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.
We introduced 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.
New York
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rebounds 7.5 to 7.9. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 6.9 – 7.1 – 7.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is off 5.8 to 5.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is off 5.6 to 5.2, while Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is off 4.9 to 4.8.
MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS swings 4.2 – 3.7 – 4.5. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC is up 3.5 to 4.1. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM slides 3.4 – 2.9 – 2.6.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 96.3” WSKQ slips 4.2 – 4.0 – 3.5. SBS Spanish CHR “X96.3” WXNY dips 2.0 – 1.5 – 1.4.
After setting a record high last month, Classical 105.9 WQXR is off 3.3 to 2.9.
Los Angeles
iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG holds at a 6.2 share, which also gives the station its first time with sole possession of the market lead since September 2018. Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH inches up 5.8 to 5.9. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST is down 7.1 – 6.5 – 5.8. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV is up 4.3 to 4.8, while sister Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM moves 4.6 to 4.7.
Public News/Talk “LAist” 89.3 KPCC climbs 3.3 to 3.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share ever for the station.
Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ rises 3.0 to 3.4. iHeart’s “Alt 98.7” KYSR holds at a 3.1 share.
Audacy News 1070 KNX slips 3.5 – 3.2 – 3.0. Newly launched Sports “97.1 The Fan” KNX-FM holds at a 0.2 share.
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5/107.1” KLYY/KSSC/KSSD/KSSE rises 1.1 – 2.1 – 2.5. Following its flip to Bilingual AC in week 2 of this monthly, Meruelo Media’s “Cali 93.9” KLLI slides 1.5 – 1.3 – 0.8.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.4. Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters’ “Go Country 105” KKGO-FM dips 3.2 to 2.5.
Chicago
Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX holds at a 6.0 share. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 5.5 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ leaps 4.4 to 5.5 for what Huff notes is its largest share since September 2024. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT dips 5.6 to 5.4. iHeart AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT (5.1 to 4.9) and Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN (5.4 to 4.9) tie for fifth.
Weigel Broadcasting Soft Oldies “87.7 MeTV-FM” WRME-LD rises 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.2.
SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.9” WLEY slides 2.7 – 2.4 – 2.2. Dontron Hip Hop “Power 92” WPWX swings 1.4 – 2.1 – 1.5.
Dallas/Fort Worth
iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE climbs 4.2 – 4.9 – 5.4 – 6.0 for what Huff notes is the largest non Christmas music share for the station since it flipped to AC in 2016. iHeart Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX is up 4.4 to 4.8, with sister CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS up 3.6 to 4.1. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO rises 3.3 to 4.0. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF holds at a 3.9 share.
Audacy Sports “105.3 The Fan” KRLD-FM gains 3.4 to 3.8.
Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 KLTY is down 4.3 to 3.7, while sister “Air 1” 101.7 KYDA falls from second 5.2 to 3.6.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL slips 3.9 – 3.3 – 3.0.
Univision Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 107.9” KDXX climbs 1.4 – 1.8 – 2.3.
Following its sale and flip from Adult R&B “Majic 94.5” KZMJ to Spanish Christian “Fuzion” KFZN in week 2, drops 1.4 to 0.7.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA expands its lead 8.6 – 9.4 – 9.6. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT is off 6.9 to 6.8, while sister Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ is down 7.3 to 6.6. iHeart Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM moves 5.6 to 5.5. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ rises 5.0 to 5.4.
In what will be its final full monthly before its flip to Sports, Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” rises 4.7 to 5.3 for its best showing since July 2024. The Spot has risen consistently since the start of the year with five consecutive monthly gains to also rise to second P25-54 with this month being its second best in the format. Sister Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX dips 4.2 to 4.0. Ahead of its move to FM, Audacy’s Sports 610 KILT dips 1.1 – 0.9 – 0.7.
Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ swings 5.6 – 4.6 – 5.2.
Radio One Hip Hop “97.9 The Box” KBXX slides 3.3 – 3.1 – 2.6.
Jazz “90.9 The Choice” KTSU-FM is up 1.7 to 1.9 for its best share ever.
SBS Spanish AC “Amor 106.5” KOVE falls 3.9 – 3.1 – 2.4. MediaCo’s Norteño “El Norte 107.9” KQQK jumps 1.5 to 2.4.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM is up 10.0 to 10.3. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC gains 8.5 to 8.9. Connoisseur Media AC 96.5 KOIT dips 5.4 to 5.0. iHeart Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ slips 5.3 – 4.7 – 4.6, while sister Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI inches up 4.1 to 4.2.
Connoisseur CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ slides 4.7 – 4.1 – 3.8. iHeart’s “Wild 94.9” KYLD dips 3.1 to 2.8.
Classical 90.3 KDFC is down 3.8 to 3.5.
SBS Regional Mexican “La Raza 93.3” KRZZ rises 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.0. SBS Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG falls 2.7 – 2.1 – 1.8.
Atlanta
Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE surges up 5.5 to 6.6 for its first share of the market lead since Holiday 2015. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB falls 7.5 to 6.6. Right behind the two are Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ as it slides 7.4 – 6.8 – 6.5 and Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV as it rebounds 6.0 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM climbs 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.9 – 5.3.
Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR falls 6.1 to 5.0. Sister AC “B98.5” WSB-FM drops 6.0 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia Country “94.9 The Bull” WUBL jumps 3.3 to 4.3.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 97.5” WPZE swings 2.6 – 4.2 – 3.4. Christian AC “K-Love” 106.7 WAKL is off 2.6 to 2.5, while “Air 1” 104.7 WAIA drops 2.8 to 2.1.
Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 107.9” WHTA is up 2.3 to 2.7. iHeartMedia’s”96.1 The Beat” WRDG slips 2.5 – 2.2 – 2.0. Core Radio Group’s “Streetz 94.5” WWSZ is up 1.2 – 1.5 – 1.7.
Philadelphia
Audacy AC “B101” WBEB jumps 6.2 – 6.6 – 7.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the station’s first time leading the market without Christmas music since June 2019. Beasley Media Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK climbs 6.0 – 6.3 – 7.4. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 6.6 to 7.1. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP falls 8.0 – 7.1 – 6.4. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR is also down 7.1 to 6.4.
Audacy Classic Hits “Big 98.1” WOGL rises 3.6 to 4.2 for its best share since June 2024. Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM swings 3.7 – 4.1 – 3.4.
AAA 88.5 WXPN rises 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.2. Audacy Hot AC “New 96.5” WTDY-FM yo-yo’s 2.9 – 2.2 – 3.0.
Audacy Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT falls 2.4 – 1.5 – 1.2. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 106.1” WUMR is down 1.4 to 1.1 for what Huff notes is the lowest share for the signal since 1970 as Beautiful Music WQAL.
Nassau/Suffolk
New York City stations sweep the top five. Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM drops 7.7 to 7.0. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW jumps 4.2 to 6.0. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ is down 6.8 to 5.9. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM holds at a 5.7 share. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC is up 5.2 to 5.5.
Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM rises 4.8 to 5.4. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is down 4.5 to 3.9.
Connoisseur Soft AC “98.3 K-Joy” WKJY slides 4.4 – 3.3 – 2.5. Co-owned Oldies 1100/104.7 WHLI rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.4.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY is up 9.5 to 9.6. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM climbs 5.3 – 6.2 – 6.4. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG rises 4.2 – 4.8 – 5.8. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE is up 4.2 – 4.7 – 5.3. Lazer Media Spanish AC “La Mejor” 100.9 KAEH jumps 2.4 to 3.6.
Meruelo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS is up 3.1 to 3.4. Ahead of its move from Rock to Classic Rock, Anaheim Broadcasting’s 96.7 KCAL-FM dips 2.9 to 2.6.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI drops 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.0.
San Jose
Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 4.7 to 5.9. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG dips 5.8 to 5.4. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI drops 5.4 to 4.6 to tie with Connoisseur Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR as it gains 3.9 to 4.6. Connoisseur AC 96.5 KOIT is off 4.4 to 4.1. Ahead of its move to 98.5 on the last day of the survey, Connoisseur Country “Bay Country 94.5” KBAY rises 3.4 to 4.1.
Connoisseur CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ is down 4.8 – 3.7 – 3.2.
Lazer Media Regional Mexican “Radio Lazer” 93.7 KXZM rises 1.0 – 1.6 – 2.4.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ gains 8.8 to 10.2 for its highest share since December 2020. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is down 7.5 to 6.9. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW holds at a 6.1 share. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM inches up 5.8 to 6.0 to tie sister Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW at is up 5.9 to 6.0.
Townsquare Media Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW rises 4.0 to 4.8. Beasley Media AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ gains 3.0 to 3.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ slips 4.6 to 3.7. Sister Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM falls 3.7 – 3.1 – 2.7.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ slides 4.9 – 4.6 – 3.8.
Press Communications Country “Thunder 106” WKMK is off 1.3 to 1.0, while sister Adult Hits “107.1 The Boss” WWZY is up 0.8 to 1.0.
















