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 takes sole possession of the New York lead down 7.3 to 6.8, while iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW falls behind 7.3 to 6.7. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is up 5.4 to 5.8. iHeart CHR “Z100” WHTZ dips 5.6 to 5.4. iHeart Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ gains 4.8 to 5.3 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since December 2024.
MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS rises 4.4 to 5.0. iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM is up 2.7 to 3.1, while MediaCo’s “Hot 97” WQHT drops 3.0 to 2.3.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM climbs 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.3. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC falls 4.1 to 3.1.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ is up 3.2 to 3.8 while its stream gos 0.8 to 0.7. Sister Spanish AC “Amor 93.1” WPAT-FM slides 3.0 – 2.4 – 2.1.
Classical 105.9 WQXR swings 2.9 – 1.8 – 2.5. Press Communications Country “Thunder 106” WKMK inches up 0.8 – 0.9 – 1.0 to set a new record high for the station in the city.
Los Angeles
iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG dips 6.7 to 6.1. Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH dips 5.7 – 5.4. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST is down for the fourth straight month 5.7 to 5.1. Audacy Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM holds at a 4.6 share. Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ jumps up 3.4 to 4.3 for what Huff notes is the station’s largest share since Summer 2004.
Classical 91.5 KUSC climbs 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.9 for its highest recorded share.
Univision Regional Mexican “La Nueva 101.9” KSCA rises 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.8. Meruelo Media Bilingual AC “Cali 93.9” KLLI inches up 0.8 – 1.1 – 1.3 since its relaunch. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Latino Mix 103.9/98.3” KLXO/KLXM falls 1.7 – 0.8 – 0.3 since its flip from “Recuerdo”
Christian AC “K-Love” 100.3 KKLQ rises 1.4 – 1.6 – 2.4. Meruelo Hip Hop “Power 106” KPWR gains 1.7 to 2.2. Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters’ “Go Country 105” KKGO slips 2.5 – 2.3 – 2.0.
Chicago
Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS maintains its lead down 6.4 to 5.5 while sister AAA 93.1 WXRT follows down 5.9 to 5.4. Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX holds at a 5.2 share. iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT inches up 4.9 to 5.0. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV inches up 4.7 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ falls 5.5 – 4.5 – 4.0. Audacy Country “US 99” WUSN slides 4.9 – 4.2 – 4.0.
iHeartMedia CHR “103.5 Kiss-FM” WKSC inches up 3.5 to 3.7, while Audacy’s “B96” WBBM-FM gains 2.2 to 2.8. Hubbard Millennial Hits “Throwback 100.3” WTBC-FM is up 1.7 to 2.2.
Good Karma Sports “ESPN 1000” WMVP rises 1.2 to 1.9 with the White Sox playoff push. Audacy’s “104.3 The Score” WSCR-FM/670 WSCR is up 2.7 to 3.0.
Dallas/Fort Worth
Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 KLTY leaps 3.6 to 5.1 to tie atop the market lead with iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” KDGE as it drops 6.2 to 5.1. Huff notes that it is the largest share and first time atop the Dallas/Fort Worth market since January 2021. iHeart Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX dips 4.9 to 4.6. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK is up 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.3 with sister Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF inching up 4.1 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM is down 4.6 to 4.0.
Radio One Adult R&B “105.7 R&B” KRNB is up 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.5.
Audacy Regional Mexican “La Grande 107.5” KMVK is up 2.9 to 3.2. Univision’s “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO slides 4.0 – 3.8 – 2.9. Univision Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 107.9” KDXX drops 2.3 – 1.4 – 1.1 since the end of its simulcast on 107.1 KQBU-FM in late July.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” gains from the demise of Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH rising 9.1 to 10.7. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT inches up 6.9 to 7.1. iHeart Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM jumps up 5.6 to 6.6. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ continues to slide 7.3 – 6.6 – 6.4 – 5.9. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ gains 5.1 to 5.7.
In its first full monthly following its move to FM, Audacy Sports “95.7 The Fan” KIKK-FM/610 KIKK is up 1.0 to 1.7. Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” is down 3.4 to 0.3 on its new home on KIKK-HD3.
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 106.5” KOVE leaps 2.4 – 3.7 – 5.1 for its best share since November 2010. SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 92.1” KROI jumps 1.9 to 2.9. Univision’s “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN is up 1.5 – 1.7 – 2.1. MediaCo Norteño “El Norte 107.9” KQQK drops 2.6 to 1.5.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 740 KTRH slips 4.7 – 4.4 – 3.9.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM dips 10.2 to 9.8. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 8.1 to 8.7. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ gains 4.7 to 5.3. Connoisseur Media AC 96.5 KOIT is off 5.2 to 5.1. Connoisseur CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ climbs 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.3.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI dips 4.2 – 4.0 – 3.6.
Classical 90.3 KDFC is off 3.7 to 3.5 with its stream listed as 91.5 KUSC Los Angeles down 1.6 to 1.2.
Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS dips 2.9 to 2.4. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 106.1 KMEL climbs 1.6 to 2.2.
Atlanta
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ continues its climb 6.5 – 7.6 – 8.2 for its largest share since Holiday 2022. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB rebounds 6.0 to 7.3. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE holds at a 5.9 share. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV inches up 5.4 to 5.5. Public News/Talk 90.1 WABE-FM is up 4.9 to 5.1.
Dickey Broadcasting Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN jumps 2.5 – 3.9 – 4.5 for what Huff notes is the largest share on the frequency since it was Talk WRNG in Fall 1977. Audacy Sports “92.9 The Game” WZGC is up 3.6 to 4.2.
Cox Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR falls 5.1 to 4.4.
Audacy Hot AC “Star 94” WSTR rises 2.6 to 3.3. iHeartMedia Country “94.9 The Bull” WUBL slips 4.3 – 3.3 – 3.2.
Philadelphia
Beasley Rock 93.3 WMMR surges up 5.5 to 10.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since February 2007. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP climbs 6.4 – 7.4 – 7.6. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM is off 7.8 to 7.4. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK drops 7.8 to 6.9. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB holds at a 5.5 share.
Audacy News 1060 KYW/103.9 WPHI is down 5.6 to 5.1. Conservative Talk 1210 WPHT dips 1.2 – 0.9 – 0.7.
Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU yo-yo’s 4.4 – 5.4 – 4.7. iHeart Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL is down 4.4 to 3.9. AAA 88.5 WXPN swings 3.2 – 2.5 – 3.1.
Nassau/Suffolk
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM dips 8.1 to 7.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ is down 6.6 to 6.1. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM drops 6.5 to 5.8. Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI is up 4.8 to 5.0 to tie for fourth with Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK-FM as it holds at a 5.0 share.
Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC falls 5.4 to 4.6.
Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW jumps up 3.3 to 4.4. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW falls 6.0 – 4.2 – 3.1.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY yo-yo’s 9.6 – 7.5 – 8.7 to maintain its lead. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM is off 7.0 to 6.9. Univistion Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE inches up 5.2 to 5.3. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG slips 5.8 – 5.6 – 5.2. MediaCo Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB jumps up 2.0 – 2.5 – 3.8.
Lazer Media Spanish Adult Hits “La Mejor 100.9” KAEH is down 3.9 to 3.0.
Meruelo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS slides 3.4- 3.1 – 2.7. Since its move to jockless Classic Rock, Anaheim Broadcasting’s 96.7 KCAL-FM is down 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.7.
Univision Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 103.9/98.3” KLXM/KLXO falls 2.1 – 1.8 – 0.8 since its flip in July.
San Jose
Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG climbs 5.4 – 6.4 – 6.8. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is up 5.8 to 6.0. Three stations tie for third with Connoisseur Media AC 96.5 KOIT up 4.6 to 5.4, sister Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR up 4.7 to 5.4, and iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI up 5.0 to 5.4.
Connoisseur Media’s “Bay Country 98.5” KBAY continues its climb 4.9 – 5.1. Sister CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ rises 3.2 to 3.9.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL is down 3.7 to 2.9. Spanish CHR “Latino Mix 105.7/100.7” KVVF/KVVZ rises 0.8 to 1.5.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM surges up 5.2 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ falls 10.2 – 8.6 – 7.3. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM inches up 6.8 to 7.0. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW drops 6.7 to 5.7. Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is down 6.5 to 5.4.
SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ rises 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.7 although its stream drops 1.2 to 0.6.
















