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 AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW holds is substantial lead 8.2 to 8.0. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM inches up to second 5.8 to 5.9 with its stream adding a 0.9 share. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ is up 5.5 to 5.7 with its stream adding a 0.8 share. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM dips 5.9 to 5.4. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ holds at a 5.0 share.

iHeartMedia Hot AC 103.5 WKTU is up 3.7 to 4.2, placing just behind Audacy’s “New 102.7” WNEW holding at. 4.3 share.

MediaCo Hip Hop “Hot 97” WQHT is up for the fourth straight month 2.4 to 2.7. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105” WWPR-FM dips 2.7 to 2.5. Audacy Classic Hip Hop “94.7 The Block” WXBK rises 1.3 to 1.7.

Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM rises 2.2 to 2.5, with its stream up 0.7 to 1.0.

Los Angeles

iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST inches up 6.1 to 6.3 with Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH following 5.6 to 5.8. iHeart Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG is up 5.2 to 5.3. Audacy News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM is off 4.9 to 4.7. iHeartMedia CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM slides 5.0 to 4.3.

SBS Regional Mexican “97.9 La Raza” KLAX trends up 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.9. Univision Spanish Adult Hits “Recuerdo 98.3/103.9” KRCD/KRCV slides 2.5 – 2.1 – 1.8. Lotus Regional Mexican Oldies “980 La Mera Mera” KFWB is down 1.4 – 1.1 – 0.8.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL is up 1.4 – 1.7 – 1.9.

Chicago

Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS remains in the top spot but is down 6.8 to 6.1 with its stream adding a 1.2 share. iHeartMedia Soft AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT rises 4.2 – 5.0 – 5.2. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV is up 4.7 to 5.1. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN swings 4.8 – 3.7 – 4.7. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT (4.3 to 4.5) and Nexstar News/Talk 720 WGN (4.4 to 4.5) tie for fifth.

iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ slides 5.2 – 5.0 – 4.3. Cumulus Alternative “Q101” WKQX climbs 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.1.

Audacy Sports “670 The Score” WSCR slides 2.7 – 1.9 – 1.7 with its stream adding a 0.5 share.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX soars up 3.6 to 6.0 to take the lead in the Metroplex. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM continues its off-season slide 7.1 – 6.4 – 5.2. iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS and Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK both rise 4.6 to 5.1. Cumulus Country “New Country 96.3” KSCS trends up 3.9 – 4.4 – 4.9.

Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO drops from second to an eighth place tie down 4.9 to 4.1. MediaCo Regional Mexican “La Raza 93.7” KNOR drops 2.1 to 1.3.

K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 KLTY holds at a 3.6 share for the third straight month. Contemporary Worship “Air 1” 101.7 KYDA is down 2.7 to 2.3.

Public News/Talk 90.9 KERA-FM slides 4.2 – 3.8 – 3.5. iHeartMedia Rock “97.1 The Eagle” KEGL is up 1.5 – 1.7 – 1.9.

San Francisco

Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM increases its Bay Area lead to four shares with a 9.7 to 10.5 rise, while Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is down 7.2 to 6.5 with its stream at a 0.6 share. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT dips 6.1 to 5.6. Classical 90.3 KDFC is up 4.6 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ trends up 3.8 – 4.1 – 4.4.

Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC is up 3.8 to 4.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its highest share since November 2021. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI trends up 2.4 – 3.1 – 3.4 – 3.7, with sister CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD up 2.5 – 2.7 – 3.0.

Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “102.1 Jams” KRBQ slides 2.6 – 2.3 – 2.0. Alpha Media Country “KBAY Country” 94.5 KBAY/92.1 KKDV rises 1.4 – 1.6 – 1.8.

Houston/Galveston

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99” KODA is still in the lead, but falls 9.0 to 7.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ rises 5.8 to 6.3 with sister Country “93Q” KKBQ holding at a 6.0 share. Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ slips 6.4 to 5.6 to tie for fourth with Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT as it is down 6.0 to 5.6.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT trends up 3.2 – 3.7 – 4.0 to tie Radio One’s “97.9 The Box” KBXX as it dips 4.2 to 4.0.

SBS’ newly launched Regional Mexican “La Ley 92.1” KROI continues its climb since its launch 0.8 – 2.4 – 2.5 – 3.0. MediaCo’s “La Raza 98.5” KTJM/101.7 KNTE jumps 2.5 to 3.4. Univision’s “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN holds at a 2.5 share.

Public News/Talk 88.7 KUHF-FM trends down 3.8 – 3.3 – 3.1. iHeartMedia Sports “SportsTalk 790” KBME climbs 0.7 – 1.0 – 1.6.

Atlanta

Cox Media Group Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV reclaims the top spot up 7.5 to 8.0. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB is down 9.0 – 7.9 – 7.0. Audacy Hip Hip/R&B “V103” WVEE continues its upward trend 6.3 to 6.9 for its best showing since May 2020. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ swings 6.8 – 7.8 – 6.8. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM climbs 5.1 – 6.1 – 6.4.

Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1″ WALR dips 6.2 to 5.7. Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM rebounds 3.5 to 4.0.

iHeartMedia Hip Hop “96.1 The Beat” WRDG gains 2.5 – 2.9 – 3.8 for what Huff notes is a format high for the station and best on the frequency since May 2022.

Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE slips 4.4 to 3.6. Cumulus Classic Alternative “99X” WNNX slides 2.8 – 2.6 – 2.2.

Philadelphia

Beasley’s Rock duo takes the top two spots with Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK up 6.7 – 7.8 – 8.0 – 8.8 for its first time atop the market since May 2024. Rock 93.3 WMMR is down 8.2 to 7.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM gains 6.7 to 7.2. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU surges 4.4 to 5.5. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP falls 9.8 – 7.5 – 5.3 (stream down 2.9 – 2.2 – 1.6) in post-Super Bowl malaise.

Audacy AC “B101” WBEB rises 4.2 to 5.1, while sister News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI drops 5.6 to 4.7 (stream adds 0.8 share). Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM trends up 2.3 – 3.1 – 3.2 – 3.6.

AAA 88.5 WXPN is up for the fifth straight month 3.3 to 3.5 which Huff notes breaks the all-time record high share set last month. After a big two share jump last month, iHeartMedia Alternative “Alt 104.5″ WRFF is off 4.2 to 3.6.

Classical 90.1 WRTI climbs 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.5 for its best share since Holiday 2023. Audacy Hot AC “New 96.5” WTDY-FM is up 1.8 to 2.4. Radio One Adult R&B “100.3 RNB” WRNB gains 1.6 to 2.1.

Nassau/Suffolk

Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM comes back to the pack down 7.1 to 5.7 (with stream adding 1.2 share). Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM is off 5.8 to 5.6. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK gains 4.8 – 5.1 – 5.5. Three station fall into a three-way tie with iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ dropping 5.7 to 4.5, Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI down 5.2 to 4.5, and Connoisseur Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY sliding 5.6 to 4.5.

Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM rises 3.3 to 4.1. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC jumps up 2.6 to 3.9.

Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM up 3.2 to 3.9 with its stream soaring from a 1.3 to 3.2 share.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY moves up to the Inland Empire lead down 9.0 to 8.6. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM is down 8.6 to 7.6. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE drops 5.3 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI climbs 3.1 to 4.2. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG dips 3.9 to 3.4.

Point Broadcasting Rhythmic Oldies “Old School 104.7” KQIE gains 2.2 – 2.5 – 3.0. Good News Radio Christian AC 89.7 KSGN trends up 2.1 – 2.6 – 3.0.

San Jose

Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT leads publicly viewable stations in the South Bay down 6.3 to 5.1. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL rises 4.3 to 4.9. Alpha Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR jumps up 3.6 to 4.8, which ties Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC (up 4.6 to 4.8). Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG dips 4.7 to 4.4.

Bonneville Classic Rock “98.5 K-Fox” KUFX falls 5.2 to 4.1. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS trends down 4.1 – 3.4 – 3.1.

Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC jumps up 1.7 to 2.9.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ takes the Central Jersey lead holding at a 6.4 share. Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW is down 6.5 to 5.9. Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ is up 5.2 to 5.5. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM (up 6.1 to 5.4) and Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW (5.3 to 5.4) tie for fourth.

Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM holds at a 3.6 share with its stream up 0.1 – 0.6 – 1.0.