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Colorado Media Newsroom
March 21st, 2024, 03:30 PM
From Radio Insight:



The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings (https://RadioInsight.com/ratings).
Austin (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/austin/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2019/02/kbpa-200x200.pngWaterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA climbs 9.1 – 10.6 – 12.1 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is the largest share in station history. Public News/Talk 90.5 KUT-FM continues its climb 5.3 – 6.9 – 7.4. Audacy AC “Majic 95.5” KKMJ drops 7.1 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Country 98.1 KVET-FM dips 5.8 to 5.7. Waterloo News/Talk 590/99.7 KLBT is down 5.7 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia Country 100.7 KASE rises 3.3 to 4.1. University of Texas AAA 98.9 KUTX rises 3.0 to 4.1. Waterloo Regional Mexican “107.1 La Z” KLZT rises 2.5 – 2.7 – 3.2, Alternative “101X” KROX is up 2.4 to 2.9, and Spanish CHR “Latino 93.3” KGSR gains 1.7 to 2.4.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 94.7” KAMX drops 4.7 to 3.9. Waterloo Media Sports “102.7 ESPN” KBPA-HD2 slides 1.4 – 1.1 – 0.5.
Raleigh/Durham (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/raleigh-durham/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/03/wfxc-200x200.pngRadio One Adult R&B “Foxy 107.1/104.3” WFXC/WFXK is up 7.8 – 9.5 – 11.2 to rise to the largest share in station history. Public News/Talk 91.5 WUNC-FM dips 9.0 to 8.5. iHeartMedia Conservative Talk “Talk 106.1” WTKK continues its jump 5.0 – 7.5 – 8.0. Capitol Broadcasting AC “Mix 101.5” WRAL-FM is up 7.7 to 7.9. Curtis Media Classic Hits “Kix 102” WKIX-FM/WKXU/WKJO is down 7.2 to 6.8.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WRDU rises 4.0 to 4.6, while sister CHR “G105” WDCG continues its upward momentum 3.9 to 4.4. Curtis Media Variety Hits “96.1 BBB” WBBB trends 4.5 – 4.9 – 5.3.
Curtis Media Country 94.7 WQDR slides 4.8 – 4.4 – 4.2. Radio One Hip Hop “K97.5” WQOK drops 4.5 to 3.5. Capitol Broadcasting Sports “ESPN 99.9” WCMC-FM falls 3.4 to 2.2.
Indianapolis (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/indianapolis/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/01/wtlcfm-200x200.jpgRadio One Adult R&B 106.7 WTLC-FM if off 9.0 to 8.8, but enough to claim the #1 spot in the market for the first time since August 2016. Cumulus Classic Hits 104.5 WJJK is off 7.6 to 7.2 (stream down .7 to .5). Radio One AC “B105.7” WYXB falls 9.9 to 6.8 to tie for third with iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q95” WFBQ as it moves 6.9 to 6.8. Cumulus Country 95.5 WFMS is up 5.6 – 5.9 – 6.1 (stream adds 0.5).
Cumulus CHR 99.5 WZPL rebounds 5.3 – 4.4 – 5.5, while sister AC “Mix 107.9” WNTR is up 4.2 to 5.2. Radio One Country “97.1 Hank-FM” WLHK climbs 3.3 – 3.7 – 4.4.
ST Media AAA 92.3 WTTS falls 6.3 to 5.3, while iHeartMedia Classic Alternative “Indy 103.3” WOLT trends up 3.4 – 4.1 – 5.3.
Educational Media Foundation Christian AC “K-Love” 101.9 WKLU is down 3.9 to 3.1.
Nashville (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/nashville/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/wkdf-200x200.pngMidwest AC “Mix 92.9” WJXA maintains its over five share lead 12.9 to 12.8. Cumulus Country “103.3 Country” WKDF surges up 4.5 – 6.3 – 7.5. Midwest Variety Hits “96.3 Jack-FM” WCJK rises 6.3 to 7.1. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “105.9 The Rock” WNRQ is down 7.1 to 6.5. iHeartMedia Country “The Big 98” WSIX and Cumulus News/Talk “99.7 WTN” WWTN both rise 5.4 to 5.7.
iHeartMedia CHR “107.5 The River” WRVW rises 4.5 – 4.9 – 5.3, while co-owned Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat” WUBT gains 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.2 – 5.2. Cromwell Rock “102.9 The Buzz” WBUZ rises 2.4 – 2.8 – 3.2.
No football sends Cumulus Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX down 8.0 to 4.9.
Ahead of its sale to EMF, Salem Christian AC “94 The Fish” WFFH/WFFI/WBOZ dips 3.5 to 3.4, while EMF’s “K-Love” 97.1 WLVU rises 2.4 – 2.8 – 3.4.
Milwaukee (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/milwaukee/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/wklh-200x200.pngiHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1130 WISN drops 11.5 to 9.0. Saga Classic Rock “Hometown Rock 96.5” WKLH jumps 7.0 to 7.9. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 Big-FM” WRIT rises 6.1 to 7.1. iHeart Country “FM 106.1” WMIL climbs 4.9 – 5.4 – 5.9 tying Audacy Hot AC “99.1 The Mix” WMYX as it gains 4.9 – 5.2 – 5.5.
Milwaukee Radio Alliance AC “B93.3” WLDB rises 4.0 to 5.4. Saga Adult R&B “Jammin 98.3” WJMR rises 3.0 to 3.6, while sister “Pure Oldies 106.9” WRXS is up 2.2 to 2.8.
Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV/96.9 WWDV Chicago is down 4.0 to 3.5. MRA Alternative “FM 102.1” WLUM drops 3.8 to 2.6. iHeartMedia Sports “97.3 The Game” WRNW-FM falls 3.7 to 2.1.
Providence (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/providence/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/10/whjy-200x200.pngCumulus AC “Lite 105.1” WWLI inches up 9.8 to 9.9. iHeartMedia Rock 94.1 WHJY jumps 6.6 – 7.0 – 9.1. Hall Communications’ “Cat Country 98.1” WCTK is down 8.3 to 7.9. Cumulus News/Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 WEAN is off 6.9 to 6.8. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “B101” WWBB drops 6.7 to 6.0.
Cumulus CHR “92 Pro-FM” WPRO-FM gains 3.9 – 4.5 – 5.1. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM Boston trends up 1.6 – 2.1 – 2.4.
Norfolk/Virginia Beach (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/norfolk/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/01/wvkl-200x200.pngAudacy Adult R&B “95.7 R&B” WVKL rises 8.8 – 10.0 – 11.2, while sister AC “101.3 2WD” WWDE is down 8.2 to 7.9. Sinclar Variety Hits “93.7 Bob-FM” WNOB drops 7.9 to 7.3. Saga Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX slips 6.3 to 5.7. Max Media Country “97.3 The Eagle” WGH-FM jumps up 4.8 to 5.6 and iHeartMedia Hip Hop “103 Jamz” WOWI rises 5.0 to 5.6 to tie for fifth.
Audacy Hot AC “94.9 The Point” WPTE is up 2.6 to 3.2 (stream adds .5).
Jacksonville (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/jacksonville/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2016/12/wokv-200x200.pngCox Media Group Classic Rock “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL rises 8.5 – 11.3 – 11.5. Renda AC 96.1 WEJZ is down 11.1 to 10.5. Cox News/Talk 104.5 WOKV-FM surges up 6.5 – 8.0 – 8.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101.5” WSOL rises 6.6 to 7.4, while sister Country 99.1 WQIK gains 4.4 – 5.7 – 6.3.
Cox CHR 95.1 WAPE climbs 2.7 – 3.9 – 4.6. Renda’s “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE is up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.5. iHeartMedia Rock “107.3 Planet Radio” WPLA is up 3.4 to 3.9.
Public News/Talk 89.9 WJCT-FM rises 1.6 to 2.2.
Greensboro/Winston-Salem (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/greensboro-winston-salem/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2021/09/wqmg-200x200.pngAudacy Adult R&B 97.1 WQMG moves up 11.8 – 14.4 – 14.5 to become the third market leader to set a new station high share mark. Audacy Variety Hits “98.7 Simon” WSMW is down 9.5 to 8.7, while sister Hip Hop “102 Jams” WJMH trends up 6.2 – 7.9 – 8.5. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 99.5” WMAG rises 7.2 to 8.4. Dick Broadcasting Classic Rock “92 Rock” WKRR is up 5.3 – 6.3 – 7.1.
Dick CHR 107.5 WKZL is up 2.5 – 3.5 – 3.7. iHeartMedia Rock “Real Rock 105.7” WVBZ is up 2.1 to 2.7.
Audacy Country “93.1 The Wolf” WPAW-FM is down for the fourth straight month 6.3 – 5.4 – 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.7.
West Palm Beach (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/west-palm-beach/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2019/07/wirk-200x200.pngHubbard Radio takes four of the top five spots in the Palm Beaches. Hot AC 97.9 WRMF leads 8.9 to 8.5. Adult R&B “X102.3” WMBX rises 6.1 to 7.4. iHeartMedia AC “Kool 105.5” WOLL trends up 5.1 – 5.6 – 6.9. Hubbard Classic Hits “Sunny 107.9” WEAT slips 5.4 to 4.8, while Country 103.1 WIRK jumps 3.2 to 4.6.
Glades Media Regional Mexican “La Ley 99.5” WLLY rises 1.9 – 2.2 – 2.5. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Mia 94.3” WRLX is down 2.6 – 1.9 – 1.6.
After launching in mid-January, JDD Radio Hip Hop “104.7 The Flame” WFLM debuts with a 0.7 share.
Memphis (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/memphis/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/07/whrk-200x200.pnghttps://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/07/whrk-200x200.pngiHeartMedia Adult R&B “V101” KJMS is down 11.6 to 11.3. iHeart Gospel “95.7 Hallelujah-FM” WHAL-FM is down 10.0 to 9.5. Audacy AC “104.5 The River” WRVR is up 8.6 to 9.0. iHeart Hip Hop “K97” WHRK rises 7.4 to 8.2. Audacy Country “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP is down 5.3 – 4.4 – 4.2.
iHeart R&B Oldies 1070 WDIA is down 4.4 to 3.4. iHeart Hot AC “102.7 Kiss-FM” WEGR moves up 1.6 – 1.9 – 2.1, while sister “Rock 102” KWNW falls 28 to 1.5.
Cumulus Media and Flinn continue to not subscribe in Memphis.
Hartford (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/hartford/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/06/wrch-200x200.jpgAudacy AC “Lite 100.5” WRCH reclaims sole possession of first place up 10.0 to 10.6, while sister Hot AC 96.5 WTIC-FM is down 10.0 to 9.4 (stream adds .6). iHeartMedia Classic Hits “105.9 The River” WHCN rises 7.2 to 7.6. Audacy Hip Hop “Hot 93.7” WZMX is up for the fifth straight month 6.4 to 6.9. iHeartMedia Country 92.5 WWYZ gains 5.4 – 6.1 – 6.7.
Audacy News/Talk 1080 WTIC is down 6.6 to 5.7. Full Power Radio Spanish Tropical “Bomba” WMRQ-HD2 falls 4.1 to 2.9. Following its move from ESPN, iHeartMedia’s “Fox Sports 97.9” WUCS is down 2.5 – 2.0 – 1.4.
Public News/Talk 90.5 WNPR-FM gains 4.1 to 5.1. Connoisseur Media Rock 99.1 WPLR rises 2.1 – 2.7 – 2.9.



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