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Dec 2025 PPM Ratings:

December 2025 PPM Ratings: Days three and four of Nielsen Audio's December 2025 (11/13-12/10) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.

Charlotte (Market 20)
WSOC Beasley
7.3 (2) to 6.1 (4)
Cume: -19,200 to 343,400

WKKT iHeartMedia
3.8 (10t) to 3.7 (11t)
Cume: +37,700 to 269,300

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Portland (22)
KUPL Connoisseur
3.1 (12t) to 2.1 (15t)
Cume: -17,400 to 166,200

KWJJ Audacy
1.9 (17) to 1.7 (17)
Cume: -25,000 to 144,200

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San Antonio (24)
KCYY Cox
6.7 (2) to 5.5 (3)
Cume: -37,500 to 398,500

KAJA iHeartMedia
5.7 (3) to 5.4 (4)
Cume: -62,000 to 336,500

KKYX-AM Cox Classic Country
0.8 (28) to 1.0 (25t)
Cume: -1,800 to 72,000

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Salt Lake City (26)
KSOP KSOP, Inc.
6.4 (3t) to 4.4 (7)
Cume: -20,100 to 168,400

KUBL Cumulus
4.0 (11) to 3.8 (9t)
Cume: -20,200 to 230,400

KNAH Broadway
2.4 (17) to 1.4 (21)
Cume: -33,100 to 148,700

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Austin (27)
KASE iHeartMedia
3.9 (8) to 3.8 (6t)
Cume: +600 to 209,300


KVET iHeartMedia
4.2 (7) to 3.5 (10) 
Cume: -10,000 to 267,700


KKMJ-HD3 Audacy
1.3 (22) to 0.2 (32t) 
Cume: -1,100 to 33,300

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Orlando (29)
WWKA Cox
5.3 (6t) to 3.5 (11)
Cume: -57,500 to 181,500 

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Sacramento (30)
KNCI Bonneville 
4.5 (7t) to 3.7 (8)
Cume: -44,100 to 215,900

KNTY Entravision Classic Country 
2.1 (16t) to 1.7 (20)
Cume: -19,700 to 89,000

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Las Vegas (31)
KWNR iHeartMedia
4.3 (3t) to 3.4 (8)
Cume: -14,800 to 168,000

KCYE Beasley
1.9 (18) to 2.7 (11t)
Cume: +24,500 to 147,500
KCYE moved frequencies on the first day of the December survey (CAT 11/4).

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Pittsburgh (32)
WDSY Audacy
4.0 (8) to 3.2 (11)
Cume: -18,600 to 198,500

WPGB iHeartMedia
2.4 (14) to 1.5 (15t)
Cume: -23,300 to 126,200

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Cincinnati (33)
WUBE Hubbard
7.4 (3) to 5.3 (4t)

Cume: -15,600 to 263,500

WYGY Hubbard
2.0 (17) to 2.2 (14)
Cume: -7,700 to 114,400

WNNF Cumulus
1.6 (19) to 1.5 (17)
Cume: -27,600 to 103,000

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Raleigh (34)
WQDR Curtis
6.5 (5) to 5.6 (7)
Cume: -27,500 to 202,200


WNCB iHeartMedia
1.6 (16t) to 1.5 (17)
Cume: +8,100 to 108,600

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Kansas City (35)
KFKF Steel City
3.2 (12t) to 4.4 (5t)
First outright format lead since Aug. 2024.
Cume: +13,400 to 160,100

WDAF Audacy
4.8 (4t) to 4.2 (8t)
Cume: -3,200 to 209,700

KBEQ Steel City
2.6 (16) to 2.9 (16)
Cume: +5,200 to 140,900

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Columbus, OH (36)
WCOL iHeartMedia
6.8 (4) to 7.4 (4)
Cume: -19,700 to 275,400

WJKR North American Classic Country
2.4 (12t) to 2.2 (14)
Cume: -2,400 to 106,200
Re-branded and shifted to Classic Country on Feb. 28 (CAT 2/28).

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Cleveland (37)
WGAR iHeartMedia
7.0 (4) to 5.2 (8)
Cume: -10,300 to 270,400

WQMX/Akron Rubber City
1.9 (17) to 1.2 (18)
Cume: -7,700 to 90,800

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Indianapolis (38)
WLHK Radio One
5.1 (7) to 4.9 (8)
Cume: -39,200 to 165,900

WFMS Cumulus
4.9 (9) to 3.9 (10)
Cume: -21,200 to 189,000
 

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​​​​Nashville (40)
WKDF Cumulus
4.2 (11) to 4.4 (9)
Largest share since Aug. 2024; first format lead since April 2024.
Cume: -3,600 to
126,700

WSIX iHeartMedia
4.8 (8) to 4.3 (10)
Cume: -10,900 to 144,100

WSM-FM Cumulus
3.0 (15) to 2.7 (15)
Cume: -14,900 to 123,600
On June, 4 Big D & Bubba moved from mornings on WKDF to WSM-FM as part of an overhaul of programming on both stations (CAT 6/3).

WNFN Midwest Classic Country
2.2 (17) to 1.7 (17t)
Cume: -26,600 to 74,300

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Jacksonville (43)
WQIK iHeartMedia
6.9 (3) to 5.6 (6)
Cume: +9,100 to 199,800

WGNE Renda
5.1 (9t) to 5.1 (8t)
Cume: +15,100 to 202,100

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Milwaukee (44)
WMIL iHeartMedia
5.8 (4) to 5.2 (6)
Cume: -26,900 to 205,500
 

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Providence (45)
WCTK Hall
9.2 (2) to 6.9 (4)
Cume: -22,800 to 246,900

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Norfolk (46)
WUSH Sinclair
5.4 (4) to 4.5 (7t)
Cume: -22,800 to 99,500

WGH Max
3.3 (11) to 3.5 (11)
Cume: +7,900 to 121,200​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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West Palm Beach (47)
WIRK Hubbard
4.0 (7) to 3.2 (7)
Cume: -24,300 to 83,000​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Greensboro (48)
WPAW Audacy
5.1 (6) to 4.8 (6)
Cume: -20,400 to 133,000​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

WTQR iHeartMedia
4.6 (7) to 4.5 (7)
Cume: -1,000 to 156,400​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Memphis (55)
WLFP Audacy
4.8 (5) to 3.8 (6)
Cume: -17,800 to 116,300​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

WGKX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.​​​​​​​

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Hartford (57)
WWYZ iHeartMedia
8.4 (3) to 8.5 (2) Largest share in the format this month.
Cume: -13,900 to 156,100​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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