Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
This month we introduce an enhancement to our ratings pages with the addition of six charts on each market page and some right here on our recaps.
The ongoing lawsuit between Cumulus Media and Nielsen means that Cumulus Media’s stations are no longer publicly listed in the ratings.
Washington DC
Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP maintains its lead down 14.3 to 12.9. Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU slips 11.8 – 10.8 – 10.4. Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS leaps 4.3 – 4.6 – 5.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since March 2023. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR slides 7.0 – 5.8 – 5.4. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH is off 5.1 to 5.0.
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3” WMMJ rises 2.6 to 3.4.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM slides 4.0 – 3.2 – 3.0. iHeartMedia Country 98.7 WMZQ falls 3.8 to 2.9.
Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL climbs 1.4 – 2.2 – 2.7. Radio One’s new “Latino 104.1/87.7” WLNO/WDCZ-LD is up 1.2 to 1.6.
Boston
Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR climbs 4.0 – 4.5 – 5.2 – 5.6 – 6.6 for what Huff notes is its largest share ever and first time leading the Boston market. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM climbs 4.9 – 5.2 – 5.9 for its best share since April 2023. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM rebounds 5.1 to 5.9. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX dips 6.2 to 5.8. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is up 5.3 to 5.6.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX climbs 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.6 – 5.2. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WBMX is up 4.7 to 5.0.
Classical 99.5 WCRB drops 4.9 to 4.1. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM dips 3.9 to 3.5.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 680 WRKO drops 3.4 to 2.6. Bloomberg Business News 92.9 WBOS is down 1.7 to 1.3.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF climbs 6.0 to 7.1 to take the top spot while netting what Huff notes is its largest share since July 2021. SBS Spanish Classic Hits “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM continues to trend up 4.4 – 5.0 – 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.1. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ slides 7.5 – 7.0 – 6.3 – 5.8. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT is down 7.2 – 6.7 – 5.7. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM is up 4.3 – 4.9 – 5.3.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR slides 6.2 – 5.7 – 5.2. SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ drops 4.2 to 3.5, but its stream rises 0.4 to 1.1. Univison’s Spanish Rhythmic “Mix 98.3” WRTO climbs 1.7 to 2.5.
Actualidad Media Spanish News/Talk “Actualidad 1040” WURN rises 3.0 to 3.4. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM rises 3.9 to 4.2.
Audacy Country “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS-FM slides 3.3 – 3.1 – 2.5.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM rises 8.4 to 10.6 to set a new all-time record high for the station. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO surges up 3.8 – 4.7 – 6.4. Three stations tie for third with Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW up 4.7 to 5.3, CRISTA Media Christian AC “Spirit 105.3” KCMS-FM up 5.0 to 5.3, and iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB down 5.6 to 5.3.
Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV climbs 3.2 – 3.6 – 3.8 – 4.7 for its best share since February 2024. Sister AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM is down 4.9 to 4.0.
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF rises 4.5 to 4.7. Hubbard Country “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM falls 2.6 to 2.0. Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ-FM swings 3.4 – 2.9 – 3.5.
AAA 90.3 KEXP falls from its record high 6.3 to a 3.6. Dance “C89.5” KNHC is down 1.5 to 0.9.
Bonneville News/Talk 97.3 KIRO-FM drops 4.4 – 3.8 – 3.5.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ grows its lead 6.7 to 6.9. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is off 6.6 to 6.4. iHeart Country 102.5 KNIX gains 4.6 to 5.2 with sister Conservative Talk 550 KFYI off 5.0 to 4.8. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM yo-yo’s 4.5 – 5.9 – 4.5 to tie for fifth with Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM as it climbs 3.3 – 3.9 – 4.5 for its best share since October 2024.
Sierra H Broadcasting Soft AC “Sunny 104.3” KAJM holds 1.1 to 1.0, while sister Rhythmic AC “Mega 99.3” KMLE-HD3 reappears at a 0.8 share.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.9/105.1” KHOT/KHOV slides 4.1 – 3.5 – 3.1. Chavez Media’s “La Campesina 101.9” 860 KNAI falls 2.2 – 1.9 – 1.4.
Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB rises 2.2 to 2.9. Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM gains 2.2 to 2.7.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM trends up 8.6 – 9.0 – 11.3 for what Huff notes is its best share since October 2024. Audacy AC 100.3 WNIC rises 6.3 – 7.0 – 7.5. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC holds at a 7.3 share with co-owned Country 99.5 WYCD dipping 6.3 to 6.0. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD ties for fifth inching up 5.9 to 6.0.
Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX gains 4.0 to 4.6.
iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI dives 5.0 to 4.3.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM rises 7.3 to 8.2. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM ends its slide back up 7.2 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY climbs 4.0 – 5.3 – 5.8 – 6.3 – 7.2. iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL-FM is up 6.9 to 7.0. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM is up 6.6 to 6.8.
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM slides 6.2 – 5.9 – 5.4. Classical 99.5 KSJN is down 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.6.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC “105.5 The Dove” WDUV maintains its significant lead 9.8 to 9.7. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE inches up 7.0 to 7.2. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL dips 6.5 to 6.0. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ is off 5.9 to 5.8. Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM rises 5.1 to 5.7.
iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS rises 4.2 to 4.7. Beasley’s 99.5 WQYK rises 2.8 to 3.4.
iHeart CHR 93.3 WFLZ slips 5.0 to 4.5. Sister “98 Rock” WXTB falls 5.7 to 3.9. Sports 620 WDAE/95.7 WDAE-FM continues to rise following its move to the full-power FM signal 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.6.
Denver
Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT maintains its lead down 7.1 to 6.8. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI dips 7.0 to 6.5. iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO jumps 4.2 to 5.5. iHeart Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL rises 4.2 to 5.2 to tie for fourth with Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC as it is up 5.0 to 5.2.
KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM climbs 2.1 – 3.4 – 3.9 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the best share on the signal since it was Rhythmic Oldies “Jammin 92.5” KDJM in Summer 2000. Bonneville’s “104.3 The Fan” KKFN-FM rises 2.6 to 3.2.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA rises 2.5 to 3.2. Classical 88.1 KVOD trends up 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.2.
Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV drops 3.0 to 2.1.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN moves up to the top spot holding at a 7.4 share. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM slips 8.1 – 7.6 – 7.3. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM drops 7.9 to 6.7. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY holds at a 6.0 share. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN leaps 3.2 to 5.3 with the start of the Padres season.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI rises 4.7 to 5.1.
LMSD CHR “Z90” XHTZ jumps up 2.6 to 3.6 to tie iHeartMedia’s “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM as it slides 4.9 – 4.1 – 3.6.
LMSD Alternative “91X” XETRA-FM slides 4.2 – 3.9 – 3.2. Audacy’s “Alt 94.9” KBZT drops 3.2 – 2.8 – 2.4.
Audacy Country 103.7 KSON trends down 3.6 – 3.3 – 2.7. iHeart Hip Hop “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX is down 2.4 to 1.9.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM maintains its lead 8.4 to 8.3. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF continues to climb 4.1 – 4.7 – 6.0 – 6.7. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC trends up 5.3 – 5.6 – 6.2. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM leaps 3.0 to 5.4 to tie for fourth with Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX as it is down 6.0 to 5.4.
Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ swings 4.6 – 5.5 – 4.8. iHeart CHR “Z104.3” WZFT is up 1.9 to 2.3 for its largest share since February 2025.
Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL climbs 2.9 – 3.4 – 3.7.
AAA 89.7 WTMD slips 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.2.
St. Louis
iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU climbs 6.6 – 7.3 – 7.5 – 8.3 – 9.3 to take the market lead. Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” is up 8.4 to 8.7. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK dips 7.2 to 6.9. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY falls 8.1 – 6.5 – 6.2. Audacy News/Talk/Sports 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM climbs 3.9 – 4.7 – 5.9 for its best share since August 2023.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM slides 6.9 – 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.1. Hubbard’s 92.3 WIL is down 4.5 to 5.0.
iHeart CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ slides 4.4 – 3.8 – 3.6.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM climbs 1.9 – 2.3 – 3.0 for what Huff notes is the best on the frequency since it was Rhythmic CHR “Wild 104.9” KBWX. Audacy’s “FM Talk 97.1” KFTK-FM is up 1.8 – 2.2 – 2.3 for its best showing since February 2023.
Hubbard Deep Cuts Classic Rock “KSHE Klassics” 94.7 KSHE-HD2 rises 0.2 – 0.5 – 0.8.















