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 holds four of the top five spots in the Big Apple. AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW dips 8.1 to 7.3. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ dips 6.5 to 6.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 5.2 to 5.6. iHeart’s combo of Hot AC 103.5 WKTU (steady at 5.0) and CHR “Z100” WHTZ (5.1 to 5.0) tie for fourth.

MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS drops 5.4 to 4.9. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is off 4.3 to 3.7.

Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM rebounds 3.7 – 3.1 – 3.6. Educational Media Foundation Christian AC “K-Love” 95.5 WPLJ rises 1.4 – 1.6 – 1.7.

Los Angeles

Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH holds its lead despite sliding 6.8 – 6.4 – 6.1. iHeartMedia’s trio of Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG (5.1 to 5.2), AC 103.5 KOST (4.5 to 5.1), and News/Talk 640 KFI (steady at 4.8) follow. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV places fifth 4.6 to 4.5.

Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM jumps up 2.9 to 3.7.

Estrella Media Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.3/105.5” KBUE/KBUA/KEBN rises 1.4 – 2.0 – 2.1. Educational Media Foundation’s “K-Love” KKLQ is up 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.0.

Meruelo Media Spanish Hot AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI drops 2.5 to 1.8.

Chicago

Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV rises up 6.1 – 6.2 – 6.8 to claim a share of the Windy City lead. iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT slips 7.7 to 6.8. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 4.6 to 4.9. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT is off 5.0 to 4.7. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ inches up 4.0 to 4.2.

Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX rises 3.4 to 4.1. Audacy Sports “670 The Score” WSCR trends up 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.2.

Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN trends down 4.1 – 3.6 – 3.2, while Gold CHR “B96” WBBM-FM is down 2.1 – 2.0 – 1.6. SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.9” WLEY slides 2.1 – 1.8 – 1.6.

San Francisco

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT expands its lead up 8.0 to 8.4. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC holds at a 7.1 share. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM is steady at a 5.3. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL rises 4.4 to 4.8. iHeart Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ trends down 5.9 – 5.0 – 4.6 to tie for fifth with Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ as it surges up 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.6.

iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI is down 4.4 – 4.1 – 3.6. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KZOL falls 2.3 to 1.6. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX falls 1.9 – 1.6 – 1.2.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX jumps up 4.1 to 4.9 to tie for the lead in a very tightly packed Dallas/Fort Worth market. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF holds steady at a 4.9 share. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO (4.3 to 4.7) and Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM (4.4 to 4.7) tie for third. Cumulus News/Talk 820 WBAP trends up 3.9 – 4.3 – 4.6.

How tightly packed is the top of the market? Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS falls from first to sixth despite only dropping 4.9 to 4.5.

Service Broadcasting Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” KRNB rises 3.5 to 4.1. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY see-saws 4.0 – 2.8 – 4.0.

iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX trends up 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.3 since its rebrand and launch of the Billy The Kidd morning show. However, Kidd’s former station, sister CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM is down 4.3 – 4.2 – 3.8 in that period.

iHeart Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS slips 4.1 – 3.7 – 3.6. Service Broadcasting Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM falls 3.3 to 2.5

Houston/Galveston

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA continues to trend up 6.5 – 7.5 – 7.9. Radio One’s new duo of Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ (6.3 to 6.7) and Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT (7.2 to 6.7) tie for second. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” is down for the fourth straight month 5.4 to 5.1 to tie for fourth with Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ (holds at 5.1).

iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM rises 4.2 to 5.0. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX gains 3.9 to 4.6.

Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ slides 5.4 – 5.1 – 4.5 – 4.1. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN Falls 4.9 – 4.4 – 3.8, while Audacy Spanish CHR “Mega 101” KLOL rises 2.4 to 3.0.

Atlanta

Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV continues its slide barely holding onto its lead 10.4 – 9.6 – 9.2 – 7.9 (But its stream rises 1.0 to 1.3). Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ trends up 6.5 – 6.8 – 7.2 – 7.8. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB gains 6.6 to 7.3, while their Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR is down 6.5 – 5.8 – 5.3 and AC “B98.5” WSB-FM dips 5.4 to 4.9.

Cumulus Classic Alternative “99X” WNNX surges up 2.7 to 3.7. Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ is down 3.4 – 2.9 – 2.8, while iHeartMedia CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW-FM drops 2.9 to 2.4.

Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH-FM rises 3.6 to 4.0. Radio One’s R&B Oldies “Classix 102.9” WAMJ-HD2 trends up 1.1 – 1.7 – 2.1. Dickey Broadcasting Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN falls 3.3 – 2.5 – 1.5.

Philadelphia

Beasley Media Group Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK rises 9.5 to 10.1 to take an over three share lead in Philly. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM slides 8.1 – 7.4 – 7.0. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR rises 6.4 to 6.8, while sister Country 92.5 WXTU is up 5.5 to 6.4. Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI see-saws 5.6 – 4.6 – 5.8 to tie for fifth with sister Sports 94.1 WIP (4.6 – 5.5 – 5.8).

Audacy Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL is down 5.5 – 5.3 – 5.0, while AC “B101” WBEB slides 5.4 – 5.1 – 4.7. Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM falls 4.9 to 3.8. Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM trends down 4.2 – 3.8 – 3.6. Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ falls 3.5 – 3.2 – 2.5.

iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 106.1” WUMR rises 1.6 – 1.7 – 2.1. Classical/Jazz 90.1 WRTI gains 1.3 to 1.8.

Nassau/Suffolk

Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM rises 7.1 to 8.0 to continue its recent dominance of Long Island. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ rises 4.8 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is off 4.7 to 4.6. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW is up 4.1 to 4.2. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slides 5.1 – 4.4 – 4.1 to tie for fifth with Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK (4.3 to 4.1).

Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI rises 3.2 to 3.9. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC explodes up 1.8 to 3.9. Connoisseur Media Classic Hit “Max 103.1” WBZO rises 2.4 to 3.1.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM continues to dominate the Inland Empire holding at a 9.9 share. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG trends up 4.9 – 5.8 – 6.4. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY slips 5.4 – 4.1 – 4.0. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN inches up 3.7 to 3.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG holds at a 3.7 share.

Meruelo Media Classic Hip Hop 93.5 KDAY/KDEY rises 2.2 to 3.2, while sister Spanish Hot AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI trends up 1.0 – 1.7 – 2.0.

San Jose

Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC takes the South Bay lead up 6.5 to 6.6. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR rises 5.8 to 6.3. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT slips 6.5 to 5.6. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM is down 5.5 to 4.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI rises 4.1 to 4.6.

iHeart Classic Hits “103.7 80s+” KOSF is up 3.1 to 4.0. Classical 90.3 KDFC/104.9 KXSC jumps up 3.1 to 4.1. Audacy Sports “95.7 The Game” KGMZ trends up 1.2- 1.7 – 2.2.

Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX continues its immense slide 7.1 – 5.9 – 4.5 – 3.5. Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX trends down 3.0 – 2.4 – 1.8.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slides 8.4 – 7.8 – 6.7 – 6.3 but retains the Central Jersey lead. Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ rebounds to second 5.2 to 5.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ follows 5.5 to 5.4. iHeart AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW (6.0 to 5.2) and Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW (5.5 to 5.2) tie for fourth.

Pillar of Fire Christian AC “Star 99.1” WAWZ trends up 1.2 – 1.7 – 2.3.