Holiday 2025 PPM Ratings
Holiday 2025 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's Holiday 2025 (12/11/25-1/7/26) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.
Significant all-Christmas stations are also noted in each market.
Los Angeles (Market 2)
KKGO Mt. Wilson
2.5 (17) to 2.3 (17)
Cume: -42,300 to 605,900
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia KOST - 13.3 (1)
Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
3.6 (8) to 3.3 (8t)
Cume: -20,700 to 742,700
Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," pulled a 0.5 (32t) and 0.2 (38t) respectively, with cumes of 122,400 and 65,500 respectively.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia WLIT - 12.4 (1)
Dallas (4)
KPLX Cumulus
5.5 (3) to 5.3 (2)
Cume: -5,600 to 812,400
KSCS Cumulus
5.3 (4) to 4.8 (3)
Cume: +49,300 to 721,600
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia KDGE - 10.1 (1)
Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
5.7 (3) to 5.3 (4)
Cume: +14,200 to 821,100 (Largest cume in the format this month.)
KILT Audacy
3.4 (10) to 4.8 (7)
Largest share since March 2024.
Cume: +22,600 to 734,800
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia KODA - 13.3 (1), Hope Media KSBJ - 5.6 (3)
San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.3 (22t) to 1.1 (27)
Cume: -21,200 to 216,800
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia KOIT - 9.9 (1)
Atlanta (7)
WKHX Cumulus
3.7 (10) to 5.1 (7)
Largest share since Sept. 2016.
Cume: +44,000 to 349,400
WUBL iHeartMedia
2.4 (19) to 2.4 (15t)
Cume: -21,200 to 290,400
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: Audacy WSTR - 6.3 (3)
Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
3.7 (10t) to 3.8 (8)
Cume: -70,900 to 412,400
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: Audacy WBEB - 17.0 (1)
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur
1.7 (15t) to 1.4 (17t)
Cume: -21,400 to 129,800
WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia WLTW - 8.5 (1), Connoisseur WALK - 7.6 (2)
Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy
2.4 (6t) to 3.4 (4)
Cume: +19,000 to 221,000
San Jose (39)
KBAY Connoisseur
3.3 (8) to 2.8 (11)
Cume: -30,600 to 109,200
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia KOIT - 11.6 (1)
Middlesex (41)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.7 (16) to 1.1 (17t)
Cume: -6,500 to 53,400
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: iHeartMedia WLTW - 10.9 (1), Beasley WMGQ - 5.1 (4)
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