Nielsen continues rollout of the PPM results for the month of April. It covers the period from April 2nd through the 29th. It featured the Easter.
SAN FRANCISCO: Talk Rules
KQED and KCBS once again dominated the San Francisco 6+ ratings, continuing their stronghold on the market, 6+ Rankings
- KQED (N/T) remained #1 for the fourth consecutive book, rising from 8.6 to 9.2.
- KCBS (All News) slipped slightly from 8.6 to 8.7, taking second place.
The music stations battled for third. KOIT (Bonneville AC) claimed the spot with a 4.8–4.6 share. KMVQ (99.7 NOW Hot AC) held steady at 4.4 (down from 4.5) and tied for fourth with surging KIOI (Star 101.3 Hot AC), which climbed from 4.1 to 4.4. KISQ (98.1 The Breeze Soft AC) eased from 4.5 to 4.3, landing at #6.
KOIT remained the cume leader despite a 10.7% drop (1,145,600 → 1,022,900). Overall market listening was down 1.6%.
25-54 Demo: KQED and KIOI emerged as the new co-#1 stations. KQED posted a slight gain.
KIOI delivered its fifth straight up book.
KMVQ fell from #1 to #3 with a modest share loss.KYLD (WiLD 94.9 Pop CHR) jumped from #6 to #4, posting its strongest performance in over a year. KRZZ (La Raza 93.3 Regional Mexican) also delivered its best share in over a year, rising from #7 to #5.
KITS (Live 105 Alternative) and KOIT dropped out of the top five, sliding to #6 and #7 respectively after tying for #4 last month.
ATLANTA: Magic Returns
Urban One Urban AC WAMJ (Majic 107.5/97.5) roared back to the top of the Atlanta 6+ ratings with its highest share in over a year.6+ Rankings
- WAMJ jumped from 6.9 to 7.5, reclaiming the #1 spot.
- Cox Media Classic Hits WSRV (97.1 The River) held strong at #2, rising from 7.0 to 7.4.
- N/T WSB-AM fell from #1 to #3, sliding from 8.5 to 7.0.
- Audacy Urban AC WVEE (V-103) remained steady at #4 with a 6.7 share.
- Cox' Urban AC WALR (Kiss 104.1) rounded out the top five at 6.3 (down from 6.4).
AC WSB-FM (B98.5) continued to lead in cume listeners, growing 2.2% from 770,600 to 787,500. The overall market was up 0.4%.
25-54 Demo: WAMJ and WSB-FM both delivered their best performances in over a year, rising together to become the new co-#1 stations.WVEE slipped from #1 to #3 with a modest share loss.
WSRV held at #4 with a slight dip. Audacy's Sports WZGC (92.9 The Game) climbed from #8 to #5 in a strong rebound. WSB-AM and WALR tied for #6.