7” 760 KDFD (1.4 – 1.9 – 2.3). Moving down are Classical 88.1 KVOD (4.2 – 3.6 – 3.1) and iHeartMedia News/Talk/Sports 850/94.1 KOA (3.8 – 3.3 – 2.6).
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM regains the Baltimore market lead up 7.4 to 8.6. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF is up 6.8 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR falls from first to third down 7.9 to 7.4. iHeart Country 93.1 WPOC holds at a 6.2 share. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX rebounds up 3.2 to 5.2 to gain fifth place.
Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE retains its St. Louis lead up 8.5 to 8.6. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK rises 7.0 to 7.5. Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT holds steady at a 7.2 share, while sister Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH jumps to fourth 5.2 – 6.0 – 7.1. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM is steady at a 6.9 share.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM goes on a roller coaster moving 5.6 – 8.2 – 5.4. Hubbard’s Country 92.3 WIL jumps up 4.4 – 4.6 – 5.7. Also trending up are iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU (5.0 – 5.7 – 6.7), Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL (1.9 – 2.8 – 3.3) and AAA 88.1 KDHX (1.7 – 2.3 – 2.8). Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KJLY falls 9.0 – 7.8 – 6.3.
