Radio Resources Presents September 2023 (8/17 - 9/13) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From Radio Insight:

Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Charlotte, Portland, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Columbus.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.

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Charlotte

Beasley Media’s “Country 103.7” WSOC trends up 5.6 – 6.3 – 7.2 – 7.4 to take the lead in Charlotte. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF slips from its record high 8.2 to 7.3. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO is up 6.0 to 6.2. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV dips 6.2 to 6.0. Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE rises 3.6 – 4.6 – 5.2 to move into a tie for fifth with Radio One News/Talk 1110 WBT/99.3 WBT-FM as it drops 6.4 to 5.2. Ratings Exper Chris Huff notes WFAE’s 5.2 share ties its record high set in May 2022.
iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT trends up 4.3 – 4.5 – 4.9. Sister Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX-FM is up 3.9 – 4.1 – 4.6. Public News/Talk “South Carolina Public Radio” 89.9 WNSC-FM doubles 0.5 to 1.0.
Both CHRs show gains with Beasley’s “Kiss 95.1” WNKS up 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.6 and iHeart’s “Hits 96.1” WHQC rising 1.8 to 2.2.
Portland

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH slides 9.5 – 8.7 – 8.5 to take the Portland lead as sister AC “K103” KKCW drops 10.3 to 8.3. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL holds at a 6.7 share. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM is up 6.1 to 6.3 (its stream adds an additional 2.0 share). Classical 89.9 KQAC is fifth 5.4 to 5.2.
Audacy Variety Hits “97.1 Charlie” KYCH falls back down 5.8 to 4.9.
Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK rises 3.2 to 4.0.
San Antonio

Cox Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM holds its lead but falls 9.1 – 8.6 – 7.1. Cox Country “Y100” KCYY continues its rise 4.5 – 6.0 – 6.4. iHeartMedia AC “Q101.9” KQXT rises 5.9 to 6.1. Univision Rhythmic Hot AC “Vibe 107.5” KVBH posts a gain for the sixth straight monthly rising 5.1 to 5.5. Cox Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX rises 4.8 to 5.4.
Univision Hip Hop “98.5 The Beat” KBBT trends up 3.1 – 3.7 – 3.9. iHeartMedia CHR “Now 96.1” KXXM slips 3.3 to 2.5.
Salt Lake City

Bonneville AC “FM 100” KSFI maintains its big lead down 11.6 – 10.8 – 10.3, while sister Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP drops 7.6 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ holds at a 6.8 share. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN dips 5.9 to 5.6. Cumulus Country “93.3 The Bull” KUBL rises 4.4 to 5.2 to tie for fifth with Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM (4.9 to 5.2).
KSOP Inc. Country “Z104.3” KSOP-FM rises up 4.2 – 4.6 – 5.0. iHeart Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM is up 3.4 to 4.0. Cumulus Media Classic Rock “K-Bear 101” KBER rebounds 2.7 to 3.9.
Cumulus CHR “Power 101.9/94.9” KENZ/KHTB rises 3.1 to 3.6. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Rock 106.7” KAAZ gains 2.2 to 3.1. Broadway Media Sports “ESPN 700” KALL is up 0.9 to 1.7.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “My 99.5” KJMY drops 3.8 to 2.8. Cumulus AC “B98.7” KBEE trends down 3.8 – 2.6 – 2.3. Broadway Media CHR “Mix 105.1” KUDD slides 3.2 – 2.7 – 2.1.
Sacramento

iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM reclaims sole possession of the lead up 9.7 to 10.1, while Audacy Classic Rock “Eagle 96.9” KSEG is down 9.7 to 9.2. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI rises up 5.6 to 6.2. iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “V101.1” KHYL jumps up 3.4 to 4.7 to tie for fourth with sister Soft AC “92.5 The Breeze” KBEB (down 5.7 to 4.7).
iHeartMedia Classic Rock “93.7 The River” KYRV rises 3.9 to 4.6. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX slides 5.4 – 4.6 – 4.2, while sister Hot AC “Now 100.5” KZZO is down 2.7 – 2.3 – 2.0.
Orlando

iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF trends up 8.5 – 9.1 – 10.1 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest non-Christmas music share for the frequency since Spring 1985 as “Joy 107” WJYO. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB surges up 6.4 – 7.7 – 8.0 – 8.7 for what Huff notes is its best share since April 2020. Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL slips 8.7 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Rumba 100” WRUM jumps up 6.0 to 7.4. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 105.1” WOMX gains 4.4 to 5.7.
Cox Country “K92.3” WWKA drops 4.2 to 3.6 continuing its fall from a 7.7 share in April. Cox Classic Rock 98.9 WMMO slips 6.7 – 5.6 – 5.4. iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR trends down 4.3 – 3.7 – 3.5. Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP drops 4.1 to 3.1.
Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX trends up 2.1 – 2.4 – 3.0. iHeartMedia Spanish Rhythmic “Mega 97.1” WRUM-HD2 spikes 0.4 to 1.2.
Pittsburgh

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW (11.4 to 11.2) and Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE (9.5 to 9.3) retain the top two spots. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM jumps 6.8 to 7.9. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK dips 7.7 to 7.4. Renda AC “Wish 99.7” WSHH is up 5.1 to 5.2.
Classical 89.3 WQED-FM slips 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.2. Forever Media Country “Froggy 104.3” WOGI rises 1.1 – 1.4 – 2.0.
Las Vegas

iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE continues to trend up 6.4 – 8.1 – 9.3 – 9.5. Lotus Spanish Adult Hits “La Buena 101.9” KWID rebounds 7.4 – 5.3 – 7.1. Beasley Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ is up 6.5 to 6.6. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ trends up 4.2 – 5.6 – 5.9. Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT rises 2.7 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR falls 4.9 to 3.8. Audacy CHR 98.5 KLUC is down 4.0 to 2.8.
Beasley Hot AC “102.7 VGS” KVGS rises 3.3 – 4.2 – 4.4. Sister Country “107.9 The Coyote” KCYE is up 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.7 and Classic Alternative “X107.5” KXTE is up 1.2 – 2.4 – 2.5.
Cincinnati

iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW maintains its lead 14.0 to 13.9. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is off 10.7 to 10.6. Hubbard CHR “Q102” WKRQ rises 6.0 to 6.6, while their Country “B105” WUBE is down 6.4 to 5.8. Cumulus AC “Warm 98.5” WRRM is down 5.0 to 4.8.
iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN rises 3.2 to 4.4 which Huff notes is its best share since October 2021. Radio One Adult R&B “100.3 R&B” WOSL is up 3.3 to 4.0. iHeartMedia Gold CHR “Kiss 107.1” WKFS rises 2.7 to 2.9. Cumulus Country “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF rises 1.1 – 1.4 – 1.7. iHeartMedia Sports “ESPN 1530” WCKY rises 0.8 – 1.2 – 1.6.
Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW slides 4.8 – 4.4 – 3.5. Cumulus Rock “96 Rock” WFTK is down 2.7 – 2.5 – 2.1.
Kansas City

Cumulus Media’s duo of Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM (10.6 to 9.8) and Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX (9.4 to 8.8) both drop but retain commanding leads over the remainder of the market. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM rises 5.1 to 5.7. Steel City Media Country 94.1 KFKF is up 4.6 to 5.1 to tie Audacy News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM (steady at 5.1).
Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV see-saws 4.6 – 3.9 – 4.4. Northwestern Media Christian AC “Life 88.5” KJNW rises 3.4 to 4.1. Audacy Hot AC “99.7 The Point” KZPT is up 2.3 – 2.7 – 3.0.
Steel City Media Country “Q104” KBEQ falls 4.7 to 3.6.
In its final monthly before its flip to Hip Hop, Cumulus Media Rock “105.1 The X” KCJK trended up 1.6 – 2.2 – 2.4. Ahead of its move to 105.1, Hip Hop/R&B 107.3 KMJK slips 2.4 to 2.1.
Cleveland

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJI rises 10.5 to 11.8. Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK dips 8.4 to 8.3. iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR is off 7.6 to 7.5. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX slides 8.1 to 7.4. iHeartMedia Hot Talk/Rock 100.7 WMMS drops 7.7 to 6.6.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100/106.9 WTAM trends up 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.1. Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL rises 4.8 to 5.2. Audacy Sports “92.3 The Fan” WKRK surges up 2.9 – 3.1 – 4.0 – 5.1.
iHeartMedia CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS slides down 3.5 – 3.0 – 2.3. Radio One Hip Hop “Z107.9” WENZ is down 3.0 – 2.4 – 2.3.
Columbus

iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL continues its downward trend since June, but it’s 10.4 to 9.8 move still keeps it with a nearly two share lead. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM surges up 4.9 – 5.6 – 7.9. iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI rises 6.9 to 7.5, while sister News/Talk 610 WTVN is off 7.4 to 7.3. Saga Classic Rock “96.3 QFM” WLVQ rises 6.3 – 6.9 – 7.2.
Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY-FM falls 4.8 to 3.8.



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