Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Columbus, and Cleveland.
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.
Charlotte
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE is up 5.7 – 6.2 – 6.5 to tie iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO as it falls 7.9 to 6.5 atop Charlotte. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes this is WFAE’s first time leading the market. iHeart Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is up 6.0 to 6.4. iHeart Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX jumps 4.2 to 5.7 which ties for fourth with Beasley CHR “Kiss 95.1” WNKS as it rises 4.7 to 5.7 for its highest share since February 2014.
Beasley Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG falls 7.4 to 5.4, while sister Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC drops from first to seventh 8.1 to 5.3. Beasley’s “Country 103.7” WSOC-FM rebounds 4.7 to 5.2.
Pacific Broadcasting Classic Hits “95.7 The Ride” WXRC gains 4.2 to 5.1. iHeart Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND jumps 3.9 to 4.9.
Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV is up 4.1 to 4.6. Radio One’s “105.3 R&B” WOSF rebounds 3.9 to 4.3.
Norsan Media Regional Mexican “La Raza 106.1” WOLS climbs 0.3 – 0.7 – 1.0.
Portland
Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM trends up 7.5 – 8.5 – 8.7 (stream up 0.9 to 1.3) for its best share since October 2022 and its first time atop Portland since November 2022. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH slides 9.8 – 8.8 – 7.8. iHeart AC “K103” KKCW inches up 6.8 to 6.9, while Connoisseur Media AAA 101.9 KINK is off 6.9 to 6.8. “All Classical Radio” 89.9 KQAC leaps 4.4 to 6.0 for its best share since February 2023.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ trends up 4.3 – 5.2 – 5.6.
Connoisseur Media Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL is up 1.9 to 2.3. Audacy’s “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ drops 2.7 to 2.0.
San Antonio
Cox Media Group takes the top three spots. Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX dips 7.7 to 7.5. Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM is up 6.2 to 6.5 (stream up 0.8 to 0.9). Country “Y100” KCYY slips 6.3 – 5.6 – 5.3 (but its stream jumps 0.1 to 1.5) to tie for third with iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT as it rises 4.9 to 5.3. iHeart Country “KJ 97” KAJA inches up 4.4 to 4.6.
Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG slides 4.8 – 4.3 – 4.1. Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT swings 4.0 – 5.0 – 4.1.
iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Mix 96.1” KXXM climbs 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.2. K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV falls 5.1 to 3.9. K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 97.7 KZAR rises 2.0 to 2.6, while simulcaster 103.7 KZAI is up 1.0 – 1.4 – 2.1.
Connoisseur Media Alternative “103.3 The App” KTFM-HD2 is up 0.8 to 1.1.
Salt Lake City
Bonneville Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP continues to soar up 7.5 – 8.6 – 9.4 for what Huff notes is the largest share on the signal since with was “Rock 103” in Summer 1987. Capital Broadcasting Hot AC “Now 97.9” KBZN ends its upward trend down 7.6 to 6.7. Broadway Media Alternative “X96” KXRK jumps 5.1 to 6.1 which Huff notes is its best since April 2020. Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM trends up 5.0 – 5.5 – 5.8. Bonneville AC “FM 100.3” KSFI falls 7.4 – 6.6 – 5.6.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ drops 6.1 to 4.7. KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM slides 6.5 – 5.7 – 4.6. iHeart Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM is down 5.2 to 4.1.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY climbs 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.7.
Broadway Media Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KNAH slides 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.6. K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 107.5 KKLV falls 3.3 – 2.4 – 2.2.
Orlando
iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF is down 11.0 to 10.3 but maintains its over two share lead. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL slips 8.8 – 8.3 – 8.2. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB is off 7.2 to 7.1. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO falls 9.1 to 6.1 while its stream adds a 0.6 to 0.5 drop. iHeartMedia CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL jumps up 4.4 to 5.8.
iHeart Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM swings 5.5 – 4.3 – 5.5.
Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA is down 5.3 to 4.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX rises 3.5 – 4.1 – 4.4. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “102 Jamz” WJHM swings 3.5 – 2.7 – 3.6. iHeart Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 is up 1.5 – 2.3 – 2.5.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 95.3” WPYO is up 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.9 while its stream adds a 0.2 – 0.5 – 0.6 gain.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE rises 2.8 to 3.3.
Sacramento
Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX swings back up 6.5 to 7.6 to reclaim the market lead. Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG drops 8.4 to 7.3. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is up 6.6 to 7.0. Public News/Talk “CapRadio” 90.9 KXJZ dips 5.8 to 5.5. iHeart Conservative Talk 650 KSTE is up 4.9 to 5.2.
Ahead of its shift to Classic Hits, iHeartMedia’s “93.7 The River” KYRV slips 4.0 to 3.6. Millennial Hits “Kiss 107.9” KZIS rises 2.9 to 3.6.
Las Vegas
Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ climbs up 4.1 – 4.9 – 5.3 – 5.8 to rise to a tie for first which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the first time for the frequency since it was Beautiful Music KMZQ-FM in Summer 1992. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ drops 6.2 to 5.8 to tie for first. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE inches up 5.4 to 5.5. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT rises 4.0 to 4.9. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR rises 3.7 to 4.2.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.1” KMXB falls 5.3 to 4.0. CHR 98.5 KLUC is up 2.8 – 3.6 – 3.8.
Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID drops 3.1 to 2.4. Latino Hustle Group’s “Fiesta 98.1” KLUC-HD3 dips 2.8 – 2.5 – 2.3. Latino Media Network’s “La Tremenda 103.5” KISF-FM is up 1.6 – 1.8 – 2.1.
UNLV Jazz 91.5 KUNV climbs 1.5 – 1.7 – 2.2.
Pittsburgh
Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM takes the lead with a 9.0 to 11.2 rise. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW is off 10.4 to 10.3. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK slides 10.8 – 10.4 – 9.5 – 9.3. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE inches up 8.3 to 8.4. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH is up 6.8 to 7.0.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.1 Kiss” WKST-FM climbs 3.5 – 4.6 – 5.2 – 5.3 – 6.2. iHeart Rock/Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX rises 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.6.
Audacy Country “Y108” WDSY is down 4.8 to 4.3. iHeart’s “Big 104.7” WPGB holds at a 2.8 share for the third straight month.
Christian AC “K-Love” 98.3 WPKV is down 2.5 to 1.9.
Cincinnati
iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rises 9.0 – 9.6 – 11.2 for its largest share since May 2024. Hubbard Country “B105.1” WUBE is down 9.5 to 9.2 with sister Hot AC “Q102” WKRQ dropping 7.2 to 6.2. Public News/Talk 91.7 WVXU dips 5.2 to 5.0. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW inches up 4.0 to 4.1.
iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN dips 3.8 to 3.3. Conservative Talk 550 WKRC slides 4.0 – 3.6 – 3.0.
Hubbard Country “97.3 The Wolf” WYGY trends down 3.4 – 2.6 – 2.3. K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 104.3 WNLT drops 3.2 – 2.7 – 2.2.
Ahead of its rebranding as WKRP, Grant County Broadcasters Oldies “The Oasis” 106.7 WNKR/97.7 WOXY holds at a 1.3 share.
Kansas City
Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” is at the top of the published stations 6.7 to 6.6. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW-FM rises 5.9 – 6.3 – 6.5. Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM trends up 4.1 – 4.8 – 5.3. Audacy Rock “98.9 The Rock” KQRC dips 5.3 to 4.9, while sister Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM climbs 3.0 – 3.5 – 4.7.
Audacy Sports “96.5 The Fan” 610 KFNZ/96.5 KFNZ-FM rises 2.4 – 3.2 – 4.3.
Steel City Media Variety Hits “102.1 Bob-FM” KCKC gains 3.4 to 4.2 for its best share since the format’s debut in December 2024. Steel City Country “Q104” KBEQ inches up 3.2 to 3.4, while sister 94.1 KFKF slides 4.0 – 3.5 – 3.0.
Carter Broadcast Group Hip Hop “Hot 103 Jamz” KPRS-FM is down 4.7 to 3.7.
K-Love Inc. Christian AC “K-Love” 97.3 KLRX slides 3.5 – 2.9 – 2.1.
Columbus
iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL continues to trend down 8.2 – 7.7 – 7.5 – 7.4 but maintains its lead. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY rises 5.7 to 6.7 with sister Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ off 6.2 to 6.1. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM is down 6.3 to 5.8. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI continues to slide 7.7 – 6.5 – 5.8 – 5.6.
iHeart Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC slides 7.0 – 5.7 – 5.4.
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG trends down 6.5 – 6.0 – 5.4. Sister Hip Hop “Power 107.5” WCKX rises 3.2 to 3.7.
NABCO Classic Country “103.9 The Maverick” WJKR leaps 3.2 to 4.7 for what Huff notes is an all-time record high for the station.
Cleveland
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM jumps up 8.1 to 10.2 for what Huff notes is its largest share since Summer 2001 and its first #1 since October 2022. Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI drops 9.3 to 8.0. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK inches up 7.4 to 7.5. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX dips 8.0 to 7.3 with sister Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK-FM rising 5.4 to 6.5.
Public News/Talk “Ideastream” 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN is down 5.9 to 5.2.
Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK slides 7.8 – 6.0 – 5.9. iHeart Country 99.5 WGAR drops 6.1 – 5.6- 5.2.
Rubber City Radio Alternative “107.3 Alternative Cleveland” WNWV rises 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.1.
Good Karma Brands’ Sports “ESPN Cleveland” 850 WKNR resubscribes with a 1.8 share.















