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 grows its lead up 6.8 to 7.7. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW gains 6.7 to 7.2. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is off 5.8 to 5.7. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ leaps up 3.2 – 3.8 – 5.3. iHeartMedia’s combo of CHR “Z100” WHTZ (5.4 to 5.2) and Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ (5.3 to 5.2) tie for fifth.
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM rises 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.3 – 4.7. Public News/Talk 93.9 WNYC-FM is up 3.7 to 4.0. Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC rises 3.1 to 3.4.
While feuding over their number, iHeartMedia Hip Hop “Power 105.1” WWPR-FM dips 3.1 to 2.9, while MediaCo’s “Hot 97” WQHT moves 2.3 to 2.1. Audacy Rhythmic Throwbacks “94.7 The Block” WXBK is down 1.8 to 1.5.
Classical 105.9 WQXR swings 1.8 – 2.5 – 1.8.
Los Angeles
Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH moves into the top spot up 5.4 to 5.8. iHeart AC 103.5 KOST swings 5.7 – 5.1 – 5.6, while sister Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG slides 6.7 – 6.1 – 5.3. Audacy Variety Hits “93.1 Jack-FM” KCBS-FM is off 4.6 to 4.5 to tie for fourth with Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE as it is up for the fourth straight month 4.2 to 4.5 for its best share since April 2025.
Public News/Talk “LAist 89.3” KPCC climbs 3.7 to 4.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best share ever.
Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ is down 4.3 to 3.7. iHeartMedia’s “Alt 98.7” KYSR is up 3.2 to 3.5. Meruelo Media Classic Rock 95.5 KLOS gains 3.1 to 3.5.
Meruelo Hip Hop “Power 106” KPWR climbs 1.7 – 2.2 – 2.6. iHeartMedia’s “Real 92.3” KRRL slides 2.6 – 2.3 – 1.7.
SBS Regional Mexican “97.9 La Raza” KLAX falls 3.9 – 3.3 – 2.8.
Chicago
iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT is up 5.0 to 5.2 to tie for first with Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX which holds at a 5.2 share. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS (down 6.4 – 5.5 – 5.1) and AAA 93.1 WXRT (down 5.9 – 5.4 – 5.1) tie for third. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WDRV inches up 4.9 to 5.0.
Good Karma Sports “ESPN 1000” WMVP rides the White Sox playoff run to a 1.9 to 3.3 gain, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the best share on the signal since Fall 1992 as Hot Talk “The Loop” WLUP. Audacy’s “104.3 The Score” 670 WSCR/104.3 WSCR-FM is down 3.0 to 2.5.
Dallas/Fort Worth
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 102.9” KDMX takes the lead holding at a 4.6 share. Huff notes it is the smallest market leading share anywhere since sister 106.1 KHKS-FM has a 4.6 share in September 2021. iHeart AC “Star 102.1” KDGE slides 6.2 – 5.1 – 4.5. Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK holds at a 4.3 share as does iHeart CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS-FM at a 4.0. Audacy Sports “105.3 The Fan” KRLD-FM is off 4.0 to 3.8.
Audacy Classic Hits “98.7 The Spot” KSPF dips 4.2 to 3.8.
Radio One Hip Hop “K104” KKDA-FM rises 3.2 to 3.7, while sister “105.7 R&B” KRNB climbs 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.7.
Christian AC “K-Love” 94.9 KLTY falls 5.1 to 3.3.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 94.1” KLNO slides 3.8 – 2.9 – 2.6. MediaCo’s “La Ranchera 106.7” KZZA jumps up 1.2 to 2.3.
Houston/Galveston
iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA continues its climb 9.1 – 10.7 – 11.4. Radio One Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT dips 7.1 to 6.6. iHeart Rock/Alternative “94.5 The Buzz” KTBZ-FM is off 6.6 to 6.4. Radio One Country “93Q” KKBQ moves 5.7 to 5.6, while sister Adult R&B “Majic 102.1” KMJQ is down for the fourth straight month 5.9 to 5.4.
SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 92.1” KROI leaps 2.9 to 4.3 for the largest share in station history. Univision’s “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN rises 1.7 – 2.1 – 2.4. MediaCo’s “98.5 La Raza” KTJM gains 1.4 to 2.1, while sister “El Norte 107.9” KQQX slides 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.6.
Hope Media Group Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ falls 5.3 to 3.7.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “93.7 The Beat” KQBT inches up 2.4 to 2.6. Radio One’s “97.9 The Box” KBXX falls 3.2 – 2.8 – 2.2 to an all-time record low for the brand matching then AC KFMK in Fall 1990.
Audacy Sports “95.7 The Fan” 610 KIKK/KIKK-FM climbs 1.0 – 1.7 – 2.4. Public News/Talk 89.7 KUHF-FM is down 3.3 – 2.8 – 2.6.
San Francisco
Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM expands its lead up 9.8 to 10.0, while Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC is down 8.7 to 8.1. Connoisseur Media AC 96.5 KOIT rises 5.1 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ slips 5.3 to 4.7. Connoisseur CHR “99.7 Now” KMVQ holds at a 4.3 share.
Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS swings 2.9 – 2.4 – 2.9. Sister Sports “95.7 The Game” KGMZ-FM climbs 1.4 – 1.9 – 2.2.
Connoisseur Media Country “Bay Country” 98.5 KBAY/92.1 KKDV is up 1.8 to 2.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Wild 94.9” KYLD slips 3.0 – 2.8 – 2.5.
Atlanta
Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 107.5/97.5” WAMJ/WUMJ climbs 6.5 – 7.6 – 8.2 – 8.6 for what Huff notes matches their PPM high set in December 2022. Cox News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB-FM is off 7.3 to 7.1. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE inches up 5.9 to 6.0. Cox Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV rises 5.5 to 5.9. Audacy Sports “92.9 The Game” WZGC leaps 3.6 – 4.2 – 5.0 for its best share since Holiday 2019.
Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM is down for the fourth straight month 4.4 to 4.1. With its move to Hot AC, Audacy’s “Star 94” WSTR dips 3.3 to 2.9.
Dickey Broadcasting Sports “680/93.7 The Fan” WCNN dips 4.5 to 3.8 following the end of the Braves season.
K-Love Inc. Worship “Air 1” 104.7 WAIA jumps 2.2 to 3.1. Radio One Gospel “Praise 102.5” WPZE is down 3.4 to 2.9.
Philadelphia
The Phillies playoff run and Eagles struggles help Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP leap 7.6 to 10.3 for what Huff notes is the largest in station history with the asterisk that when its stream was broken out separately last year the combined share was higher. After jumping up 5.5 to 10.2 last month, Beasley Media Rock 93.3 WMMR is down to an 8.2. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB jumps up 5.5 to 7.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM is off 7.4 to 7.1. Beasley Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK holds at a 6.9 share.
Ahead of the launch of Audacy’s “US 96.5“, Beasley Media Country 92.5 WXTU slides 5.4 – 4.7 – 4.1. Hot AC “New 96.5” WTDY-FM holds at a 2.0 share in what will be its final monthly. iHeart CHR “Q102” WIOQ inches up 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.5.
Radio One Adult R&B 100.3 WRNB dips 4.3 to 3.7. iHeart Hip Hop “Power 99” WUSL slides 4.4 – 3.9 – 3.5.
Nassau/Suffolk
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM maintains its lead 7.8 to 7.8. Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM rises 5.8 to 6.4. iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” WHTZ (down 6.1 to 5.4) and Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI (up 5.0 to 5.4) tie for third. Three stations tie for fifth with Connoisseur Media Hot AC 97.5 WALK (5.0 to 4.7), Cox Classic Rock 102.3 WBAB/95.3 WHFM (4.4 to 4.7) and Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC (4.6 to 4.7).
Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM is up 3.8 to 4.3, while sister Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is down 4.4 to 3.8.
Connoisseur Media Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWWF rises 2.1 to 2.4.
Riverside/San Bernardino
Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY maintains its lead 8.7 to 8.6. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA-FM is off 6.9 to 6.8. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE holds at a 5.3 share. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG slides 5.8 – 5.6 – 5.2 – 4.9. MediaCo Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB rises 2.0 – 2.5 – 3.8 – 3.9.
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR 99.1 KGGI leaps 2.3 to 3.6. Meruelo Rhythmic Throwbacks “93.5 KDAY” KDEY is down 1.9 to 1.3.
Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Rock 96.7 KCAL-FM rebounds 1.7 to 2.5.
San Jose
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 101.3” KIOI climbs up 4.6 – 5.0 – 5.4 – 6.3. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 100.3” KBRG is down 6.8 to 6.0 to tie with Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC as it holds at a 6.0 share. Connoisseur Media Hot AC “Mix 106.5” KEZR is down 5.4 to 4.7, while sister AC 96.5 KOIT drops 5.4 to 4.4.
Connoisseur’s “Bay Country” 98.5 KBAY/92.1 KKDV ends its months long climb down 5.1 to 3.2.
Audacy Classic Alternative “Live 105” KITS jumps 2.1 to 3.2 with sister Sports “95.7 The Game” KGMZ up 1.2 – 1.5 – 2.0.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 98.9/99.1” KSOL/KSQL falls 3.7 – 2.9 – 2.3.
Middlesex/Somerset/Union
Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM leaps 7.0 to 9.1 for what Huff notes is its largest share recorded in Central Jersey. Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM inches up 7.4 to 7.5 with iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ up 7.3 to 7.5 to tie for second. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ jumps up 4.0 – 4.7 – 6.9. iHeart AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW dips 5.7 to 5.4.
Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW is down 5.4 to 4.8. iHeart Hot AC 103.5 WKTU rises 3.2 to 3.9.
Beasley AC “Magic 98.3” WMGQ climbs 3.5 to 4.4. Townsquare Media Conservative Talk/Classic Hits “New Jersey 101.5” WKXW-FM slides 4.7 – 4.4 – 3.8. Pillar Media Christian AC “Star 99.1” WAWZ is down 2.7 – 2.3 – 1.6.
Audacy News 1010 WINS/92.3 WINS-FM gains 2.2 to 3.0.
















