February 2023 (2/2 – 3/1) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: Real Big Gains For KRRL & WNNX

Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union.

All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.

New York

iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW jumps up 6.5 to 7.0 to retain its lead. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 5.6 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is third 5.9 to 6.0 which sets a station record high for the second straight month according to Ratings Expert Chris Huff. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ places fourth holding at a 5.2 share. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS dips 5.5 to 5.1.

Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is up 3.8 to 4.4. Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM trends up 2.8 – 3.8 – 4.0.

The three Hip Hop brands cluster near the bottom. MediaCo’s “Hot 97” WQHT holds at a 2.2 share. iHeartMedia’s “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM slips 2.5 to 2.0. Audacy’s Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK inches up 1.5 to 1.6.

Los Angeles

iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST barely holds on to the Los Angeles lead down 6.8 to 5.5. Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH trends up 4.7 – 4.9 – 5.4. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV dips 4.7 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is off slightly 4.6 to 4.5. iHeartMedia News/Talk 640 KFI (steady at 4.1) and Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE (4.3 to 4.1) tie for fifth.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL jumps up 2.8 to 3.9 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share on the signal since Summer 1998 as “92.3 The Beat” KKBT. Meruelo Media’s “Power 106” KPWR trends up 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.1.

iHeartMedia CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM trends up 3.0 – 3.6 – 3.9. Univision Spanish Oldies “Recuerdo 98.3/103.9” KRCD/KRCV rises 2.1 – 2.7 – 2.9. Public News/Talk “LAist 89.3” KPCC is up 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.7

Chicago

iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT rises 7.3 to 8.0 to expand its lead to over two shares and sets a non-Christmas music record high for the station. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV dips 5.9 to 5.7. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT is off from its 6.1 record high last month to a 5.1 share, which Huff notes is still the second highest in station history. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 4.5 to 4.8. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ holds at a 4.2 share.

Univsion Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO rises 3.4 to 4.0. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN trends up 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.5. iHeartMedia’s “Rock 95.5” WCHI is up 1.7 to 2.1.

iHeartMedia CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC seesaws 2.9 – 4.3 – 2.7. Hubbard 90s/2000s Hits “The New 100.3” WSHE trends up 1.2 – 1.6. – 2.1. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 97.9 WCKL is up 0.9 – 1.6 – 1.9.

San Francisco

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT retains its Bay Area lead 8.1 to 7.9. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ rebounds up 4.4 – 6.5 – 6.9 for second. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 6.9 to 6.0. Public News/Talk 89.3 KQED-FM falls 6.1 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL rises 4.2 to 4.4.

Classical 90.3 KDFC rises 3.4 to 4.1 for what Huff notes is the highest share for the brand since it was on 102.1 in Holiday 2009.

With morning host Jeff ‘JV’ Vandergrift’s disappearance in the final week of the monthly, iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD rises 2.7 to 3.3.

Trending up in San Francsico: iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI (3.4 – 3.6 – 4.1), Classic Hits “103.7 80s+” (2.3 – 2.5 – 3.0), Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX (2.5 – 2.7 – 2.9), Audacy Variety Hits “105.3 Dave-FM” KITS (1.3 to 2.0 – its highest share since February 2020), and SBS Regional Mexican “La Raza 93.3” KRZZ (1.5 to 2.0).

Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM falls 3.9 to 2.3 to tie Audacy’s “95.7 The Game” KGMZ (2.7 to 2.3). Cumulus’ Sports Betting “810 The Spread” KGO falls from a 0.2 to 0.0 with Huff marking it as the first time in its history that the one-time dominant signal in the market failed to register.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Cumulus Media Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM holds onto the DFW lead down 6.2 to 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS moves up to second 4.5 to 4.7. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS dips 5.0 to 4.5. Audacy Classic Hits 98.7 KLUV (4.7 to 4.3) and Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO (4.2 to 4.3) tie for fourth.

Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY is up 3.4 to 3.8. Cumulus Media’s “New Country 96.3” KSCS trends up 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.6. Service Broadcasting Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM jumps 2.5 to 3.1.

iHeartMedia Hot Talk “97.1 The Freak” KEGL trends up 0.9 – 1.5 – 2.0. Cumulus News/Talk 820 WBAP is down 3.7 – 3.4 – 2.6.

Houston/Galveston

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA retains its lead down 9.6 to 8.0. Cox Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT surges up 5.1 – 6.1 – 6.9. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH is up 5.7 to 6.1. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ holds at a 6.0 share. iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM dips 5.7 to 5.6.

Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE trends up 3.5 – 4.1 – 4.6. Audacy Spanish CHR “Mega 101” KLOL is up 2.5 – 2.9 – 3.1. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX falls 3.3 to 2.6.

For the second straight month Jazz “90.9 The Choice” KTSU sets a new station record high trending up 1.0 – 1.4 – 1.7.

Atlanta

Cox Media Group has four of the top five stations in Atlanta with Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV leading down 8.3 to 7.6 (stream dropping 1.3 to 0.8). Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ places second 7.9 to 7.6. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rises 6.3 to 7.2, while Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR rises 5.4 to 6.0 and AC “B98.5” WSB-FM slips 6.6 to 5.8.

Cumulus Alternative “99X” continues to surge up since its return in December moving 1.1 – 2.2 – 2.6 – 3.8. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that makes it the largest share for the “99X” brand since Summer 2002 and the largest share ever for the 100.5 frequency since its move into the Atlanta market in January 2001.

Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE trends up 1.5 – 2.4 – 2.9. Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR rises 1.8 to 2.9.

Core Communicators Hip Hop “Streetz 94.5” 1420 WWSZ surges up 1.3 to 2.4.

Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH-FM falls 8.1 – 5.3 – 4.1. Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA dips 4.6 to 4.0. Both CHRs drop with Cumulus’ “Q99.7” WWWQ down 3.7 to 3.3 and iHeartMedia’s “Power 96.1” WWPW down 2.9 to 2.6.

Philadelphia

iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM claims the Philadelphia market lead up 6.6 to 6.7. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK dips 7.3 to 6.6, while sister Rock 93.3 WMMR is off 6.5 to 6.0. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP drops 6.9 to 5.9 (while its stream rises 1.6 to 1.8) to tie sister News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI as it rises 5.8 to 5.9.

Audacy Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL surges up 3.0 – 4.9 – 5.7. Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM rises 3.2 – 4.1. – 4.4. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU trends up 3.1 – 3.9 – 4.1.

iHeartMedia CHR “Q102” WIOQ trends up 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.0, while Audacy’s competing “96.5 TDY” WTDY-FM jumps 1.2 – 1.7 – 2.1.

Long Island

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” takes the Nassau/Suffolk lead rising 5.9 to 6.1. iHeart’s CHR “Z100” WHTZ slips to second 6.6 to 6.0. Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM is third down 5.9 to 5.5. Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI jumps 2.9 to 4.5 to tie for fourth with Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK (4.8 to 4.5)

Connoisseur Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY rises 2.8 to 3.6.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM rebounds 6.8 to 7.1 to remain on top of the Inland Empire. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN rises 5.6 to 5.9. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is up 4.8 to 4.9. Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA surges 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.7. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG trends up 3.0 – 3.2 – 4.1.

Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY drops 4.9 to 3.9.

Anaheim Broadcasting Rock 96.7 KCAL-FM rises 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.1. All Pro Broadcasting AC 101.3 KATY rises 1.5 to 2.0. Meruelo Media Classic Hip Hop “93.5 KDAY” KDEY rises 0.2 – 1.3 – 2.0.

San Jose

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT remains in the South Bay lead down 8.5 to 7.6. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 7.4 to 6.8. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR slides 6.2 to 5.7. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ is down 5.7 to 5.1 to tie for fourth with Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX (5.4 to 5.1).

Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KKLC trends up 1.6 – 2.4 – 3.2. Also trending up are iHeartMedia Classic Hits “103.7 80s+” KOSF (1.4 to 2.9) and CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD (1.9 – 2.4 – 2.9).

iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL trends down 2.9 – 2.1 – 1.7.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ remains in the Central New Jersey lead down 7.4 to 6.6. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW is down 7.1 to 6.3. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW (6.1 to 5.9) and SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ (5.1 to 5.9) tie for third though WSKQ’s stream trends up 1.5 – 1.7 – 2.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is down 6.1 to 5.5.