Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.

Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.

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

Washington DC

Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU continues its rise 12.7 to 13.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since January 2021. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP is down 8.3 to 7.6. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR is up 7.2 to 7.4. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH drops 6.5 to 5.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ inches up 5.0 to 5.2.

Classical 90.1 WETA-FM continues its climb up 2.1 – 3.4 – 3.8 – 4.6 – 5.0.

iHeartMedia Alternative “DC 101” WWDC rises 2.9 – 3.5 – 3.7. iHeart Country 98.7 WMZQ rises 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.5. Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC gains 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.4.

Boston

Beasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM maintains its lead down 11.2 to 9.1. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX dips 6.7 to 6.4. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR is up 6.0 to 6.1. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR surges up 3.9 – 5.2 – 6.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX is up 4.9 to 5.2.

Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX continues to trend up 2.8 – 4.5 – 4.9. Audacy Variety Hits “Big 103” WBGB rises 2.9 to 3.7. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN is up 2.9 to 3.7.

Seattle/Tacoma

Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM reclaims the Seattle lead up 6.2 – 6.9 – 7.2. Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF dips 7.3 to 7.1. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK rises 5.8 to 6.4. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW is off 5.4 to 5.3. Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV trends up 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.9.

iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS continues its rise 3.3 – 4.1 – 4.3.

Non-commercial stations continue to trend up. Jazz 88.5 KNKX gains 2.4 – 2.9 – 3.9. AAA 90.3 KEXP rises 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.8. Dance “C89.5” KNHC sets a station record high for the second straight month up 1.4 – 1.7 – 1.9.

Both Sports stations are down after one month jumps. iHeart’s 93.3 KJR-FM drops 4.2 to 2.3, while Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO is down 3.3 to 2.2.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale

Cox Media Group Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT maintains its lead 9.4 to 8.2. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR slips 7.6 to 7.0. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF rises 5.2 to 5.9. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ dips 5.9 to 5.8. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM surges up 3.3 – 4.1 – 5.1.

iHeartMedia Bilingual Soft AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM rebounds 4.4 to 4.8. Audacy’s “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS-FM trends up 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.5.

iHeart Spanish CHR “Tú 94.9” WZTU rises 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.4. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Mix 98.3” WRTO gains 2.2 – 2.6 – 3.1. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR slides 3.7 – 3.3 – 2.8.

Phoenix

iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ expands its lead 9.6 to 10.1. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX dips 7.0 to 6.8, while sister Rock 97.9 KUPD holds at a 5.3. Desert Valley Media Group Oldies “The Wow Factor 94.9/95.1” KOAI is up 4.6 to 4.8. iHeartMedia Country 102.5 KNIX holds at a 4.0 share.

Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM drops 4.9 to 3.9. Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB falls 6.9 – 4.5 – 3.8. Audacy CHR “Live 101.5” KALV-FM drops 3.7 to 2.8.

iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT trends up 2.7 – 3.5 – 3.9. Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE trends up 2.3 – 3.0 – 3.5. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 KFYI rises 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.5. Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM is up 1.5 – 1.9 – 2.2.

Detroit

iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC is back in the driver’s seat in Motor City up 7.6 to 7.9. iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI rises 5.1 – 6.9 – 7.3. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM falls 9.8 to 7.1 (while its stream is down 1.8 to 1.1). Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD trends up 4.6 – 6.3 – 6.5. Beasley Media Rock 101.1 WRIF is up 4.6 – 6.0 – 6.2.

iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD gains 5.3 to 6.1. Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC jumps 3.6 to 4.9. Audacy Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH trends up 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.7.

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM maintains a 3+ share lead down 10.7 to 10.5. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM trends up 5.2 – 6.6 – 7.4. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM dips 7.5 to 7.1. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM trends up 4.8 – 5.4 – 6.4. iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL drops 6.7 to 6.1.

iHeart Country “K102” KEEY is down 5.7 to 5.2, while Audacy’s “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB dips 2.6 to 2.2.

iHeart CHR 101.3 KDWB trends up 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.4 and AAA “Cities 97.1” KTCZ rises 2.4 – 3.2 – 3.7. iHeart Conservative Talk “Twin Cities News Talk” 1130/103.5 KTLK is up 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.2.

Classical 99.5 KSJN falls 3.1 – 2.4 – 1.9.

Tampa/St. Petersburg

Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV moves up 9.7 to 10.0. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS surges up 3.9 – 4.6 – 6.2. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL dips 5.7 to 5.6. Beasley Media Country 99.5 WQYK rises 4.5 to 5.1 to tie for fourth with Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM as it jumps up 3.7 to 5.1.

Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM rises 3.6 – 4.2 – 4.4. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ slides 5.0 – 4.6 – 4.2 and Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD drops 3.7 to 3.0.

Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE slides 5.2 – 4.5 – 4.1. Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg Christian CHR “Spirit 90.5” WBVM rises 0.9 – 1.1 – 1.5.

Denver

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX explodes up 4.6 to 7.0 to move into a first place tie with Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO (down 7.2 to 7.0). Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is KRFX’s highest share of the Denver market since Winter 1995. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI drops 6.9 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL shoots up 4.4 – 5.0 – 5.5. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN continues to slide 5.7 – 5.3 – 5.1 – 4.8 to tie for fifth with sister Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL (4.9 to 4.8).

iHeart AAA 97.3 KBCO trends up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.7. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT is up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.1.

Entravision Spanish AC “Suavecita 92.1” KJMN trends down 3.8 – 3.5 – 2.8.

Public News/Talk 90.1 KCFR falls 4.5 to 3.7, while sister Classical 88.1 KVOD gains 1.2 – 1.6 – 2.0.

iHeart Rock 107.9 KBPI gains 0.7 – 1.0 – 1.3. Audacy Classic Country “Front Range Country 103.1” KQKS-HD2 is up 0.5 – 0.8 – 1.2.

San Diego

Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM trends up 4.7 – 6.2 – 7.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN is up 6.1 to 6.4. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM is off 6.6 to 6.3. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON continues to climb 3.4 – 4.9 – 5.1, while sister AC 96.5 KYXY is off 5.0 to 4.9.

iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM rises 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.8. LM San Diego Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG rises 3.8 to 4.3.

LMSD Alternative “91X” XETRA-FM jumps 1.7 to 3.2 for what Huff notes is its highest share since October 2014.

iHeartMedia’s “Rock 105.3” KIOZ drops 4.5 to 3.9, while sister Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI is down 4.6 – 4.4 – 3.9. iHeart Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX is up 1.9 to 2.6.

Baltimore

Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF continues its commanding lead down 11.8 to 10.4. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM trends up 4.9 – 5.9 – 7.1 to tie sister Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ (up 6.1 to 7.1) for second. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC climbs up 5.1 – 6.4 – 7.0. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX rises 3.0 – 4.6 – 5.4 to tie Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM (5.0 to 5.4) for fifth.

Hearst’s “98 Rock” WIYY trends up 3.9 – 4.4 – 5.0. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA gains 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR rises 3.5 to 4.4.

Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL falls 4.3 to 3.3. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM is down 4.8 to 3.1.

Classical 91.5 WBJC drops 3.7 to 2.1. AAA 89.7 WTMD is down 3.2 to 1.9.

St. Louis

Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE rises 8.3 to 9.3. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH (down 8.9 to 7.5) and iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU (down 8.0 to 7.5) tie for second. Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT rises 6.5 to 7.4. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK inches up 6.5 to 6.6.

Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 The Lou” WFUN-FM gains 5.6 to 6.3. Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL is up 2.1 to 2.4.

Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL trends up 4.1 – 4.5 – 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY rises 3.8 to 4.4.