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 inches up 11.7 to 11.9 to expand its lead over Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP as it is off 9.8 to 9.7. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR rises 5.6 – 6.1 – 6.7. iHeartMedia Alternative “DC101” WWDC is up 5.3 to 5.9. iHeart AC 97.1 WASH dips 5.6 to 4.9.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS rebounds a bit 3.6 to 4.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 100” WBIG-FM dips 4.6 to 4.1.
Audacy Hip Hop 95.5 WPGC climbs 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.3. Radio One’s 93.9 WKYS follows up 2.1 – 2.3 – 2.7.
Boston
Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR-FM maintains its lead down from its record high last month 7.9 to 6.8. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM continues its climb 6.3 to 6.5. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is up 5.5 to 5.7. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX is off 5.6 to 5.5. Classical 99.5 WCRB climbs 4.3 – 4.5 – 5.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share for the WCRB brand.
Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX slides 6.5 – 6.0 – 5.1. Variety Hits “Big 103” WBGB climbs 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.3.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM rises 3.5 – 4.3 – 4.7. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM is up 4.1 to 4.3.
iHeartMedia News 1030 WBZ is down 3.1 to 2.9 to set a new all-time record low for the station. Business News “Bloomberg 92.9” WBOS climbs 0.8 – 1.1 – 1.6.
Northeast Digital & Wireless AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV drops 4.2 to 3.6. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 97.7” WZRM is down 1.2 to 0.8.
Seattle/Tacoma
Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM maintains its lead down 9.4 to 8.9. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO rises 6.4 – 7.0 – 7.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is up 5.1 to 5.5. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM is up 4.2 – 4.9 – 5.0. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW inches up 4.6 to 4.8.
Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD swings 4.4 – 5.6 – 4.6. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK is down 5.2 – 5.0 – 4.2.
Audacy Hot AC “Emma 94.1” KSWD jumps up 2.0 to 3.9. iHeart CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS slips 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.3.
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF dips 4.6 to 3.9. Hubbard’s “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM dips 3.4 to 2.9. Lotus Classic Country “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ-FM holds at a 2.2 share.
iHeart Sports 93.3 KJR-FM rises 1.3 to 1.8.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ reclaims the lead up 5.9 – 6.6 – 7.3. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR climbs 5.0 – 6.2 – 6.7. iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA rises 5.2 to 6.3 for what Huff notes is a record high share for the frequency. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF dips 6.5 to 5.8. Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT dips 5.9 to 5.3.
Cox Rhythmic Hot AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC jumps up 3.6 to 5.0. iHeart CHR “Y100” WHYI gains 2.4 to 2.9.
After setting a record high last month, Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ falls from first to eighth 6.8 to 3.9. iHeart Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM is down 3.9 – 3.3 – 2.7.
Audacy Sports 560 WQAM/104.3 WQAM-FM is up 1.1 to 1.4.
Phoenix
Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX rises 6.5 to 7.5. iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ gains 6.0 to 6.7. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 KFYI dips 6.2 to 5.4 with co-owned Country 102.5 KNIX up 4.6 to 4.8. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD jumps 3.5 to 4.4.
Bonneville’s “Arizona Sports 98.7” KMVP-FM climbs 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.7 – 4.3. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM is down 5.0 to 4.1. Classical 89.5 KBAQ drops 4.4 to 3.5.
Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE is up 2.5 to 3.0. Zelus Hot AC “Hot 97.5/103.9” KMVA/KZON swings 2.8 – 2.3 – 2.9.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM dips 10.5 to 9.9 with sister Country 99.5 WYCD in a distant second down 7.6 to 7.2. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD rises 5.9 to 7.0. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC slides 7.5 – 7.2 – 6.6. iHeart AC 100.3 WNIC is up 6.0 to 6.3.
Audacy News 950 WWJ dips 5.4 to 4.9. Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH rebounds 2.7 to 3.3.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM holds its lead down 11.0 to 10.4. Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL inches up 7.3 to 7.5. Public News/Talk “MPR News” 91.1 KNOW-FM is down 7.1 to 6.3 with its stream moving 0.9 to 0.8. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK rises 5.4 – 5.9 – 6.2. Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM rises 5.6 to 6.0.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB is up 5.2 to 5.6 for what Huff notes is its largest share since September 2024. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM is down 6.1 to 5.5.
iHeart Country “K102” KEEY falls 7.3 – 6.2 – 5.6, while Audacy’s “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB is up 3.6 – 4.0 – 4.2.
Hubbard Talk “My Talk 107.1” KTMY rises 2.7 – 2.9 – 3.4. Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO dips 3.6 – 3.2 – 3.1.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Soft AC “105.5 The Dove” WDUV rises 9.9 to 10.5. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE jumps 5.9 – 6.8 – 7.9. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX leaps 4.9 to 6.1. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is off 5.9 to 5.8. iHeart Country “US 103.5” WFUS rebounds 4.1 to 5.1.
Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK rises 3.9 – 4.9 – 5.0. Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM drops 4.9 to 4.1.
iHeartMedia Sports 95.7 WDAE-FM/620 WDAE climbs 2.9 – 3.7 – 4.7 for what Huff notes is the largest share in the history of the Sports brand dating back to 2000 and the best on 95.7 since March 2018 as Hip Hop “95.7 The Beat” WBTP. Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT is up 3.2 – 3.6 – 3.8. iHeart News/Talk 970 WFLA gains 2.2 to 2.6. Public News/Talk 89.7 WUSF slides 3.5 – 2.9 – 2.5.
Denver
Boneville AC 101.1 KOSI dips 8.3 to 7.7. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL jumps 5.0 to 6.4 for what Huff notes is its largest share since January 2017. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC continues to climb 5.5 to 5.8 to tie for third with Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO as it also rises 5.5 to 5.8. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL is off 5.2 to 5.0.
Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT dips 5.3 to 4.7. iHeart AAA 97.3 KBCO is down 5.2 to 4.7, while sister Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX is down 4.9 to 4.2.
KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN rises 2.3 – 2.9 – 3.2. iHeart CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT slides 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.6. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “KS 107.5” KQKS drops 3.7 to 2.6.
iHeart News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA gains 2.9 to 3.5. Christian AC “K-Love” 91.1 KLDV is down 3.4 to 2.6. Audacy Classic Country “Front Range Country 103.1” KQKS-HD2 rises 0.7 to 1.2.
San Diego
Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN extends its lead 8.1 to 8.3. Co-owned Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN rises with the Padres play-off push 4.8 – 5.8 – 6.3. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is up 5.7 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI (up 4.9 to 5.4) and Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV (down 5.5 to 5.4) tie for fourth.
Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY slips 5.9 to 5.2. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM-FM rebounds 3.8 to 4.4.
Audacy Country 103.7 KSON rises 3.6 to 4.3. Sister Alternative “Alt 94.9” KBZT trends down 2.6 – 2.4 – 1.9.
Grupo Imagen Spanish Hot AC “Latina 104.5” XHLTN-FM slides 5.6 – 4.3 – 3.7. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 102.9” KLQV jumps 1.6 to 2.6.
Worship “Air 1” 96.1 KYDO jumps 0.7 to 1.6.
iHeartMedia’s “San Diego Sports 760” KGB gains 0.5 to 1.1. Hip Hop “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX is off 1.2 to 1.1.
Baltimore
Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM dips 8.9 to 8.6. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF is down 7.5 to 7.1. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ climbs 4.6 – 4.9 – 5.7. Public News/Talk 88.1 WYPR is off 5.3 to 5.1. Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY rises 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.9 with the start of the Ravens season.
iHeart Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR is up 4.2 to 4.6, while sister Country 93.1 WPOC is down 5.3 to 4.5.
Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM rises 2.8 – 3.5 – 3.7. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM slides 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.3. iHeart CHR “Z104.3” WZFT rises 2.2 to 2.5.
St. Louis
iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU moves back into the lead up 7.5 to 8.7. Hubbard Classic Rock “KSHE 95” is off 8.3 to 8.2. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY rises 6.1 to 7.3. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH climbs 4.9 – 6.3 – 6.8. Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX/104.1 KMOX-FM falls 8.2 to 6.7.
Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM jumps 4.9 to 6.5. Gateway Creative Christian Hip Hop “Boost 95.5” KXBS is down 2.8 to 2.1.
Hubbard Rock/Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT slips 5.3 to 4.5. Country 92.3 WIL climbs 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.6.
iHeart Conservative Talk “104.9 The Patriot” KTLK-FM drops 2.2 to 1.4.
















