March 2024 (3/1 - 3/28) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 1: WLTW Rises To Non Holiday High

Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, 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 New York climbs 7.7 – 8.4 – 8.6 to expand its lead and rises to what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest ever non-Christmas music share. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ holds at a 6.9 share, while sister CHR “Z100” WHTZ is off 5.6 to 5.2. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is up 4.6 to 4.9 followed by News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM up 4.5 to 4.6.

Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM is down 4.7 to 4.0. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC is up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.0.

Los Angeles

Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH maintains its lead holding at a 6.0 share. iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST trends down 7.0 – 6.0 – 5.6. iHeart Talk 640 KFI inches up 5.4 to 5.5. iHeart Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is down 5.0 to 4.5. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE rises 3.7 to 4.2 to tie Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV as it dips 4.3 to 4.2.

Univision Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 98.3/103.9” KRCD/KRCV rises 3.4 – 3.9. Audacy Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM is down 3.8 to 3.3.

Chicago

iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT maintains its lead up 6.7 to 6.8, while Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV holds at a 6.6. iHeart Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ is up 5.1 to 5.5. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS holds at a 5.4, while AAA 93.1 WXRT is steady at a 5.0.

Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM trends up 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.0 for what Huff notes is its largest share since November 2021.

Audacy Gold CHR “B96” WBBM-FM slowly climbs 1.5 – 1.7 – 1.9. Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ slides 2.7 – 2.4 – 2.0.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO continues to trend up 3.2 – 4.3 – 4.9 – 5.1 to lead the newly minted Market #4 for the second straight month. Service Broadcasting Adult R&B “Smooth R&B 105.7” KRNB moves 4.8 to 4.7 to tie for second with Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF as it rises 4.2 to 4.7. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK continues to gain 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.1 – 4.5 for its largest share since March 2022. Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM gains 4.0 to 4.2, which Huff notes ties its largest share ever set in December 2023. Tying for fifth is iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE down 4.8 to 4.2.

Cumulus Media Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM falls 4.9 to 3.6. Salem Christian AC 94.9 KLTY is down 4.3 to 3.6.

Hope Media Group Christian AC “89.7 Way-FM” KAWA jumps 1.9 to 3.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 94.5” KZMJ is up 1.8 to 2.4.

San Francisco

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT holds its lead down 8.7 to 8.4. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM slides 7.9 – 7.6 – 7.2. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is off 6.7 to 6.5. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ slips 6.1 to 5.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI rises 3.7 to 4.4 to tie sister Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ as it dips 4.6 to 4.4.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL jumps 3.4 to 4.2. Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN trends up 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.1.

Houston/Galveston

Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is down 7.7 to 7.3, but that is enough to move to the top spot in Houston for just the second monthly in its history. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA continues its post-holiday slide 8.2 to 7.0. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT is up 5.3 – 5.6 – 5.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ rebounds 6.1 – 5.2 – 5.6. iHeartMedia Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM climbs 3.4 – 4.9 – 5.1 – 5.5.

Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ slides 5.8 – 5.2 – 4.8. Estrella Media Norteno “107.9 El Norte” KQQK is down 4.5 to 3.9.

Atlanta

Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV holds at a 7.8 share and is followed by sister News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rising 7.3 to 7.7 and AC “B98.5” WSB-FM up 6.6 to 6.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ slides 7.9 – 7.4 – 6.3 and Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE is down 5.4 to 5.0.

Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE is up 4.0 to 4.5. Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR drops 5.2 to 4.5.

Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ is up 2.5 to 3.0, while iHeartMedia CHR “Power 96.1” WWPW continues its slide 2.0 to 1.8, which Huff notes matches its record low set in January 2021.

Philadelphia

Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK retains its lead down 9.1 to 8.5. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 6.8 to 7.5. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR is down 8.0 to 7.3. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB is down 6.3 to 5.8 to tie News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI as it is down 6.0 to 5.8.

Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ continues its trend up 2.1 – 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.7.

Nassau/Suffolk

Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM extends its lead up 6.9 to 7.1. Connoisseur Media Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY inches up 5.1 to 5.2. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 5.5 to 5.1. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 4.4 to 5.0. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM is off 5.1 to 4.9.

iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 2.8 to 3.6. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ gains 2.0 to 2.7.

After its flip from Classic Hits “103.1 Max-FM” WBZO to Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF in the final weekly of the month, the station dips 2.4 to 2.3.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM is down from its record 11.7 share to 10.4. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG holds at a 5.0 share. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG jumps 2.5 to 4.5. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY dips 4.5 to 4.2. Univision Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 98.3/103.9” KRCD/KRCV trends up 2.4 – 3.0 – 3.7.

San Jose

Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ leads the publicly visible stations down 6.2 to 5.9. Sister AC 96.5 KOIT holds at a 5.5 share, while Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX drops 6.5 to 5.4. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL rises 4.1 to 4.9. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 5.4 to 4.7.

Alpha Meida Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR jumps up 3.3 to 4.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI slips 4.4 to 3.9.

SBS Regional Mexican “La Raza 93.3” KRZZ rises 2.1 to 3.1.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW reclaims the top spot up 7.2 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ slides 8.0 to 7.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ (5.7 to 5.8) and Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW (5.4 to 5.8) tie for third. iHeart AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW is up 4.4 to 4.8.