March 2024 (3/1 ? 3/28) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 4: KBPA, WJGL & WTLC-FM Set New Highs

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From Radio Insight:

The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Jacksonville, Providence, Norfolk, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.

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Austin

Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA sets another record high up 12.1 to 12.2. Public News/Talk 90.1 KUT-FM continues its four month rise 7.4 to 8.4 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since September 2021. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM jumps 5.7 to 6.8. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ holds at a 5.9 share. Public AAA 98.9 KUTX jumps up 3.0 – 4.1 – 5.0 (KUTX’s stream up 0.3 to 0.7).
Waterloo Media News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBJ falls 5.7 – 5.1 – 3.8. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX is down 4.7 – 3.9 – 3.4. iHeartMedia CHR “96.7 Kiss-FM” KHFI slides 4.4 – 4.2 – 3.4.
Waterloo Media Regional Mexican “107.1 La Z” KLZT rises 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.4. Recharge Media Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” 1490 KJFK gains 1.0 – 1.2 – 2.0.
Raleigh/Durham

Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM rises 7.9 to 9.2. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM is up 8.5 to 8.7. Radio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK drops 11.2 to 8.6. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 106.1 WTKK is down 8.0 to 7.3. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO rises 6.8 to 7.1.
Curtis Media Variety Hits 96.1 WBBB climbs 4.9 – 5.3 – 5.5. Curtis Country 94.7 WQDR rises 4.2 to 5.4, and Curtis CHR “Pulse-FM” 96.9 WPLW is up 2.7 – 2.8 – 3.3. Radio One Classic Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK is up 3.5 to 4.0.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU dips 4.6 to 4.0.
Indianapolis

Radio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM rises 8.8 to 9.3 which Huff notes is a new record high for the station. Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB rebounds 6.8 to 8.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ holds at a 6.8 share. Cumulus Media Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK slides 7.6 – 7.2 – 6.7. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS holds at a 6.1 share.
Public News/Talk WFYI gains 4.6 to 5.6. ST Media AAA 92.3 WTTS trends down 6.3 – 5.3 – 4.7.
Radio One Hip Hop “Hot 100.9” WHHH rises 3.0 – 4.2 – 4.5, while iHeartMedia’s competing “Real 98.3” WZRL is up 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.3. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 101.9 WKLU jumps 3.1 to 4.2.
iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT drops 5.3 to 4.0. Radio One Sports “107.5/93.5 The Fan” WIBC-HD2 is down 3.7 – 3.0 – 2.6.
Nashville

Midwest Communications AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA retains its lead but down 12.8 to 9.9. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK dips 7.1 to 6.8 to tie for second with iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ (6.5 to 6.8). Cumulus Media Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX rebounds 4.9 to 6.6, while sister Conservative Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN trends up 3.9 – 5.4 – 5.7 – 6.5.
Cumulus Media’s “103.3 Country” WKDF drops 7.5 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX is down 5.7 to 4.8. Cumulus Classic Country “95.5 Nash Icon” WSM-FM rises 3.1 – 3.6 – 3.8.
Cromwell Rock “102.9 the Buzz” WBUZ-FM climbs 2.8 – 3.2 – 4.5. Cumulus Adult R&B “92Q” WQQK is up 3.1 – 3.4 – 4.0. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU is up 2.8 – 3.4 – 3.6. Cromwell Sports “102.5 The Game” WPRT-FM swings 2.3 – 1.5 – 2.3. AAA 91.1 WNXP moves 1.0 – 0.6 – 1.2.
Ryman Hospitality Talk/Classic Country 650 WSM returns to the public survey at a 0.7 share.
Milwaukee

iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN maintains its Milwaukee lead holding at a 9.0 share. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH trends up 7.0 – 7.9 – 8.1. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT-FM is off 7.1 to 6.9. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL-FM drops 5.9 to 5.2. Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX is down 5.9 to 5.0.
Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR rises 3.0 – 3.6 – 4.0, while sister “Pure Oldies 106.9” WRXS is up 2.2 – 2.8 – 3.1.
Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 105.7” WXSS-HD2 is up 1.2 – 1.3 – 1.7.
Jacksonville

Cox Media Group Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL trends up 8.5 – 11.3 – 11.5 – 12.2 for what Huff notes is a new high for the signal. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ is up 10.5 to 10.6. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM is down 8.9 to 8.3. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL falls 7.4 to 6.6. iHeart Country 99.1 WQIK inched up 6.3 to 6.4.
Cox Soft AC “Easy 102.9” WEZI is down 6.0 to 5.0, with its stream up 1.2 to 1.4.
iHeartMedia Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WPLA-FM climbs up 3.4 – 3.9 – 4.8. Cox Hip Hop “Power 106.1” WJGL-HD2 slides 2.0 – 1.9 – 1.2.
Providence

iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY reclaims the market lead up 7.0 – 9.1 – 9.4, which Huff notes is its first #1 since October 2022. Cumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI is down 9.9 to 8.5. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK rises 7.9 to 8.4. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “B101” WWBB is up 6.0 to 6.3. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN slips 6.8 to 6.2.
Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM trends up 4.5 – 5.1 – 5.2.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach

Audacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL holds its lead down 11.2 to 9.8. Sinclair Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB holds at a 7.3 share. Audacy AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE slides 8.2 – 7.9 – 7.1. iHeart Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI rises 5.0 – 5.6 – 6.4. Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM trends up 4.8 – 5.6 – 6.3.
Max Media AC “92.9 The Wave” WTWV-FM jumps 4.5 to 5.5. Saga Rock “FM 99” WNOR is down 5.3 to 4.8.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem

Audacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG is down 14.5 to 13.7. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG trends up 7.2 – 8.4 – 9.7. Audacy Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is up 8.7 to 9.1. Audacy Rhythmic CHR “102 Jamz” WJMH drops 8.5 to 7.1. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “Rock 92” WKRR falls 7.1 to 5.9.
Dick CHR 107.5 WKZL climbs up 3.5. – 3.7 – 4.3. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ gains 2.1 – 2.7 – 4.1, which Huff notes is its largest share since August 2019.
iHeartMedia Country “Q104.1” WTQR slides 5.3 – 4.7 – 3.8 to tie Audacy’s “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW-FM as it is up 3.7 to 3.8.
West Palm Beach

iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL surges up 5.6 – 6.9 – 7.7 to claim the West Palm Beach lead. Hubbard Hot AC 97.9 WRMF slides down 8.9 – 8.5 – 7.5. Hubbard Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX is down 7.4 to 6.4. Hope Media Group Christian AC “Way-FM” 88.1 WAYF jumps 3.5 to 4.4. Hubbard Country 103.1 WIRK dups 4.6 to 4.4.
Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT slips 5.4 – 4.8 – 4.0. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “98.7 The Gator” WKGR rises 3.0 – 3.4 – 3.7.
Glades Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 99.5” WLLY drops 2.5 to 1.8.
Memphis

iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS dips 11.3 to 10.8. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK jumps up 7.4 – 8.2 – 9.2 to tie for second with Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR as it rises 8.6 – 9.0 – 9.2. iHeartMedia Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM slides 10.0 – 9.5 – 8.5. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP rises 4.2 to 5.0.
iHeartMedia R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA slides 4.4 – 3.4 – 3.2. Audacy Sports “ESPN 92.9” WMFS-FM is down 3.2 – 2.5 – 2.3. iHeart Classic Rock “Rock 102” KWNW is down 2.8 – 1.5 – 1.4.
Cumulus Media and Flinn continue to not subscribe in Memphis.
Hartford

Audacy takes four of the top five spots. AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH maintains its lead 10.6 to 8.7, which Huff notes is its lowest share since August 2015. Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM slides 10.0 – 9.4 – 8.5. Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX rises 6.4 – 6.9 – 8.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN holds at a 7.6 share. Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC is up 5.7 to 6.2.
iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ is down 6.7 to 6.0. Full Power Radio Alternative “Radio 104.1” WMRQ is up 2.2 to 2.7. iHeart Sports “Fox Sports 97.9” WUCS rebounds 1.4 to 2.1.



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