PPM Data – Part Four. June 2016 ratings information has been released for Austin, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Providence, Raleigh, Norfolk, Nashville, Greensboro, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Memphis, and Hartford.
Nielsen Audio's June 2016 survey period covered May 19 – June 15.
RadioInfo managing editor
Mike Kinosian (Kinosian@RadioInfo.com) provides his "Takeaways" from all 12 of these
PPM-markets.
TWELVE TAKEAWAYS
1)
Austin – A combined +2.1 over the course of four straight gains (2.9 – 3.2 – 4.6 – 4.7 – 5.0, 6+),
Emmis regional Mexican KLZT
"107.1 La Z" cruises from a tie at #7 to a deadlock at #3, having its best 6+-share since December 2013 (5.0 as well). Also improving for the fourth successive sweep is
Entercom hot AC KAMX "Mix 94.7," which cracks the top ten (#12 to #9). The last three up-trends by "Mix" are by one-tenth each (3.6 – 4.1 – 4.2 – 4.3 – 4.4, 6+). Having picked up four-tenths in April to curtail four straight down or flat
movements that yielded a -1.7 (3.9 – 3.9 – 3.6 – 2.8 – 2.2, 6+),
Univision Radio regional Mexican KLQB "Que Buena 104.3" added one-half share in May and now one-tenth in June (2.2 – 2.6 – 3.1 – 3.2, 6+), but dips from #13 to #14. Shaking off three successive downward trends that produced a combined -1.3 (9.4 – 9.1 – 8.6 – 8.1, 6+), Emmis adult hits KBPA "Bob" is up four-tenths to 8.5 (6+) and is #1 for the sixth consecutive time. Up or flat the past three sweeps for a net gain of eight-tenths (3.6 – 3.8 – 3.8 – 4.4, 6+), talk sibling KLBJ-AM drops six-tenths to 3.8, sliding from #11 to #12. While co-owned triple A KGSR "93.3 Radio Austin" is without an increase for the fifth consecutive time (3.1 – 3.1 – 2.6 – 2.5 – 2.3 – 2.3, 6+), it is only down a total of eight-tenths and actually improves from #17 to #15. Faltering by one-half share is
Genuine Austin Radio-owned KOKE, which is flat at #15 (6+). "Austin's Country Alternative" had been up in each of the past three sweeps for a combined +1.1 (1.7 – 2.6 – 2.7 – 2.8, 6+). Declining by one-half share as well are Emmis alternative KROX "101-X" (4.6 – 4.1, ninth to tenth, 6+); iHeartMedia rhythmic CHR KPEZ "102.3 The Beat" (4.5 – 4.0, #10 to #11, 6+); Entercom's KKMJ-HD3 (2.5 – 2.0, #16 to #17, 6+); and Univision Radio's KLJA "Mas Variedad 107.7" (2.3 – 1.8, #17 to #18, 6+).
2)
Milwaukee – The rollercoaster ride continues for
iHeartMedia's WKKV, which added eight-tenths in April;
forfeited all of it plus one-tenth in May (-.9); and now improves by a lofty
+1.3 (4.8 – 5.6 – 4.7 – 6.0, 6+). "V-100.7 Jams" re-enters the top ten, rocketing from #11 to #4 and 6.0 is its best 6+-showing since last August (6.1). It has been a whirlwind of a different sort and over a longer timeframe for
Milwaukee Radio Alliance-owned WLDB,
which transitioned from adult contemporary to hot AC and recently shifted back to AC. Registering a one-half share increase (3.3 – 3.8, 6+), "B93.3 The 80s to Today" is steady at #12. Entering the June sweep, WHAD was down roughly 50% since January as a result of four straight decreases (2.1 – 1.9 – 1.8 – 1.3 – 1.0, 6+), but the
Wisconsin Public Radio facility adds three-tenths and improves from #20 to #17. Alternating up and down trends since December for a collective +1.6 (8.8 – 14.4 – 8.7 – 10.0 – 9.7 – 10.8 – 10.2 – 10.4, 6+), iHeartMedia classic hits-oldies WRIT "95.7 Big FM – Milwaukee's Greatest Hits" occupies the market's top spot for the
14th straight sweep. Recent 6+-fluctuations for WRIT include
+1.7 (October);
-.7 (November); flat (December);
+5.6 ("Holiday" 2015);
-5.7 (January);
+1.3 (February); -.3 (March);
+1.1 (April);
-.6 (May) and now +.2 (June). Prior to
October's -1.7, WRIT put together seven successive positive trends (6.2 – 7.0 – 7.8 – 9.5 – 10.1 – 10.2 – 10.5 – 11.2, 6+), improving by exactly five full-shares since February. As a result of its fourth straight decline (6.7 – 6.0 – 5.7 – 5.5 – 4.6, 6+), talk cluster-mate WISN erodes by a cumulative loss of over two full-shares and spirals from sixth to tenth. After chalking up a gain of one-half share in May,
Saga Communications' urban AC WJMR "Jammin' 98.3 Today's R&B and Old School" forfeits all of it and an additional one-tenth (4.5 – 5.0 – 4.6,
-.6, 6+) to depart the top ten (#8 to #11). Off six-tenths in March, "Jammin'" was +.7 in April. Due to a -.3 (to 5.3, fifth to sixth, 6+), Milwaukee Radio Alliance alternative outlet WLUM "102.1 Sounds Different" concludes five consecutive progressive trends that yielded a +1.6 (4.0 – 4.1 – 4.2 – 4.5 – 4.7 – 5.6, 6+)
3)
Indianapolis – Owing to May's -.6, WHHH "Hot 96.3" had its string of positive trends – which netted a combined full-share –
end at four (4.2 – 4.3 – 4.7 – 4.8 – 5.2, 6+). Wasting no time in bouncing back though, the
Radio One rhythmic CHR leaps from ninth to sixth by hanging out a robust +1.3 to 5.9, its strongest 6+-share since April 2014 (6.6). Within 5.1 – 5.9 range (6+) the past seven survey
periods,
iHeartMedia-owned WFBQ "Q-95 Indy's Classic Rock" trots out a +.7 (5.5 – 6.2, 6+) to advance from seventh to fifth. It is the best 6+showing for "Q-95" since last August (7.1). Three-tenths of a share separates the market's top two finishers,
Entercom CHR WZPL (+1.1, second to first, 6+) and
Cumulus Media's WJJK "Classic Hits 104.5" (7.1 – 7.6, +.5, first to second, 6+). This is the third successive improvement for WZPL (6.4 – 6.7 – 6.8 – 7.9, 6+), which was most recently at #1 in January. Following four successive gains for a cumulative +2.4 since the "Holiday" report (5.4 – 5.8 – 6.2 – 6.8 – 7.8, 6+), "Classic Hits 104.5" regressed by seven-tenths in May; it was #1 the past three sweeps. Prior to April, the last time WJJK reached the seven-share level (6+) was October 2014 (7.5). Meanwhile, WZPL's CHR competitor – Radio One's WNOW "100.9 Radio Now" – posts a gain of six-tenths (2.8 – 3.4, 6+) to inch up from #13 to #12. Wild fluctuations have become common lately for iHeartMedia-owned WOLT, which recorded a
+.9 in February; a whopping
+1.7 in April; and a
-.8 in May. The most significant shift though occurs in June as "Alt 103.3 Indy's Alternative" flounders by
-1.8 (6.2 – 4.4, 6+) to freefall from sixth to tenth. The 7.0 that "Alt 103.3" recorded in April was the highest 6+-share in the station's
PPM-history. Before being off by two-tenths in March, "Alt 103.3" gained a combined +1.6 in four up or flat trends (3.9 – 4.6 – 4.6 – 4.6 – 5.5, 6+). Following a +.6 in May,
Emmis-owned WLHK "Country 97.1 Hank" sputters by one full-share (6.3 – 5.3, 6+) and slips from fifth to seventh. "Hank" was stymied on 5.7 (6+) in March and April and has its lowest 6+-share since "Holiday" 2013 (5.3, as well).
4)
Providence – Locked on 5.2 (6+) in April and May,
iHeartMedia hot AC WSNE "Coast 93.3" busts out a gain of
eight-tenths to 6.0 (6+), progressing from seventh to fifth. Improving by seven-tenths (8.3 – 9.0, 6+),
Cumulus Media mainstream CHR WPRO-FM "Today's Hit Music" inches up from third to second. Four-tenths ahead of WPRO-FM is adult contemporary cluster-mate WWLI "Lite Rock 105," which is #1 for the eighth successive ratings period and
has been in double-digits (6+) each time. "Lite Rock 105," however, regresses by nine-tenths; is down for the third straight ratings period (12.1 – 10.6 – 10.3 – 9.4, 6+); and 9.4 is its lowest 6+-share since November's 8.7. A loss of seven-tenths (5.4 – 4.7, 6+) drops talk sibling WPRO-AM from sixth to seventh. This is the weakest 6+-share for WPRO-AM since last September's 4.6.
5)
Raleigh – Without an increase in the last four sweeps for a combined -1.1 (4.2 – 3.9 – 3.4 – 3.4 – 3.1, 6+),
iHeartMedia's
WNCB "B-93.9 New Country" rebounds with a gain of seven-tenths to 3.8, zooming into the top ten (#15 to #10). Steady in sixth-place is format rival,
Curtis Media Group's WQDR "Today's Best Country" (6.0 – 5.8, -.2, 6+). Improving by six-tenths each are WQDR's CHR cluster-mate WPLW "Pulse FM" (4.3 – 4.9, ninth to eighth, 6+)
and
University of North Carolina –
Chapel Hill's WUNC, which bounces back from a -1.1 in May (7.3 – 6.2 – 6.8, fifth to fourth, 6+). Adding four-tenths to 5.0 (6+), WTKK (eighth to seventh) curtails three straight downward trends in which the iHeartMedia FM talker had a cumulative -1.2 (5.8 – 5.3 – 4.8 – 4.6, 6+). A potent +1.5 in May by
Radio One's WFXC "Foxy" propelled the urban AC from fourth to first. Despite a -.2 in June (6.4 – 7.9 – 7.7, 6+), "Foxy" remains at #1. Prior to May, the last time "Foxy" crossed the seven-share level (6+) was November and October with a 7.1 each time. After improving by six-tenths in May, Curtis Media Group adult hits WBBB surrenders seven-tenths (3.7 – 4.3 – 3.6, 6+) and exits the top ten (#9 to #12). A one-tenth gain in April halted nine straight down or flat trends for "Radio 96.1," which had a net loss of -3.5 and roughly 50% of its 6+-share (7.1 – 6.1 – 5.5 – 5.2 – 5.2 – 4.5 – 4.3 – 4.3 – 4.1 – 3.6, 6+). Although steady at #16,
Radio Training Network contemporary Christian WRTP "His Radio" is off by one-tenth (to 2.1, 6+), thus halting four straight gains (.9 – 1.0 – 1.2 – 1.3 – 2.2, 6+). The six most recent fluctuations for
Capitol Broadcasting sports outlet WCMC "The Fan" – down for the third straight sweep – are
+1.1 ("Holiday" 2015 – January 2016);
-1.0 (January – February);
+1.1 (February – March);
-.5 (March – April);
-.7 (April – May); and
-.2 (May – June, 3.7 – 3.5, #12 to #15, 6+).
6)
Norfolk – Climbing from #17 to #15,
Max Broadcast Group gospel WGH-AM "Star 1310" posts an increase of six-tenths to 1.9,
its finest 6+-share since last August, when it reached 2.3. Tied with "Star 1310" is
Hampton University jazz outlet WHOV (1.9, +.2, #16 to #15, 6+), which pulls the plug on six straight down or flat moves (2.5 – 2.3 – 2.0 – 1.8 – 1.8 – 1.7 – 1.7, 6+). Up six-tenths in May, WVKL
ended three straight down or flat trends (12.1 – 12.1 – 11.7 – 11.6, 6+). The
Entercom urban AC is off by two-tenths in June (12.2 – 12.0, 6+) but is #1 for the
49th consecutive ratings period. The last time "Smooth R&B From Yesterday & Today" was
not in double-digits (6+) was when it registered a 9.8 in January
2014. Seven consecutive down or flat trends by hot AC sibling WPTE yielded a net loss of one full-share (3.7 – 3.7 – 3.7 – 3.5 – 3.3 – 2.9 – 2.9 – 2.7, 6+). "The Point" registers a +.1 to 2.8 (6+) but in an ironic twist slips from #10, where it had been the past five sweeps, to #11. Significant ratings variations continue for WOWI "Jamz 103," which
gained seven-tenths in April;
dropped seven-tenths in May; and is now
off by
-1.3 (7.6 – 8.3 – 7.6 – 6.3, 6+). It is the first time "Jamz 103" has been below a seven-share (6+) since April 2014 (6.8), but the
iHeartMedia urban contemporary facility remains in the runner-up slot for the sixth straight time. Similarly, Entercom adult contemporary WWDE progressed by
+.8 in March; sputtered by twice that amount in April (
-1.6); rebounded with a
+.7 in May; but drops by
-.8 in June (6.1 – 6.9 – 5.3 – 6.0 – 5.2, 6+); "2WD" slides from fourth to fifth. Following five successive sweeps without a decrease (.5 – .7 – .7 – .7 – 1.5 – 1.8, 6+),
Saga Communications' WJOI "Great Songs, Great Memories" falters by three-tenths to 1.5 (#15 to #17, 6+). 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7
7)
Nashville – It is a "mixed" bag in the
Midwest Communications cluster as adult hits WCJK trots out a full-
share improvement to 6.7 (6+), applying the brakes to six down or flat trends. Off by a cumulative -1.9 since December (7.6 – 7.1 – 7.1 – 6.8 – 6.3 – 6.0 – 5.7, 6+), "Jack FM" leaps from sixth to a third-place tie with
iHeartMedia urban contemporary WUBT "The Beat" (7.2 – 6.7, -.5, 6+). Meanwhile, WCJK "Jack FM" sibling WJXA "Mix 92.9" suffers its sixth straight downward trend (15.6 – 10.7 –
10.2 – 9.7 – 9.6 – 9.1 – 8.3, 6+) for a net loss of -7.3 since the "Holiday" 2015 report. While this marks the fourth time since November – and fifth occurrence since last August – that "Mix" has
not been in double-digits (6+), the adult contemporary outlet is nonetheless #1 for the
52nd consecutive ratings period. The 1.4-share advantage it held in May over iHeartMedia CHR WRVW "The River" is down to eight-tenths; however, "The River" drops two-tenths to 7.5 (6+), halting three straight sweeps without a decrease (6.7 – 7.5 – 7.5 – 7.7, 6+) and is in second-place for the seventh time in the last eight monthlies. Bouncing back from May's one full-share decline,
Cumulus Media's WWTN "Super Talk 97" regains half of it (5.1 – 4.1 – 4.6, 6+) and returns to the top ten (#11 to #8). With a -.1 in April, WWTN had its string of successive up-trends (for a combined +1.9) end at three (3.3 – 3.6 – 4.6 – 5.2, 6+). After being down or flat the last four sweeps for a cumulative -.5 (3.4 – 3.4 – 3.1 – 2.9 – 2.9, 6+), country sibling WKDF "Nash-FM 103.3" answers with a full-share increase to 3.9 (its best 6+-share since December's 4.1) but remains at #13. Elsewhere in the country format, "Nash FM" cluster-mate WSM-FM "95.5 Nash Icon" (+.9 in May) adds one-tenth to register its strongest-ever 6+-
PPM stat (5.9) yet ironically must
fall from fifth to sixth. Following back-to-back gains of one-tenth each (4.4 – 4.5 – 4.6, 6+,),
iHeartMedia's WSIX "The Big 98 #1 For New Country" sputters by six-tenths to 4.0 (6+) and slips from ninth to a three-way tie at #10. The rollercoaster effect continues for WGFX "104.5 The Zone," which had three straight downward trends for a combined -2.2 (7.2 – 5.6 – 5.2 – 5.0, 6+) before a +.7 in May, but now erodes by a hefty -1.2 (5.7 – 4.5, 6+). The Cumulus Media sports outlet drifts from sixth to ninth with its lowest 6+-share since last August (4.2).
8)
Greensboro – The third straight improvement by WSMW "Simon" is a whopping +1.5 propelling the
Entercom adult hits
outlet from third to first (8.1 – 8.6 – 9.2 – 10.7, 6+). "Simon" has achieved double-digits twice before (10.5 and 10.1), but 10.7 is the best-ever 6+-stat in its
PPM-history. Displaced from the top spot and dropping to second is co-owned urban AC WQMG, which falters by seven-tenths after May's full-share gain (9.7 – 10.7 – 10.0, 6+). "The Best R&B and Old School" concludes its successive streak of being up
or flat at six. In that stretch, WQMG notched a cumulative increase of three full-shares (7.7 – 7.7 – 8.2 – 9.1 – 9.3 – 9.7 – 10.7, 6+); 10.7 was its strongest 6+-showing since November 2014 (10.7). Elsewhere in the Entercom cluster, rhythmic CHR WJMH "102 Jamz" regresses by a combined -1.2 in May and June (9.8 – 9.6 – 8.6, 6+), following three straight up-trends (8.3 – 8.6 – 9.4 – 9.8, 6+) and slides from second to third. Steady at #10,
Wake Forest University-owned WFDD picks up one tenth to 2.7 (6+), as it curtails three straight down or flat moves (3.0 – 3.0 – 2.7 – 2.6, 6+). Although off for the third consecutive ratings period (4.7 – 4.5 – 4.2 – 3.5, 6+),
iHeartMedia FM talker WPTI remains at #9. Frozen on 6.6 (6+) in February and March before being locked on 6.7 (6+) in April and May, sibling WTQR "Q-104.1 New Country" drops three-tenths to 6.4 but is unchanged at #5. Its rival, Entercom's WPAW "The Wolf" (4.5 – 4.8, +.3, 6+) advances from seventh to sixth. Despite not having an increase for the fourth straight time (2.6 – 2.6 – 2.4 – 2.3 – 2.3, 6+),
Curtis Media Group regional Mexican WYMY "La Ley 101" continues at #11.
9)
West Palm Beach – Many other adult contemporary outlets are struggling in this particular sweep, but June 2016 proves to be
a good ratings period for the format here. For instance, powered by an eight-tenths gain,
Alpha Media's WEAT "Sunny 107.9" moves up from third to second, while
iHeartMedia-owned WOLL "Today's KOOL 105.5" – down three-tenths in each of the last two monthlies – posts a +.5 (6.1 – 5.8 – 5.5 – 6.0, 6+) to advance from
fourth to third. Meanwhile,
JVC Media soft AC WSVU "South Florida's 95.9 The Palm" (#14 to #13) checks in with a +.6 to 1.6, doubling
April's .8 (6+). After four successive decreases yielding a cumulative -2.2 (9.5 – 9.3 – 8.2 – 8.1 – 7.3, 6+), Alpha Media hot AC WRMF gains three-tenths to 7.6 (6+) and holds down the top spot for the
23rd consecutive time. Notching a full-share increase in April and then adding four-tenths in May, co-owned WIRK "Country 103.1" runs into a brick wall with a rousing -1.9 (5.2 – 6.2 – 6.6 – 4.7, 6+), falling from second to fourth. It is the lowest 6+-share for "Country 103.1 since December's 4.6. Locked on 4.3 (6+) in April and May, following a March-to-April +.9,
Educational Media Foundation contemporary Christian WAYF "WAY-FM Uplifting-Upbeat-Real" falters by six-tenths (3.4 – 4.3 – 4.3 – 3.7, 6+), dropping from seventh to eighth. At #8 the past four sweeps, iHeartMedia CHR WLDI "WiLD 95.5" (flat at 3.9 (6+), bumps up to #7. Three successive gains by classic rock sibling WKGR produced a cumulative +1.7 (3.3 – 3.8 – 4.1 – 5.0, 6+), but "98.7 The Gater" is off three-tenths to 4.7 (6+). Even so, WKGR actually manages to improve from fifth to a fourth-place tie (with WIRK "Country 103.1"). Prior to May, the last time "Gater" crossed the five-share threshold was September 2014 with a 5.3.
10)
Jacksonville – Within the 4.4 – 4.9 range (6+) the past six ratings periods,
iHeartMedia adult hits WWJK "Jack-FM"
explodes with a +1.2 to 5.7 (6+), climbing from ninth to eighth. Improving by one-half share in March and then piling on seven-tenths in April, co-owned CHR WKSL "Kiss FM" surrendered a -1.5 in May – but rebounds in June with a +.9 (4.3 – 4.8 – 5.5 – 4.0 – 4.9, 6+) 6+) as
it re-enters the top ten (#11 to #10). Off the past two sweeps by a combined one-half share,
Cox Media Group urban contemporary WJGL-HD2 recovers it all (3.1 – 2.8 – 2.6 – 3.1,
+.5, 6+) to inch up from #14 to #13. While it is #1 for the eighth straight time,
Renda Broadcasting adult contemporary WEJZ "Lite 96.1 – Today's Variety" (up eight-tenths in May) sputters by a lofty -1.3 (9.9 – 10.7 – 9.4, 6+) and records its lowest 6+-share since December's 9.2. Prior to dropping to #2 in November, "Lite" had been on top the previous
17 sweeps. After back-to-back appearances in the runner-up slot, Cox Media Group CHR WAPE "Jacksonville's #1 Hot Music Station" regresses by eight-tenths (8.6 – 7.9, 6+) and falls to fourth. In 4.1 – 4.6 (6+) range the past five ratings periods, public WJCT declines by one-half share to 3.8, skidding from #10 to #12, (6+). After back-to-back sweeps in which it added one-half share increases, iHeartMedia urban-rhythmic oldies WSOL "V-101.5" forfeits four-tenths to slide from a fifth-place tie back to sixth (5.3 – 5.8 – 6.3 – 5.9, 6+).
11)
Memphis – Top-five music stations on the AM band in
PPM-markets are rare commodities. One though exists in this
Tennessee metro as
iHeartMedia's WDIA "1070 The Heart & Soul of Memphis" improves for the fourth straight time for a combined +1.6 (4.4 – 4.6 – 4.8 – 5.2 – 6.0, 6+) and rises from seventh to fifth; 6.0 is its strongest 6+-share since September's 6.6. Registering one-half share gains each and staying at eighth and tenth, respectively, are
cluster-mate WEGR "Rock 103" (2.9 – 3.4, 6+) and
Cumulus Media-owned WGKX "Kix 106 Today's Best Country" (4.2 – 4.7, 6+). This represents the most potent 6+-share for "Rock 103" since February 2014 (4.0); "Kix 106" is now within 4.1 – 4.7 range for the seventh straight time. Having notched three successive increases for a whopping +4.2 (8.3 – 10.2 – 11.2 – 12.5, 6+) –
and – its strongest 6+-share since December 2012's 13.5, iHeartMedia urban AC KJMS "V-101" falters by nine-tenths to 11.6 (6+) but is #1 for the fourth straight time. Prior to a -1.4 in "Holiday" 2015, "V-101" had not had a decline in the previous four sweeps (8.9 – 9.2 – 9.3 – 9.3 – 10.0, 6+). After being in 8.3 – 8.9 range (6+) the past seven consecutive sweeps, urban contemporary sibling WHRK also drops nine-tenths and is a cumulative -1.4 in May and June (8.8 – 8.3 – 7.4, 6+); "K-97.1" – which finished first in February – drifts from second to fourth. Replicating May's -.6 (6.2 – 5.6 – 5.0, 6+),
Entercom hot AC WMC-FM "FM 100 Today's Best Mix" slides from fifth to seventh. Following six successive ratings periods at #6, "FM 100" advanced to #5 to April. Co-owned sports outlet WMC-
AM is at .1 for the eighth straight sweep and remains at #18.
12)
Hartford – Stuck on 7.9 (6+) in April and May,
iHeartMedia's WWYZ "Country 92-5" erupts with a +1.1 to 9.0
(6+), progressing from third to second. It is the best 6+-performance for "Country 92-5" in exactly one year, matching the 9.0 it recorded in June 2015. Flashing gains of six-tenths each are
Connoisseur Media-owned WDRC-FM "102.9 The Whale Hartford's Classic Rock" (5.4 – 6.0, eighth to seventh, 6+) and
University of Massachusetts'
WFCR (#11 to #10), which is up for the third straight time (.3 – .6 – .7 – 1.3, 6+) and has its highest 6+share since February 2015 (1.5). Following four successive times without an increase for a net loss of -1.1 (7.1 – 6.8 – 6.8 – 6.8 – 6.0, 6+), iHeartMedia CHR WKSS "Kiss 95.7" recoups one-half share (to 6.5, seventh to sixth, 6+). Setting the pace for the
21st time in the last 22 sweeps – including the past 13 –
CBS Radio adult contemporary WRCH "Lite 100.5" is, however, off by one full-share (11.3 – 10.3, 6+). Owing to a +.3 in
April, "Lite 100.5" halted a three-month slide that resulted in a combined decline of nearly seven shares (17.8 – 12.1 – 11.9 – 11.0, 6+). Without a decrease in the last three sweeps accounting for a combined +1.2 in that span (6.2 – 6.4 – 7.4 – 7.4, 6+), co-owned hot AC WTIC-FM flounders by eight-tenths to 6.6 but remains in fifth-place. Over the course of three successive downward trends (7.9 – 7.1 – 6.7 – 6.0, 6+) iHeartMedia classic hits-oldies WHCN "105.9 The River" (sixth to seventh) is a combined -1.9. Off four straight times dating back to February, CBS Radio rhythmic CHR WZMX "Hot 93.7" (unchanged at #4, 6+) has a net loss of -2.4 (10.1 – 9.4 – 8.6 – 7.8 – 7.7, 6+); February's 10.1 was its best-ever 6+-share in the
PPM-era.
