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Colorado Media Newsroom
April 16th, 2024, 03:50 PM
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, Miami, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, San Diego, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings (https://RadioInsight.com/ratings).
Washington DC (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/washington-dc/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2017/06/wkys-200x200.pngPublic News/Talk 88.5 WAMU retains its lead down 13.0 to 11.0. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP rises 7.6 to 7.9. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR inches up 7.4 to 7.5. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH slides 6.5 – 5.9 – 5.2. Cumulus Media Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL rises 4.5 to 4.8.
Radio One Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS jumps up 3.8 to 4.7 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since October 2008. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ is down 5.2 to 4.5.
iHeartMedia Country 98.7 WMZQ continues to rise 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.5 – 4.2. iHeart Classic Rock “Big 100” WBIG-FM is up 2.1 to 2.8.
Boston (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/boston/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2023/11/wbur-200x200.jpgBeasley Media Sports “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM extends its lead 9.1 to 9.7. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR rises 6.0 to 6.5. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR-FM is up 6.1 to 6.4 for what Huff notes is the largest share in station history. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX surges up 2.8 – 4.5 – 4.9 – 5.9 for the largest share on the frequency since Spring 1991. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX falls 6.7 – 6.4 – 5.7.
iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX is down 5.2 to 4.6. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM slides 4.6 to 3.8.
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 680 WRKO trends up 2.8 – 3.2 – 3.4, sister Country “101.7 The Bull” WBWL rises 1.6 – 1.7 – 2.1. iHeart Hip Hop “Jam’n 94.5” WJMN drops 2.4 to 1.9.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/miami-fort-lauderdale/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2019/12/wlrn-200x200.pngCox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT maintains its lead up 8.2 to 8.3. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR dips 7.0 to 6.7. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF climbs 5.2 – 5.9 – 6.4. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ is up 5.8 to 6.0. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM sets a new station record high share up 3.3 – 4.1 – 5.1 – 5.6.
iHeartMedia Bilingual AC “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM continues its upward momentu 4.4 – 4.8 – 5.4 for what Huff notes is its larges share since September 2009.
Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is up 2.8 to 3.3. iHeartMedia Spanish CHR “Tu 94.9” WZTU is down 3.4 to 2.8 and sister Hip Hop “103.5 The Beat” WMIB trends down 2.8 – 2.5 – 2.0. Univision Spanish Rhythmic “Mix 98.3” WRTO falls 3.1 to 2.2.
Hope Media Group Christian AC “Way-FM” 88.1 WAYF jumps 0.3 – 0.8 – 1.6.
Seattle/Tacoma (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/seattle-tacoma/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2017/11/kzok-200x200.pngiHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK surges up 5.8 – 6.4 – 7.9 for the largest share in station history. Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF is up 7.1 to 7.4. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW holds at a 7.2 share. Audady Rock 99.9 KISW is up 5.3 to 5.6. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM is up 4.3 to 4.8.
Hubbard CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV drops 4.9 to 3.9, while iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS is down 4.3 to 3.8.
Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP is up 3.1 to 3.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is down 4.2 to 3.7. Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD is down 4.8 to 4.3.
In their final monthlies ahead of their Country flips (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/266838/star-101-5-seattle-to-flip-today/) on April 1, Lotus Hot AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ was down 2.1 to 2.0. Hubbard AAA 98.9 KPNW-FM was down 0.8 to 0.6.
Phoenix (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/phoenix/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2018/11/kesz-200x200.pngiHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is up 10.1 to 10.3 for what Huff notes is its largest ever non-Christmas share. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is up 6.8 to 7.0 followed by sister Rock 97.9 KUPD dipping 5.3 to 5.0. Desert Valley Media Oldies “95.1/94.9 The Wow Factor” KOAI inches up 4.8 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT jumps 3.9 to 4.7.
Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB trends down 6.9 – 4.5 – 3.8 – 3.5. Bonneville News/Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM is down 2.7 to 2.2. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “107.1 La Suavecita” KVVA drops 2.9 – 2.5 – 1.8.
iHeartMedia Hot AC “Mix 96.9” KMXP trends up 2.1 – 2.4 – 2.6 – 3.0. iHeart Country 102.5 KNIX slips 4.0 to 3.5 and Conservative Talk 550 KFYI is down 3.5 to 3.0.
Classical 89.5 KBAQ trends up 1.7 – 2.0 – 2.6. Sierra H Broadcasting Classic Hip Hop “101 The Bounce” KZCE rises 1.9 to 2.5.
Detroit (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/detroit/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2016/11/wnic-200x200.pngiHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC joins KESZ and WLTW New York in setting its largest ever non-Christmas share this month rising 7.9 to 9.1. Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM rises 7.1 to 7.5. iHeart CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI slips 7.3 to 6.7. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD is up 6.5 to 6.6. Beasley’s duo of Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX (steady at 6.1) and Rock 101.1 WRIF (6.2 to 6.1) tie for fifth.
Audacy Alternative “Alt 98.7” trends up 3.2 – 3.7 – 4.2.
Minneapolis/St. Paul (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/minneapolis-st-paul/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/01/ks95-200x200.jpgNorthwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM maintains its over three share lead up 10.5 to 10.6. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM moves 7.4 to 7.5. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM rises 7.1 to 7.4. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM continues to trend upward 4.8 – 5.4 – 6.4 – 6.7. iHeartMedia Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL rises 6.1 to 6.7.
Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” KZJK rises 4.4 to 5.1. iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB trends up 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.7.
Audacy Country “102.9 The Wolf” KMNB trends down 2.6 – 2.2 – 1.9.
Tampa/St. Petersburg (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/tampa-st-petersburg/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2017/11/us1035-200x200.pngCox Media Group Soft AC 105.5 WDUV inches up 10.0 to 10.1. In a distant second, iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS continues its surge 3.9 – 4.6 – 6.2 – 6.4. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is up 5.6 to 5.9. Beasley Media Country 99.5 WQYK rises 4.5 – 5.1 – 5.4. Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT is up 4.9 to 5.1.
iHeartMedia CHR 93.3 WFLZ gains 2.5 to 3.2. Beasley Media Rhythmic CHR “Wild 94.1” WLLD drops 3.7 – 3.0 – 2.7.
iHeartMedia News/Talk 970 WFLA falls 4.2 to 3.0.
San Diego (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/san-diego/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2021/01/kxsn-200x200.pngAudacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN rises 6.4 to 7.6 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since February 2022. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is off 7.3 to 7.1. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM rises 6.3 to 6.9. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON moves 5.1 to 5.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM holds at a 4.8 share while sister News/Talk 600 KOGO is up 4.6 to 4.8.
iHeart Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI is up 3.9 to 4.4. Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY slides 4.9 to 4.1. LMSD Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG is down 4.3 to 3.8.
Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 106.5” KLNV rises 3.3 to 3.7. iHeartMedia’s “Rock 105.3” KIOZ trends down 4.5 – 3.9 – 3.7.
Denver (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/denver/)Bonneville AC 101.1 KOSI rebounds 6.0 to 7.1 to reclaim the market lead. After its huge rise last month, iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX dips 7.0 to 6.5. Bonneville Country 98.5 KYGO is down to third 7.0 to 6.3. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL jumps 4.8 to 5.9. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL continues its multi-month climb 4.2 – 4.4 – 5.0 – 5.5 – 5.7.
Audacy Hot AC “Alice 105.9” KALC continues its upswing 3.2 – 3.4 – 3.5 – 4.6, but still trails KSE’s “Mix 100” KIMN as it is up 4.8 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO drops 4.7 to 3.6, while sister CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT trends up 2.5 – 2.8 – 3.0.
Public News/Talk 90.1 KCFR slides 4.5 – 3.7 – 2.9.
Baltimore (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/baltimore/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/03/wwinfm-200x200.jpgAudacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF is down 10.4 to 9.5. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM soars 4.9 – 5.9 – 7.1 – 8.8. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC is right on its heels 5.1 – 6.4 – 7.0 – 7.9. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ slides 7.1 to 6.2. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX is down 5.4 to 4.7.
Hearst Rock “98 Rock” WIYY dips 5.0 to 4.5. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA continues its upward momentum 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.7 – 4.0.
Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM falls 5.4 to 4.3.
St. Louis (https://radioinsight.com/ratings/st-louis/)https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2019/11/kshe-200x200.png?1574804200?1574804200?1574804200?15748 04200?1574804200?1574804200?1574804200?1574804200? 1574804200Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE extends its lead 9.3 to 9.7 for what Huff notes is its largest share since June 2022. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH rises 7.5 to 8.1. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU is up 7.5 to 7.6. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK holds at a 6.6 share. Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT drops 7.4 to 6.3.
iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM slides 6.5 – 6.3 – 5.5. Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY gains 3.8 – 4.4 – 5.1.
iHeartMedia Hip Hop “100.3 The Beat” KATZ-FM trends up 1.7 – 2.2 – 2.6.



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