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Jan 2025 PPM Ratings

January 2025 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's January 2025 (1/9-2/5) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.

* Note: Effective with this survey, Nielsen has shifted its methodology by decreasing the amount of time needed for listening credit from five minutes to three within a quarter hour (CAT 11/12/24). 


Los Angeles (Market 2)
KKGO Mt. Wilson

2.4 (16) to 2.6 (15) 
Largest share since October 2022.
Cume: +66,600 to 663,300 

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Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
3.2 (7) to 4.8 (3t)
Cume: +200,100 to 801,500

Alpha's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," each pulled a 0.3 (34t) with cumes of 96,700 and 100,200 respectively.

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Dallas 
(4)
KPLX Cumulus 
3.6 (9t) to 3.9 (8t)
Cume: +71,900 to 647,200 

KSCS Cumulus
4.6 (3) to 3.9 (8t)
Cume: +120,600 to 631,200

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San Francisco (5)
KBAY/San Jose Alpha
1.2 (22) to 1.4 (22t)

Largest share since Holiday 2023.
Cume: +36,900 to 217,700

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Houston (6)
KKBQ Radio One
4.7 (6) to 6.9 (2)
Largest share since June 2014.
Cume: +188,600 to 988,900 (Largest cume in the format this month)

KILT Audacy
3.7 (9) to 3.7 (11)
Cume: +88,500 to 822,600

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Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
2.8 (15) to 3.7 (10)
Cume: +78,800 to 351,100

WKHX Cumulus
3.0 (13t) to 2.9 (13)
Cume: +22,100 to 325,300

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Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
3.6 (7) to 4.8 (7)
Cume: +120,100 to 591,900

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Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
3.5 (9) to 2.4 (14t)

Cume: +13,200 to 161,400
Classic Hits WBZO flipped to Country WWWF on March 20 (CAT 3/20).


WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe. 

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Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
3.0 (6) to 3.4 (6)

Cume: +59,300 to 241,500

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San Jose (40)
KBAY Alpha
3.0 (8t) to 3.5 (7t)
Cume: +8,500 to 132,200

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Middlesex (42)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
2.0 (13) to 2.2 (15)
Cume: -100 to 55,900
Did not subscribe in July. 

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