PPM Data – Round One. Information for the January 2017 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 January 2017 survey period covered January 5 – February 1. Managing editor
Mike Kinosian provides his "Takeaways" from these 12-
PPM markets.
TWELVE TAKEAWAYS
1) New York – Although the cumulative loss since June is just four-tenths (2.1 – 2.1 – 2.0 – 1.9 – 1.9 – 1.9 – 1.8 – 1.7, 6+),
Cumulus Media country outlet WNSH was without an increase the past seven survey periods until erupting with a full-share increase, vaulting from #19 to a three-way tie at #13. Over and above that, "94.7 Nash FM" has its
highest-ever 6+-performance (2.7) under
PPM-methodology. In 4.0 – 4.7 range (6+) the past seven sweeps,
CBS Radio all-news WINS dials up a +.8 to 5.2 (6+), inching up from sixth to fifth. It is the first time WINS crosses the five-share threshold (6+) in approximately two years (5.1, February 2015). Locked on 2.6 (6+) in December and "Holiday" 2016, hot AC sibling WNEW-FM "Fresh 102.7" improves by one-half share to 3.1 (6+) as it climbs from #12 to #11. Outlets such as
iHeartMedia adult contemporary WLTW "106.7 Lite FM" that enjoyed huge "Holiday" 2016 spikes owing to wall-to-wall Christmas music during that sweep are falling back to earth in their January 2017 stats. In the case of "Lite FM," for example, it drops by more than six full-shares (13.3 -7.2,
-6.1, 6+), but is nonetheless on top for the seventh straight time. Moreover, "Lite FM" is one-half share ahead of where it was in January
2016 (6.7, 6+). Co-owned rhythmic CHR WKTU (3.5 – 4.1, ninth to eighth, 6+) and CHR cluster-mate WHTZ "Z-100" (5.1, #6, 6+) improve by six-tenths and one-half share, respectively. WKTU was off one-half share in "Holiday" 2016. Prior to January 2017, "Z-100" had been down three straight times for a combined -1.1 (5.7 – 5.6 – 5.3 – 4.6, 6+) but it now actually backslides from fifth to sixth.
2) Los Angeles – This proves to be a benchmark month for KNX, which rides a full-share gain to 3.7, its most potent 6+-stat since
PPM became Los Angeles' ratings currency. In addition, the
CBS Radio all-news operation rockets
from #15 into the top ten (#7). Down or flat in each of the past nine sweeps producing a combined -1.3 (3.1 – 2.9 – 2.9 – 2.4 – 2.3 – 2.3 – 2.2 – 2.2 – 1.9 – 1.8, 6+), alternative sibling KROQ picks up two-tenths to 2.0 (6+), climbing from #22 to #21. Gaining one-half share and checking in at #21 is KPCC (1.5 – 2.0, 6+). The
Pasadena Area City College-owned/
American Public Media Group-operated facility reaches the two-share level (6+) for the first time since October 2015's 2.2. While it leads the field for the sixteenth successive ratings period,
iHeartMedia mainstream AC KOST "Coast 103.5" sees its 6+share skewered by more than half since "Holiday" 2016 (10.7 – 5.2,
-5.5, 6+). "Coast" had been up the past three straight ratings periods for a combined +5.3 (5.4 – 5.5 – 6.4 – 10.7, 6+) and it was 5.9 (6+) one year ago (January 2016). After a "Holiday" 2016 increase of seven-tenths to 2.8, its finest 6+-performance since July 2015's 2.9,
Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters' KKGO "Go Country 105 FM" surrenders all but one-tenth of that increase (2.8 – 2.2,
-.6, 6+), spiraling from #13 to #19. Falling from a three-way logjam at #7 to #10,
Univision Radio Spanish adult hits KRCD "Recuerdo 103.9" has nonetheless been extremely consistent the last eight ratings periods (3.2 – 3.3 – 3.2 – 3.3 – 3.3 – 3.3 – 3.2 – 3.2, 6+). With a gain of three-tenths from .8 in "Holiday" 2016,
Salem Media Group talker KRLA crosses the one-share barrier (1.1, 6+, #28).
3) Chicago – Feel free to file this under: "What a Difference a Sweep Makes – Especially If It's 'Holiday' to January." To be more specific, this time last month,
iHeartMedia hot AC WLIT "93.9 My-FM" was at #1, holding an extremely
comfortable 9.3-share (6+) advantage over
Hubbard Broadcasting's similarly-formatted, fourth-ranked WTMX "101.9 The Mix." Fast-forward to January 2017 results where we find "Mix" moving up to #3 (4.4 – 5.3, +.9, 6+), as
it possesses +1.8
lead over "My-FM," which freefalls by more than ten (10) full-shares (13.7 – 3.5, -10.2, 6+) to drop to sixth. Off by one full-share in "Holiday" 2016, "Mix" had been up in consecutive monthlies (4.9 – 5.3 – 5.4, October-November-December, 6+); prior to November 2016, it ranked third in each of the previous
seven sweeps. WLIT entered the December sweep down or flat the preceding 11 ratings periods for a collective loss of 11 full-shares (13.9 – 4.7 – 4.5 – 4.0 – 3.9 – 3.9 – 3.7 – 3.6 – 3.5 – 3.2 – 3.1 – 2.9, 6+). In succession, it then gained a +3.4 in December and a +7.4 in "Holiday" 2016. The station it displaced at #1 in "Holiday" 2016 –
CBS Radio all-news WBBM-AM (6.1 – 6.3, +.2, 6+) – returns to the penthouse. WBBM-AM was tied for the lead in September 2016 and had been on top from January 2016 through May 2016. Trending 2.0 – 2.3 – 2.4 – 2.2 – 2.4 (6+) between August and December, adult contemporary WRME-LP "FM 87.7 Me TV" sputtered by eight-tenths in "Holiday" 2016, but rebounds nicely with a full-share increase (1.6 – 2.6, 6+) and soars back into the top 20 (#24 to #14). The market's classic hits-oldies share balloons by +1.3 as
Cumulus Media's WLS-FM "94.7 Chicago's Classic Hits" gains seven-tenths (3.0, #14 to #10, 6+) while CBS Radio-owned WJMK "104.3 K-Hits" picks up six-tenths (2.4 – 3.0, steady at #10, 6+). "Chicago's Classic Hits" ends four straight downward trends that yielded a combined -1.3 (3.6 – 3.2 – 2.7 – 2.6 – 2.3, 6+). Meanwhile this is the best 6+-performance for "K-Hits" since May 2016 (3.1). A gain of one-half share takes
Chicago Public Media's WBEZ (#18 to a three-way tie at #16) to 2.5, matching what it registered in May 2016, while a +.4 to 2.0 (6+) by Cumulus Media talker WLS-AM (#24 to #23) ends three straight sweeps without an increase that produced a combined -.6 (2.2 – 2.2 – 2.1 – 1.6, 6+). Even though Hubbard Broadcasting adult contemporary WSHE – which is within 2.0 – 2.9 range (6+) for the 34th straight monthly – gains four-tenths (2.4 – 2.8, 6+), it falls from a three-way tie at #10 to #12. Making identical 1.9 – 2.2 (+.3, 6+) moves and thus tied at #20 are the market's two country rivals, iHeartMedia's WEBG "Big 95.5" and CBS Radio-owned WUSN "US-99.5."
4) San Francisco – After a one-month hiatus from the top spot,
Northern California Public Broadcasting's KQED, -.7 in "Holiday" 2016 to fall to second, recovers all of it and then some (6.4 – 7.3,
+.9, 6+) as it returns to #1.
The loss of seven-tenths in "Holiday" 2016 halted seven straight positive trends that yielded a cumulative +2.3 (4.8 – 4.9 – 5.3 – 5.7 – 5.9 – 5.9 – 6.9 – 7.1, 6+). The public facility was evicted from the top spot and moved to the runner-up position in October, but registered a full-share gain in November to recapture the lead. Ousted after one month and falling from first to third in January 2017 is
Entercom adult contemporary KOIT-FM "Better Music for a Better Workday" (9.2 – 4.9, -4.3, 6+). The
-4.3 by KOIT-FM this sweep comes immediately after its
+4.4 in "Holiday" 2016. Back-to-back declines by "Better Music for a Better Workday" in October and November produced a combined -.5 (3.9 – 3.8 – 3.4, 6+), but KOIT-FM answered with a +1.4 in December. The 5.1 (6+) advantage KOIT-FM had over
iHeartMedia adult contemporary KISQ "98.1 The Breeze" in "Holiday" 2016 shrinks to seven-tenths as "The Breeze" is up one-tenth (4.1 – 4.2, unchanged at #4). Faltering by eight-tenths in "Holiday" 2016, KCBS-AM gains it all back (6.7 – 5.9 – 6.7, 6+) and the
CBS Radio all-news operation shifts from third to second. Its -.8 in "Holiday" 2016 ended a string of successive gains at four (5.4 – 5.6 – 6.1 – 6.1 – 6.7, 6+); KCBS-AM was +1.3 since August. Owing to a gain of seven tenths (3.1 – 3.8, tenth to fifth, 6+), hot AC sibling KLLC "Alice @ 97.3" overtakes format rival, iHeartMedia-owned KIOI "Star 101.3" (3.6, +.4, eighth to sixth, 6+). "Alice" was without an increase since August (3.6 – 3.5 – 3.3 – 3.3 – 3.2 – 3.1, 6+), while "Star" had been down in each of the previous four ratings periods for a combined -1.1 (4.3 – 3.7 – 3.5 – 3.3 – 3.2, 6+). A +.6 (2.2 – 2.8, 6+) enables
Cumulus Media talker KSFO to jump from #15 to #12. Improving by one-half share each are Entercom urban AC KBLX "102.9 The Bay's R&B" (#19 to #14, 6+); KALW "Local Public Radio" (1.4 – 1.9, #19, 6+); and
Educational Media Foundation contemporary Christian KLVS "K-LOVE" (.5 – 1.0, #29, 6+). This is the fourth straight up or flat trend for "The Bay's R&B" for a combined +.9 (1.6 – 1.8 – 1.8 – 2.0 – 2.5). Following a collective +1.3 in December and "Holiday" 2016 (1.5 – 2.0 – 2.8, 6+),
Alpha Media-owned KBAY regresses by -1.2 and sinks from #11 to #25.
5) Dallas – Off by one-half share in "Holiday" 2016 (5.2 – 4.7, 6+)
Cumulus Media's country formatted KPLX not only bounces back with a +1.2 to 5.9, "The Wolf" progresses from fourth to first. It ends a one-month stay at the top for
iHeartMedia's KDGE "Star 102.1," which abandoned its alternative format and "Edge" identity in mid-
November 2016 in favor of all-Christmas music (and eventually its current adult contemporary format). In "Holiday" 2016, "Star 102.1" more than doubled December's 3.3 to 7.7 (+4.4, 6+) and catapulted from tenth to first. With a -4.9 in January 2017 to 2.8 (6+), KDGE, which was at #21 in November, drifts from #1 all the way to #14. CHR cluster-mate KHKS "Kiss-FM," which succeeded "The Wolf" at #1 in December, picks up one full-share and now trails KPLX by just one-tenth (4.8 – 5.8, third to second, 6+). Following a seven-tenths erosion in "Holiday" 2016,
CBS Radio adult hits KJKK "Jack-FM" recaptures one-half share (4.2 – 3.5 – 4.0, 6+) and moves back to #6 from #8. Prior to the -.7, "Jack" had been up the previous three ratings periods for a combined +.9 (3.3 – 3.5 – 4.1 – 4.2, 6+). On the heels of a +1.4 in "Holiday" 2016, classic hits-oldies sibling KLUV forfeits -1.6 (5.4 – 6.8 – 5.2, 6+) and slides from second to third. Four straight down or flat trends have produced a cumulative -1.3 for sports cluster-mate KRLD-FM "The Fan" (3.7 – 3.2 – 2.9 – 2.4 – 2.4, 6+), which slips from #18 to #19.
6) Houston – Climbing from fifth to fourth, noncommercial contemporary Christian KSBJ "God Listens" improves by one full-share to 5.9, its strongest 6+-share in more than four years (6.0, November 2012). Following three straight
negative trends that yielded a combined -1.5 (8.0 – 7.4 – 6.7 – 6.5, 6+),
Univision Radio regional Mexican KLTN brings back 60% of that deficit to 7.4 (+.9, 6+) and jumps from third to first. In the process, it unseats
iHeartMedia adult contemporary KODA "Sunny 99.1," which sputters by -4.3 to 6.0 (6+), curtailing four straight up-trends that yielded a cumulative +3.8 (6.5 – 6.6 – 6.9 – 7.3 – 10.3, 6+); "Sunny" – #1 in
23 consecutive ratings periods before dipping to second in August 2016 – trades places with KLTN at #3. In "Holiday" 2016, KTRH returned the one-half share it gained in December, halting its streak of successive up or flat trends – which netted a +.7 – at three (3.3 – 3.3 – 3.5 – 4.0, 6+). The iHeartMedia talker recoups that +.7 in January 2017 (3.5 – 4.2, 6+) and is back in the top ten (#14 to #10). Logging a gain of seven-tenths as well is
CBS Radio Spanish contemporary KLOL "Mega 101 FM" (3.9 – 4.6, steady at #7, 6+), which was -.6 in "Holiday" 2016. Improving by six-tenths each are
Cumulus Media CHR KRBE "Houston's #1 Hit Music Station" (tenth to eighth, 6+) and
University of Houston-owned KUHF (3.0 – 3.6, #16 to #13, 6+). This marks the third straight increase for KRBE (3.3 – 3.5 – 3.7 – 4.3, 6+) for a collective +1.0. Off by -1.7 since July (5.9 – 5.2 – 4.7 – 4.2, 6+),
Cox Media Group country KKBQ "The New 93-Q" regained seven-tenths in November; lost six-tenths in December; forfeited one-half share in "Holiday" 2016; but is +.5 in January 2017 (4.9 – 4.3 – 3.8 – 4.3, 6+) as it inches up from ninth to eighth. Before slipping to #7 in October, "The New Q" had been in fifth-place the previous four sweeps. On the first day of the January 2017 sweep,
Radio One transitioned KROI from urban-rhythmic oldies to CHR as "Radio Now 92.1." Frozen on 1.4 (6+) in December and "Holiday" 2016, KROI, in its new CHR format, drops one-half share to .9 (#24, 6+).
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Philadelphia – After sputtering by one-half share in "Holiday" 2016,
Beasley Media Group's WMGK "Classic Rock 102.9 MGK" roars back with a
gain four times that amount – a whopping
+2.0 – to advance from fourth to second (5.4 – 4.9 – 6.9, 6+). In December, "Classic Rock 102.9 MGK" was -.6, thus curtailing three straight progressive
trends (5.5 – 5.7 – 5.8 – 6.0, 6+).
Jerry Lee Radio adult contemporary WBEB "More FM" enjoyed a 13-share (6+) advantage over WMGK in "Holiday" 2016, but that has been whittled down to a solitary share as WBEB erodes by ten (10) full-shares (17.9 – 7.9, 6+). Even so, "More FM," which was +6.8 in "Holiday" 2016, is #1 for the sixth consecutive time. Following a collective gain of eight-tenths (6.8 – 7.4 – 7.6, August – September – October, 6+), "More FM" dropped one-tenth in November, only to post a +3.6 in December. The day after the "Holiday" 2016 ratings period ended (1/5),
CBS Radio CHR WZMP "Amp" – which was trending 3.3 – 3.1 – 3.0 – 3.0 (6+) – flipped to adult contemporary as WTDY. In its first adult contemporary sweep against WBEB, "Today's 96.5" registers a 2.6 (6+, #18). Despite a +1.3 (5.5 – 6.8, 6+), classic hits-oldies sibling WOGL remains at #3, although it trails WMGK by just one-tenth. After absorbing a loss of six-tenths, Beasley Media Group's WMMR "93.3 Rocks" bounces back with an increase twice that size (5.6,
+1.2, 6+) to climb from sixth to fifth. WMMR ends three successive downward sweeps (6.1 – 5.8 – 5.0 – 4.4, 6+) for a collective -1.7. In four straight dips (5.0 – 4.9 – 4.1 – 3.5 – 2.7, 6+),
iHeartMedia-owned WRFF lost nearly half its 6+-share (-2.3) but "Radio 104.5 – Philadelphia's Alternative" dials up a +1.1 to 3.8 (6+) to move from #13 to #11. Not only does CBS Radio talker WPHT regain the one-half share it lost in "Holiday" 2016, it piles on one-half share to it (3.4 – 2.9 – 3.9, 6+) as it cracks the top ten (#12 to #9). Staying in the spoken-word arena, co-owned all-news KYW picks up nine-tenths (4.7 – 5.6, steady at #5, 6+); public WHYY is up seven-tenths (2.3 – 3.0, #18 to #14, 6+); and Beasley Media Group sports WPEN-FM "97.5 The Fanatic" adds one-half share (2.5, unchanged at #19, 6+). Both KYW and WHYY were -.6 in "Holiday" 2016, while "The Fanatic" ends three straight negative trends (2.5 – 2.4 – 2.2 – 2.0, 6+). Before the "Holiday" 2016 sweep, KYW had been up or flat the past four times (4.4 – 4.4 – 4.6 – 5.1 – 5.3, 6+) for a net +.9. In three straight increases, WHYY accumulated a combined eight-tenths (2.1 – 2.4 – 2.5 – 2.9, 6+). Spiking upward by six-tenths each are
Radio One urban AC WRNB "100.3 R&B + Old School" (3.3 – 3.9, tenth to ninth, 6+); iHeartMedia CHR WIOQ "Q-102" (3.1 – 3.7, #11 to #12, 6+); and
Educational Media Foundation contemporary Christian WKVP "K-LOVE" (2.1 – 2.7, 6+). Flat at #7, iHeartMedia urban contemporary WUSL "Power 99" is up one-tenth to 4.1 (6+), applying the brakes to six successive sweeps without an increase that produced a -.9 (4.9 – 4.9 – 4.7 – 4.1 – 4.0 – 4.0 – 4.0, 6+).
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Atlanta – It is indeed quite the rollercoaster ride for
Cox Media Group talker WSB-AM, which follows the largest (6+)
decline by any
PPM-market station whose data was announced this time last month (
-2.3) with the
loftiest (6+)
increase by any PPM-market station whose information was released yesterday (10.2 – 7.9 – 10.7,
+2.8). Moreover, WSB-AM is #1 for the
thirteenth straight month and its January 2017 10.7 represents the station's best-ever (6+) performance, eclipsing the 10.2 in December. On the heels of a +.6 (6+),
CBS Radio sports outlet WZGC "92.9 The Game" tacks on another eight-tenths (3.0 – 3.6 – 4.4, 6+), lifting the flagship of Super Bowl runner-up the
Atlanta Falcons from #13 into the top ten (#9). Enjoying its seventh straight monthly without a decrease for a combined +1.6 (2.9 – 3.2 – 3.7 – 3.8 – 3.8 – 4.1 – 4.3 – 4.5, 6+),
Radio One urban AC WAMJ "Majic The Real Sound of Atlanta" rises from ninth to eighth. Ordinarily a station gaining three-tenths (1.6 – 1.9, 6+) and finishing at #18 wouldn't be particularly noteworthy, but in this case, that's the scenario for
Dickey Broadcasting's WCNN "Sports Radio The Fan," making its first print appearance in exactly five years when it recorded a 1.9 (January 2012, 6+). Down or flat six straight sweeps entering the "Holiday" 2016 report for a collective loss of -1.5 (6.1 – 5.9 – 5.3 – 5.3 – 5.1 – 4.6 – 4.6, 6+),
Salem Media Group contemporary Christian WFSH dialed up a +2.5; however, "104.7 The Fish" forfeits all of it (4.6 – 7.1 – 4.6, 6+), as it drops from second to sixth. The 7.1 in "Holiday" 2016 was the strongest 6+-performance for "The Fish" in just over two years (7.6, "Holiday" 201
4). Up a collective eight-tenths in back-to-back ratings periods (5.9 – 6.3 – 6.7, 6+), CBS Radio urban contemporary WVEE "V-103" forfeits seven-tenths to 6.0 (6+) yet manages to climb from third to second. Stymied on .4 the past five ratings periods,
iHeartMedia's WGST "640 Talk Radio" drops one-tenth to .3 (#27 to #30, 6+).
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Long Island – Without a decrease for seven successive sweeps for a net gain of +1.6 (2.9 – 3.2 – 3.7 – 3.7 – 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.2 – 4.5, 6+), WINS floundered by one full-share in "Holiday" 2016. The
CBS Radio all-news outlet, however, gets all but one-tenth back in January 2017 (4.5 – 3.5 – 4.4, 6+) and returns to the top ten (#11 to #7). A +.7 (4.4 – 5.1, 6+)
lifts all-sports sibling WFAN "The Fan" from fifth to second. Having registered
11 successive sweeps at #1 in the Long Island report,
iHeartMedia New York City CHR WHTZ spiraled by -1.5 in "Holiday" 2016 (6.6 – 5.1, 6+), sliding to third. "Z-100" gains eight-tenths to 5.9 (6+) though and reappears at #1. Dislodged from the top spot is
Connoisseur Media hot AC WALK-FM "Real Variety 97.5" (9.0 – 4.9,
-4.1, 6+), which skids to fourth. WALK-FM gained a combined +3.9 in December and "Holiday" 2016. Notching gains of one-half share each are
Cox Media Group CHR WBLI "Long Island's #1 For All the Hits" (4.5, seventh to fifth, 6+); CBS Radio hot AC WNEW-FM "Fresh 102.7" (2.0 – 2.5, #19 to #16, 6+); and iHeartMedia talker WOR (3.1 – 3.6, #13 to #10, 6+). WBLI had been without an increase the past five sweeps for a combined -.9 (4.9 – 4.8 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4.1 – 4.0, 6+). Picking up one-half share as well are iHeartMedia rhythmic CHR WKTU (2.0 – 2.5, #19 to #16, 6+);
Cumulus Media's WNSH "94.7 Nash FM" (1.7 – 2.2, #22 to #20, 6+); and public WNYC-FM (1.6 – 2.1, #22. 6+). Following 17 straight monthlies in two-share territory (6+), "94.7 Nash FM" dropped one-half share to 1.7 in "Holiday" 2016. This is the
26th straight sweep that
Emmis rhythmic CHR WQHT "Hot 97" (#17 to #20) is in 2.0 – 2.9 range (2.3 – 2.2, -.1, 6+). Down a combined four-tenths in three straight (minor) downtrends (3.7 – 3.6 – 3.5 – 3.3, 6+), iHeartMedia New York City adult contemporary WLTW "Lite FM" rebounded with a collective +4.5 in December and "Holiday" 2016, but coughs up all of it plus one-tenth (7.8 – 3.2,
-4.6, 6+), drifting from #2 out of the top ten (#12). Exiting the top ten as well (#7 to #13) is Connoisseur Media's similarly-formatted WKJY "K-98.3," which sputters by one-full share (4.0 – 3.0, 6+).
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Riverside – Powered by a +.7 (3.7 – 4.4, 6+),
CBS Radio's KFRG advances from sixth to fourth. It is the best 6+-showing for "New Country K-Frog" since March 2016's 4.8. Meanwhile co-owned, similarly-programmed KXFG
(#22 to #21) has a .1 for the twelfth successive sweep. In addition to KFRG "New Country K-Frog,"
Entravision Spanish adult hits KLYY "Jose" also gains seven-tenths. "Jose" is up or flat for the fifth straight time for a collective +2.2 (7.2 – 7.5 – 7.5 – 8.3 – 8.7 – 9.4, 6+) and ranks first for the
fifteenth consecutive ratings period. Following a one-share increase in
June, which halted back-to-back downward trends that produced a combined -.4, "Jose" fell by two-tenths in
July but bounced back with a +.8 in August. This represents the fourth consecutive one-half share fluctuation by
Anaheim Broadcasting classic hits-oldies KOLA – and the first one in positive territory (7.1 – 6.6 – 6.1 – 5.6 – 6.1, 6+). In the runner-up slot six straight times before dropping to third in "Holiday" 2016, KOLA is back at #2. Prior to November, KOLA was up or flat the previous six times for a net gain of +2.2 (4.9 – 4.9 – 5.6 – 6.5 – 6.8 – 6.9 – 7.1, 6+). Improving by one-half share as well is
All Pro Broadcasting adult contemporary KATY "Mix 101.3" (.4 – .9, #16 to #13). It is the strongest 6+-performance for "Mix" since "Holiday" 2015 (also .9, 6+). Trending 1.6 – 1.5 – 1.7 – 1.6 (6+) since October, co-owned KHTI "Hot 103.9 Move to the Music" declines by seven-tenths and ties "Mix" at .9 (6+, #13, down from #11). After seven straight positive or flat trends for a cumulative gain of nearly three full-shares (3.1 – 3.9 – 3.9 – 3.9 – 4.0 – 4.0 – 5.4 – 6.0, 6+),
Univision Radio Spanish contemporary KLVE "K-LOVE 107.5" (fourth to fifth) has surrendered a collective -1.7 in back-to-back sweeps (6.0 – 4.8 – 4.3, 6+ (6+). Dating back to May, KLVE nearly doubled its 6+-share. Remaining flat at #8 but also off by one-half share in January 2017 is
LC Media's urban-rhythmic oldies KQIE "Old School 104.7" (2.7 – 2.2, 6+).
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San Jose – A nonsubscriber to the
San Jose report since notching a 5.1 (6+) in the "Holiday"
2015 report,
Northern California Public Broadcasting's KQED returns in a big way by hanging out a +1.5 (5.4 – 6.9, 6+) and finishing at #1. Evicted from the top spot is
Entercom adult contemporary KOIT-FM "Better Music for a Better
Workday" (8.4 – 5.1,
-3.3, 6+), which drops from first to fourth. Gaining nine-tenths each are co-owned KUFX "98.5 The South Bay's Classic Rock" (2.9 – 3.8, tenth to seventh, 6+) and
Cumulus Media talker KGO (2.4 – 3.3, #14 to #10, 6+). In "Holiday" 2016, "The South Bay's Classic Rock" and KGO were -1.0 and -.6, respectively. Up by eight-tenths each are
CBS Radio CHR KMVQ "Now 99.7 New Hit Music" (2.5 – 3.3, #10, 6+) and Cumulus Media talker KSFO (1.8 – 2.6, #20 to #17, 6+). "Now" had been down or flat the past five sweeps for a cumulative -1.4 (3.9 – 3.8 – 3.8 – 3.3 – 2.8 – 2.5, 6+). As was the case with Cumulus Media sibling KGO, KSFO was down six-tenths in "Holiday" 2016. One-half share improvements are recorded by
iHeartMedia urban contemporary KMEL "#1 For Hip-Hop and R&B" (2.7, flat at #16, 6+) and CBS Radio hot AC KLLC "Alice @ 97.3" (2.5, unchanged at #18, 6+). KMEL was stuck on 2.0 (6+) in October and November and then on 2.2 (6+) in December and "Holiday" 2016, while "Alice" had been without an increase the past three ratings periods (2.5 – 2.1 – 2.0 – 2.0, 6+). Following seven straight sweeps without a loss for a cumulative +4.6 (3.4 – 3.8 – 4.1 – 4.3 – 4.3 – 4.3 – 5.5 – 8.0, 6+),
Alpha Media-owned KBAY regresses by -3.6 to 4.4 (6+), dipping from second to sixth. On Christmas Day (12/25) at 5:00 pm, KBAY ended 20 years as an AC by flipping to classic hits-oldies as "94.5 Bay FM." Although flat at 3.0 (6+) and within 3.0 – 3.9 range (6+) for the eighteenth successive sweep, iHeartMedia CHR KYLD "WiLD 94.9 The Bay's #1 Hit Music Station" departs the top ten (#9 to #15). Off by one-half share (.8 – .3, 6+),
Empire Broadcasting classic country KLIV "1590 San Jose's Country Gold" finishes at #30.
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Middlesex – Registering a "Holiday" 2016 – January 2017 increase of one-full-share (6.8 – 7.8, 6+),
Townsquare Media talker WKXW returns to #1 after one sweep in the runner-up slot. Prior to "Holiday" 2016 (where it was -.7, 6+), "New Jersey 101.5" spent
twelve consecutive ratings periods on top. Down a combined one-
share in October and November (8.2 – 7.6 – 7.2, 6+), WKXW picked up three-tenths in December. Owing to a sweep-to-sweep decrease of roughly 56% (8.7 – 3.8, -4.9, 6+),
iHeartMedia adult contemporary WLTW "Lite FM" drifts from first to seventh. Before January 2017's -4.9, "Lite FM" had four straight up or flat trends in the Middlesex report, more than doubling its 6+-share since September (4.3 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 5.2 – 8.7, 6+). After three consecutive gains totaling a combined seven-tenths (2.8 – 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.5, 6+),
Univision Radio Spanish tropical WXNY "X-96.3" relinquished nine-tenths in "Holiday" 2016 but erases that with a +1.0 in January 2017 (3.5 – 2.6 – 3.6, 6+), gliding from #15 to #10. Having improved in December by one-half share and then regressing by six-tenths in "Holiday" 2016,
Cumulus Media country WNSH "94.7 Nash FM" racks up eight-tenths (2.9 – 3.7, 6+) to enter the top ten (#13 to #8). December's +.5 by "Nash FM" ended three successive negative trends for a combined -.9 (3.9 – 3.7 – 3.6 – 3.0, 6+). Recording a gain of six-tenths each are hot AC sibling WPLJ (2.7, #20 to 16, 6+) and
Emmis urban AC WBLS "107.5 – Your #1 Source For R&B" (6.0, second, 6+). WPLJ had been down or flat in each of the last three ratings periods and regains the six-tenths it lost in that timeframe (2.7 – 2.5 – 2.5 – 2.1, 6+), while WBLS rebounds from a cumulative -.8 in the past two sweeps (6.2 – 5.9 – 5.4, 6+). Jumping by one-half share each – all from the iHeartMedia cluster – are CHR WHTZ "Z-100" (4.4 – 4.9, seventh to fifth, 6+); urban contemporary WWPR "Power 105.1" (2.6 – 3.1, steady at #15, 6+); and rhythmic CHR WKTU (2.7, #18 to #16, 6+), which had been trending 2.8 – 2.4 – 2.2 – 2.2 (6+). Following a combined +1.7 in December and "Holiday" 2016 (3.1 – 3.7 – 4.8, 6+),
Spanish Broadcasting System Spanish contemporary WPAT-FM "93.1 Amor" returns all but three-tenths (3.4
-1.4, 6+), plummeting from #5 to #11. Regressing by one full-share (4.2 – 3.2, 6+),
Beasley Media Group adult contemporary WMGQ "Magic 98.3" falls from the top ten (#8 to #13). Having registered three successive upward trends netting a +.8 (2.3 – 2.4 – 2.7 – 3.1, 6+),
Pillar of Fire contemporary Christian WAWZ "Star 99.1" is off by seven-tenths to 2.4 (6+), spiraling from #12 to #21.
