March 2024 (3/1 ? 3/28) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3: KKLZ Wins Big In Las Vegas

[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 Country 103.7 WSOC continues to surge 5.4 – 6.8 – 7.0 – 7.6. iHeartMedia Country “96.9 The Kat” WKKT is in second with a boost of its own up 3.8 – 4.2 – 5.4 – 6.2. iHeart Variety Hits “102.9 The Lake” WLKO holds at a 5.6. Radio One Adult R&B “105.3 R&B” WOSF gains 4.8 to 5.5. Beasley Adult R&B “V101.9” WBAV slides 7.2 – 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.3.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WFAE trends down 5.7 – 4.9 – 4.4. Beasley Classic Hits “K104.7” WKQC falls 7.1 – 5.2 – 3.9, while sister Hip Hop “Power 98” WPEG drops 6.0 – 4.1 – 3.9. iHeartMedia Alternative “106.5 The End” WEND is down 4.4 to 3.6.
Portland

iHeartMedia AC “K103” KKCW holds its over four share lead 11.1 to 10.6. Alpha Media News/Talk 101.1 KXL is down 6.9 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 91.5 KOPB-FM gains 5.1 to 5.8. Alpha AAA 101.9 KINK is up 5.1 to 5.5. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “106.7 The Eagle” KLTH falls 6.5 – 6.2 – 5.4.
iHeartMedia CHR “Z100” KKRZ climbs 2.2 – 2.6 – 3.4 – 4.1, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its best showing since October 2020. Alpha Media CHR “Live 95.5” KBFF rises 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.8.
“All Classical Portland” 88.9 KQAC trends down 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.7. Salem Media Regional Mexican “93.1 El Rey” KRYP is up 2.9 to 3.7. Audacy Country “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ drops 5.5 – 3.6 – 3.3. Salem Christian AC “104.1 The Fish” KFIS rises 1.6 – 2.1 – 2.5.
Audacy Classic Rock 92.3 KGON trends up 2.7 – 3.3 – 3.5, while iHeartMedia’s “105.9 The Brew” KFBW is down 4.0 to 3.4.
In its first monthly following its rebrand as “Bella 105“, Audacy Hot AC 105.1 KRSK is down 2.6 to 2.2.
San Antonio

Cox Media Group continues to hold four of the top five stations in the Alamo City. Classic Hits 101.1 KONO-FM falls 9.3 to 8.3. Classic Rock “106.7 The Eagle” KTKX rises 6.3 – 6.8 – 7.1 (with its stream adding another 0.7 share). Rock 99.5 KISS-FM continues its upward move 4.5 – 5.4 – 6.1 – 6.3 – 6.7. Educational Media Foundation Christian AC “K-Love” 91.3 KZLV is up for the fifth straight month 3.2 – 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.8 – 5.9 – 6.3. Country “Y100” KCYY holds at a 5.9 share.
Alpha Media Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” KJKX jumps 4.0 to 5.0. Cox Hot AC “Hits 105.3” KSMG rebounds 3.9 to 4.5.
EMF Contemporary Worship “Air 1” 106.3 KZAR slides 2.9 – 2.2 – 1.7.
Salt Lake City

Bonneville takes the top three spots in Salt Lake City with AC “FM 100.3” KSFI leading 10.6 to 10.2. News/Talk 1160 KSL/102.7 KSL-FM gains 3.6 – 5.5 – 6.4 – 6.7. Classic Rock “103.5 The Arrow” KRSP slides 7.0 – 6.5 – 5.5. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Now 97.9” KBZN rises 4.6 to 5.1 to tie with iHeartMedia Classic Hits 94.1 KODJ (5.0 to 5.1).
KSOP Inc. Country “Z104” KSOP-FM is up 4.6 to 5.1. Cumulus AC “B98.7” KBEE rises 3.7 to 4.7.
Broadway Media Variety Hits “100.7/105.5 Bob-FM” KYMV gains 2.5 – 3.0 – 3.1 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM falls 3.5 – 3.1 – 2.6. Capitol Classic Alternative “103.1 The Wave” KLO-FM is down 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.3.
Sacramento

Audacy Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” KSEG is up 8.6 to 9.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “V101” KHYL continues its rise 4.1 – 4.8 – 6.3 – 6.8, which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since March 2012. Bonneville AC “Mix 96” KYMX is down 8.0 – 7.7 – 6.7. iHeartMedia News/Talk 1530 KFBK/93.1 KFBK-FM is down 7.3 to 6.5. Bonneville Country 105.1 KNCI climbs 4.2 – 5.0 – 5.9 – 6.2.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 94.7” KKDO trends up 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.6 – 5.0. Bonneville Hot AC “Now 100.5” KZZO shoots up 2.3 to 3.6.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 650 KSTE drops 3.5. – 2.9 – 2.5.
Orlando

Audacy Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL maintains its lead and holds at a 10.5 share. iHeartMedia AC “Magic 107.7” WMGF surges 8.1 to 10.0. Cox Adult R&B “Star 94.5” slides 10.0 – 9.4 – 8.9. iHeartMedia Spanish Tropical “Rumba 100″ WRUM slips 8.1 to 7.7. iHeart’s duo of CHR “XL 106.7” WXXL (4.7 to 5.9) and Hot Talk “Real Radio 104.1” WTKS-FM (5.0 to 5.9) tie for fifth.
Cox Country 92.3 WWKA drops 5.4 to 4.7. Cox Spanish Hot AC “Exitos 96.5” WOEX slides 6.2 – 4.6 – 4.1.
iHeartMedia Rock 101.1 WJRR falls 4.1 to 3.3. Audacy Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP rises 1.7 to 2.2.
Public News/Talk 90.7 WMFE slides down 3.2 – 2.4 – 1.7.
The early March flip of 103.1 WFYY from Rhythmic CHR “Fly 103.1” to Hot Talk “Florida Man Radio” sees the station drop 1.4 to 0.7, while iHeartMedia Hip Hop “104.5 The Beat” WTKS-HD2 is up 1.3 to 1.7.
Las Vegas

Beasley Media Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ explodes up 7.6 to 9.9 to claim its first market lead since August 2022 and as Huff notes the largest share in station history. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 106.5” KSNE is up 8.2 to 8.4. Lotus Regional Mexican “La Buena 101.9” KWID rises 6.1 to 6.3. iHeart Country “95.5 The Bull” KWNR is down 5.5 to 4.7. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Q100.5” KXQQ drops 5.2 to 4.0.
Lotus Classic Rock “97.1 The Point” KXPT rises 2.9 to 3.6. Beasley Rock/Alternative “X107.5” KXTE is down 3.9 to 3.0.
Latino Meda Network Spanish CHR “99.3 Latino Beats” KRGT dips 3.8 to 3.3. Beasley Adult R&B “Jammin 105.7” KOAS slides 3.1 – 2.9 – 2.6. SOS Radio Christian AC 90.5 KSOS-FM is down 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.3.
Pittsburgh

iHeartMedia Classic Hits “94.5 3WS” WWSW remains on top 10.8 to 10.7. Audacy Sports “93.7 The Fan” KDKA-FM rises 7.6 to 8.4. iHeart Classic Rock 102.5 WDVE slides 10.7 – 9.0 – 7.8. Steel City Media Variety Hits “96.9 Bob-FM” WRRK holds at a 6.7 share. iHeartMedia Alternative “105.9 The X” WXDX is up 5.7 to 5.9.
iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 96.1” WKST-FM rises 4.7 – 5.7 – 5.8, for what Huff notes is its best showing since September 2019. Steel City Media Hot AC “Q92.9” WLTJ climbs 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.5.
Audacy News/Talk 1020/100.1 KDKA is down 4.5 to 3.8. Classical 89.3 WQED-FM falls 3.1 to 2.5.
Cincinnati

iHeartMedia News/Talk 700 WLW rises 10.2 to 11.3. Cumulus Classic Hits 103.5 WGRR is second 11.0 to 11.2. Hubbard Country “B105” WUBE dips 9.2 to 9.0, while sister CHR “Q102” WKRQ drops 9.0 to 7.6. iHeart Conservative Talk 550 WKRC is off 6.1 to 6.0.
iHeartMedia Rock 102.7 WEBN slides 5.4 – 5.2 – 4.7. Hubbard AC “Mix 94.9” WREW rises 3.5 – 3.6 – 4.2. Cumulus Media’s “Cat Country 94.1” WNNF rises 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.5 with its stream adding an additional 0.3.
Kansas City

Cumulus Media Classic Hits 94.9 KCMO-FM expands its lead 10.9 to 11.4 (Stream adding 1.0 share) with sister Classic Rock “101 The Fox” KCFX right behind 8.9 to 9.2. Audacy Country “106.5 The Wolf” WDAF-FM trends down 8.3 – 6.5 – 5.4, while sister News/Talk 98.1 KMBZ-FM gains 4.4 to 5.3 (stream adding 1.0 share). Steel City Media CHR “Mix 93.3” KMXV jumps 3.7 to 4.5.
Steel City Country 94.1 KFKF drops 5.0 to 4.1 and sister “Q104” KBEQ is down 4.0 to 3.3.
Audacy Sports “610 Sports” KCSP falls 3.0 to 1.8.
Cleveland

Radio One Adult R&B 93.1 WZAK is up 9.2 to 10.5 for its largest share since February 2022. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Majic 105.7” WMJU is up 8.6 to 8.8. Audacy Classic Rock 98.5 WNCX dips 8.4 to 8.0. iHeartMedia Hot Talk/Rock 100.7 WMMS gains 6.3 to 7.4. Public News/Talk 89.7 WKSU/104.9 WCPN jumps up 6.4 to 7.2 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share ever.
iHeartMedia Variety Hits “106.5 The Lake” WHLK drops 8.2 to 7.1, while sister Country 99.5 WGAR falls 7.5 to 6.6. Audacy AC “Star 102.1” WDOK is down 6.4 to 5.5.
Audacy Hot AC “Q104” WQAL is down 4.2 – 4.2 – 3.6, while iHeartMedia CHR “96.5 Kiss-FM” WAKS falls 2.3 to 1.6.
Columbus

iHeartMedia Country 92.3 WCOL holds its lead down 10.4 to 9.9. TEGNA Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM rises 7.2 to 8.6. Saga AC “Sunny 95” WSNY is down 7.2 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “93.3 The Bus” WODC rises 6.2 to 6.4. Saga Classic Rock “QFM 96” WLVQ is up 6.0 to 6.2.
iHeart CHR 97.9 WNCI rises 4.2 to 5.0. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.5” WXMG drops 4.2 to 3.5, but sister Hip Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX/WBMO rises 1.8 – 2.1 – 2.8.



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