Philly Radio: WOGL Unseats WBEB At #1

The lead story in the city of Brotherly Love is that Jerry Lee’s AC WBEB 101.1 FM MoreFM has dropped from its usual #1 perch.

The new champion is CBS Radio’s Classic Hits WOGL 98.1 FM, which was up 6.0—6.8 (6+ AQH Total Week) in the May PPMs released this week by Nielsen.  WOGL has been slowly trending upward since Christmas.  Meanwhile, WBEB has been trending downward for six consecutive months and in May, it dropped 6.5—5.8 and fell to #2 in the Top 5 Ranker.

Greater Media’s Classic Rock WMGK 102.9 FM tied with CBS Radio’s Country WXTU 92.5 for the #3 spot. WMGK was down 6.0—5.7, while WXTU rebounded 4.9—5.7. 

iHM’s UrbanAC WDAS 105.3 FM wobbled 5.7—5.6 to place at #5.

25-54:  WMMR (fifth straight month)…WRFF…WMGK tied WBEB…WXTU

18-34:  WUSL…WRFF…WXTU…WBEB…WMMR

18-49:  WMMR…WRFF…WUSL…WBEB…WXTU

Cume:  WBEB-FM 1,623,100…WOGL-FM 1,353,100…WIOQ-FM 1,252,400…WMGK-FM 1,226,700 WRFF-FM 1,071,700