Lone Wolf: Singer, music blogger and local radio personality Alexa Neo has been hired for middays at Connoisseur Media WWWF/Nassau, effective today (4/15). She began her radio career at Nassau Community College's WHPC/Long Island. WWWF flipped from Classic Hits WBZO to Country in March (CAT 3/20). Neo is its first air personality hire; a morning personality is expected to be named soon.

March 2024 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's March 2024 (2/29-3/27) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Mid Persons 6+. 

Los Angeles (Market 2)
KKGO Mt. Wilson
1.5 (27) to 1.7 (25t) 
Cume: -22,600 to 615,700 

Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
3.8 (7) to 3.9 (8)
Cume: +41,200 to 676,800

San Francisco (4)
KBAY/San Jose Alpha
1.0 (24t) to 0.9 (25t)
Cume: -4,500 to 151,500

Dallas (5)
KSCS Cumulus
3.8 (11) to 4.1 (7)
Cume: -6,300 to 670,000

KPLX Cumulus 
4.0 (8t) to 3.8 (9)
Cume: -6,500 to 715,000

Houston (6)
KILT Audacy
5.1 (6t) to 5.0 (6)
Cume: +87,800 to 859,900

KKBQ Radio One
5.2 (4t) to 4.8 (7)
Cume: +58,500 to 875,000 (Largest cume in the format this month)

KTHT was sold to Educational Media Foundation and changed to Christian AC KLVH on Oct. 31. (CAT 11/1) 

Atlanta (7)
WKHX Cumulus
3.0 (13t) to 3.4 (12t)
Cume: +35,100 to 382,500

WUBL iHeartMedia 
2.6 (15) to 3.4 (12t)
Cume: +63,100 to 402,600

Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
5.0 (7) to 4.7 (7)
Cume: +69,600 to 601,900

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (20)
WWWF Connoisseur 
2.3 (13t)
Cume: 215,000
Classic Hits WBZO flipped to Country WWWF on March 20 (CAT 3/20), therefore only the last seven days of this survey reflect listening to the new format.

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe. 

Riverside (26)
KFRG Audacy 
5.0 (2) to 5.0 (2)
Cume: +3,600 to 246,500

San Jose (39)
KBAY Alpha
2.8 (10) to 2.8 (10t)
Cume: -10,700 at 92,100

Middlesex (42)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
2.1 (13) to 2.2 (12)
Cume: -15,900 to 59,800 

 

Long Island Howl: As reported earlier via Breaking News, Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits WBZO/Nassau-Suffolk to Country as WWWF "103.1 The Wolf" at 10:31am ET this morning (3/20). Positioned as "Long Island's Country," the first song was Randy Houser's "How Country Feels." OM Patrick Shea is looking for the station's first PD/afternoon host; send résumé and a two-minute demo to him here.

JVC Media's WJVC covers the eastern end of the island, but the rest of the market has been without a Country outlet since the demise of WNSH/New York in Oct. 2021 (CAT 10/22/21). Stream WWWF here.

Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits WBZO/Nassau-Suffolk to Country as WWWF "103.1 The Wolf" at 10:31am ET this morning (3/20). "After months of extensive research, and looking at artist trends, we know there is an open lane for Long Island to have its own Country music radio station that reaches both Nassau and Suffolk counties," says COO/MM David Bevins. The station is currently operating jockless and without a PD. Interested parties can contact Bevins here.

WWWF operates with 1,550 watts from the middle of Long Island. The market's other Country outlet, JVC Media's WJVC, is situated on the eastern end of the island with 2,650 watts. February 2024 Nielsen PPM ratings for Nassau-Suffolk, WBZO ranked 15th with a 2.4 share and a cume of 213,900; WJVC does not subscribe. Stream WWWF here.