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dasha71725.jpg Penn. Name: Warner's Dasha with WXTU's Mark Razz (l) and WGTY/York's Scott Donato at the Philadelphia stop of Thomas Rhett's Better In Boots Tour.
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Shingle File: Back Blocks/EMI's Tucker Wetmore and Love Renaissance's Tanner Adell play BMI's Rooftop on the Row. Pictured (l-r) are BMI’s Shannon Sanders, Claire Dodelin, Jackson Kiger and Leslie Roberts, Wetmore, Adell and BMI’s Clay Bradley, Mason Hunter, Nina Carter, MaryAnn Keen and Kelsey O’Neill.

gavin71625.jpg Miami "Sunset:" Warner's Gavin Adcock (in hat) with the label's Kristen Williams, Audacy's Justin Cole, WWKA/Orlando's Steve Stewart and the label's James Marsh and Tom Martens (l-r) in Miami.
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Coming Home Base: Columbia's Old Dominion play a post-Cincinnati Reds game show. Pictured (l-r) are WUBE’s Grover Collins, OD's Trevor Rosen and Matthew Ramsey, guest Mel, the station's Jake, Morris Higham's Scot Michaels, OD's Geoff Sprung and Brad Tursi and the label's Christy Garbinski.

Alexandra-Kay71525.jpg New Kidd: Wheelhouse's Alexandra Kay (c) with WBEE/Rochester's Billy Kidd and wife Val.
sam71525.jpg KMLEave The Light On: MCA's Sam Hunt at KMLE/Phoenix's Koozie Concert. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Niko Petrou and Drew Bland, the label's Katie Bright, Hunt, the label's Donna Jo Passuntino and the station's Cheyenne Davis.
Russell71425.jpg Heard It In A County Song: Triple Tigers' Russell Dickerson (in hat) with KSNI/Santa Maria, CA's Jessica Carroll and Jay Turner and the label's Dave Collins (l-r) at the Santa Barbara County Fair.
bigloud71425.jpg What The Hell Is A Redneck Gon' Do In Miami? Big Loud's Miranda Lambert and Morgan Wallen in Miami. Pictured (top, l-r) are WKIS' Tim Conlon, the label's Sarah Headley, Lauren "LT" Thomas and Stacy Blythe, iHeart's Rod Phillips, Lambert, Audacy's Justin Cole and WWKA/Orlando's Steve Stewart; (bottom, l-r) Phillips, Stewart, Wallen, Cole, Conlon, Thomas, Blythe and Headley.
sony71425.jpg Flameous Friends: RCA's Kane Brown and Columbia's Megan Moroney at Chicago's Windy City Smokeout. Pictured (top, l-r) are the label's Mallory Michaels, Brown, WWQM/Madison, WI’s Randy Hawke and the label's Jeff Rizzo; (bottom, l-r) WUSN's Marci Braun, Moroney and Michaels.
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Way Smokeout Here: Nashville Harbor's Riley Green at Windy City Smokeout in Chicago. Pictured (l-r) are Fusion Music’s Daniel Miller, the label's Jimmy Harnen, WUSN's Marci Braun, Green and the label's Stella Prado.

Top Stories

June 2025 PPM Ratings:

June 2025 PPM Ratings: Day four of Nielsen Audio's June 2025 (5/29-6/25) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.

Austin (Market 27)
KASE iHeartMedia
4.8 (4t) to 4.5 (6t)
Cume: -48,400 to 200,000


KVET iHeartMedia 
4.5 (7) to 4.5 (6t) 
Cume: -4,900 to 245,700


KKMJ-HD3 Audacy Classic Country 
1.4 (21) to 1.4 (21t) 
Cume: +1,000 to 32,900

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Raleigh (35)
WQDR Curtis
6.3 (7) to 6.9 (6)

Cume: -34,400 to 228,100

WNCB iHeartMedia
3.3 (11t) to 3.0 (14)
Cume: +4,800 to 144,800

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Indianapolis (38)
WLHK Radio One
5.6 (7) to 5.4 (6t)
Cume: -900 to 215,400

WFMS Cumulus
4.0 (11) to 5.3 (8)
Cume: +15,400 to 213,200

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Nashville (39)
WSIX iHeartMedia
5.5 (6) to 6.8 (2)
Cume: -25,900 to 161,600

WKDF Cumulus
3.2 (13) to 3.0 (13)
Cume: -14,200 to 136,700

WSM-FM Cumulus
2.7 (15) to 2.4 (15)
Cume: -12,500 to 133,500
On June 4 Big D & Bubba moved from mornings on WKDF to WSM-FM as part of an overhaul of programming on both stations (CAT 6/3).

WNFN Midwest Classic Country
1.7 (17) to 1.5 (17)
Cume: -17,500 to 71,800

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Jacksonville (43)
WQIK iHeartMedia
6.9 (4) to 6.0 (6) 
Cume: -9,500 to 201,200

WGNE Renda
4.8 (8) to 4.4 (9)
Cume: -29,700 to 163,300

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Milwaukee (44)
WMIL iHeartMedia
5.9 (4) to 6.1 (3)
Cume: -12,100 to 270,100

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Providence (45)
WCTK Hall
9.1 (2) to 9.2 (1) Largest share in the format this month.
Cume: -16,500 to 
270,400

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Norfolk (46)
WUSH Sinclair
4.6 (7) to 5.0 (7)
Cume: -9,600 to 129,800

WGH Max
3.3 (12) to 3.5 (10t)
Cume: -2,700 to 139,800

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Greensboro (47)
WPAW Audacy
4.7 (6) to 4.4 (6)
Cume: -1,800 to 171,100

WTQR iHeartMedia
4.4 (7) to 4.2 (7)
Cume: +15,200 to 189,200
Largest cume since Sept. 2023.

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West Palm Beach (49) 
WIRK Hubbard
4.9 (4) to 4.6 (5)
Cume: -6,200 to 104,100

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Memphis (55)
WLFP Audacy
3.5 (7) to 3.3 (7)
Cume: -1,400 to 137,500

WGKX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

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Hartford (56)
WWYZ iHeartMedia
8.9 (2) to 8.8 (3) 
Cume: -1,900 to 187,500

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