Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with Day 1 markets New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, 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 leads up 7.4 to 9.9. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM is off 6.8 to 6.5 with its stream moving 0.5 to 0.6. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS gains 4.1 to 5.1 to tie for third with iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ as it is down 5.8 to 5.1. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ holds at a 5.0 share.

Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM drops 5.6 to 4.6. iHeart Hot AC 103.5 WKTU is down 3.8 to 3.3.

Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC falls 5.0 to 3.9. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM slides 3.5 – 3.0 – 2.7 with its stream up 0.8 to 0.9.

Ahead of their morning show changes, MediaCo Hip Hop “Hot 97” WQHT drops 4.3 to 3.5, while Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “94.7 The Block” WXBK is up 1.2 to 1.4. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM is up 3.1 to 3.4.

Univision Spanish CHR “X96.3” WXNY-FM falls 2.4 – 2.0 – 1.6.

Los Angeles

🎄 iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST leads up 6.5 to 11.2. Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH is down 7.0 to 5.8. iHeart Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG holds at a 4.9 share. Audacy’s duo of News 1070 KNX/97.1 KNX-FM (up 3.8 to 4.2) and Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV (down 4.6 to 4.2) round out the top five.

Audacy Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM is up 3.8 to 4.1. iHeart CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM slips 4.0 to 3.6.

iHeart News/Talk 640 KFI rises 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.3 with “LA 570 Sports” KLAC falling 2.7 to 1.0 following the end of the Dodgers championship run.

Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE is down 3.3 to 2.8.

Chicago

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT climbs 6.0 to 11.5. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX claims sole possession of second 5.1 to 5.0. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT and News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS both dip 5.1 to 4.8. Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM jumps 3.6 to 4.5.

Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV slips 4.4 to 3.9. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN falls 4.8 to 3.6.

Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.1” WOJO slides 4.0 – 3.7 – 2.9. iHeartMedia CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC is down 3.7 – 3.0 – 2.6 and “Rock 95.5” WCHI-FM falls 2.8 – 2.1 – 1.7.

Dallas/Fort Worth

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE gains 4.8 to 8.6. Cumulus Sports “The Ticket” 1310 KTCK/96.7 KTCK-FM places second 6.4 to 6.3. Cumulus’ Country duo of “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX (up 5.1 to 5.5) and “New Country 96.3” KSCS (5.0 to 5.3) follow. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX inches up 4.4 to 4.5.

Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 KLTY rises 2.0 – 3.0 – 3.2.

Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL is down 3.9 to 3.2, Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF slips 3.1 to 2.7. Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Beat” KBFB dips 2.6 to 2.0.

Houston/Galveston

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA soars up 8.7 to 16.4 for the largest share of any station in the market since 1969. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ is off 8.1 to 7.8 with sister Country “93Q” KKBQ behind 6.0 to 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX rises 4.1 to 4.9. 🎄 Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ gains 4.0 to 4.7.

Cumulus CHR 104.1 KRBE falls 5.3 to 4.0. iHeart Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM drops 4.6 to 3.9. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH slips 4.1 to 3.3.

Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX is down 3.2 to 2.4. iHeartMedia’s “93.7 The Beat” KQBT slides 3.7 – 3.3 – 2.4.

San Francisco

Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM maintains its lead 9.3 to 9.1 with Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC holding at an 8.1 share. 🎄 Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises 4.7 to 7.0. Classical 90.3 KDFC is off 5.1 to 5.0. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ dips 4.3 to 4.1.

iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ falls 4.6 to 3.3. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS drops 3.6 to 2.7. Cumulus Classic Rock “107.7 The Bone” KSAN is down 3.4 to 2.3.

SBS Regional Mexican “La Raza 93.3” KRZZ climbs 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.5.

Atlanta

Cox Media Group takes the top four spots. News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB drops 8.5 to 7.4. Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV rises 5.6 to 6.2. AC “B98.5” WSB-FM is down 6.8 to 6.1. Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR is down 6.5 to 6.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ dips 6.2 to 5.9.

🎄 Audacy Rhythmic AC “Star 94” WSTR takes advantage of becoming the only all-Christmas station in the market to rise 3.6 to 4.2 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best share since Holiday 2019.

Cumulus’ “New Country 101.5” WKHX gains 3.4 to 3.7. iHeart’s “94.9 The Bull” WUBL drops 3.0 to 2.4.

Cumulus CHR “Q99.7” WWWQ slides 4.2 – 4.0 – 3.5. Classic Alternative “99X” WNNX rises 2.2 – 2.4 – 3.0.

Philadelphia

🎄 Audacy AC “B101.1” WBEB more than doubles its share up 5.0 to 10.1. Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR is down 7.7 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 5.4 to 6.3. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP drops 6.6 to 5.8 with its stream sliding 3.2 – 2.5 – 2.3. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK tumbles 6.7 to 5.5.

Christian AC “K-Love” 106.9 WKVP continues its climb 3.6 – 4.4 – 4.6.

AAA 88.5 WXPN gains 3.3 to 4.0 with its annual end of the year themed countdown.

Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI is down 4.9 to 4.4 with its stream off 1.5 to 1.4. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU dives 4.4 to 3.7. Audacy Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT rises 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.0 with its stream following 0.3 – 0.5 – 0.9.

Radio One R&B Oldies “Classix 107.9” WPPZ trends down 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.4.

Nassau/Suffolk

Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC maintains its lead despite falling 8.2 to 6.9. 🎄 iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW leaps 2.9 to 6.6 to tie for second with Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM which dips 6.9 to 6.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is down 7.3 to 5.6. 🎄 Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK jumps 4.0 to 5.5.

Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM falls 5.6 – 4.1 – 3.7, while its stream holds at a 1.7 share.

Riverside/San Bernardino

Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY trends down 12.0 – 11.4 – 9.1. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM is off 6.1 to 5.7. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE dips 5.9 to 5.1. MediaCo Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB is off 3.8 to 3.4. Meruelo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS rises 2.4 to 2.9.

Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG slips 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.4. Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA is down 3.0 – 2.9 – 2.4.

San Jose

🎄 Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT jumps 4.7 to 7.9. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG holds 5.9 to 5.8. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC dips 5.4 to 5.0. Connoisseur Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR is down 5.4 to 4.7. Bonneville CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ dips 4.3 to 4.1.

Connoisseur Media’s “Bay Country 94.5” KBAY rises 2.8 to 3.3. Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS nosevides 4.0 to 2.5.

iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI drops 4.1 to 3.1 with sister Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ down 3.6 to 2.3.

K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 97.7 KWAI climbs 0.8 to 1.7.

Middlesex/Somerset/Union

🎄 iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises to the top 6.4 to 8.7. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is down 7.8 to 7.0. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ dips 6.4 to 5.9 with its stream up 1.2 to 1.3. 🎄 Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ climbs 4.3 to 5.4 to tie Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM as it inches up 5.3 to 5.4.

Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW plummets 5.6 to 3.9.

SBS Spanish AC “Amor 93.1” WPAT-FM rises 1.4 to 2.0.

November Diary Ratings

Nielsen has also released the November ratings for Jackson MS.