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
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM claims a share of the New York lead off 7.4 to 7.3, while iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW dips 7.9 to 7.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is up 5.2 to 5.6. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is off 5.7 to 5.4. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ holds at a 4.8 share.
Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is up 4.1 to 4.5, while iHeart’s 103.5 WKTU is off 4.0 to 3.8. SBS Spanish AC “93.1 Amor” WPAT-FM slides 3.2 – 3.0 – 2.4.
Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM dips 4.2 to 3.8. Classical 105.9 WQXR falls 3.3 – 2.9 – 1.8.
MediaCo Hip Hop “Hot 97” WQHT is up 2.7 to 3.0. iHeart’s “Power 105.1” WWPR inches up 2.6 to 2.7. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “94.7 The Block” WXBK rises 1.6 to 1.9.
Good Karma Sports “ESPN New York” 880 WHSQ is up 0.1 to 0.7.
Los Angeles
iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG expands its lead 6.2 to 6.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff says is its largest share since January/February 1978 when it was Beautiful Music. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST (5.8 to 5.7) and Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH (5.9 to 5.7) tie for second. Audacy Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM is off 4.7 to 4.6, while sister Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV dips 4.8 to 4.5.
Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE climbs 3.3 – 3.6 – 4.1. SBS Regional Mexican “97.9 La Raza” KLAX is up 3.3 to 3.9. Univision’s “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA is up 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.2. With its flip to Bilingual AC, Meruelo Media’s “Cali 93.9” KLLI is up 0.8 to 1.1. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5/107.1” KLYY/KSSC/KSSE/KSSD falls 2.5 to 1.1.
Following its mid-monthly flip from Spanish Classic Hits “Recuerdo” to Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 98.3/103.9” KLXO/KLXM drops 1.7 to 0.8.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 640 KFI slides 4.5 – 4.4 – 3.9. Hip Hop “Real 92.3” KRRL is up 2.1 – 2.4 – 2.6.
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Fan” KNX-FM inches up 0.2 to 0.3.
Chicago
Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS rises 5.5 – 5.8 – 6.4 to reclaim the Chicago lead. Audacy AAA 93.1 WXRT rises 5.4 to 5.9. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX falls 6.0 to 5.2. iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT holds at a 4.9 share. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV inches up 4.5 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ swings 4.4 – 5.5 – 4.5. Hip Hop 107.5 WGCI climbs 2.5 to 3.0.
Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN slides 5.4 – 4.9 – 4.2. Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ rises 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.6.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.7” WPPN is up 1.6 to 2.0. SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.9” WLEY slides 2.4 – 2.2 – 1.9.
Dallas/Fort Worth
iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE is up for the fourth straight month 6.0 to 6.2. It is followed by co-owned Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX (4.8 to 4.9) and CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS (up 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.6). Audacy Sports “105.3 The Fan” KRLD-FM rises 3.4 – 3.8 – 4.2 for what Huff notes is the largest share on the signal since it was “Young Country 105.3” KYNG in Summer 1996. Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF is up 3.9 to 4.1.
Radio One Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM is up 3.2 to 3.6, while sister “97.9 The Beat” KBFB is up 2.2 to 2.5. Adult R&B “105.7 Smooth R&B” KRNB rises 2.9 to 3.2.
Public News/Talk 90.1 KERA-FM gains 2.8 to 3.2. Classical 101.1 WRR jumps 1.4 to 2.2.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 103.7” KVIL slips 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.6. K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 101.7 KYDA falls 5.2 – 3.6 – 2.6.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA dips 9.6 to 9.1. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT inches up 6.8 to 6.9 with sister Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ slides 7.3 – 6.6 – 6.4. iHeartMedia Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM inches up 5.5 to 5.6. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ-FM dips 5.4 to 5.1 to tie with Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ as it is off 5.2 to 5.1.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 96.5” KHMX rises 4.0 to 4.4. After its flip to Sports in the final weekly, Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH drops 5.3 to 3.4 as the station’s numbers transfer with the format to KIKK-HD3.
With the week four addition of its simulcast on 95.7 and rebrand as “95.7 The Fan“, the former 610 KILT is up 0.7 to 1.0. iHeart’s “Sports Talk 790” KBME rose 1.4 to 1.7.
Public News/Talk 88.7 KUHF-FM slides 4.3 – 4.1 – 3.3.
iHeart Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT rises 2.3 to 2.9. MediaCo Norteño “El Norte 107.9” KQQK climbs 1.5 – 2.4 – 2.6. SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 92.1” KROI falls 2.9 – 2.5 – 1.9.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM expands its lead down 10.3 to 10.2, while Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC drops 8.9 to 8.1. Connoisseur Media AC 96.5 KOIT inches up 5.0 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ inches up 4.6 to 4.7. Three stations tie for fifth with Audacy Hot AC “Alice 97.3” KLLC up 3.5 to 4.0, Connoisseur CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ up 3.8 to 4.0, and iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI down 4.2 to 4.0.
Classical 90.3 KDFC is off 3.8 to 3.7, while its stream which is listed as 91.5 KUSC Los Angeles inches up 1.4 to 1.6.
iHeartMedia’s “Classic Hits 103.7” KOSF gains 2.3 to 2.9.
With its move to 98.5, Connoisseur Media’s “Bay Country” KBAY is up 1.5 to 1.8.
Atlanta
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ jumps 6.5 to 7.6. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB slides 7.5 – 6.6 – 6.0. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE is down 6.6 to 5.9. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV falls 6.5 to 5.4. Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR inches up 5.0 to 5.1.
Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM is down 5.3 to 4.9. Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM slides 6.0 – 4.9 – 4.5 for its lowest share since May 2021.
Dickey Broadcasting Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN jumps 2.5 to 3.9. Audacy’s “92.9 The Game” WZGC inches up 3.5 to 3.6.
iHeart Media Country “94.9 The Bull” WUBL yo-yo’s 3.3 – 4.3 – 3.3.
K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 104.7 WAIA swings 2.8 – 2.1 – 2.9. “K-Love” 106.7 WAKL is up 2.5 to 2.8.
Philadelphia
iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM rises 6.6 – 7.1 – 7.8 to claim a tie for the Philly lead with Beasley Media Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK as it rises 6.3 – 7.4 – 7.8. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP rises 6.4 to 7.4. Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI is up 5.3 to 5.6. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB falls 7.7 to 5.5. Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR slides 7.1 – 6.4 – 5.5.
Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU jumps up 4.4 to 5.4. Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM swings 4.1 – 3.4 – 4.2.
Radio One Hip Hop/R&B 100.3 WRNB leaps 3.3 to 4.4 for what Huff notes is its largest share since July 2014. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL gains 3.7 to 4.4 for its largest share since July 2020.
Public News/Talk 90.9 WHYY-FM is down 4.1 to 3.6. AAA 88.5 WXPN drops 3.2 to 2.5.
Christian AC “K-Love” 106.9 WKVP slides 4.1 – 3.8 – 3.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Q102” WIOQ drops 2.7 – 2.5 – 2.0. Audacy Hot AC “New 96.5” WTDY-FM falls 3.0 to 2.0.
Nassau/Suffolk
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM rises 7.0 to 8.1. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ ends its slide 5.9 to 6.6. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM rises 5.7 to 6.5 for its highest share since January 2015. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC is off 5.5 to 5.4. Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM dips 5.4 to 5.0.
Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI dips 5.2 to 4.8. Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM is up 4.5 to 4.7.
iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW yo-yo’s 4.2 – 6.0 – 4.2. Connoisseur Media’s “Oldies 104.7” 1100 WHLI rises 2.1 – 2.4 – 2.6.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY falls 9.6 to 7.5. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM is up for the fifth straight month 6.4 to 7.0. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG dips 5.8 to 5.6. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE is off 5.3 to 5.2. Lazer Media Spanish Adult Hits “La Mejor 100.9” KAEH climbs 2.4 – 3.6 – 3.9.
Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA rises 2.1 to 2.7. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI gains 2.0 to 2.6.
After its flip to jockless Classic Rock midway through the monthly, Anaheim Broadcasting’s 96.7 KCAL-FM drops 2.6 to 1.9.
San Jose
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG leaps 5.4 to 6.4. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is off 5.9 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI gains 4.6 to 5.0. Following its move to 98.5, Connoisseur Media’s “Bay Country” KBAY jumps 3.4 – 4.1 – 4.9. Connoisseur Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR is up 3.9 – 4.6 – 4.7.
Connoisseur AC 96.5 KOIT climbs 4.1 to 4.6. iHeartMedia’s “Classic Hits 103.7” KOSF rises 2.5 – 2.9 – 4.1.
Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL jumps 2.7 to 3.7. Lazer Media Regional Mexican “Radio Lazer” 93.7 KXZM falls 2.4 to 0.9.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ maintains its lead down 10.2 to 8.6. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM is off 6.9 to 6.8. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW rises 6.1 to 6.7. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW climbs 6.0 to 6.5, while sister Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM slips 6.0 to 5.2.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ inches up 3.8 to 4.0 with its stream up 0.4 to 1.2.
Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ drops 3.9 to 3.1. Pillar Media Christian AC “Star 99.1” WAWZ climbs 1.7 to 2.7.
















