May 2023 (4/27 – 5/24) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3: WMMO Continues To Soar

Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.

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

Charlotte

Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF rises 4.7 – 6.0 – 6.9. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is WOSF’s largest share since December 2016 and its first time in the market lead since August 2021. Beasley Media’s Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV falls 8.7 to 6.6 to move into a second place tie with iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO (up 5.5 to 6.6). Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC rises 6.0 to 6.3. iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND rises 4.7 to 5.2.

Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE jumps 3.4 to 4.6. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG seesaws 4.3 – 3.4 – 4.6. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM trends up 3.1 – 3.8 – 4.0. Classical 89.9 WDAV trends down 3.8 – 3.4 – 2.8.

Portland

iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW’s lead narrows as it slides 10.4 to 9.0 and sister Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH is off 9.0 to 8.6. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM falls 7.5 to 5.8 to tie Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL as it rises 5.3 to 5.8. Classical 88.9 KQAC rises 5.0 to 5.3.

Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK jumps up 4.0 to 5.1. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS rises 2.8 to 3.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ trends up 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.2.

Audacy Alternative 94.7 KNRK slips 2.7 – 2.4 – 2.1.

San Antonio

Cox Media Group Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM slips 8.3 to 7.6 but maintains its lead. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT is up 6.4 to 6.6. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY surges up 4.9 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA falls 6.4 to 5.6 to tie for fourth with Cox Rock 99.5 KISS as it trends up 4.9 – 5.1 – 5.6.

Educational Media Foundation’s “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV begins appearing in the public numbers trending down 4.7 – 4.1 – 3.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Now 96.1” KXXM trends down 4.1 – 3.7 – 3.1.

Salt Lake City

Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI’s lead slips 11.9 to 11.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ is up 6.0 to 6.3. iHeart Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM trends up 4.8 – 5.0 – 5.7. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM gains 5.1 to 5.5. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 4.8 to 5.4.

Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM falls 6.5 to 4.9. Broadway Media Alternative “X96” KXRK slides 4.1 – 3.9 – 3.3. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUER trends down 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.6.

Cumulus Media Country “93.3 The Bull” KUBL rises 3.4 to 3.9. Cumulus CHR “Power 94.9/101.9” KENZ/KHTB rises 3.1 to 3.6. Brigham Young University Classical 89.1 KBYU rises 3.1 to 3.6. iHeartMedia’s Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ jumps 1.6 to 2.5.

Sacramento

iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM rises 9.4 to 9.9. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is down 9.1 to 8.5. iHeart Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB blows up 3.5 – 3.7 – 5.2. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI drops 6.7 to 5.2. iHeart Rhythmic AC “V101” KHYL holds at a 5.1 share.

Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO rises 3.8 to 4.6, while sister CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL goes 3.1 to 4.1. iHeartMedia 90s/2000s Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS gains 2.2 to 2.9.

Audacy Rock “98 Rock” KRXQ trends down 5.3 – 4.9 – 4.0.

Orlando

After shooting up 6.3 to 9.4 last month to set the highest share in station history, Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO breaks its own record inching up to a 9.5 (stream adding an additional 0.6). Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL (7.4 to 7.6) and iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF (steady at 7.6) move into a second place tie. Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA slips 7.7 to 7.0, while sister Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB dips 6.9 to 6.5.

iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL trends down 7.1 – 5.7 – 5.2. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX jumps up 4.8 to 6.4. JVC Media Rhythmic CHR “Fly 103.1” WFYY trends up 1.1 – 1.6 – 2.1. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO rises 3.9 to 4.6.

Pittsburgh

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW Pittsburgh jumps up 10.1 to 11.5 for which Huff notes is the highest non-Christmas music share for the station. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK holds at a 9.1 share. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is steady at an 8.4 share. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM is up 7.1 to 7.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM is fifth 4.7 to 4.8.

Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY yo-yo’s 4.3 – 3.5 – 4.5. iHeart’s Country “Big 104.7” WPGB slides 4.1 – 3.5. – 2.9. iHeart Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX trends down 5.3 – 4.7 – 3.3.

Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “WAMO 107.3” WDSY-HD2 sets a new station high trending up 1.9 – 2.1 – 2.6.

Las Vegas

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE falls 11.2 to 7.5 but retains its Sin City lead. Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ holds at a 6.5 share. Audacy Classic Hip Hop “Q100.5” KXQQ rises 4.6 to 5.3 for what Huff notes is its highest since March 2018. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID trends up 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.2. Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC trends up 3.0 – 4.6 – 4.8 to tie for fifth with iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR with its own 3.7 to 4.8 jump.

Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT trends up 2.8 – 3.3 – 4.4. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 105.1” KQRT rises 2.8 to 3.6.

Cincinnati

iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rises 11.6 to 12.0. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is up 9.7 to 9.9 with its stream adding an additional 2.2 share. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE jumps 6.4 to 7.0. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is up 6.2 to 6.4. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ slips 6.6 to 5.9.

iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC trends up 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.2. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW slides 4.6 – 4.0 – 3.6. iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN drops 4.1 to 2.9. Classical 90.9 WGUC is down 3.2 to 2.0.

Kansas City

Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM jumps up 8.4 to 10.0, while sister Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX is up 8.5 to 9.0. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM trends up 4.7 – 5.6 – 6.0. Carter Broadcasting Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM rises 4.9 to 5.5. Steel City Media Country 94.1 KFKF drops 5.2 to 4.8 to tie Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM (up 4.6 to 4.8).

Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR slides 5.0 – 4.6 – 3.8. Aduacy Alternative “Alt 96.5” KRBZ falls 5.1 to 3.6. Steel City Media AC “KC 102.1” KCKC drops 5.1 to 3.5. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW-FM trends up 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.7.

Cleveland

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI is steady at a 10.0 share. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK dips 8.2 to 7.9. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK trends up 6.7 – 7.2 – 7.5 into a third place tie with Rock/Hot Talk 100.7 WMMS (7.8 to 7.5). Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX holds at a 7.0.

Rubber City Radio’s “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” trends up 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.1.

Columbus

iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL rises 9.2 to 10.2. iHeart’s News/Talk 610 WTVN trends up 6.0 – 6.4 – 7.1, while CHR 97.9 WNCI dips 7.1 to 6.7. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ rebounds 5.1 to 6.1. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM rises 5.3 to 5.8.