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 surges up 7.3 – 8.0 – 8.5. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ moves up to second 5.9 to 6.1. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM inches up 5.4 to 5.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ drops 6.5 to 5.5. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS is up 5.0 to 5.1.

Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC trends up 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.4.

iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU slides 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.4. iHeart Conservative Talk 710 WOR is down 1.6 to 1.2.

Despite the sign-off of News 880 WCBS halfway through the survey, Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM holds at a 4.3 share with its stream steady at at 0.5. The 880 signal dropped 1.5 to 0.6.

Los Angeles

Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH slips 7.1 – 6.8 – 6.4 as it maintains its lead. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE continues its climb 4.1 – 5.2 – 5.5 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since Spring 2008. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG rises 4.7 – 4.9 – 5.4 to tie for third with sister AC 103.5 KOST as it holds at a 5.4 share. iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM holds at a 4.9 share.

iHeart News/Talk 640 KFI slides 4.0 – 3.8 – 3.3.

Four Spanish signals see gains. Univision’s Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 103.9/98.3” KRCD/KRCV is up 2.3 to 3.0. Meruelo Media Spanish Hot AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI is up 1.8 to 2.4 as is SBS Spanish Rhythmic “Mega 96.3” KXOL. Entravision Spanish Adult hits “Jose 97.5/103.9” KLYY/KSSE/KSSC/KSSD is up 1.4 – 2.0 – 2.2.

Chicago

Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 5.2 – 5.7 – 6.0 to claim a share of the Chicago market lead for the first time since January 2022. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV dips 6.5 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ slides 6.5 – 6.1 – 5.8. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT is up 4.8 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT continues to fall 6.6 – 5.9 – 5.3 – 4.7.

Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM rises 3.9 – 4.2 – 4.6. Weigel Broadcasting Soft Oldies “87.7 MeTV-FM” WRME-LP slides 3.9 – 3.5 – 3.3.

Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN drops 4.7 to 3.8. Sports “670 The Score” WSCR rises 2.2 – 2.4. – 2.7 with its stream up 0.4 – 0.9 – 1.0.

Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ trends up 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.5.

Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX falls 3.0 – 2.6 – 2.3 for what Huff notes is its lowest share since Fall 2003. Millennial Hits “Throwback 100.3” WTBC-FM is down 2.2 – 1.9 – 1.7.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Cumulus Media Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM rises from eight to first in the very compressed Dallas/Fort Worth market with a 4.2 to 5.0 gain. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX climbs up to second with a 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.8 – 4.8 five month growth spurt. Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM dips 4.8 to 4.5 from its record high last month into a three way tie for third with Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS (up 4.3 to 4.5) and Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO (down 4.6 to 4.5).

Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF slides 6.4 – 4.8 – 4.4. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK is down 5.6 – 4.6 – 4.0.

Audacy Sports “105.3 The Fan” KRLD-FM climbs 2.0 – 2.6 – 2.9.

iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM rebounds 3.5 to 4.2. iHeart AC “Star 102.1” KDGE gains 2.9 to 3.5. Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL rises 2.0 to 2.5. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 94.5” KZMJ is up 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.3.

Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX slips 4.4 – 4.2 – 3.8. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Beat” KBFB drops 2.8 to 2.2. Hope Media Group Christian AC “89.7 Way-FM” KAWA slides 2.3 – 1.6 – 1.1.

Cumulus Conservative Talk 820 WBAP/93.3 WBAP-FM slides 2.9 – 2.1 – 1.9. The transition of Audacy’s 1080 KRLD from all-News to a mix of News and Conservative Talk sees it drop 1.4 to 1.1, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is an all-time record low for the station.

San Francisco

Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM rises 7.1 – 7.9 – 8.3 to expand its lead to its largest share since August 2022. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is up 5.8 – 6.6 – 6.9. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT dips 6.7 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ drops 6.3 to 5.4. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ climbs 4.1 – 4.8 – 5.0.

Classical 90.3 KDFC rises 3.8 to 4.3.

Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM slips 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.3. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC drops 3.6 to 2.8.

Houston/Galveston

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA lifts off 5.7 – 6.8 – 7.6 to reclaim the Space City lead. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ is down for the fourth straight month 7.0 to 6.9. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ trends up 3.9 – 4.8 – 5.2 – 5.4 with sister Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ down 5.9 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM slips 5.4 to 4.9.

iHeartMedia News/Talk 740 KTRH drops 4.5 to 3.7. Public News/Talk 88.7 KUHF-FM is up 3.5 to 3.7.

Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH continues its downward trend 5.3 – 3.9 – 3.7. Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE is down 3.7 to 3.3. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX drops 3.5 to 3.0.

Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX slides 3.4 – 2.9 – 2.7. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT dips 3.0 to 2.6. MediaCo Regional Mexican “La Raza 98.5/101.7” KTJM/KNTE slides 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.2.

Houston Christian Broadcasters Christian Preaching 105.7 KHCB-FM rises 2.2 – 2.6 – 3.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share in its history. Hope Media Group Spanish Christian “Vida Unida” 91.7 KHVU gains 0.7 – 1.3 – 2.0 to also set a frequency record high in the market.

Atlanta

As is regularly the norm in Atlanta, Cox Media Group takes for of the top five spots in the market. News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB is down 9.9 to 9.5. Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV dips 7.6 to 7.3. Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR rises 6.0 to 6.6. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ see-saws 6.2 – 5.2 – 6.3. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM slides 6.9 to 6.2, but its stream climbs 0.4 – 0.6 – 1.1.

Salem Media Christian AC “104.7 The Fish” WFSH falls 5.6 to 4.6.

Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE rises 3.8 to 4.3 for what Huff notes is its largest share since November 2022.

Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA trends up 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.1. Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ gains 2.9 to 3.6 for its best share since January 2023.

Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX dips 3.8 to 3.3, while iHeartMedia’s “94.9 The Bull” WUBL is up 2.9 to 3.2.

Philadelphia

iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM maintains its lead 9.0 to 8.9. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP gets the start of the NFL season bump up 7.0 to 8.0 with its stream adding a 1.7 to 2.0 rise. Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR dips 8.1 to 7.8, while sister Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK moves 6.7 to 6.6. Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI inches up 4.8 to 4.9, but its stream is up 0.6 to 1.1.

Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ-FM gains 3.1 to 4.1, which is a format high for the station. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL rises 3.3 to 3.9. iHeart CHR “Q102” WIOQ climbs 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.5.

Beasley Media Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM trends down 3.8 – 3.7 – 3.1. Audacy Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT drops 2.9 to 2.0 with its stream down 1.0 to 0.7.

Nassau/Suffolk

Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM retains a significant lead despite dropping 9.3 to 7.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ jumps 4.8 to 6.1. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.9 to tie for third with sister News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM (up 4.7 to 4.9). Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK is up 4.0 – 4.3 – 4.6 to tie for fifth with iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ (up 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.6).

Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI dips 4.2 to 3.8. Connoisseur Media Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF-FM is down 4.1 to 3.4.

Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC rises 2.0 to 3.1. Connoisseur’s “Oldies 104.7” 1100 WHLI falls 2.7 – 2.0 – 1.3.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM trends up 9.2 – 9.3 – 10.6. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY falls 7.4 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG rises 2.8 – 4.0 – 4.1. iHeart Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI trends up 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.0 to tie Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE as it rises 3.5 to 4.0.

MediaCo Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB rebounds 2.9 to 3.9. iHeartMedia Rock “Q103.3” KTMQ rises 0.8 – 1.0 – 1.4.

Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG slides 4.4 – 3.8 – 3.2.

San Jose

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT leads to publicly visible stations up 4.8 to 4.9. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL is down 5.2 to 4.7 to tie Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ as it rises 4.2 to 4.7. Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX is up 3.9 to 4.2. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI dips 4.4 to 4.0.

Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR falls 6.1 to 3.7.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ regains the Central New Jersey lead up 6.9 to 7.1. Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW slips 7.1 to 6.3. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW climbs 4.6 to 5.5. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is up 4.7 – 5.0 – 5.4. Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ drops 6.5 to 5.3.

SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ swings 5.1 – 6.0 – 5.0. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 3.8 – 4.1 – 4.7. Press Communications Country “Thunder 106” WKMK is up 2.4 to 2.8.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM is up 1.8 to 2.5. Sister Hot AC 103.5 WKTU slides 3.4 – 3.0 – 2.0.