August 2023 (7/20 - 8/16) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 2: Seattle's Wolf Keeps Climbing

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From Radio Insight:

Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.

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Washington DC

Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU holds at an 11.6 share atop the nation’s capital. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP rises 9.1 to 9.3. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH dips 7.1 to 6.9. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ is off 6.8 to 6.7. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR sides down 6.4 – 5.8 – 5.5.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS plummets 5.3 – 4.7 – 3.4. Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD drops 4.8 – 3.9 – 3.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT slides 4.0 – 3.8 – 2.9. Radio One Gospel “Praise 104.1” WPRS-fM drops 2.5 to 1.7.
iHeartMedia Country 98.7 WMZQ trends up 2.7 – 3.1 – 3.3. Radio One Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS is up 2.7 to 3.1. iHeart Classic Rock “Big 100” WBIG-FM rises 2.5 to 3.0. Audacy Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL moves up 1.3 – 2.0 – 2.2.
Boston

Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR holds its lead up 6.2 to 6.5. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX jumps up 5.4 to 6.3. Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM (4.9 to 5.6) Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR (6.1 to 5.6) tie for third. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX surges up 4.5 to 5.2 to tie sister CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM (5.4 to 5.2).
iHeartMedia Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL jumps up 2.3 to 3.4.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX drops 4.9 to 4.0.
Seattle/Tacoma

For the second straight month Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF sets an all-time station record for the second straight month rising 7.7 to 7.9. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM surges up 4.5 to 6.8. iHeartMedia’s Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB (6.1 to 5.9) and Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK (5.8 to 5.9) tie for third. Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD slips 5.7 to 5.2.
Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO rebounds 4.0 to 4.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS rises 2.6 to 3.4. Lotus Hot AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ trends up 1.9 – 2.3 – 2.8. iHeartMedia Sports 93.3 KJR-FM gains 1.6 to 2.4.
Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM slides 4.2 – 3.9 – 3.5. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP drops 4.3 – 3.9 – 2.8.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale

Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT regains sole possession of the South Florida lead 8.0 to 7.9, while sister Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ falls 8.0 to 6.9. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF rises 5.0 to 5.7. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR is down 6.2 to 5.6. SBS Salsa “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ (4.0 to 4.3) ties for fifth with Audacy Country “99.9 Kiss Country” WKIS as it trends up 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.3.
Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC slides 4.6 – 4.4 – 3.9, while sister Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR falls 4.9 – 4.2 – 3.6. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ trends down 3.8 – 3.2 – 2.8. Rhythmic Gold CHR “Power 96” WPOW-FM is off 2.2 – 1.7 – 1.5.
Phoenix

Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX maintains its lead dipping 7.8 to 7.6. iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is off 6.3 to 6.1. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD jumps up 3.6 to 4.5 to tie for third with Desert Valley Media Oldies “The Wow Factor” KOAI as that falls 5.4 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT holds at a 4.4 share.
Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM drops 6.5 to 4.1. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 550 KFYI trends up 2.4 – 2.9 – 3.9. Bonneville’s 92.3 KTAR-FM rises 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.0.
Hubbard’s “Oldies 92.7” 1440 KAZG rises up 1.2 – 2.4 – 2.9.
Hubbard Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” KDKB trends up 3.1 – 3.3 – 4.1. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP is up 3.6 to 4.1 and sister CHR “104.7 Kiss-FM” KZZP gains 2.5 – 2.9 – 3.2.
Classical “89.5 K-Bach” KBAQ falls 2.9 – 2.4 – 1.8. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 103.5” KLNZ drops 2.6. – 1.4 – 1.2.
Detroit

iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI maintains a 2 share lead 9.6 to 9.2. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM rises 6.7 to 7.2. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD surges up 5.4 to 6.9 following the demise of Cumulus’ “New Country 93.1” WDRQ. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD is off 7.1 to 6.7. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC rises 5.7 to 6.6.
Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC is up 4.3 to 4.9. Cumulus Hot AC 96.3 WDVD rises 3.8 to 4.2. iHeartMedia Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB slides 3.6 – 3.3 – 2.9.
In its first monthly following its acquisition, Family Life Broadcasting System’s 93.1 WUFL falls 2.8 to 1.4.
Minneapolis/St. Paul

After rising in every monthly this year, Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM slips 11.6 to 10.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL moves up to second 7.4 to 8.3. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM rises 7.7 to 8.2. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM is down 6.7 to 6.2 (while its stream debuts at a 1.2). iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY slides 7.2 – 6.3 – 5.8.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB dips 5.4 to 4.9. Cumulus Classic Rock 92.5 KQRS trends down 6.0 – 5.6 – 4.8.
iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-Fan” KFXN-FM rises 3.8 to 4.8. Classical 99.5 KSJN rises 2.9 to 3.6.
Tampa/St. Petersburg

Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV maintains its usual top spot dipping 8.1 to 7.8. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS holds at a 7.0 share. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is up 6.0 to 6.3. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX rises 4.5 to 5.3. Three stations tie for fifth with Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE down 6.3 to 5.2, iHeartMedia Rock “98 Rock” WXTB down 5.5 to 5.2, and Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT holding at a 5.2 share.
Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ drops 4.9 to 4.1. Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK is down 4.7 – 4.5 – 3.7. Cox AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM rises 3.2 to 3.7. iHeartMedia News/Talk 970 WFLA trends up 3.1 – 4.1 – 4.3.
In what appears to be its final full monthly, Cox CHR “Hot 101.5” WPOI is up 2.2 to 2.4. iHeartMedia CHR 93.3 WFLZ is off 3.3 to 2.9.
Denver

Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO takes the lead up 6.1 to 6.6. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL dips 6.2 to 6.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX is off 5.3 to 5.1. iHeart Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL is down 5.8 to 5.0 to tie KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN as it rises 4.2 to 5.0.
Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT falls from first to sixth 6.2 to 4.9. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI drops 4.6 to 3.8.
Public News/Talk 90.1 KCFR trends up 3.4 – 3.7 – 4.0.
San Diego

Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM reclaims the San Diego lead down 6.9 to 6.6. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN slips 7.1 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM rises 5.2 to 5.8. LMSD’s Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG is down 5.8 to 5.3. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON rises 4.6 to 5.2.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV see-saws 4.7 – 3.4 – 4.5. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI does the same 4.2 – 5.0 – 4.2.
Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY falls 4.7 to 3.6.
Baltimore

iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR claims the top spot holding at a 6.7 share. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ is off 7.0 to 6.6. Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF (steady at 6.4) and Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM (5.8 to 6.4) tie for third. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC is up 5.0 to 5.3.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX dips 5.6 to 5.1. Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM rises 3.8 to 4.4.
Radio One Gospel “Praise 106.1” WLIF-HD2 trends up 1.3 – 1.7 – 2.0.
St. Louis

Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARX maintains its lead down 11.4 to 10.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU jumps up to second 8.4 to 9.0. Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE holds at an 8.9 share, while co-owned Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT trends up 5.7 – 6.2 – 6.8. iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD is up 5.8 to 6.2.
Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK slides 6.7 – 6.4 – 5.5. Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL trends down 7.0 – 6.7 – 5.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ rises 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.3. Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS is up 1.7 to 2.4.



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