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
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU remains on top 11.3 to 11.7. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP dips 10.3 to 9.8. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR is up 5.6 to 6.1. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH inches up 5.5 to 5.6, while Alternative “DC 101” WWDC is off 5.5 to 5.3.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 100” WBIG-FM climbs 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.6. CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT is down 3.8 to 3.3. iHeart Country 98.7 WMZQ falls 2.4 to 1.7.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS falls 5.7 to 3.6. “K-Love” 107.3 WLVW rises 0.9 to 1.9.
Audacy Rhythmic CHR 95.5 WPGC rises 2.5 to 3.0. Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL is up 2.1 – 2.3 – 2.8. Sports “106.7 The Fan” WJFK-FM jumps 1.8 to 2.6.
Radio One Spanish CHR “Latino 104.1/87.7” WLNO/WDCN-LD disappears after a 2.0 share last month, while the remainder of the cluster remains.
Boston
After climbing 5.9 to 6.8 last month to set a new all-time record high for the station, Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR shatters it with a rise to a 7.9 share. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM inches up 6.2 to 6.3. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX dips 6.5 to 6.0. iHeart Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX gains 5.0 to 5.6. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is off 6.0 – 5.8 – 5.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WBMX is down 5.6 to 5.0. Northeast Digital & Wireless AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV rebounds 3.9 to 4.2. Audacy Variety Hits “Big 103” WBGB is up 3.6 to 4.1.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM is powered by the Red Sox to a 3.5 to 4.3. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM holds at a 4.1 share.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM inches up 3.0 to 3.2. iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ is off 3.2 to 3.1 breaking the all-time record low for the station set last month.
Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB dips 3.6 to 3.1. iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 94.5” WJMMN slides 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.3.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ leaps 5.2 – 5.5 – 6.8 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share ever and first time leading the market for the frequency. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 5.9 to 6.6. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF gains 6.0 to 6.5. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR jumps 5.0 to 6.2. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 5.4 to 5.9.
iHeart Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM slides 4.0 – 3.9 – 3.3.
Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR falls 3.6 to 2.6. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “Power 96” WPOW-FM follows down 3.1 to 2.2.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW climbs 7.4 – 7.7 – 9.4 to grow an over two share lead over Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO as it bounces 7.3 – 6.4 – 7.0. Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD leaps 4.4 to 5.6 for what Huff notes is its highest share since Winter 1995. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB inches up 5.0 to 5.1, while sister Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK is off 5.2 to 5.0.
Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM rises 4.2 to 4.9. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW falls 5.5 to 4.6.
Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV is up 3.9 to 4.4. iHeart CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS dips 4.0 to 3.7.
Classical 98.1 KING-FM rises 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.5.
Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ-FM slides 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.2. Audacy Hot AC “Emma 94.1” KSWD falls 3.3 – 2.2 – 2.0.
Phoenix
Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX inches up 6.4 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI is up 6.0 to 6.2, with sister AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ dipping 6.4 to 6.0. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM is up 4.9 to 5.0 for its best share since July 2023. iHeartMedia Country 102.5 KNIX inches up 4.5 to 4.6.
iHeart Modern AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP jumps 2.5 – 3.8 – 4.4 for what Huff notes is its best share since June 2023. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.3” KOMR rises 3.0 to 3.7 for what he notes is the best ever on the signal.
Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM climbs 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT slides 5.0 – 4.7 – 3.5. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD slips 4.5 – 4.1 – 3.5, while sister Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB gains 2.5 to 2.9.
Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL-FM is down 3.9 to 3.4. Country 107.9 KMLE slides 3.4 – 2.9 – 2.5.
Detroit
Audacy takes the top three spots. Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM climbs 9.2 to 10.5. Country 99.5 WYCD is up 7.2 to 7.6. Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC dips 7.5 to 7.2. iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC dips 6.4 to 6.0. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD slips 6.5 – 6.1 – 5.9.
iHeart Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB drops 5.0 – 4.4 – 3.5. Beasley Rhythmic Throwbacks “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC-FM dips 3.7 to 3.2.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM jumps up 8.2 to 11.0 ahead of the start of the NFL season. iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL slips 8.0 – 7.5 – 7.3. Public News/Talk “MPR News” 91.1 KNOW-FM is up 6.8 to 7.1 with its stream up 0.7 to 0.9. iHeart Country “K102” KEEY drops 7.3 to 6.2. Hubbard Hot AC “KS95” KSTP-FM rises 5.6 to 6.1.
Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK gains 5.4 to 5.9. iHeart Modern AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ trends up 3.6 – 3.9 – 4.1.
Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO slides 4.0 – 3.6 – 3.2. iHeart Conservative Talk “Twin Cities News Talk” 1130/103.5 KTLK is down 1.6 – 1.4 – 1.1.
WRPX Inc. Oldies 740 WDGY falls 2.0 – 1.8 – 1.2.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC “105.5 The Dove” WDUV inches up 9.9 to 10.0. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE rises 5.9 to 6.8. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL dips 6.1 to 5.9. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ is up 5.2 to 5.4. Cox Adult R&B “101.5 The Vibe” WTBV-FM (4.8 to 5.2) and iHeartMedia’s “98 Rock” WXTB (up 4.6 to 5.2) tie for fifth.
Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK yo-yo’s 4.8 – 3.9 – 4.9. iHeart’s “US 103.5” WFUS slips 4.7 to 4.1.
iHeart AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX slides 6.0 – 5.4 – 4.9. Christian AC “K-Love” 98.7 WKVZ falls 1.7 to 0.9.
iHeart Sports 620 WDAE/95.7 WDAE-FM jumps 2.9 to 3.7. News/Talk 970 WFLA is down 2.7 to 2.2.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 97.1” WSUN-FM drops 2.5 to 1.6.
Denver
Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI grows a dominant lead this month up 6.9 to 8.3. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC is up 4.8 – 5.2 – 5.5 to tie for second with Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO as it dips 6.0 to 5.5. Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT inches up 5.2 to 5.3. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL (4.9 to 5.2) and iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO (5.1 to 5.2) tie for fifth.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX climbs 4.3 to 4.9. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “KS 107.5” KQKS jumps 2.5 to 3.7. Bonneville Sports “104.3 The Fan” KKFN-FM rises 2.5 to 3.6.
Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK slips 4.5 to 4.0.
iHeart Country “106.7 The Bull” KWBL is down 3.7 to 3.0. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN rises 2.3 to 2.9. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV swings 3.2 – 2.6 – 3.4.
Jazz 89.3 KUVO falls 3.4 to 2.1.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN grows 7.8 to 8.1 with sister AC 96.5 KYXY in a distant second up 5.3 to 5.9 and Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN jumping 4.8 to 5.8. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM continues to trend down 6.4 to 5.7. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV leaps 4.3 to 5.5 for its best share since December 2024.
Grupo Imagen Spanish AC “Radio Latina 104.5” XHLTN-FM falls 5.6 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia’s “Rock 105.3” KIOZ rises 3.4 to 3.9.
Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM continues its skid 5.3 – 4.3 – 3.8 for its lowest share since Holiday 2020. iHeart CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM slides 3.8 – 3.3 – 3.1.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM grows 8.4 to 8.9. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF rises 6.7 to 7.5. Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR climbs 3.7 – 4.4 – 4.9 – 5.3 to tie for third with iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC which is off 5.4 to 5.3. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ is up 4.6 to 4.9.
Hearst’s “98 Rock” WIYY is up 4.0 to 4.4. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM swings 3.5 – 2.8 – 3.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX falls 5.8 to 4.2.
Ahead of its big cuts, Hearst News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL slides 3.6 – 3.3 – 2.9.
St. Louis
Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” falls 10.3 to 8.3. Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM continues to climb 7.0 to 8.2 for what Huff notes is the largest for the brand since October 2018. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU drops 10.0 to 7.5. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH rebounds 6.5 – 4.9 – 6.3 to tie for fourth with Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK as it inches up 6.1 to 6.3.
Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY rises 4.8 to 5.3.
Audacy Conservative Talk “FM Talk 97.1” KFTK-FM rises 1.6 to 2.2. iHeart’s “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM climbs 1.4 – 1.8 – 2.2.
















