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 has the top three stations in New York. AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 7.8 to 8.5 to expand its overall lead. Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is up 5.9 to 6.4. CHR “Z100” WHTZ moves up to third place 5.2 to 5.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM holds at a 5.2 share. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS dips to fifth 5.4 to 5.0.

Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 4.3 to 4.8, while sister 880 WCBS is down 2.5 – 2.3 – 1.9.

iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU trends down 5.0 – 4.1 – 3.7. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 95.5 WPLJ is down 2.5 to 1.7.

The Hip Hop battle is very tight as Mediaco’s “Hot 97” WQHT holds at a 2.2 share, iHeart’s “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM inches up 2.0 to 2.1, and Audacy Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK rises 1.7 to 2.1, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its highest share since July 2021.

Los Angeles

Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH maintains its lead down 6.2 to 5.8. iHeartMedia holds the next four spots. Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG holds in second up 5.2 to 5.5. AC 103.5 KOST is up 4.9 to 5.3. Talk 640 KFI gains 4.5 to 5.1. CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM trends up 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.9.

SBS Regional Mexican “La Raza 97.9” KLAX jumps up 2.4 to 3.3, while Univision’s direct format competitor “La 101.9” KSCA is down 3.0 to 2.2. Univision Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 103.9/98.3” KRCD/KRCV slides 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.1.

Meruelo Media Spanish Hot AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI trends up 1.8 – 2.5 – 2.9. Co-owned Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS falls 3.3 to 2.6.

iHeartMedia Alternative “Alt 98.7” KYSR rises 2.4 to 3.0. Audacy’s 106.7 KROQ is up 1.9 to 2.2.

Public News/Talk/AAA 89.9 KCRW rises 1.3 to 2.0.

Chicago

iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT uses its early Christmas music move to rise 6.6 to 7.3 and take the Chicago market lead. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV dips 7.0 to 6.6. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS is off 5.6 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ holds at a 5.0 share. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX trends up 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.7.

Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN surges up 3.2 – 3.4 – 4.3. iHeartMedia Rock “Rock 95.5” WCHI-FM is up 1.8 to 2.3.

Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT continues to trend down 5.7 – 5.0 – 4.7 – 4.3 – 4.0. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.7” WPPN trends down 2.0 – 1.7 – 1.4.

San Francisco

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT’s lead narrows as it slips 8.4 – 7.9 – 7.4. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM jumps up 5.3 to 6.7. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is off 6.6 to 6.5. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ continues its five month surge up 3.2 – 3.9 – 4.6 – 5.2 – 6.2, which Huff notes is a new all-time record high for the facility. For the second month in a row, Audacy’s relaunched “Live 105” KITS sets a frequency record high up 4.0 to 4.5.

iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ continues its slide 5.9 – 5.0 – 4.6 – 4.3 – 4.0. Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN falls 3.3 to 2.6.

Audacy Sports “95.7 The Game” KGMZ trends up 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.1.

Dallas/Fort Worth

The Rangers World Series win and Cowboys hot start brings two Sports stations into the top five. Cumulus’ “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM moves back to the top spot 4.7 to 5.6. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF is up 5.1 to 5.3. Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 94.1” KLNO falls from first 5.2 to 4.7. Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS places fourth 4.4 to 4.3. Audacy’s “105.3 The Fan” KRLD-FM is up for the sixth straight month rising 3.6 to 4.1 as Huff notes is the highest share for the station since it was “Young Country” KYNG in Summer 1996.

Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM explodes up 2.4 to 3.8.

Cumulus Classic Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX falls 4.9 – 4.2 – 3.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX slides 3.3 – 2.6 – 2.3. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Beat” KBFB trends down 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.9 – 1.7.

Cumulus News/Talk 820 WBAP drops 4.5 to 3.5.

Houston/Galveston

Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT maintains its lead holding at a 7.2 share. Audacy AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA rises to second 6.9 to 6.8. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ falls 7.2 to 6.1. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ moves 5.8 to 5.7. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH drops 5.5 to 4.9.

Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ jumps 4.1 to 4.7. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX lifts off 3.4 to 4.2.

iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM slides 5.0 – 4.7 – 4.5. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX is down 4.6 – 4.2 – 3.8, while iHeart’s competing “93.7 The Beat” KQBT drops 4.0 – 3.4 – 3.0.

Estrella Media Regional Mexican “La Raza 98.5/101.7” KTJM/KNTE trends up 2.2 – 2.4 – 2.9.

Following its flip in week three of the monthly from Classic Country “Country Legends 97.1” KTHT to EMF’s “K-Love“, KLVH falls 2.0 to 1.5.

Atlanta

Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rises 6.6 – 7.3 – 8.1 – 8.8 to claim the Atlanta market lead for what Huff notes is the first time since November 2021. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV dips 8.5 to 8.2. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ continues its downturn 7.8 – 6.9 – 6.5. Salem Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH rises for the fifth straight month 4.0 – 4.9 – 5.7. Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR slips 5.4 to 5.1.

Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE drops 5.0 to 4.4. Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 102.9” WAMJ-HD2 slides 2.1 – 1.6 – 1.4. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Z105.7” WBZY trends down 1.3 – 1.1 – 0.8.

Audacy Sports “92.9 The Game” WZGC rises 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.4.

Philadelphia

iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM continues its gains up 7.0 – 8.6 – 8.7. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP rises 5.8 – 8.2 – 8.5, while its stream is up 0.7 – 1.5 – 1.7. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK trends down 10.1 – 8.2 – 7.9. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR drops 6.9 to 6.1, while co-owned Country 92.5 WXTU holds at a 5.9 share.

Audacy AC “B101” WBEB rises 4.7 to 5.1. AAA 88.5 WXPN is up 1.5 – 1.8 – 2.0.

Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM trends down 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.9. Audacy Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT rises 1.5 – 2.1 – 2.2 with its stream adding an additional 0.6 share.

Nassau/Suffolk

Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM’s climb comes to an end but retains a commanding market lead 8.6 to 7.8. Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI continues its autumn ascendence 4.7 to 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is up 4.7 to 5.0. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is off 5.0 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ holds at a 4.6 share.

Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM gains 3.6 to 4.3, while sister Soft AC “K-Joy 98.3” WKJY is up 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.4.

Good Karma Brands Sports “98.7 ESPN” WEPN-FM jumps up 1.7 – 3.0 – 3.3 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share on Long Island since its was Top 40 “99X” WXLO in Spring 1976.

Riverside/San Bernardino

For the fourth straight month, Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM breaks or ties its record high market share as it moves up 10.4 to 10.5. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG is up 5.9 to 6.1. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG dips 4.2 to 4.0. Meruelo Media Classic Hip Hop “93.5 KDAY” KDEY rises 2.8 to 3.5.

iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI slides 3.4 – 3.1 – 2.8. Anaheim Broadcasting Rock 96.7 KCAL-FM falls 2.4 to 1.6.

Point Broadcasting Rhythmic AC “Old School 104.7” KQIE is up 1.8 to 2.3.

San Jose

Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ surges in the South Bay too up 4.5 – 5.5 – 6.5. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is down 6.0 to 5.9. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT dips 5.8 to 5.6. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR slides 6.3 – 5.5 – 4.9. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX trends up 3.5 – 4.2 – 4.9.

Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM drops 5.2 to 4.0. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL trends down 2.0 – 1.6 – 1.4.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ reclaims the Central Jersey lead up 5.9 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is down 7.5 to 6.8. Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rises 5.2 – 6.0 – 6.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 5.4 share for the third straight month, while sister AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW is down 5.7 to 5.1.