May 2025 (5/1 - 5/28) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3: Cox Makes Clean Sweep In San Antonio

Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.

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

Charlotte

Beasley Media Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC rises 5.7 – 6.5 – 8.1 to claim the Charlotte lead. Beasley Country 103.7 WSOC holds at a 7.1 share. Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC dips 6.9 to 6.5. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV drops 6.5 to 5.9. Radio One Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WLNK continues its 2025 climb 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.8 – 4.6 – 5.6 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best performance since September 2017 when it was still “107.9 The Link“.

Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF is down 5.9 to 5.2. Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG falls 5.1 to 4.0.

iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT swings 5.4 – 4.5 – 5.1. iHeart Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND rises 2.8 – 3.0 – 4.0, while Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX falls 5.1 – 4.2 – 3.4.

Portland

iHeartMedia takes the top three spots. AC “K103” KKCW ends its post-Holiday slide 8.8 to 9.3. Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH is up 7.0 – 8.3 – 9.1 for its best share since July 2023. Classic Rock “105.9 The Brew” KFBW rebounds 6.0 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM slides 7.9 – 7.1 – 6.3. Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK is down 6.2 to 5.7.

Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON rises 4.8 to 5.1 for its best share since March 2021.

Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL is down 5.5 to 4.9.

iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ is up 3.2 to 3.6. Alpha Media’s “Live 95.5” KBFF is behind 3.7 to 3.4.

San Antonio

Cox Media Group completes a clean sweep with its five FMs taking the top five spots in San Antonio. Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG soars up 3.9 – 4.6 – 5.1 – 7.9 for its best share since Holiday 2009 and first time leading the market since September 2021. Rock 99.5 KISS dips 8.2 to 7.7. Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is up 6.5 to 6.8. Country “Y100” KCYY and Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX both are up 5.4 to 5.7.

K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV jumps up 4.3 to 5.2. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT is down 5.3 to 4.9.

iHeartMedia Country “KJ 97” KAJA trends up 3.8 – 4.2 – 4.7.

In possibly its final monthly as “102.7 Jack-FM” KJXK, the Alpha Media Variety Hits is off 4.8 to 4.4. Alpha’s “94.1 The Sports Star” KTFM slips 1.3 – 1.1 – 0.7.

Univision Rhythmic Throwbacks “Vibe 107.5” KVBH trends down 4.5 – 3.6 – 3.4. Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT drops 3.6 to 2.7.

iHeart Spanish CHR “104.5 Latino Hits” KZEP is down 3.1 to 2.5. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 95.1” KMYO slides 2.5 – 1.8 – 1.6.

Salt Lake City

Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI trends up 6.6 – 7.4 – 8.0. Capital Broadcasting Hot AC “Now 97.9” KBZN climbs 5.5 to 6.5 for its highest share since August 2022. Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP is up 5.8 to 6.1. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM rises 4.7 – 5.2 – 5.7 – 6.0. Cumulus Country “93.3 The Bull” KUBL slides 7.1 – 6.7 – 6.3 – 5.9.

Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM falls 6.8 to 5.6. iHeart Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM is down 6.7 – 5.3 – 4.4. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUER is down 3.8 to 3.1.

iHeart Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ jumps up 4.6 to 5.6. iHeart Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ rises 1.2 – 1.4 – 1.9.

Broadway Media Alternative “96X” KXRK trends down 4.2 – 4.0 – 3.6.

Country “93.7 The Wolf” KKUT on the southern end of the market registers for the first time with a 0.5 share.

Orlando

Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB ends its slide and jumps back up 8.1 to 9.9. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL trends up 6.7 – 7.3 – 8.2. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100” WRUM flies up 4.9 to 7.7 for its best share since March 2024. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO is down from its record high last month 9.1 to 7.4. iHeart AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF gains 6.0 to 6.9.

Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA slides 6.4 – 6.0 – 5.4 with its stream up 0.3 to 0.8. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL falls 8.8 – 6.7 – 5.7 – 4.7.

iHeartMedia Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM continues to tumble 5.7 – 4.9 – 4.5 – 3.7.

Norsan Media Spanish Tropical “Kaliente 103.1” WFYY is down 3.2 to 2.6. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO dips 2.8 to 2.4.

Sacramento

iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM extends its lead 9.1 to 9.4. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX dips 8.2 to 7.9. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG drops 8.4 to 7.8. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI is up 4.8 to 5.1. iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE climbs 3.8 to 4.6 for its best share since June 2023.

Audacy CHR “106.5 The End” KUDL slides 4.7 to 4.2. Bonneville Hot AC “Now 100.5” KZZO is up 3.4 to 3.9.

iHeart Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV climbs 2.3 – 2.5 – 3.0.

Audacy Rhythmic CHR 102.5 KSFM is down 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.2 for its lowest showing since November 2022.

Las Vegas

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE ends its post-Holiday slide up 7.1 to 7.9. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID holds at a 5.9 share. Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ drops 6.3 to 5.7. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Q100.5” KXQQ is up 4.2 to 4.8. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT inches up 4.0 to 4.1.

Latino Media Network Regional Mexican “La Tremenda 103.5” KISF is up 3.0 to 3.6 for its best showing since Holiday 2022.

iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR falls 4.7 to 3.5. Hip Hop “Real 103.9” KYMT-HD2 rises 1.0 – 1.5 – 2.2.

Beasley Rock/Alternative “X107.5” KXTE swings 2.5 – 1.9 – 2.6. Newly launched Bilingual AC “105.7 Maxima” KOAS rises 1.8 to 2.5. Beasley’s “107.9 Coyote Country” KCYE is down 2.9 to 2.2, while Hot AC “102.7 VGS” KVGS continues its slide 2.3 – 1.8 – 1.6.

Audacy Conservative Talk 840 KXNT rises 1.6 – 2.3. Co-owned “101.5 K-Dawn” KMXB-HD3 is up 0.7 – 0.9 – 1.1.

Pittsburgh

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW rises 9.9 to 10.6. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK dips 9.8 to 9.7. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE is off 9.8 to 9.5. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM inches up 6.8 to 7.0 with its stream adding a 1.3 share. Renda Broadcasting AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH declines 6.4 to 6.0.

Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY jumps up 4.7 to 5.6.

Cincinnati

Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE surges to the top 6.5 – 7.4 – 10.2. iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rises 7.3 – 7.8 – 8.8 – 9.4. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is up 8.7 to 9.1. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM trends up 4.7 – 5.5 – 6.1 to tie for fourth with Hubbard Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ as it is down 6.7 to 6.1.

iHeart Rock 102.7 WEBN jumps up 3.8 to 4.9, while Cumulus’ “96 Rock” WFTK-FM slides 4.7 – 4.1 – 3.5.

Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW drops 4.6 to 3.6. Radio One Hip Hop “101.1 The Wiz” WIZF rises 2.9 to 3.4 for its largest share since August 2022.

iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC falls 5.5 – 4.7 – 3.3. Classical 90.9 WGUC is down 3.3 – 2.8 – 2.4.

Kansas City

Cumulus Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM maintains its nearly five share lead down 12.4 to 12.0, while sister Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX is up 7.1 to 7.4. Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV holds onto third 6.2 to 5.9. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM rebounds 4.7 to 5.3. Steel City Country “Q104” KBEQ holds at a 5.1 share.

Carter Broadcast Group Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM jumps 3.5 to 4.5 for its best share since November 2023.

Public News/Talk 89.3 KCUR drops 4.1 to 3.4, but its stream is up 0.7 to 1.0.

Columbus

iHeartMedia CHR 97.9 WNCI maintains its lead 8.2 to 8.5 with sister Country 92.3 WCOL right behind 7.8 to 8.4. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM is down 8.0 to 7.3. iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC is down 7.3 to 6.9. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY is up 5.6 to 6.0.

iHeart News/Talk 610 WTVN slides 8.0 – 7.5 – 6.7 – 5.8. Sister “105.7 Columbus Alternative” WXZX is down 2.5 – 2.1 – 1.8.

NABCO Rock “99.7 The Blitz” WRKZ jumps 3.4 to 4.3. Sister Classic Country “103.9 The Maverick” WJKR continues to rise 1.7 – 2.6 – 2.7 since its February flip.

Cleveland

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI trends up 9.5 – 10.3 – 10.9. iHeart News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM rises for the sixth straight month 7.0 to 7.7 for what Huff notes is its highest share since October 2022. Audacy AC “Star 102” WDOK inches up 7.5 to 7.6. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK is off 7.4 to 7.2. iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR is up 6.9 to 7.1.

Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM falls 4.4 to 3.4. Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ gains 2.6 to 3.3. iHeart CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS-FM rises 2.2 to 2.7. Rubber City Radio “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV drops 3.1 to 2.3, but sister Country 94.9 WQMX Akron rises 1.6 to 2.0.