November 2023 PPM Data – Information for the November 2023 ratings period (October 12 – November 8) has been released for: Washington, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
The only requirement for a spoken-word station to be included below is that they be a Nielsen Audio subscriber – there are no share or rank thresholds.
NFL; NBA; and NHL team names of corresponding spoken-word flagship(s) are bolded.
DNA – DNA = Did Not Appear – Does Not Appear
Comparisons are October 2023 – November 2023 (6+).
WASHINGTON, DC
News/Talk
WMAL 4.0 – 4.6, #7 – #6
WFED DNA – .1, DNA – #30 (Capitals)
News
WTOP & WTLP 8.1 – 7.4, falls to #3, after ten straight months at #2
WDCH .7 – .6, #22 – #23
WDCH Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WJFK-FM 2.8 – 2.8, #14 – #14 (Capitals)
WJFK-FM Stream .9 – .8, #21 – #21 (Capitals)
WTEM Stream .2 – .3, #29 – #25 (Wizards)
WTEM .3 – .2, #25 – #27 (Wizards)
WSBN DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WAMU 11.9 – 12.7, 24th month in succession at #1
The flagship of the Commanders is classic rock WBIG.
Note: Public radio news/talk WAMU’s +.8 (11.9 – 12.7) represents a tie for Washington, DC’s largest October 2023 – November 2023 increase (6+). Meanwhile, news WTOP & WTLP’s -.7 (8.1 – 7.4) is the market’s highest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
BOSTON
News/Talk
WRKO 2.3 – 2.5, #16 – #14
WXKS-AM .8 – .8, #23 – #23
News
News – Talk WBZ-AM 4.5 – 5.0, #8 – #6
Business news WRCA DNA – .1, DNA – #27
Sports Talk
WBZ-FM 10.9 – 10.5, #1 for the third straight month (New England Patriots, Celtics, Bruins)
WEEI-FM 3.8 – 3.6, #10 – #10
WEEI-AM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WBUR 5.4 – 6.4, #3 – #2
WGBH 3.8 – 3.9, #10 – #9
Note: Public radio news/talk WBUR’s +1.0 (5.4 – 6.4) represents Boston’s largest October 2023 – November 2023 increase (6+).
MIAMI
News/Talk
WIOD 2.0 – 1.4, #21 – #24
News
None
Sports Talk
WQAM 2.3 – 2.1, #19 – #20 (Heat, Florida Panthers)
WINZ .5 – .5, #29 – #29 (Dolphins)
WMEN .2 – .4, #35 – #31
WQAM Stream DNA – .1, DNA – #37 (Heat, Florida Panthers)
WSFS-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
WAXY DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WLRN 3.9 – 3.9, #5 – #7
SEATTLE
News/Talk
KIRO-FM 4.2 – 4.7, #8 – #6 (Seahawks)
KTTH 1.5 – 1.6, #23 – #21
KVI 1.8 – 1.5, #22 – #23
KPTR .1 – .1, #32 – #32
News
KNWN-AM & KNWN-FM 2.2 – 2.6, #20 – #18
KHHO DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KIRO-AM 4.3 – 3.1, #6 – #12 (Seahawks)
KJR-FM 3.0 – 3.1, #14 – #12 (Kraken)
KJR-AM .4 – .6, #26 – #26
Public Radio News/Talk
KUOW 7.6 – 6.8, #1 – #2
KSWS DNA – .1, DNA – #32
Note: Sports talk KIRO-AM’s -1.2 (4.3 – 3.1) represents Seattle’s largest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
DETROIT
News/Talk
WJR 2.3 – 2.4, #16 – #16
WFDF .4 – .4, #24 – #23
WJR Stream .1 – .2, #28 – #26
News
WWJ 4.6 – 4.6, #9 – #9 (Pistons)
WWJ Stream .7 – .4, #22 – #23 (Pistons)
WDFN .1 – .1, #28 – #31
Sports Talk
WXYT-FM 10.1 – 9.6, #1 for the third consecutive month (Lions, Pistons, Red Wings)
WXYT-FM Stream 2.4 – 1.5, #14 – #20 (Lions, Pistons, Red Wings)
WXYT-AM .2 – .2, #25 – #26
WXYT-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WUOM 1.5 – 1.6, #20 – #18
WDET 1.2 – 1.2, #21 – #21
Note: The -.9 (2.4 – 1.5) posted by the stream of sports talk WXYT-FM represents a tie for Detroit’s largest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
PHOENIX
News/Talk
KFYI 4.0 – 3.3, #7 – #11
KTAR-FM 2.4 – 2.7, #16 – #14 (Arizona Cardinals, Suns)
News
None
Sports Talk
KMVP-FM 2.7 – 3.5, #14 – #7 (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KTAR-AM .2 – .2, #31 – #31 (Arizona Cardinals, Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KDUS .1 – .1, #33 – #34
KGME .1 – .1, #33 – #34
KTAR-FM HD2 .1 – DNA, #33 – DNA
KTAR-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Arizona Cardinals, Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
Public Radio News/Talk
KJZZ 3.7 – 3.1, #9 – #12
Note: News/talk KFYI’s -.7 (4.0 – 3.3) represents the largest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+) for Phoenix.
MINNEAPOLIS
News/Talk
WCCO 4.6 – 4.0, #10 – #12 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
KTMY 2.4 – 2.4, #16 – #16
KTLK-AM 1.8 – 2.0, #19 – #17
WCCO Stream .6 – .1, #24 – #30 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
News
KQQL-HD2 .1 – .1, #32 – #30
Sports Talk
KFXN 7.8 – 8.9, #2 – #2 (Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild)
KQQL-HD3 .2 – .3, #28 – #26
KSTP-AM .2 – .2, #28 – #28
Public Radio News/Talk
KNOW 6.0 – 5.7, #5 – #5
KNOW Stream .7 – .7, #23 – #23
Oddity: Five stations – including news/talk WCCO (4.6 – 4.0, -.6) are tied for Minneapolis’ largest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
SAN DIEGO
News/Talk
KOGO 5.4 – 4.2, #5 – #6
KLSD .3 – .3, #26 – #26
News
None
Sports Talk
KWFN 4.2 – 3.6, #6 – #11
KGB-AM 1.2 – 1.3, #20 – #20
KWFN Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KPBS 6.3 – 6.2, #3 – #2
Note: News/talk KOGO’s -1.2 (5.4 – 4.2) represents San Diego’s largest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
TAMPA
News/Talk
WHPT 4.7 – 4.5, #6 – #6 (Lightning)
WFLA 4.6 – 4.4, #8 – #7
News
None
Sports Talk
WDAE 2.4– 1.8, #16 – #17
Public Radio News/Talk
WUSF 1.6 – 1.6, #20 – #20
WUSF Stream .5 – .3, #25 – #30
WMNF-HD3 Stream DNA – .1, DNA – #33
Note: Rock WXTB is the flagship of the Buccaneers.
DENVER
News/Talk
KOA 4.5 – 3.3, #6 – #13 (Broncos)
KDFD 2.1 – 2.0, #19 – #20
KHOW 1.8 – 1.8, #21 – #21
News
None
Sports Talk
KKFN 4.5 – 4.2, #6 – #10
KKSE-FM 2.0 – 2.1, #20 – #19 (Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche)
KAMP DNA – .1, DNA – #36
KEPN .1 – DNA, #36 – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KCFR 3.9 – 4.0, #13 – #11
KUNC .8 – .4, #27 – #31
BALTIMORE
News/Talk
WBAL 4.8 – 3.7, #8 – #11 (Ravens)
WCBM 1.7 – 1.8, #17 – #17
News
WTOP & WTLP 1.1 – 1.3, #18 – #18
WDCH .8 – .9, #20 – #20
WQLL DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WJZ-FM 5.1 – 5.1, #7 – #5
WJZ-AM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WYPR 4.0 – 4.5, #10 – #9
WYPR HD2 Stream DNA – .3, DNA – #36
Note: News/talk WBAL’s -1.1 (4.8 – 3.7) represents Baltimore’s largest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
ST. LOUIS
News/Talk
KMOX 5.0 – 4.0, #9 – #11
KFTK 1.8 – 1.9, #16 – #17
KTLK-FM .9 – 1.0, #20 – #19
KMOX Stream .4 – .2, #23 – #25
KFTK Stream .2 – .2, #27 – #25
News
KATZ-FM HD2 .3 – .2, #24 – #25
Sports Talk
WXOS 3.2 – 3.7, #14 – #12 (Blues)
Public Radio News/Talk
KWMU 4.0 – 4.9, #11 – #9
Note: While public radio news/talk KWMU’s +.9 (4.0 – 4.9) represents St. Louis’ largest October 2023 – November 2023 increase (6+), news/talk KMOX’s -1.0 (5.0 – 4.0) is the market’s highest October 2023 – November 2023 decrease (6+).
Up next: November 2023 overviews for Portland; Charlotte; San Antonio; Sacramento; Pittsburgh; Salt Lake City; Las Vegas; Orlando; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Kansas City; and Columbus.
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