May 2025 PPM Ratings
May 2025 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's May 2025 (5/1-28) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.
Los Angeles (Market 2)
KKGO Mt. Wilson
2.5 (16) to 2.3 (17)
Cume: +15,200 to 707,100
Largest cume since Holiday 2023.
Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.3 (6) to 4.6 (4)
Cume: +19,000 to 892,500
Alpha's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," each pulled a 0.3 (36t), with cumes of 98,000 and 89,200 respectively.
Dallas (4)
KSCS Cumulus
5.4 (2) to 5.7 (2)
Largest share since Winter 1998.
Cume: +76,400 to 859,100
KPLX Cumulus
5.1 (3) to 4.8 (4)
Cume: +88,400 to 948,600
Largest cume since Oct. 2020.
San Francisco (5)
KBAY/San Jose Alpha
1.4 (22) to 1.2 (25)
Cume: +9,400 to 225,900
Houston (6)
KKBQ Radio One
5.1 (6t) to 5.3 (4)
Cume: +12,400 to 968,700 (Largest cume in the format this month).
KILT Audacy
3.7 (11) to 3.5 (15)
Cume: +66,100 to 893,300
Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia
4.0 (8) to 4.7 (7)
Largest share since Sept. 2019.
Cume: +9,900 to 433,400
WKHX Cumulus
3.8 (10) to 3.6 (10)
Cume: -600 to 360,200
Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
5.4 (5) to 4.9 (6t)
Cume: +40,100 to 670,100
Largest cume since Oct. 2023.
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur
1.8 (17) to 1.8 (17)
Cume: +4,900 to 163,400
WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.
Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy
3.7 (6) to 3.7 (5)
Cume: +24,800 to 262,600
Largest cume since April 2024.
San Jose (40)
KBAY Alpha
2.7 (11t) to 2.3 (17t)
Cume: +2,100 to 123,700
Middlesex (42)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
2.0 (13t) to 2.1 (15)
Cume: +6,700 to 77,600
Did not subscribe in July 2024.
The CRS 2026
Print Special
featuring: Hey-Hi, AI: Emerging Uses
Best CRS Takeaways Ever
Label Contacts • New Faces
Travis Daily: The Interview
Inside This Issue:
MC-Yay At Ryman Lunch
Disruption Junction
You Look Like You Love Me
The Day Ahead
The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees