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April 2026 PPM Ratings

April 2026 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's April 2026 (4/2-4/29) 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

2.9 (15) to 2.9 (17)
Cume: +21,200 to 775,800

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Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.4 (5) to 4.4 (5)
Cume: +45,800 to 871,100 (Largest cume in the format this month.)

Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," pulled a 0.6 (27t) and 0.4 (33) respectively, with cumes of 144,500 and 105,200 respectively.

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Dallas (4)
KPLX Cumulus & KSCS Cumulus
Do not subscribe.

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Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
6.6 (3) to 5.2 (6)
Cume: -139,400 to 868,200

KILT Audacy
3.3 (11) to 2.8 (14)
Cume: -109,800 to 685,600

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San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.6 (18t) to 1.5 (18t)

Cume: +8,600 to 251,200

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Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
2.8 (12) to 2.8 (12)
Cume: -15,400 to 297,700

WKHX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

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Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
4.6 (8) to 4.4 (7t)
Cume: +1,800 to 521,400

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Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
2.0 (14t) to 2.0 (15)

Cume: +900 to 141,000

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.

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Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
3.3 (6) to 3.8 (4)

Largest share since February 2025.
Cume: -16,400 to 248,200

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San Jose (39)
KBAY Connoisseur
3.7 (8t) to 3.8 (6)
Cume: +11,900 to 150,200
Largest cume since April 2022.

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Middlesex (41)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
0.9 (17) to 1.2 (18)
Cume: +13,000 to 67,400

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