March 2026 PPM Ratings
March 2026 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's March 2026 (3/5-4/1) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.
With the two companies in ongoing litigation (CAT 10/17/25), Cumulus has ceased subscribing to Nielsen and its stations are no longer visible in PPM markets.
Los Angeles (Market 2)
KKGO Mt. Wilson
2.7 (15) to 2.9 (15)
Largest share since May 2022.
Cume: +99,900 to 754,600
Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.8 (5) to 4.4 (5)
Cume: +13,700 to 825,300
Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," pulled a 0.4 (28t) and 0.3 (31t) respectively, with cumes of 109,700 and 103,500 respectively.
Dallas (4)
KPLX Cumulus & KSCS Cumulus
Do not subscribe.
Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
6.6 (3) to 6.6 (3)
Cume: +98,900 to 1,007,600 (Largest cume in the format this month.)
KILT Audacy
3.3 (12) to 3.3 (11)
Cume: -71,300 to 795,400
San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.3 (19) to 1.6 (18t)
Cume: +24,500 to 242,600
Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia
2.9 (14) to 2.8 (12)
Cume: +17,600 to 313,100
WKHX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
4.3 (9) to 4.6 (8)
Cume: +54,100 to 519,600
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur
1.8 (14) to 2.0 (14t)
Cume: +10,100 to 140,100
WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.
Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy
3.0 (5) to 3.3 (6)
Cume: +12,000 to 264,600
Largest cume since April 2024.
San Jose (39)
KBAY Connoisseur
3.3 (8) to 3.7 (8t)
Cume: +9,600 to 138,300
Middlesex (41)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.2 (16t) to 0.9 (17)
Cume: -12,100 to 54,400
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