PPM Data – Round One. Information for the April 2016 ratings period has been released for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), Riverside, San Jose, and Middlesex-Somerset-Union.
Nielsen Audio's April 2016 survey covered March 24 – April 20.
RadioInfo managing editor
Mike Kinosian (Kinosian@RadioInfo.com) provides his "Takeaways" from these 12-
PPM markets.
TWELVE TAKEAWAYS
1)
New York – Having registered a 3.2 (6+) in three of the last four sweeps (3.2 – 3.4 – 3.2 – 3.2, 6+), WXNY busts out a +.8 to 4.0
(6+), the strongest 6+-performance for "X-96.3" since December's 4.2. The
Univision Spanish tropical outlet jumps from #11 into the top ten (#9). Climbing from eighth to seventh,
iHeartMedia classic rocker WAXQ "Q-104.3" enjoys its fourth straight improvement (3.1 – 3.5 – 3.6 – 4.0 – 4.2, 6+). On top for
16 ratings periods before slipping to #2 in
February, co-owned adult contemporary WLTW "Lite-FM" returned to the penthouse in March and stays there in April. Following a 12.8 in the "Holiday" sweep, "Lite-FM" has registered four straight showings in the six-share range (6.7 – 6.3 – 6.7 – 6.5, 6+); February's 6.3 was its lowest 6+-share since November 2014 (5.6). Although finishing sixth for the third consecutive time,
CBS Radio's all-news WINS turns in its fourth successive gain and is a combined +1.7 in that stretch (3.1 – 4.1 – 4.2 – 4.7 – 4.8, 6+). Mainstream CHR sibling WBMP "Amp" (#14 to #15) though is without an increase for the third successive sweep (2.9 – 2.8 – 2.8 – 2.6, 6+). Despite being off by two-tenths in February,
Spanish Broadcasting System's WSKQ "Mega" reached #1 (6+) for the first time in its
PPM-history. Now down for the third straight ratings period – this time by a lofty -1.1 (6.6 – 6.4 – 6.2 – 5.1, 6+) – "Mega" dips from second to fifth with its weakest showing since November (4.9, 6+). Up or flat the previous three sweeps (3.5 – 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.1, 6+) iHeartMedia rhythmic CHR WKTU dropped one-tenth in March and now falters by another seven-tenths (4.1 – 4.0 – 3.3, 6+) slumping from #8 out of the top ten (#12).
2)
Los Angeles – With the return of the
Los Angeles Dodgers – and icon play-by-play announcer par excellence
Vin Scully in his
67th and
final year calling games for the NL West team – KLAC "AM 570 Sports" doubles its March .5 to 1.0. The
iHeartMedia all-sports facility checks in at #31, surging from #38 in March. Co-owned KYSR "Alt 98.7" is up or flat for the fifth straight time (2.3 – 2.4 – 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.2 – 3.2, 6+), yielding a cumulative +.9 and is unchanged at #10. It actually
shares that spot with talk and urban contemporary
siblings KFI (-.3 from March and down from #7) and KRRL "Real." This marks the fourth successive time "Real" (#11 to #10) has not had a decrease (2.6 – 2.9 – 3.0 – 3.0 – 3.2, 6+). Notwithstanding a loss of six-tenths (5.9 – 5.3, 6+), adult contemporary cluster-mate KOST "Coast 103.5" claims #1 bragging rights for the
sixth successive sweep. Dropping back from sixth to seventh,
CBS Radio adult hits KCBS-FM "Jack-FM" (-.2, 6+) curtails three straight increases (2.9 – 3.4 – 3.6 – 3.7 – 3.5, 6+). Co-owned CHR KAMP "Amp" is up or flat for the fourth straight time (2.7 – 2.7 – 3.0 – 3.0 – 3.3, 6+) and jumps from a three-way tie at #11 to #9. Following four successive sweeps without a decrease (2.9 – 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.3 – 3.3, 6+), all-news sibling KNX drops two-tenths to 3.1 and exits the top 10 (#9 to #13, 6+). Slipping two-tenths to 2.6 (6+),
Emmis rhythmic CHR KPWR "Power 106" (steady at #15) is in the 2.6 – 2.9 range for the
ninth successive survey. Although down for the fifth consecutive sweep (3.5 – 3.3 – 3.0 – 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.5, 6+),
Spanish Broadcasting System regional Mexican KLAX "97.9 La Raza" remains at #16. Locked on 1.9 (6+) in four of the last five ratings periods,
Pasadena City College-owned KPCC regresses by one-half share to 1.4 and finishes at #27.
3)
Chicago – Given the exemplary early-season performance by both Chicago
MLB franchises, tracking these next few "Windy
City" monthlies should be very interesting. For openers – and this one could go through the roof by season's end –
Cubs flagship,
CBS Radio's WSCR "Score," is already up seven-tenths (2.5 – 3.2, 6+), rocketing from #18 all the way into the top ten (#9). The Cubs are baseball's hottest team and "Score" is in its first year as the team's
flagship, moving over from the key station of the cross-town
White Sox – also off to a fast start. Its new flagship,
Cumulus Media talker WLS-AM is actually off two-tenths and drops out of the top 20 (#20 to #21). Ironically, prior to April, WLS-AM had not had a decrease in the previous four reports (1.6 – 1.6 – 1.8 – 1.8 – 2.2, 6+). It is tied at #21 with
ESPN's WMVP, which drops six-tenths to 2.0 (6+), after posting three straight gains (1.9 – 2.3 – 2.5 – 2.6, 6+) which yielded a +.7. Another noteworthy April performance is a one-half share increase by
former longtime Cubs' flagship WGN, as the
Tribune talker cruises from sixth to fourth (3.8 – 4.3, 6+). This is the strongest 6+-showing for WGN since last June (also 4.3). Improving by one-half share as well and matching the 6.1 (6+) it notched in December is
iHeartMedia urban AC WVAZ "V-103," which is in the runner-up slot for the fourth consecutive ratings period. It trails
CBS Radio all-news operation WBBM-AM (6.6 – 6.5, -.1, 6+), #1 for the fourth straight sweep, by four-tenths. Frozen on 2.6 (6+) six times in the last eight survey periods (2.6 – 2.5 – 2.6 – 2.6 – 2.3 – 2.6 – 2.6 – 2.6, 6+), CBS Radio triple A WXRT "93 'XRT" is up four-tenths to 3.0, shaking out of a three-way tie-up at #15 to #13. Owing to a
-.2 to 2.4 (6+),
Hubbard Broadcasting adult contemporary WSHE has its successive string of up or flat trends snapped at three (2.0 – 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.6, 6+) and tumbles from that logjam at #15 to #18. The market's two hot ACs each drop one-tenth: Hubbard Broadcasting's WTMX "The Mix" is 4.9 – 4.8, steady at #3, 6+ and
iHeartMedia-owned WLIT "My-FM" slides from fourth to fifth (6+); it is the fourth straight decline for "My-FM" (13.9 – 4.7 – 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.9, 6+) that has resulted in a loss of an even 10 shares.
4)
San Francisco – On the heels of a strong +.6 in March,
Cumulus Media's KNBR "The Sports Leader" nearly doubles it
with a whopping
+1.1 (4.3 – 4.9 – 6.0, 6+) and moves up from #3 to unseat KCBS-AM (6.0 – 5.5, -.5, 6+) at #1. It is the best 6+performance for "The Sports Leader" since last June's 6.2. Dislodged from San Francisco's top spot in the "
Holiday" 2015 report after six successive sweeps there, KCBS-AM posted consecutive gains of +.4 in January and February but dropped
two-tenths in March; the
CBS Radio all-news outlet was #1 the past three monthlies. Without a decrease for the fourth straight sweep (2.5 – 2.6 – 2.6 – 3.0 – 3.0, 6+),
Entercom urban AC KBLX "102.9 The Bay's R&B" is steady at #12. Co-owned rhythmic hot AC KRBQ "Q-102.1 The Throwback Station" improves for the third straight time (2.4 – 2.8 – 2.9 – 3.1, 6+) to jump from #13 to #11. Over the course of four consecutive down or flat reports (10.4 – 5.6 – 5.4 – 4.6 – 4.6, 6+), adult contemporary sibling KOIT-FM "Better Variety for a Better Workday" has dropped a combined 5.8 shares or roughly 56%, but it remains at #4. It has a new competitor as
iHeartMedia transitioned urban-rhythmic oldies KISQ to soft AC as "The Breeze" one week before the April sweep concluded. The final two songs under the old format were "Kiss and Say Goodbye" (
Manhattans) and "End of the Road" (
Boyz ll Men), segueing to "The Breeze" with "Easy" (
Commodores); KISQ finishes at #16 in April with a 2.2 (6+). Meanwhile,
Alpha Media San Jose AC outlet KBAY (#26 in San Francisco, 6+) is without a gain for the fourth straight time (2.6 – 1.7 – 1.4 – 1.4 – 1.2, 6+). While this is the fifth consecutive ratings period that Cumulus Media classic rocker KSAN "107.7 The Bone" is either down or flat (2.9 – 2.7 – 2.7 – 2.7 – 2.5 – 2.3, 6+), it is only off by six-tenths in that stretch. Co-owned triple A KFOG declines for the fourth successive time (2.2 – 2.1 – 2.0 – 1.9 – 1.8, #18 to #19, 6+), while talk cluster-mate KSFO is down or flat for the third consecutive sweep (2.9 – 2.4 – 2.4 – 2.0, #16 to #18, 6+).
5)
Dallas – Up or flat December through February (5.7 – 6.0 – 6.0 – 6.3, 6+),
iHeartMedia CHR KHKS "Kiss-FM" lost three-tenths
in March but bounces back in April with a +.7 (to 6.7, 6+) and is #1 for the third straight time. Stymied at 3.0 (6+) in three of the past four sweeps (3.0 – 3.0 – 3.2 – 3.0, 6+), rock cluster-mate KEGL "97.1 The Eagle" hangs out a one-half share gain (3.5, 6+) and enters the top ten (#12 to #9). Inching up from ninth to eighth,
Cumulus Media's KSCS "New Country
96.3″ racks up its fourth successive progressive trend that has produced a +.9 (2.6 – 2.7 – 3.1 – 3.2 – 3.5, 6+). Owing to a three-tenths gain (4.4 – 4.7, 6+), co-owned, similarly programmed KPLX "The Wolf" escapes a three-way tie at #4 and climbs to #3. Following three straight dips resulting in an exactly 50% loss of its 6+-share (10.6 – 6.6 – 6.1 – 5.3, 6+),
CBS Radio classic hits-oldies outlet KLUV picks up two-tenths to 5.5 (6+) and is in the runner-up slot for the third successive sweep. Adult hits sibling KJKK adds two-tenths (3.3, 6+), thus applying the breaks to four straight down or flat trends (3.9 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3.4 – 3.1, 6+), but "Jack-FM" stays at #11. Still in that CBS Radio cluster, regional Mexican KMVK "La Grande 107.5" (#16 to #15) extends its consecutive positive string to four (1.9 – 2.0 – 2.6 – 2.7 – 2.8, 6+), while news-talk KRLD-AM (unchanged at #20) drops one-tenth (to 2.2, 6+), thus halting its progressive streak at three straight (1.6 – 1.8 – 2.2 – 2.3, 6+).
6)
Houston – Down (modestly) in back-to-back sweeps (5.3 – 5.2 – 4.9, 6+), noncommercial KSBJ "Contemporary Christian Music –
God Listens" posts a gain of seven-tenths to 5.6, its strongest 6+-perforamnce since February 2015 (5.8). In March,
iHeartMedia adult contemporary KODA relinquished the six-tenths it gained in February, but "Sunny 99.1" bounces back with a one-half share increase (7.2 – 7.8 – 7.2 – 7.7, 6+) and ranks first for the
20th consecutive ratings period. Up one tenth (6.6 – 6.7, 6+),
Radio One urban AC KMJQ
"Majic 102.1" is in the runner-up slot for the tenth straight time. Simultaneous with
Cox Media Group's KKBQ "93-Q" picking up one half share (5.3 – 5.8, 6+),
CBS Radio-owned/similarly formatted KILT-FM "100.3 The Bull" sputters by nine-tenths to 3.5 (6+) and drops out of the top ten (#7 to #12). Steady at #4, "93-Q" scored a robust +.9 in March, after four straight sweeps without an increase (5.6 – 5.6 – 4.7 – 4.7 – 4.4, 6+), while "The Bull" had been up the previous three ratings periods (3.7 – 3.8 – 4.3 – 4.4, 6+). In addition to "Sunny," and "93-Q,"
Univision regional Mexican KLTN (4.9 – 5.4, 6+) and iHeartMedia alternative KTBZ "The Buzz" (3.7 – 4.2, 6+) are also up by one-half share. The difference is that KLTN actually slides from fifth to sixth whereas "The Buzz" zooms from #12 into the top ten (#7). Following a hefty +.9, Cox Media Group classic rock KGLK "The Eagle" returns approximately half of it (5.7 – 6.6 – 6.1, -.5, 6+) to segue from a tie at #2 to #3.
7)
Philadelphia – More than making up for consecutive slips of one-tenth (4.6 – 4.5 – 4.4, 6+), WXTU "Philadelphia's Country
Station" roars back with a +.6 to 5.0, its most potent 6+-share since October (5.8). Without a decrease for the fourth successive ratings period (4.3 – 5.5 – 5.5 – 5.6 – 5.6, 6+),
Greater Media rocker WMMR is unchanged at #3. Consistent January through March (7.8 – 7.9 – 7.7, 6+),
Jerry Lee Radio adult contemporary WBEB "More FM"
regresses by seven-tenths to 7.0 (6+), but is the market pacesetter for the
tenth successive monthly. Nonetheless, it is the weakest 6+-performance for "More FM" since September (6.8). Also dropping by seven-tenths is
Temple University classical outlet WRTI (#18 to #19), which is without an increase for the third successive sweep (2.8 – 2.5 – 2.5 – 1.8, 6+). A trio of positive trends by WMGK that yielded a combined +1.2 (4.8 – 5.5 – 6.0, 6+) was curtailed in March with a -.4. Now, the Greater Media classic rocker stumbles by another six-tenths to 5.0, skidding from a tie at #3 to a three-way logjam at #6. Moving from eighth back to tenth,
iHeartMedia urban contemporary WUSL "Power 99" forfeits the one-half share it gained in March, thus ending its string of up-trends at three (3.5 – 3.9 – 4.0 – 4.5 – 4.0, 6+). After five straight sweeps at #12, public WHYY (3.4 – 3.0, -.4) drops to #13.
8)
Atlanta – Stuck on 3.1 (6+) in January and February,
Salem Media Group contemporary Christian WFSH "The Fish" added
three-tenths in March and now explodes with a +.9 (3.1 – 3.4 – 4.3, 6+) to catapult from #14 into the top ten (#9). A seven-tenths improvement (4.2 – 4.9, 6+) enables
Radio One gospel facility WPZE "Praise 102.5" to jump from eighth to fifth; the 4.9 (6+) matches what "Praise" registered
in November. A one-half share drop in March curtailed
iHeartMedia-owned WRDA's string of up or flat trends at three (2.3 – 2.5 – 2.5 2.8 – 2.3, 6+). "Radio 105.7 – Atlanta's Alternative," however, regains all of that -.5 and one-tenth more (2.9,
+.6, 6+) and remains at #16. This time last month,
Cox Media Group urban AC WALR "Kiss 104.1" erupted with a
+1.7 to boast the largest (6+) February – March
increase of any station in the 12 markets whose data was released. Going from one extreme to the other, "Kiss" relinquishes roughly 70% of that monster gain (7.1 – 8.8 – 7.6,
-1.2, 6+) for the dubious distinction of the most significant (6+) March – April
decrease of any station in the 12 markets whose information was shared Monday. Even so, "Kiss" remains in the runner-up slot. The separation between "Kiss" and talk sibling WSB-AM was just two-tenths in March and although WSB-AM is down three-tenths (9.0 – 8.7, 6+), it expands its advantage over "Kiss" to 1.1 (6+); WSB-AM holds the top spot for the fourth straight month. The -1.2 by "Kiss" shuts the door on four successive sweeps in which it was either up or flat (6.7 – 6.7 – 6.8 – 7.1 – 8.8, 6+). Furthermore, its 8.8 in March eclipsed last September's 8.1 as its best-ever 6+share showing under
PPM methodology. Meanwhile,
February's 9.1 by WSB-AM was its highest since PPM became Atlanta's ratings currency. Capturing #1 honors in
January, WSB-AM was the market's
runner-up the previous four sweeps. Unchanged at #10,
iHeartMedia's WUBL "94.9 The Bull" is without a decrease for the fourth consecutive time (3.6 – 3.7 – 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.0, 6+). Conversely, Cox Media Group's WSRV "Classic Hits 97.1 The River" (fifth to sixth) drops two-tenths to 4.5 (6+) bringing to a close five successive sweeps of up or flat trends for a cumulative +1.3 (3.4 – 3.4 – 3.6 – 3.9 – 4.4 – 4.7, 6+). Eroding by one-half share each are Radio One urban contemporary WHTA "Hot 107.9" (fourth to eighth, 6+) and
Cumulus Media's WKHX "Kicks 101.5" (4.1 – 3.6, #9 to #13, 6+). This is the fifth successive ratings period that "Hot" has not had an increase including three straight 4.9-performances (5.6 – 5.2 – 4.9 – 4.9 – 4.9 – 4.4, 6+); country "Kicks 101.5" was +.7 in March.
9)
Long Island – The market's (6+) adult contemporary share balloons by +1.5, as
Connoisseur Media-owned WKJY "Long
Island's K-98.3″ improves by one full-share (sixth to third, 6+), while
iHeartMedia New York's WLTW "Lite-FM" picks up one-half share (ninth to seventh, 6+). Not only is this is the third straight increase for "K-98.3" resulting in a pickup of two full-shares (3.2 – 3.6 – 4.2 – 5.2, 6+), it is the first time the station has reached the five-share
level (6+) since November 2009 (5.0). Meanwhile, "Lite-FM" is ping-ponging 3.5 – 4.0 – 3.5 – 4.0 (6+). A gain of six-tenths (2.9 – 3.5, 6+) propels co-owned talker/
New York Mets flagship WOR into the top ten (#15 to #9). Albeit flat at 5.8 (6+), co-owned CHR WHTZ "Z-100" is #1 for the third successive sweep. Its lead though over Connoisseur Media hot AC WALK-FM (5.7 – 5.6, -.1, 6+) is just two-tenths; WALK was -.9 in February and -3.7 in January (10.1 – 6.4 – 5.5, 6+). After three straight stays at #1, WALK-FM dropped to second in February. It had gained one full-share in December and was +3.9 in "Holiday" 2015. Faltering by seven-tenths each are
CBS Radio all-news WINS (3.0, #8 to #11, 6+) and
Emmis urban AC WBLS (2.8, #9 to #15, 6+). WINS had been up the previous three monthlies (2.9 – 3.5 – 3.6 – 3.7, 6+), while WBLS had been up or flat the past three sweeps including a whopping +1.1 in March (2.2 – 2.2 – 2.4 – 3.5, 6+). In 2.0 – 2.9 territory (6+) for the 34th straight ratings period, CBS Radio CHR WBMP "Amp Radio" is flat at 2.2, but actually moves from #21 back into the top 20 (#20).
10)
Riverside – Alternating 2.5 – 2.4 – 2.5 – 2.4 (December 2015 – February 2016, 6+),
Liberman regional Mexican KRQB notched
a +.6 in March and adds one-half share in April (3.0 – 3.5, 6+) as "Que Buena 96.1" continues at #7. It is the best 6+-showing for "Que Buena 96.1" since last October (3.6). Despite having its successive streak of up or flat sweeps halted at three (6.0 – 6.0 – 6.4 – 6.9 – 6.8, -.1, 6+),
Entravision Spanish adult hits KLYY "Jose" is #1 for the
fifth consecutive ratings period. Sputtering by -1.1 (4.9 – 3.8, 6+),
Univision Spanish contemporary KLVE "K-Love" tumbles from fourth to sixth. The last time "K-Love" was found below the four-share level (6+) in the Inland Empire was August 2014 (3.2). Declining by six-tenths each are
CBS Radio country KFRG "K-Frog" (unchanged at #5, 6+) and
All-Pro Broadcasting hot AC KHTI "Hot 103.9" (2.3 – 1.7, #8 to #11, 6+). In three straight monthlies without an increase, "K-Frog" is off by seven-tenths (4.9 – 4.8 – 4.8 – 4.2, 6+), whereas "Hot" had been up or flat the past six sweeps for a +1.4 (.9 – .9 – .9 – 1.0 – 2.0 – 2.2 – 2.3, 6+).
11)
San Jose – On the heels of a +.6 in March,
Cumulus Media's KNBR nearly replicates its stunning April performance in
the San Francisco report (see above) by improving one full-share (5.9 – 6.5 – 7.5, 6+) as "The Sports Leader" advances from second to first. The last time KNBR crossed the seven-share threshold (6+) in San Jose was November 2014 (7.1). KNBR's -.6 in
February curtailed three straight gains (5.1 – 5.4 – 5.6 – 6.5, 6+). Leaving the #1 slot after a two-month stay is
Univision Spanish
adult hits KBRG "Mas Variedad 100.3" (6.6 – 6.2, 6+), which trades places with KNBR by segueing to second. Gaining six-tenths each are
Empire Broadcasting-owned KLIV "1590 Silicon Valley News" (1.8 – 2.4, #20 to #14, 6+) and
Entercom urban AC KBLX "102.9 The Bay's R&B." Over and above entering the top 20 at #16 (up from #23 in March), KBLX is either up or flat for the fifth time in a row and has more than tripled its 6+-share since December (.6 – .6 – .7 – .7 – 1.5 – 2.2, 6+). Off a combined four-tenths "Holiday" – January – February (1.9 – 1.7 – 1.5, 6+), rhythmic hot AC sibling KRBQ "Q-102 The Throwback Station" rebounded with a +.9 in March and tacks on another one-half share (2.4 – 2.9, 6+) to inch up from #13 to #12. Also improving by one-half share is adult contemporary cluster-mate KOIT-FM "Better Variety for a Better Workday" (2.8 – 3.3, 6+), which returns to the top ten (#11 to #10), after three successive down or flat trends (5.8 – 2.9 – 2.9 – 2.8, 6+). That's San Jose's
good news for the format; conversely,
Alpha Media AC KBAY falters for the fourth consecutive ratings period for a net loss of -5.1 (8.9 – 5.8 – 5.1 – 4.7 – 3.8, 6+), spiraling from fourth to seventh. Prior to falling to third-place in January, KBAY had been anchored at #1 the previous
14 sweeps. Meanwhile, in its last sweep as an urban-rhythmic oldies outlet,
iHeartMedia's KISQ "Kiss 98.1" (soft AC "The Breeze" as of April 13) returns the six-tenths it gained in March (1.7 – 2.3 – 1.7, 6+) to freefall from #14 to #21. Following three progressive or flat trends (3.6 – 3.6 – 4.1 – 4.6, 6+), Empire Broadcasting's KRTY "San Jose Hot Country 95.3" erodes by eight-tenths to 3.8 (6+), down sliding from sixth to seventh. With two 2.3 shares (January and February, 6+) sandwiched between two 2.2 shares ("Holiday" and March, 6+), Cumulus Media's KGO decreases by one-half share to 1.7, plummeting from a three-way logjam at #15 to a traditional tie at #21. In 1.0 – 1.8 territory for the 13th straight sweep, triple A cluster-mate KFOG "The Bay Area's Original" adds two-tenths (1.3 – 1.5, 6+) to climb from #26 to #24.
12)
Middlesex – Frozen on 3.6 (6+) in January and February,
Cumulus Media country outlet WNSH "Nash-FM" dropped
three-tenths in March but busts out with a +.8 to 4.1, its best 6+-showing since June's 4.2. Moreover, "Nash-FM" zooms from #11 into the top ten at #8. As a result of a +.6 (2.6 – 3.2, 6+)
Emmis rhythmic CHR WQHT "Hot 93" jumps from #16 to #13. In February, WKXW "New Jersey 101.5" crossed the nine-share threshold (6+) for the first time in its
PPM-history
only to fall two-tenths in March. The
Townsquare Media talker drops another four-tenths (9.1 – 8.9 – 8.5, 6+), but remains at #1 for the fourth straight time.
Greater Media adult contemporary WMGQ "Magic 98.3 – Today's Hits & Yesterday's Favorites" falters by seven-tenths (6.0 – 5.3, 6+) and slides from third to fifth. Following a trio of successive increases that delivered a combined +1.9 (4.2 – 4.5 – 5.7 – 6.1),
iHeartMedia classic rocker WAXQ "Q-104.3" is off by one-half share to 5.6 (6+) but remains in second-place. After six straight ratings periods of up or flat trends for a cumulative +1.3 (4.3 – 4.4 – 4.6 – 4.7 – 5.1 – 5.1 – 5.6, 6+), Emmis urban AC WBLS drops one-tenth to 5.5 (6+); it continues at #4. Another such streak comes to an end as
Spanish Broadcasting System Spanish tropical WSKQ "Mega 97.9" – which had been up or flat the past five monthlies in Middlesex-Somerset-Union (2.9 – 3.4 – 3.5 – 4.2 – 4.3 – 4.3, 6+) – slips by three-tenths to 4.0 (6+), falling from eighth to ninth.
