July 2024 (6/20 – 7/17) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 4: WISN Continues To Soar

The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Jacksonville, Providence, Norfolk, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.

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

Austin

Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA dips 12.1 to 11.2 retaining its five share lead. Three stations tie for second with Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ up 5.4 to 6.2, iHeartMedia Country 100.7 KASE up 4.4 – 5.3 – 6.2, and Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM rising 4.9 to 6.2. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM is down 7.1 to 5.8.

iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI trends up 3.7 – 4.6 – 5.2. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “102.3 The Beat” KPEZ rises 3.1 – 3.4 – 4.1.

AAA 98.9 KUTX is down 4.8 to 4.0. Public News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ is down 4.5 to 3.7.

Raleigh/Durham

Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK trends up 10.0 – 10.5 – 10.8. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM dips 8.9 to 9.2. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK is up 8.6 to 8.9. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM dips 8.0 to 7.8. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB dips 7.1 to 6.7.

Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU slips 6.6 – 6.3 – 5.3.

iHeartMedia CHR “G105” WDCG rises 3.5 to 4.3. Radio One Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK drops 4.3 to 3.5.

iHeart Country “B93.9” WNCB falls 3.4 to 2.5.

Indianapolis

Radio One take the top three spots in Indianapolis. AC “B105.7” WYXB inches up 9.7 to 9.8. News/Talk 93.1 WIBC rises 6.9 – 7.5 – 8.1. Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM is down 8.4 to 7.7. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS rises 5.9 – 6.3 – 7.4. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK falls 8.7 to 6.9.

Cumulus AC “107.9 The Mix” WNTR is up 5.1 to 5.7, while sister CHR 99.5 WZPL rebounds 5.2 – 4.5 – 5.3.

iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT rebounds 3.4 to 4.4.

Nashville

Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA slides 11.7 – 11.4 – 9.3, with sister Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK down 9.0 to 8.0. Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN rises 5.5 to 6.7. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX trends up 5.5 – 6.0 – 6.4. Cumulus Adult R&B “92Q” WQQK continues its surge 3.9 – 5.2 – 6.0.

Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX is down 6.6 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ drops 6.1 to 5.4.

iHeart Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT is down 7.2 – 5.6 – 5.4. Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM slides 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.9. Midwest Classic Country “Y’all 106.7” WNFN rises 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.0.

Milwaukee

iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN continues its spring/summer surge up 9.0 – 10.3 – 12.1 – 12.5 – 13.0 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the stations largest share since 1969. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH rises 7.5 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT rises 6.5 – 7.0 – 7.3. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL rises 5.5 – 5.8 – 6.3.

Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR drops 4.1 to 2.9.

Jacksonville

Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ dips 11.4 to 11. Cox Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL is up 8.9 to 9.2. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM dips 9.4 to 9.0. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL is up 6.5 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Country 99.1 WQIK is up 5.5 to 5.7.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.3 The Beat” WJBT slides 5.7 – 5.3 – 4.0.

Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI is down 5.3 to 4.7, but its stream trends up 1.3 – 1.9 – 2.6.

Providence

iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY takes the lead down 8.2 to 8.1. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK drops 9.1 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Now 93.3” WSNE is up 7.3 to 7.4. Three stations tie for fourth with Classic Hits “B101” WWBB (up 6.3 to 7.1), Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN (up 6.5 to 7.1), and Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI (down 7.3 to 7.1).

Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM rises 4.9 – 5.2 – 5.5.

Norfolk/Virginia Beach

Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL rises 10.3 to 10.4. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX is up 5.5 to 6.9. Sinclair Communications Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB drops 7.6 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI dips 6.4 to 6.1. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR dips 6.4 to 6.0 to tie for fifth with Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE as it slides 7.6 – 7.3 – 6.0.

Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM is up 4.2 to 4.7. Sinclair Country “US 106.1” WUSH drops 4.9 to 3.6.

Audacy Hot AC “94.9 The Point” WPTE gains 2.1. to 3.0. Max Media Adult R&B “100.5 The Vibe” WVBW slides 3.9 – 3.1 – 2.8.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem

Audacy takes four of the top five spots in the Triad. Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG dips 12.9 to 12.8. Hip Hop “102 Jamz” WJMH jumps 9.2 to 10.2, which Huff notes is its largest share since May 2017. Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is down 9.4 to 8.1. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG drops 8.0 to 6.2. Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW continues its growth 3.7 – 3.8 – 4.1. – 4.3 – 4.8 – 5.4.

Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR slides 6.1 – 5.1 – 4.9. iHeartMedia’s “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ falls 4.0 to 2.8.

West Palm Beach

Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF dips 7.9 to 7.1. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX dips 6.8 to 6.7. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL is down 5.9 to 5.4. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT rises 3.6 – 3.9 – 4.3. Hope Media Group Christian AC “88.1 Way-FM” WAYF (3.6 to 3.7), Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK (4.3 to 3.7), and iHeartMedia Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR (up 3.4 to 3.8) tie for fifth.

iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Mia 94.3” WRLX rises 1.7 – 2.1 – 2.6. Glades Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 99.5” WLLY drops 2.6 – 2.0 – 0.6.

Memphis

iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS leads 13.8 to 12.6. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is up 7.8 to 7.9. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK rises 6.7 to 7.7 with Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM up 5.5 to 6.6 and R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA 4.2 to 4.1.

Hartford

Audacy Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM continues its gain 8.0 – 8.9 – 9.7 – 9.9. Sister “Lite 100.5” WRCH slides 9.8 – 9.5 – 8.8. Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX is up 6.6 to 7.6. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ gains 6.1 to 7.5, while Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN dips 7.6 to 7.3.