September 2026 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's September 2026 (8/20-9/16) 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
2.3 (17) to 2.0 (22)
Cume: -4,500 to 709,600 

Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.2 (7) to 4.0 (6t)
Cume: -81,500 to 734,300 

Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," had a 0.4 (26t) and 0.3 (31t), with cumes of 98,100 and 94,700 respectively.

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

 Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
5.1 (5t) to 5.7 (5)
Cume: +32,000 to 886,200 (Largest cume in the format this month.)

KILT Audacy
3.1 (14) to 3.2 (11)
Cume: +58,400 to 710,900

San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.8 (14t) to 1.8 (16)
Cume: -11,400 to 337,800
KBAY began simulcasting on KUFX on the last day of the July survey (CAT 7/22).

Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
3.3 (11) to 3.2 (12)
Cume: +16,200 to 317,700

WKHX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
5.4 (7) to 4.7 (7)
Cume: +19,100 to 455,100

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
2.1 (15) to 2.1 (15)
Cume: +22,700 to 157,600

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.

Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
5.6 (3) to 5.2 (4)
Cume: +1,600 to 270,000

San Jose (39)
KBAY Connoisseur
4.9 (4) to 5.1 (6)
Largest in station's four years in the format.
Cume: -10,200 to 185,500
KBAY began simulcasting on KUFX on the last day of the July survey (CAT 7/22).

Middlesex (41)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.1 (19) to 1.2 (18)
Cume: -4,100 to 58,800