April 2023 (3/30 ? 4/26) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 2: KTIS-FM Makes Twin Cities Magic

[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 retains its lead down 12.0 to 11.2. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP dips 9.0 to 8.6. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rises 6.5 – 7.0 – 7.3. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR trends up 4.5 – 5.5 – 5.8. Radio One’s Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ holds at a 5.5.
Atlantic Gateway Communications Christian AC 91.9 WGTS slides 7.3 – 5.9 – 5.3. Classical 88.1 WETA-FM is down 3.6 to 2.8.
Audacy Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD trends up 3.0 – 3.3 – 4.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Hot 99.5” WIHT is up 3.2 to 3.7.
Boston

Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM trends up 7.5 – 8.1 – 8.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM rises 5.5 to 6.0. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR is down 6.1 to 5.7. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX rises 4.9 to 5.1. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR dips 4.7 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX trends down 5.1 – 4.6 – 4.1. Beasley’s competing “Rock 92.9” WBOS rises 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.1.
Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM rises 2.6 to 3.5. Cumulus Media Hot AC 104.5 WXLO rises 2.3 – 2.5 – 2.8.
Seattle/Tacoma

Following the flip of “98.9 The Bull” KNUC to AAA in February, Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF has taken advantage of having the format to itself to surge to the top of the Seattle/Tacoma market. KKWF was down 7.1 to 6.6 which was enough to secure the market lead. KKWF has surged since registering a 2.5 share in November 2022 with this month being its first downward move since.
iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB falls to a second place tie (7.2 to 5.9) with co-owned Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK (6.2 to 5.9). Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW rises 5.1 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “96.5 Jack-FM” KJAQ surges 4.0 to 5.3.
Hubbard’s new AAA 98.9 KPNW-FM rises in its second full monthly 0.3 to 0.5. Competing AAA 90.3 KEXP is trending down 5.6 – 4.3 – 3.4.
Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO jumps 2.4 – 3.1 – 4.7. iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS is down 3.2 – 2.7 – 2.5. Lotus Hot AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ drops 2.6 to 1.9.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale

Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT’s lead narrows down 9.5 to 8.9, while sister Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ is up 8.2 to 8.5. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR is off 6.3 to 6.2. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF is up 5.0 to 5.2. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is down 4.7 to 4.3.
SBS Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ falls 5.2 – 4.4 – 4.0.
On the rise in South Florida: iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG-FM (2.9 to 3.4), Cox Rhythmic Hot AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC (2.3 to 2.8), SBS Cubat?n “Ritmo 95.7” WRMA (2.1 – 2.5 – 2.8) and Audacy Alternative “104.3 The Shark” WSFS (1.9 – 2.3 – 2.7).
Phoenix

iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ trends up 6.5 – 7.3 – 8.1 to reclaim the Phoenix lead. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is off 7.5 to 7.4. Public News/Talk 91.5 KJZZ-FM trends down 7.4 – 6.4 – 6.1. Desert Valley Media Group Oldies “94.9 The Wow Factor” KOAI jumps 3.1 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP holds at a 4.2 share.
Hubbard Alternative “93.3 Alt AZ” trends up 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.5. Entravision Spanish AC “La Suavecita 107.1” KVVA/106.9 KDVA rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.6.
Detroit

Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX see-saws 7.4 – 6.5 – 7.5 to reclaim the Motor City lead. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM surges 6.2 to 7.4 (stream up 1.8 to 2.1). After its record high last month, iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI falls back down 8.3 to 6.9. iHeart AC 100.3 WNIC rises 6.1 to 6.4. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD trends up 5.5 – 5.8 – 6.1.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop 97.9 WJLB jumps 3.4 – 4.0 – 4.6. Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC rises 3.7 to 4.3. iHeart Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD trends down 5.7 – 5.2 – 4.9.
Audacy News 950 WWJ trends down 5.0 – 4.8 – 4.1. Since the exit of morning host Josh Innes, iHeartMedia Classic Rock 106.7 WLLZ falls 3.8 – 2.8 – 2.2.
Minneapolis/St. Paul

Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM surges from fifth to its first ever #1 in the Twin Cities as it rises 6.2 to 8.5. Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes that is also the largest share ever for the signal.
Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM falls 7.9 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL trends down 7.3 – 6.9 – 6.6. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM (6.1 to 6.4) and Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM (6.7 to 6.4) tie for fifth.
Cumulus Rock “93X” KXXR falls 6.7 – 5.5 – 5.0.
Audacy News/Talk and co-Twins flagship 830 WCCO trends up 3.0 – 3.9 – 4.5. Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB, which shares their games, was up 2.7 to 3.4.
Tampa/St. Petersburg

Cox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV rises 9.0 to 9.1. Radio Training Network Christian AC “The Joy FM” 91.5 WCIE yo-yo’s 6.7 – 5.9 – 6.8. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS is up 6.6 to 6.7. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” rises 6.4 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Rock “98 Rock” WXTB holds at a 5.6 share.
Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT rises 4.6 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Sports 620 WDAE is up 1.3 to 2.1.
iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX drops 4.5 to 3.8. Sister Hip Hop “95.7 The Beat” WBTP slides 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.1.
Denver

Audacy Classic Rock “99.5 The Mountain” KQMT jumps up 4.6 to 5.7 to take the Denver lead. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL is second 5.4 to 5.5. Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC jumps 4.5 to 5.4. Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI holds at a 5.4. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN holds at a 5.2 share.
Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO drops 6.2 to 4.9. iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA is up 2.4 to 3.0.
San Diego

Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN holds its lead down 7.3 to 6.7. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM rises 6.3 to 6.5. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM inches up 5.9 to 6.0 while sister Variety Hits “Big 100.7” KFBG jumps back up 4.3 to 5.7. iHeartMedia News/Talk 600 KOGO is up 5.1 to 5.4.
Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” on the heels of the Padres surges 1.6 – 2.6 – 4.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM falls 4.2 to 3.0, while sister Rhythmic CHR “Jam’n 95.7” KSSX is down 2.4 to 1.8.
Baltimore

Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF rises 7.3 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR trends down 9.6 – 8.2 – 7.1. Hearst Rock and Orioles flagship “98 Rock” WIYY surges 4.5 to 6.5. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM dips 6.2 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC is down 5.9 to 5.4.
Audacy Sports “105.7 The Fan” WJZ-FM drops 5.5 to 4.7, while sister Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX is down 5.2 to 4.6. Shamrock Classic Hits “100.7 The Bay” WZBA slides 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.0.
Brighter Media Group Christian AC “Bright 95.1” WRBS-FM trends up 2.9 – 4.3 – 4.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z104.3” WZFT plummets 2.7 to 1.7 for what Huff notes is the lowest share on the frequency since Fall 2008 as Alternative “Channel 104.3“.
St. Louis

Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH holds its lead down 10.6 to 9.7. Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE inches up 8.7 to 8.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU slips 7.9 to 7.4. Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT rises 6.9 to 7.3. Audacy News/Talk and Cardinals flagship 1120/98.7 KMOX jumps 4.9 to 7.0.
Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK is down 7.8 to 6.7. Gateway Creative Broadcasting Christian AC “99.1 Joy-FM” KLJY slips 5.4 – 5.0 – 4.7. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 104.1” WHHL dips 3.0 to 2.5.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM rises 6.0 to 6.9. Hubbard Country 92.3 WIL trends up 5.4 – 5.7 – 6.1.



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