Top ten market Nielsen Audio results through 3/25 have already been revealed in this space, so we will now extend the tour through the second ten tier of markets. Clark Smidt leads the way through the numbers from #11 Detroit to #20 Denver.
Radio Ratings Scorecard and Commentary
By Clark Smidt – Broadcast Connector
Surprise! Research and response is spotlighting Radio’s continued strength. And oh my gosh, dropping FM/AM from cars is NOT a good plan nor consumer accepted idea. Who’s thinking what? Stevie VanZant in Lillehammer? (Great Show). Radio’s charge is to mix tried and true with strategy that’s new. Stations breathe, adapt, create environmental communication and project personality. It’s more than spread sheets and trying to out-guess ratings methodology. Latest trends offer a few more pieces to the puzzle of persistence: Creating non-stop great audio content and bringing the audience back for more.
For your review, here’s the “suitable for printing” RBR Score Card for February 26-March 25, with January/February/March trends. Per usual we can only share Nielsen subscribers 6+, so use your imagination and enjoy this round of PPM Markets Detroit #11 thru Denver #20:
11. DETROIT, MI. 6+ population 3,732,000. 48 Stations, 60% Subscribe. Black 22%, Spanish 4%.
1 WWJ CBS News. – 0.6; 7.3-8.0-6.7, leading 5 other N/T formats including Cumulus WJR by 2.4.
2 WXYT-F CBS Sports. – 0.6; 7.0-6.2-6.4, beats Gtr Media Sports WMGC-F 4.6; iHeart WCHB by 6.0.
3 WOMC CBS Classic Hits. Steady, 6.2-6.4-6.2, ties Gtr Media Classic Rock WCSX. Classic Total: 16.1.
3 WCSX Greater Media Classic Rock. + 0.7; 5.5-5.6-6.2, tops iHeart Classic Rock WDTW-F by 2.5.
5 WMXD iHeart Urban A/C. – 1.1; 6.3-5.0-5.2, now ahead of Radio One Urban A/C WDMK by 0.7.
6 WJLB iHeart Urban. + 0.2; 4.8-5.1-5.0, tops Radio One Urban WGPR 1.8. Urban/Gospel Totals 20.9.
6 WRIF Greater Media Rock. + 0.8; 4.0-4.6-4.8. Detroit is Greater Media’s Rock franchise.
6 WKQI iHeart CHR + 0.1; 4.9-4.6-5.0, handles CBS CHR WDZH with a 1.8 lead. CHR Totals 6.8.
9 WNIC iHeart A/C. + 0.1; 4.8-4.8-4.9, grows #1 cume 1.196 mil, ups Cumulus Hot A/C WDVD 0.7.
10 WDMK Radio One Urban A/C. + 0.6; 3.9-4.9-5.6, Radio One has Detroit’s only Urban A/C format.
11 WJR Cumulus Media News/Talk. – 0.5; 4.8-5.0-4.3, 2nd of 7 N/Ts, leads Michigan State WUOM 2.7.
12 WDVD Cumulus Hot A/C. – 0.3; 4.5-4.5-4.2; only Hot A/C. Add A/C WNIC for a Total Share 9.1.
13 WDTW-F iHeart Classic Rock. + 0.9; 2.8-3.7-3.7. The 2 Motor City Classic Rockers Total 9.9.
14 WYCD CBS Country. – 0.4; 3.9-3.5-3.5, wins the Country crown over Cumulus WDRQ by 1.8.
15 WDZH CBS CHR. – 0.3; 3.5-3.1-3.2.
15 WGPR Radio One Urban. + 0.3; 2.9-3.0-3.2 and just 0.2 ahead of its Radio One Gospel WPZR.
17 WPZR Radio One Gospel WPZR. – 0.1; 3.1-3.6-3.0.
18 CIDR-F Bell Media Canada Adult Alternative. Holding at 2.0-2.0-2.0.
19 CIMX Bell Media Canada Modern Rock. Also Holds, 1.7-1.7-1.7.
19 WDRQ Cumulus Country. Flat, 1.7-1.5-1.7. Motown Country (interesting format?) Totals 5.2.
21 WMGC-F Greater Media Sports WMGC-F. – 0.5; 2.0-1.6-1.5, the 4 Sports stations Total 9.6.
21 WUOM Michigan Public Media News/Talk – 0.1; 1.6-1.5-1.5.
22 WRCJ-F Detroit Public Television Classical. – 0.3; 1.7-1.9-1.4. Would TV synergy help?
News/Talk: Wayne State U WDET 0.9; Bell Media CKLW 0.5; Radio One WCHB 0.3.
Sports: iHeart WDFN 0.4 and CBS WXYT 0.3. Oldies: Bell CKWW stands at 0.2.
J/F/M Swings: + 0.7 Classic Rock WCSK, + 0.6 Urban A/C WDMK; – 0.6 News WWJ & Sports WXYT-F,
– 0.5 News/Talk WJR & Sports WMGC-F.
J/F/M Shares: CBS 28.1-22.2-26.3, iHeart 23.9-23.5-24.2, Greater Media 12.1-12.0-12.7, Radio One 9.2-10.2-11.0, Cumulus 11.0-11.0-10.2.
12. MIAMI, FL. 3,670,900. 50 Stations, 60% Subscribe. Spanish 50%, Black 21%.
1 WHQT Cox Media Urban A/C. – 0.7; 8.5-8.2-7.8, #1 share, #12 cume, big TSL, exclusive format.
2 WLYF Lincoln Financial A/C. + 0.1; 6.9-7.0-7.0, #1 cume 1.2 million; beats Soft WFEZ & Hot A/C WMIA.
3 WAMR-F Univision Spanish Hits. -0.2; 5.9-5.4-5.7, wins over 6 music & 4 talk Spanish formats Total: 26.9.
4 WHYI-F iHeart CHR. + 0.7; 4.4-4.8-5.1, takes Cox CHR WFLC 1.1 & CBS Rhythmic-CHR WPOW by 1.6.
5 WFEZ Cox Soft A/C. – 0.6; 5.3-4.7-4.7. Soft, Hot, Urban and Regular A/C shares Total 24.3.
5 WMXJ Lincoln Financial Classic Hits. + 0.1; 4.6-4.4-4.7, has a 1.0 jump on iHeart Classic Rock WBGG-F.
7 WXDJ Spanish Bcast Sys. Tropical. – 0.4; 4.4-4.8-4.0, ties Univsn Tropical WRTO-F, leads SBS WCMQ 0.9.
7 WRTO-F Univision Tropical. + 0.1; 3.9-3.8-4.0, the 3 Tropicals (sounds like happy hour) Total 11.1.
7 WFLC Cox Media CHR. + 0.6; 3.4-3.5-4.0, completes 3-way tie. CHR/Rhythmic-CHR Total Share: 12.6.
10 WMIA-F, iHeart Hot A/C. + 0.7; 3.1-3.6-3.8, Hot A/C in DET is an exclusive market format.
11 WEDR Cox Media Urban. + 0.2; 3.5-3.8-3.7, has a 1.0 lead over iHeart Urban WMIB.
11 WBBG-F iHeart Classic Rock. + 0.1; 3.6-3.4-3.7, the only Miami station with Rock in their name.
13 WPOW Rhythmic-CHR CBS. + 0.1; 3.4-3.5, ties its CBS Country podner, WKIS.
13 WKIS CBS Country. + 0.5; 3.0-3.2-3.5, rides the palm tree range by itself.
15 WMGE iHeart Spanish CHR. – 0.1; 3.4-3.5-3.3.
15 WCMQ-F Spanish Broadcasting System Tropical. – 0.3; 3.4-3.2-3.1.
17 WMIB iHeart Urban. + 0.1; 2.6-2.8-2.7. All Urbans Total 14.2.
19 WAQI Univision Spanish News/Talk. – 0.4; 2.8-2.5-2.4, same owner/format WQBA sits at 0.3.
20 WLRN/WKVM Dade Country School Board News/Talk. – 0.1; 2.3-2.6-2.2. Non-comm is #1 Miami N/T.
21 WAXY-F Lincoln Financial Sports 1.7.
22 WIOD iHeart News/Talk, 1.5. WSUA Groupo Latino de Radio Spanish News/Talk, 1.5.
24 WWFE Felix Broadcasting Spanish. 1.4.
25 WKCP American Public Media Classical, 1.2. Moody Bible Institute Religious Teaching WRMB, 1.1
Spanish News/Talk: Union Radio Network WURN/WLVJ, 0.9. Univision Radio WQBA 0.3.
Sports: CBS WQAM 0.9; iHeart WINZ 0.2. Sports Total: 2.8.
Swings: + 0.7 CHR WHYI-F & Hot A/C WMIA-F, + 0.6 CHR WFLC; – 0.7 Urban A/C WHQT,
– 0.6 Soft A/C WFEZ.
Shares: Cox 20.7-20.2-20.2, iHeart 18.8-20.0-20.3, Lincoln Financial 13.1-13.0-11.7, Univision 12.9-12.0-12.4, CBS 8.0-7.9, SBS 8.0-7.1.
13. SEATTLE, WA. 3,477,300. 58 Stations, 59% Subscribe. Spanish 8%, Black 6%.
1 KQMV Hubbard Broadcasting CHR. + 1.4; 5.8-6.6-7.2, Takes #1 cume 1.052 million, iHeart CHR KBKS 3.0
2 KISW Entercom Rock. + 0.8; 5.2-5.4-6.0, tops CBS ClassicRock KZOK 1.8, Entercom ModRock KNDD 2.5.
3 KRWM Hubbard Broadcasting Soft A/C. – 0.1; 5.6-5.5-5.5, leads 2 Hot A/Cs & 1 Mod A/C. Total of 4: 13.7.
4 KIRO-F Bonneville / KSL Broadcast News/Talk. + 0.1; 5.3-5.3-5.4, tops NW Public N/T KUOW by just 0.5.
5 KUOW-F/WUOW/WQOW Northwest Public News/Talk. – 0.3; 5.2-5.0-4.9, Seattle’s 5 N/T Total is 15.1.
6 KKWF Entercom Country. + 0.4; 4.4-4.7-4.8, still rides ahead of CBS Country KMPS-F by 2.0.
7 KCMS Christa Media Christian. + 0.5; 4.2-4.5-4.7, add partners KWPZ 0.3 + KCIS 0.1 & Inspirational = 5.1.
8 KZOK-F CBS Classic Rock. + 0.1; 4.1-4.7-4.2, a slim advantage over iHeart Classic Hits KJR-F 0.2.
8 KBKS-F iHeart CHR. + 0.4; 3.8-4.0-4.2, beats 2 Rhythmic-CHRs: iHeart KUBE 1.8, Public Schl KNHC 3.1.
10 KJR/F iHeart Classic Hits. + 0.7; 3.3-3.8-4.0, familiar formats in Seattle, Classic Hits/Rock score 8.2.
11 KJAQ CBS Adult Hits. + 0.2; 3.4-4.0-3.6, market exclusive “Jack” stays consistent.
12 KNDD Entercom Modern Rock. + 0.2; 3.3-3.4-3.5, ups Hubbard ModA/C KLCK 1.7, AA Friends KEXP 2.4.
13 KHTP Entercom Hot A/C. + 0.4; 2.9-3.1-3.3, still edges Sinclair Hot A/C KPLZ-F by just two hairs, 0.2.
13 KING-F Classic Radio, Classical. – 0.1; 3.4-3.0-3.3, the traditional serious music station in Seattle.
15 KPLZ-F Sinclair Broadcast Hot A/C. – 0.1; 3.2-2.9-3.1. The two Seattle Hot A/C’s now Total 6.4.
16 KIRO/KIRO-HD2 Bonneville / KSL Sports. – 1.8; 4.8-3.1-3.0, leads iHeart Sports KJR/KJR-HD2 by 1.0.
17 KMPS CBS County. – 0.4; 3.2-2.6-2.8, gives Country a Total 7.6.
18 KPLU/KPLI/KVIX Pacific Lutheran University Jazz. – 0.7; 3.2-2.9-2.5. A class act slide trombone.
19 KUBE iHeart Rhythmic CHR. + 0.3; 2.1-2.8-2.4. Seattle Public Schools Rhythmic-CHR KNHC 1.1.
20 KOMO/KOMO-F Sinclair Broadcast News. – 0.4; 2.6-2.3-2.2.
21 KJR/KJR-HD2 iHeart Sports. – 0.9; 2.9-2.1-2.0.
22 KLCK-F Hubbard Modern A/C – 0.2; 2.0-1.8-1.8. Friends of KEXP Adult Alternative KEXP-F 1.1.
23 KTTH Bonneville / KSL Talk 1.7; Sinclair Talk KVI 0.9
Music: iHeart CHR KYNW 0.7; Hubbard Adult Standards KIXI/KIXI-HD2, 0.6; Rock KKBW 0.4.
Etc: Bellevue Comm. College Variety 0.3; Crista Media Christian KWPZ 0.3; Religious. KCIS/KCIS-HD3, 0.1
Sports: CBS KFNQ/KFNQ-HD3 0.2; iHeart KHHO 0.1.
Swings: + 1.4 CHR KQMV, + 0.8 Rock KISW; – 1.8 Sports KIRO/KIRO-HD2, – 0.9 Sports KJR/KJR-HD2
Shares: Entercom 15.8-16.6-17,6, Hubbard 14.0-14.6 15.1, iHeart 13.3-13.7-13.7, CBS 10.7-11.4-10.8, Bonneville 12.0-10.0-10.1.
14. PHOENIX, AZ. 3,222,700. 51 Stations, 67% Subscribe. Spanish 28%, Black 5.5%.
1 KESZ iHeart Adult Contemporary. + 0.6; 6.0-6.2-6.6, #1 share, #1 cume 1.11 million. Exclusive A/C.
2 KFYI/KFYI-HD2 iHeart Talk. – 0.4; 5.7-5.4-5.3, leads 4 Talkers, 2.1 ahead of Bonneville N/T KKFR.
2 KOOL-FM CBS Classic Hits. + 0.2; 5.1-5.0-5.3, tops Hubbard ClassRock KSL 0.8. Oldies KAZG is 0.5.
4 KMLE CBS Country. + 0.9; 4.0-4.6-4.9, Country turf with iHeart KNIX-F is separated by a mere 0.5.
5 KUPD Hubbard Rock. – 0.9; 5.6-5.2-4.7, Hubbard Rockers: Classic KSLX back 0.2, Modern KDKB 1.4.
5 KXMP iHeart Hot A/C. + 0.4; 4.3-5.0-4.7, takes 0.5 advantage over Yucaipa Hot A/C KMVA/KEXX.
5 KZZP iHeart CHR. + 0.9; 3.8-4.4-4.7, wins vs Rhythmic-CHRs CBS KZON by 0.7, Yucaipa KKFR 1.9.
8 KSLX Hubbard Classic Rock. – 0.5; 5.0-4.9-4.5. Classic Rock + Classic Hits = 9.7 Total Share.
9 KINX-F iHeart Country. – 0.5; 4.6-4.2-4.1. The 2 Phoenix Country stations Total 9.0.
10 KZON CBS Rhythmic-CHR. + 0.9; 3.1-4.0-4.0, extends 1.2 lead over Yucaipa Rhythmic-CHR KKFR.
11 KHOT-F Univision Regional Mexican. + 1.9; 2.0-2.3-3.9, takes RegMexican Entravision KLNZ by 1.1.
12 KTAR-F Bonneville / KSL Broadcast News/Talk. + 0.3; 2.9-3.0-3.2, tops non-comm N/T KJZZ by 0.7.
13 KYOT-F iHeart Adult Hits. + 0.3; 2.8-3.1-3.1, presents the only Phoenix Adult Hits format.
14 KKFR Yucaipa Rhythmic CHR. + 0.1; 2.7-3.2-2.8, giving the 2 Rhythmic-CHRs a Total 6.8 Share.
14 KDKB Hubbard Modern Rock. – 0.2; 3.0-2.8-2.8. Format exclusive. Hubbard’s 3 Rockers Total 12.0.
14 KLNZ Entravision Regional Mexican. + 0.5; 2.3-2.6-2.8 plants over Farmworkers RegMex KNAI 0.6.
17 KMVA/KEXX Yucaipa Hot A/C. – 1.1; 3.8-3.5-2.7 while Yucaipa Soft A/C KOAI slips 1.2-1.4-1.0.
18 KJZZ Maricopa County Community College News/Talk. + 0.3; 2.2-2.4-2.5. iHeart Talk KOY DNS.
19 KAJM Sierra H. Broadcasting Rhythmic Oldies. – 0.5; 2.6-2.3-2.1. Hubbard Oldies KAZG shows 0.3.
19 KMVP-F Bonneville Sports, 2.1 & KTAR 0.4 vs iHeart KGME 0.6 & Hubbard Sports KDUS 0.1.
21 KNAI Farmworker Educational Regional Mexican. – 0.4; 2.3-2.0-1.9. Regional Mexican Total: 8.8.
21 KFLR Family Life Christian. – 0.2; 2.1-1.8-1.9, is the only subscribing Inspirational format.
23 KBAQ Marcopia County Community College Classical. – 0.3; 1.9-1.6-1.6.
23 KOMR/KKMR Univision Radio Spanish Adult Hits, 1.6. Spanish 4.0 + RegMex = 12.8 Total.
24 KVVA-F/KDVA Entravision Spanish Adult Hits, 1.5. KQMR Univision Spanish Urban 0.7.
Sports: iHeart KGME 0.4; Bonneville KTAR 0.4; Entravision Spanish KBMB 0.2, Hubbard KDUS 0.1.
Swings: + 1.9 RegMex KHOT-F, + 0.9 each for Country KMLE, Rhym-CHR KZON, CHR KZZP;
– 1.1 Hot A/C KMVA/KEXX, – 0.9 Rock KUPD.
Shares: iHeart 28.3-29.2-28.9, Hubbard 14.2-13.4-12.3, CBS 12.2-13.6-14.2, Yucaipa 7.7-7.7-6.4, Bonneville 5.1-5.7.
15. PUERTO RICO. 3,193,000. Stations 109, Subscribers 17%. Abbreviated Summary.
1 WZNT Spanish Broadcasting System Tropical. Winter ‘14-Winter ’15 12+ Shares, 5.4-6.2.
2 WKAQ Univision Radio. Spanish News/Talk, 5.7-5.8.
3 WODA SBS Spanish Urban, 3.3-5.1.
4 WKAQ-F Univision Spanish CHR, 5.1-4.5.
5 WMEG SBS Spanish CHR, 4.2-4.2.
6 WXYX RADD Broadcasting Spanish CHR, 3.6-3.2.
7 WOYE Jose J. Azuaga Hot A/C, 2.1.
8 WEGM SBS Spanish CHR, 1.1-1.8.
9 WRXD SBS Spanish Hits 3.3-1.7
10 WNOD SBS Spanish Urban 1.2-1.3
11 WIOA/WIOC International Broadcasting CHR 3.4-1.1
12 WIDI Jose J. Azuaga Hot A/C, 0.9.
Subscribers: 6 Spanish CHR, 3 Tropical, 2 @ Spanish Urban, Spanish Hits, N/T, Hot A/C & 1 CHR.
Shares: Spanish Broadcasting System 22.9, Univision Radio 12.3, RAAD Bcstng 3.6, Jose J. Azuaga 3.0.
16. MINNEAPOLIS, MN. 2,756,200 Stations 45, Subscribers 53%. Black 8%, Spanish 5%.
1 KDWB-F iHeart CHR. – 0.4; 10.1-9.9-9.7, #1 share, #1 cume 993k, the only CHR in Twin Cities.
2 KQQL iHeart Classic Hits. + 1.1; 7.3-8.4-8.4, solo Classic Hits takes only Classic Rock KRQS 2.2.
3 KSTP-F Hubbard Broadcasting Hot A/C. + 0.3; 6.9-6.9-7.2, leads iHeart Hot A/C KTCZ by 1.5.
4 KEEY-F iHeart Country. + 0.9; 6.0-6.3-6.9, the gap over CBS Country KMNB is 1.2.
5 KRQS-F Cumulus Classic Rock. + 0.1; 6.1-6.3-6.2, just 0.5 ahead of Cumulus Rock KXXR.
6 KTCZ-F iHeart Hot A/C. – 0.3; 6.0-6.2-5.7. Hot A/C Shares Total 12.9.
6 KXXR Cumulus Media Rock. Flat, 5.7-5.3-5.7. Northern Lights Mod Rock KTWN-F back 4.4.
8 KFXN iHeart Sports. – 0.4; 5.9-5.3-5.4, takes Sports win by 4.1 on KTSP, 5.2 over WGVX-F & Co.
9 KMNB CBS Radio Country. – 0.6; 5.6-5.3-5.0. Two Twin Cities Country formats Total 11.9.
10 KZJK CBS Radio Adult Hits. – 0.5; 5.3-5.1-4.8, market exclusive.
11 KNOW-F American Public Media News/Talk. – 0.3; 5.0-4.8-4.7, is 0.7 ahead of CBS N/T WCCO.
12 KTIS-F University of No.Western St. Paul Contemporary Christian. – 1.1; 5.7-4.8-4.6, exclusive.
13 WCCO/WCCO-HD2 CBS News/Talk. + 0.1; 3.9-3.9-4.0. Talk KTLK & KTMY back 1.5 & 2.5.
14 KCMP American Public Media Adult Alternative. – 0.2; 3.0-2.9-3.2, by itself; KCMP Stream 0.2.
15 KTLK/KTLK-HD2 iHeart Talk. + 0.2; 2.3-2.5-2.5, leading Hubbard Talk KTMY by 1.0.
16 KSJN American Public Media Classical. – 0.1; 1.7-1.6-1.6, only symphony; more patrons wanted.
17 KTMY Hubbard Broadcasting Talk. + 0.2; 1.3-1.6-1.5. News/Talk Total Share: 12.7.
18 KSTP/KSTP-HD2 Hubbard Brdcast. Sports, 1.4, edges Cumulus Sports WCVX 1.2.
19 KOMJ Center Communication & Development Urban. – 0.1; 1.4-1.4-1.3 as the only Urban format.
19 KTWN-F Northern Lights Broadcast.(Minnesota Twins) Modern Rock. + 0.2; 1.1-1.4-1.3. Not yet.
21 KTIS University North Western St. Paul Religious Teaching, 0.5.
22 KBEM-F Minneapolis Public Schools Jazz, 0.4.
23 WCVX/WGVZ/WRXP Cumulus Sports is just 0.3 combined. Sports Total Share: 7.2.
Swings: + 1.1 Classic Hits KQQL, + 0.9 Country KEEY-F; – 1.1 Christian KTIS-F, – 0.6 Country KMNB.
Shares: iHeart 37.6-38.6-38.7, CBS 14.8-14.3-13.8, Cumulus 12.1-11.9-12.2, Hubbard 8.0-10.0-10.1, American Public 9.9-9.4-9.5.
17. SAN DIEGO, CA. 2,648,300. Stations 41, 73% Subscribe. Spanish 31%, Black 5%.
1 KHTS-F iHeart CHR. 5.8-5.8-5.8, #1 cume 864k leads Local Media XHITZ 1.2 & CBS KEGY 2.5.
1 KMYI iHeart Hot A/C. + 0.8; 5.0-5.2-5.8, jumps Midwest TV Hot A/C KFMB by 3.1.
3 KIFM Lincoln Financial Media Soft A/C. – 0.7; 6.3-5.8-5.6, a total of 5 ACs tally a 20.4 share.
4 XHRM Local Media San Diego (LMSD) Rhythmic Oldies. Flat, 5.1-5.3-5.1. Exclusive & Steady.
5 KPBS-FM/KQVO San Diego State U. News/Talk. – 0.6; 5.5-5.3-4.9, takes iHeart N/T KOGO by 2.0.
6 KSON/KSOQ-FM Lincoln Financial Country. – 0.3; 4.9-4.9-4.6. San Diego’s all alone Country.
6 XHITZ Local Media San Diego Rhymic-CHR. + 0.4; 4.2-4.7-4.6, beats iHeart Rhym-CHR KSSX 2.4.
9 KYXY CBS Adult Contemporary. – 0.2; 4.3-4.0-4.1.
10 KGB-F iHeart Media Classic Rock. – 0.4; 4.3-4.6-3.9, ahead 3.0 on Radio SD Classic Hits XHPRS 0.9.
11 XEPRS Radio San Diego Sports. + 0.2; 3.6-3.7-3.8 wins vs. iHeart Sports trip KLSD by 2.6.
12 KIOZ iHeart Rock. + 0.9; 2.7-3.3-3.6, ups ModRockers Lincoln KBZT 0.9, Local Media XETRA 1.2.
13 KEGY CBS Radio CHR. Very Flat, 3.3-3.3-3.3, #3 of the 3 CHRs with Total Market Share: 13.7.
14 KLVQ Univision Spanish Adult Hits. + 0.4; 2.8-2.9-3.2, beats SpAdult XHLTN 1.2 & XHOCL 2.0.
15 XHPRS Radio San Diego Classic Hits. – 0.5; 3.5-3.4-3.0, exclusive but 2.1 behind Oldies XHRM.
15 KLNV Univision Regional Mexican. – 1.0; 3.0-2.5-2.9 over Univision Reg.Mex. XHTY/FM 2.2.
17 KOGO iHeart News/Talk. – 0.1; 3.0-3.0-2.9 scoops Midwest TV News/Talk KFMB by 0.7.
18 KFMB-F Midwest TV Hot A/C. + 0.3, 2.4-2.4-2.7.
19 KBZT Lincoln Financial Modern Rock. – 0.1; 2.5-2.5-2.4; tiny 0.1 over LMSD Mod Rock XETRA/FM.
20 XETRA-F Local Media of San Diego Modern Rock. + 0.1; 2.2-2.1-2.3, tight ModRock fight. Total: 4.7.
21 KSSX iHeart Rhythmic A/C. Flateroo, at two point two. 2.2-2.3-2.2.
21 KFMB Midwest TV News/Talk. + 0.3; 1.9-2.2-2.2. Smart TV/Radio synergy is the likely answer.
Spanish: Imagen Informativa Hits XHTLN 1.7; MVS International Adult Hits XHOCL 1.0 & CHR 0.2;
UNI Radio Corp. Regional Mexican XHTY-F 1.0, CHR XHFG-F 0.5.
Music: Compass Media Adult Alternative KPRI 1.5; San Diego Community College Jazz KSDS, 0.3.
Swings: + 0.9 Rock KIOZ, + 0.8 CHR KHTS-F; – 0.7 Soft A/C KIFM, – 0.6 News/Talk KPBS-F/KSOQ-F.
Shares: iHeart 24.6-24.3-25.4, Lincoln Financial 13.7-13.2-12.6, Local Media San Diego 11.5-12.1-12.0, CBS 7.6-7.3-7.4, Radio San Diego 7.3-7.1-6.8.
18. TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL. 2,441,800. 49 Stations, Subs 53%. Spanish 16%, Black 12%.
1 WDUV Cox Media Group Soft A/C. Steady 11.1-11.6-11.1, #1 cume 755k, share lead over #2: 4.5.
2 WFLZ-F iHeart CHR. + 1.1; 5.5-5.8-6.6, nice jump to lead Cox CHR WPOI 1.9.
3 WRBQ-F Beasley Broadcast Classic Hits. + 0.4; 5.4-5.4-5.8. Tampa Classic Hits Total Share: 11.5.
4 WXGL Cox Media Group Classic Hits. – 0.5; 6.2-5.8-5.7, back & forth tight fight with WRBQ-F.
5 WBTP iHeart Urban WBTP. + 0.7; 4.6-5.6-5.3, this is Tampa’s only Urban format.
6 WQYK-F Beasley Broadcast Country. + 0.3; 4.7-5.2-5.0, topping iHeart Country WFUS by 0.7.
7 WLLD Beasley Broadcast Rhythmic-CHR. – 0.3; 5.2-5.1-4.9. The 3 CHR Total moves up: 16.2.
8 WMTX iHeart Hot A/C. + 0.4; 4.3-4.9-4.7. Soft WDUV, Hot WMTX , WWRM A/C Total 19.4.
8 WPOI Cox Media CHR. + 0.1; 4.6-4.0-4.7.
10 WFLA iHeart Talk. – 0.4; 4.8-4.4-4.4, leads Cox Talk WHPT 2.3, U. So.Florida N/T WUSF 2.5.
11 WFUS iHeart Country. – 0.6; 4.9-4.5-4.3. The two Tampa Country Total Share is 9.3.
12 WWRM Cox Media Adult Contemporary. – 0.4; 4.6-4.5-4.2, only regular Tampa A/C vs. Soft & Hot.
13 WXTB iHeart Rock. + 0.1; 3.7-3.5-3.8, ups Cox ModRk WSUN 0.6; iHeart Classic WMTX-HD2, 1.0.
14 WYUU Beasley Broadcast Spanish CHR. Flat, 2.7-3.0-2.7, interestingly, the only Spanish subscriber.
14 WCIE Radio Training Network Christian. – 0.4; 3.1-2.6-2.7. Inspirational format Total: 4.1.
16 WDAE iHeart Media Sports. + 0.3; 2.3-2.6-2.6, only subscriber listed for Sports.
17 WHPT Cox Talk. – 0.4; 3.2-2.8-2.1, big dipper but leads 4 station N/T; Total Share drops to 8.7.
17 WSUN-F Cox Media Modern Rock. – 0.6; 2.7-2.4-2.4, up 0.4 on iHeart WMTX and Beasley WBRN.
19 WUSF University South Florida News/Talk. – 0.4; 2.3-2.1-1.9. iHeart N/T WHNZ posts 0.3.
20 WMTX-HD2 iHeart Classic Rock. – 0.4; 2.1-2.0-1.7.
20 WBRN-F Beasley Media Group Rock. + 0.4; 1.3-1.5-1.7.
Inspirational: WBVM Diocese St. Peteburg Christian Rock 0.7; WKEZ/WHGN/WKZM Moody Bible 0.6;
WJIS Radio Training Network Christian 0.1.
Classical: WSMR University of South Florida, 0.4.
Swings: + 1.1 CHR WFLZ-F, + 0.7 Urban WBTP; – 1.1 Talk WHPT, – 0.6 Country WFUS & ModRock WSUN.
Shares: iHeart 32.5-33.7-33.7, Cox 32.4-31.1-29.9, Beasley 19.3-20.2-20.1.
19. Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), NY: 2,423,700. 56 stations, 63% subscribe. Spanish 15%, Black 9%.
* Long Island stations. Most subscribers are New York City, please see latest numbers at www.rbr.com.
1 WHTZ iHeart CHR. + 0.5; 5.6-5.9-6.1, #1 LI share & cume 721,300 and #2 NYC cume 4.19 million.
2 *WALK-F Connoisseur Media A/C. – 1.0; 6.9-6.0-5.9, hasn’t been 2nd in some time; 2.7 over A/C WKJY.
3 WFAN-F/WFAN CBS Sports. – 1.7; 7.2-5.8-5.5. The “Fan” is #11 in NYC.
3 WBLS Emmis Urban A/C. + 0.8; 4.7-4.9-5.5, in proximity comparison to New York, similar 5.7 @ #3.
5 WCBS CBS News. – 0.4; 5.2-5.6-4.8 and Big Apple #12. LI commuters like News, likely hate Traffic.
6 *WBLI Cox Media CHR. + 0.4; 4.0-4.2-4.4. Moving in the right direction.
7 WINS CBS News. + 0.3; 3.8-4.4-4.1, by coincidence also #7 & 4.8 in NY with 1.2 million more listeners.
8 WCBS-F CBS Classic Hits. Flat, 3.8-4.1-3.8. WCBS-F NYC #2 at 6.2. Leads *Connoisseur WBZO 2.9.
8 WLTW iHeart A/C. + 0.1; 3.7-3.8-3.8 on the Island; #1 share & cume in New York: 7.6 @ 5.466 million.
10 WAXQ iHeart Classic Rock. + 0.3; 3.4-3.4-3.7, taking local Cox Classic Rock WBAB/WHFM by 0.7.
11 *WKJY Connoisseur Media A/C. – 1.0; 4.2-4.3-3.2, both Connoisseur Media A/C’s dip 1.0 each.
11 WKTU iHeart Rhythmic A/C. + 0.3; 2.9-2.9-3.2. Both Rhythmic A/Cs are from NYC and Total 7.0.
13 *WBAB/WHFM Cox Media Classic Rock. + 0.4; 2.6-3.0-3.0.
14 *WBZO Connoisseur Media Classic Hits. + 0.1; 2.8-3.0-2.9. Used to be neck & neck with CBS/FM.
15 WPWR-F iHeart Urban + 0.6; 2.1-2.1-2.7. NYC Urban formats on The Island Total 6.2.
16 WABC Cumulus Talk 2.3; WBMP CBS CHR 2.3; WQHT Emmis Rhythmic-CHR 2.3.
19 *WWSK Connoisseur Media Rock. – 0.5; 2.4-2.5-1.9, slides back. WPLJ Cumulus Hot A/C also 1.9.
20 WWFS CBS Hot A/C + 0.4; 1.4-1.9-1.8.
Remaining subscribers are NYC stations:
Swings: + 0.8 Urban A/C WBLS, + 0.6 Urban WWPR-F; – 1.7 Sports WFAN, – 1.0 both *A/C WALK-F & *A/C WKJY.
Shares: CBS 22.3-23.5-24.1, iHeart 18.9-19.4-20.8, *Connoisseur 16.3-15.8-13.9, Emmis 6.6-7.0-7.8, *Cox 6.6-7.2-7.4.
20. DENVER, CO. 2,362,700. Stations 50, 72% Subscribe. Spanish 21%, Black 6%.
1 KTCL iHeart Modern Rock. + 1.1; 5.0-6.1-6.1, unique #1 Modern Rock format wins. Far out.
2 KQMT Entercom Classic Rock. Sticks, 5.7-4.8-5.7, leads iHeart CR KRFX 1.0; Classic Rock Share: 10.4.
3 KBCO iHeart Adult Alternative. + 0.6; 5.0-5.7-5.6, another unique format done right. A fitting Top 5.
3 KCFR-F Public Broadcasting Colorado News/Talk. + 0.2; 5.4-5.3-5.6, higher than iHeart N/T KOA 2.3.
5 KRFX iHeart Classic Rock. + 0.5, 4.2-5.5-4.7.
5 KLDV Christian Educational Christian. + 0.1; 4.6-4.3-4.7, Denver’s Soul and Inspirational format.
5 KPTT iHeart Rhythmic-CHR. + 0.8; 3.9-4.2-4.7. Lincoln Financial Rhythmic-CHR down by 0.7.
8 KJMN Entravision Spanish Adult Hits. – 0.4; 4.9-4.6-4.5, just ahead of co-owned RegMex. KXPK 0.2.
9 KOSI Entercom Soft A/C. -1.5; 6.1-4.9-4.4. Keeps #1 cume 717k, leads 4 A/C formats; Total: 14.3.
10 KYGO-F Lincoln Financial Country. – 0.4; 4.7-4.2-4.3, riding heard on Wilks Country KWOF by 2.2.
10 KXPK Entravision Regional Mexican. Flat, 4.3-4.1-4.3. Format exclusive. Total Spanish Shares: 8.9.
12 KALC Entercom Hot A/C. + 0.3; 3.9-3.9-4.2. Hot A/C Totals 7.9 as 2 of 4 A/C, plus Soft & Rhythmic.
13 KQKS Lincoln Financial Rhythmic-CHR. – 0.2; 4.2-4.6-4.0, the two Rhythmic-CHR’s Total 8.7.
14 KIMN Wilks Broadcasting Hot AC. – 0.6; 4.3-4.3-3.7, now behind Entercom Hot A/C KALC by 0.5.
15 KOA/KOA-HD2 iHeart News/Talk. – 0.5; 3.8-3.4-3.3, #2 of 5 News/Talkers. Total Share: 10.6.
16 KBPI iHeart Rock. + 0.6; 2.6-3.8-3.2, with 3 Classic Rockers, this is the only straight ahead Rock.
17 KXKL-F Wilks Broadcasting Classic Hits. – 0.4; 3.4-3.3-3.0. Only Denver station using this handle.
18 KKFN Lincoln Financial Sports. – 0.7; 2.9-1.9-2.2, beats new Front Range Sports KJAC 1.7. Total: 2.7.
19 KWOF Wilks Broadcasting Country. Very flat, 2.1-2.1-2.1. Denver Country Total Share: 6.4.
20 KJHM Max Broadcast Group Rhythmic A/C. Flat, 2.0-2.1-2.0, another unique A/C delivery.
21 KYGO-HD2 Lincoln Financial Comedy. – 0.5; 2.2-2.1-1.7. Both different kind & HD delivery.
22 KFCO Max Broadcasting Group Rhythmic Oldies. + 0.4; 1.2-2.1-1.6. Both Denver Max are Rhythmic.
23 KHOW iHeart Talk. + 0.4; 0.8-0.9-1.2. iHeart Talk KKZE is even further down at 0.2.
24 KVOD Colorado Public Radio Classical. Lingers at 1.1. Colorado Public Adult Alternative KDSP, 0.3.
25 KRWZ/KWRZ-HD2 Lincoln Financial Oldies. – 0.1; 1.0-1.1- 0.9, no gain yet from adding HD2.
25 KUVO/KVJZ Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network Jazz is Jammed at 0.9.
26 KEZW/KEZW-HD Entercom Adult Standards, 0.7.
Etc: KJAC Front Range Sports, 0.5; KCKK Hunt Broadcasting Classic Rock 0.4;
KUNC/KRNC Community Radio No. Colorado News & KDSP Colorado Public Adult Alternative both 0.3;
KMXA Entravision Romantica 0.2.
Swings: + 1.1 Modern Rock KTCL, + 0.8 Rhym-CHR KPTT; – 1.5 Soft A/C KOSI; – 0.5 N/T KOA/KOA-HD2,
– 0.5 Comedy KYGO-HD2 and – 0.5 Adult Standards KZEW/KEZW-HD2.
Shares: iHeart 25.4-28.8-29.0, Entercom 16.9-16.3-15.0, Lincoln Financial jumps to 13.1 (if ETM closed now,
combo share with LFM = 28.1), Entravision 8.7-9.0, Wilks 8.7-8.8, Entravision 8.7, Colorado Public Radio 7.0.
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