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July 2025 PPM Ratings

July 2025 PPM Ratings: Due to a data processing error which delayed yesterday's release, both days one and two of Nielsen Audio's July 2025 (6/26-7/23) 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 (17) to 2.5 (17) 
Cume: -105,100 to 641,200 

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Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
5.0 (2) to 4.5 (6)
Cume: -20,500 to 904,400 (Largest cume in the format for the first time since last July)

Alpha's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," pulled a 0.3 (37t) and 0.4 (33t) respectively, with cumes of 119,700 and 132,800 respectively. The stations' sale to Connoisseur is pending.

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Dallas (4)
KPLX Cumulus 
5.3 (1) to 5.4 (1)
Cume: -59,900 to 866,800 

KSCS Cumulus
5.0 (3) to 5.2 (2)
Cume: -62,900 to 669,200

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San Francisco (5)
KBAY/San Jose Alpha (sale pending to Connoisseur)
1.2 (24) to 1.3 (24)

Cume: +1,000 to 236,600
Largest cume since Aug. 2022.

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Houston (6)
KKBQ Radio One
5.2 (5) to 5.2 (5)
Cume: -21,300 to 860,900

KILT Audacy
3.2 (16) to 2.9 (16t)
Cume: -77,700 to 648,800

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Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
3.5 (9t) to 3.6 (10)
Cume: +32,800 to 429,000

WKHX Cumulus
3.5 (9t) to 2.9 (14t)
Cume: +10,600 to 376,100
Largest cume since Nov. 2023.

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Washington (8)
WMZQ iHeartMedia
3.2 (11) to 3.0 (13t)
Cume: -56,400 to 293,200

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Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
5.0 (7) to 4.2 (9)
Cume: -38,700 to 597,900

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Boston (10)
WKLB Beasley 
3.6 (13) to 3.2 (14)

Cume: -47,500 to 353,500

WBWL iHeartMedia
2.1 (17) to 2.5 (17t)

Largest share since Oct. 2023.
Cume: +2,800 to 302,200

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Seattle (11)
KKWF Audacy 
3.3 (14t) to 3.1 (14t)

Cume: -23,500 to 285,400

KPLZ Lotus Classic Country 
3.2 (16) to 3.0 (16t)

Cume: +27,400 to 257,500

KPNW Hubbard 
2.0 (22) to 2.6 (19)

Cume: -30,100 to 212,200

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Miami (12)
WKIS Audacy 
3.1 (13) to 3.2 (13)

Cume: -26,800 to 317,900

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Phoenix (13)
KNIX iHeartMedia
4.1 (6) to 4.3 (4)

Cume: -24,600 to 464,200

KMLE Audacy 
3.7 (7) to 3.7 (7t)

Cume: +900 to 428,300

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Detroit (14)
WYCD Audacy 
5.6 (5) to 5.3 (5)

Cume: -53,600 to 506,700

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Minneapolis (15)
KEEY iHeartMedia 
5.8 (6) to 5.5 (7)

Cume: -50,500 to 497,000

KMNB Audacy
2.2 (14t) to 2.0 (15t)

Cume: -34,400 to 290,600

KLCI Milestone Classic Country
1.1 (23t) to 1.4 (20)
Largest share since April 2024.

Cume: +17,800 to 117,500
Did not subscribe in Holiday 2024 and January 2025.

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Tampa (16)
WFUS iHeartMedia
4.3 (9) to 5.3 (3t)

Cume: +5,000 to 366,800

WQYK Beasley 
5.6 (4) to 5.0 (5t)

Cume: +20,700 to 334,400
Largest cume since last July.

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Denver (18)
KYGO Bonneville 
5.9 (2) to 6.2 (2)

Cume: -6,400 to 308,500

KWBL iHeartMedia
3.0 (14t) to 3.6 (12t)

Largest share since July 2019.
Cume: -17,900 to 189,800


KQKS-HD2 Audacy Classic Country 
1.0 (25t) to 0.8 (27t)

Cume: -3,900 to 69,800

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San Diego (19)
KSON Audacy 
4.6 (6) to 4.3 (7t)

Cume: -6,700 to 248,500

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Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
1.7 (17t) to 2.2 (13t)

Cume: +800 to 146,800

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe. 

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Baltimore (22)
WPOC iHeartMedia 
6.7 (3) to 6.5 (2t)

Cume: +17,300 to 268,800
Largest cume since Dec. 2023.

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St. Louis (24)
KSD iHeartMedia 
4.8 (8t) to 5.0 (8)

Cume: -9,400 to 345,100

WIL Hubbard 
4.3 (11) to 4.4 (11)

Cume: -16,300 to 324,100
 

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Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
2.9 (6) to 2.9 (5)

Cume: -15,900 to 210,700

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San Jose (40)
KBAY Alpha (sale pending to Connoisseur)
2.4 (15t) to 2.7 (12t)
Cume: +8,500 to 134,500

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Middlesex (42)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.6 (17) to 1.8 (15t)
Cume: +3,600 to 67,800
Did not subscribe in July 2024. 

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