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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Washington (8)
WMZQ iHeartMedia
3.2 (11) to 3.0 (13t)
Cume: -56,400 to 293,200
Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
5.0 (7) to 4.2 (9)
Cume: -38,700 to 597,900
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
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
Miami (12)
WKIS Audacy
3.1 (13) to 3.2 (13)
Cume: -26,800 to 317,900
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
Detroit (14)
WYCD Audacy
5.6 (5) to 5.3 (5)
Cume: -53,600 to 506,700
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.
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.
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
San Diego (19)
KSON Audacy
4.6 (6) to 4.3 (7t)
Cume: -6,700 to 248,500
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur
1.7 (17t) to 2.2 (13t)
Cume: +800 to 146,800
WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.
Baltimore (22)
WPOC iHeartMedia
6.7 (3) to 6.5 (2t)
Cume: +17,300 to 268,800
Largest cume since Dec. 2023.
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
Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy
2.9 (6) to 2.9 (5)
Cume: -15,900 to 210,700
San Jose (40)
KBAY Alpha (sale pending to Connoisseur)
2.4 (15t) to 2.7 (12t)
Cume: +8,500 to 134,500
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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