November 2023 PPM Data – Information for the November 2023 ratings period (October 12 – November 8) has been released for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Columbus.
The only requirement for a spoken-word station to be included here 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+).
PORTLAND
News/Talk
KXL 6.9 – 6.9, #3 – #2
KEX 1.7 – 1.6, #21 – #21
KUFO .7 – .8, #24 – #23
KPAM .1 – .1, #34 – #32
News
None
Sports Talk
KFXX 2.0 – 1.8, #18 – #20
KXTG 1.6 – 1.4, #22 – #23
KPOJ .7 – .7, #24 – #24 (Trailblazers)
KFXX Stream .3 – .2, #28 – #28
KMTT .2 – .2, #31 – #28
Public Radio News/Talk
KOPB 5.9 – 6.4, #4 – #3
KOPB Stream 1.6 – 1.5, #22 – #22
CHARLOTTE
News/Talk
WBT-AM/FM 5.3 – 5.5, #5 – #5
News
WRFX-HD2 DNA – .1, DNA – #25
Sports Talk
WFNZ-FM 2.7 – 3.0, #13 – #14 (Hornets)
WSOC-HD3 .1 – DNA, #26 – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WFAE 4.0 – 5.4, #10 – #6
WNSC 1.2 – 1.0, #18 – #18
WFAE-HD3 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Notes: Public radio news/talk WFAE’s +1.4 (4.0 – 5.4) represents Charlotte’s largest (6+) October 2023 – November 2023 increase.
The Carolina Panthers’ flagship is classic rock WRFX.
SAN ANTONIO
News/Talk
WOAI 2.8 – 3.1, #13 – #14 (Spurs)
KTSA 2.6 – 2.2, #15 – #17
News
None
Sports Talk
KTFM 1.7 – 1.5, #22 – #22
KTKR .7 – .7, #27 – #27
KZDC .2 – .3, #35 – #33
Public Radio News/Talk
KSTX 1.7 – 2.4, #22 – #16
SACRAMENTO
News/Talk
KFBK-AM 8.2 – 7.3 #1 – #2
KSTE-AM 2.7 – 3.2, #13 – #11
News
None
Sports Talk
KHTK 1.3 – 1.4, #18 – #18 (Kings)
KIFM 1.2 – 1.1, #20 – #21
KIFM Stream .1 – .1, #30 – #29
Public Radio News/Talk
KXJZ 1.8 – 2.4, #15 – #14
KQEI .2 – .2, #27 – #28
KQED .1 – .1, #30 – #29
KUOP DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Note: News/talk KFBK-AM’s -.9 (8.2 – 7.3) represents Sacramento’s largest (6+) October 2023 – November 2023 decrease.
PITTSBURGH
News/Talk
KDKA-AM 3.8 – 4.0, #11 – #8
KDKA-AM Stream .5 – .4, #23 – #22
News
None
Sports Talk
KDKA-FM 8.0 – 8.0, #3 – #3
KDKA-FM Stream .2 – .1, #28 – #25
WBGG DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WESA 4.2 – 4.0, #7 – #8
Note: The flagships of the Steelers and Penguins are rock WDVE and alternative WXDX, respectively.
SALT LAKE CITY
News/Talk
KSL-AM/FM 6.9 – 6.1, #2 – #4
KNRS-AM/FM 2.9 – 3.9, #15 – #9
KKAT .1 – .1, #29 – #31
News
None
Sports Talk
KALL 1.8 – 2.2, #20 – #20
KZNS-FM .8 – 1.0, #24 – #24 (Utah Jazz)
KZNS-AM .5 – .7, #26 – #25 (Utah Jazz)
KZNS-AM Stream .1 – .1, #29 – #31 (Utah Jazz)
KZNS-FM Stream .1 – .DNA, #29 – DNA (Utah Jazz)
KOVO .1 – DNA, #29 – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KUER 2.2 – 2.7, #19 – #15
KUMT .1 – .4, #29 – #28
KBYU-HD2 Stream .5 – .2, #26 – #29
LAS VEGAS
News/Talk
KMXB-HD3 1.6 – 1.6, #22 – #23
KXNT .5 – .2, #29 – #34
KMZQ .1 – DNA, #36 – DNA
News
None
Sports Talk
KWWN 1.0 – .9, #27 – #27
KRLV .3 – .5, #32 – #30 (Raiders)
KKGK .3 – .5, #32 – #30 (Golden Knights)
KENO .5 – .2, #29 – #34
Public Radio News/Talk
KNPR 1.4 – 2.0, #23 – #18
ORLANDO
News/Talk
WTKS 3.9 – 3.9, #10 – #10
WDBO 3.5 – 3.6, #13 – #13
WFLF .9 – .8, #19 – #21
WFYY-HD3 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
None
Sports Talk
WYGM .7 – .7, #22 – #23 (Magic)
WOCL-HD2 .1 – DNA, #28 – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WMFE 2.2 – 2.7, #15 – #14
CINCINNATI
News/Talk
WLW 13.5 – 12.0, 22nd consecutive month at #1 (Bengals)
WKRC 5.4 – 5.7, #5 – #5
News
None
Sports Talk
WCKY 1.9 – 2.0, #18 – #15 (Bengals)
WSAI 1.0 – 1.2, #20 – #19
Public Radio News/Talk
WVXU 3.2 – 3.5, #11 – #11
CLEVELAND
News/Talk
WTAM 5.5 – 5.1, #10 – #9 (Cavaliers)
News
WMMS-HD2 .1 – .1, #24 – #24
Sports Talk
WKRK 5.9 – 6.0, #8 – #7 (Browns)
WKRK Stream .9 – .9, #18 – #19 (Browns)
WARF .2 – .3, #23 – #23
Public Radio News/Talk
WKSU 5.9 – 5.0, #8 – #10
WKSU-HD4 DNA – .1, DNA – #24
Note: Public radio news/talk WKSU’s -.9 (5.9 – 5.0) represents Cleveland’s largest (6+) October 2023 – November 2023 decrease.
KANSAS CITY
News/Talk
KMBZ-FM 5.5 – 5.5, #4 – #4
KCMO-AM 1.6 – 2.0, #17 – #16
KMBZ-AM 1.2 – 1.2, #21 – #18
KMBZ-FM Stream .9 – .7, #22 – #21
KCMO-AM Stream .2 – DNA, #26 – DNA
KMBZ-FM HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
None
Sports Talk
KCSP 3.1 – 3.1, #14 – #14
KCSP Stream .4 – .2, #23 – #27
Public Radio News/Talk
KCUR 3.2 – 3.6, #13 – #12
KANU-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Oddity: With a +.4 (1.6 – 2.0), news/talk KCMO-AM is in an eight-way tie for Kansas City’s largest (6+) October 2023 – November 2023 increase.
Note: Country WDAF is the flagship of the Chiefs.
COLUMBUS
News/Talk
WTVN 7.5 – 7.4, #4 – #3
News
WYTS DNA – .1, DNA – #22
Sports Talk
WBNS-FM 8.6 – 10.3, #2 – #1 (Blue Jackets)
WBNS-AM .1 – .3, #21 #21 (Blue Jackets)
WBNS-FM HD2 DNA – .1, DNA – #22
WMNI .1 – DNA, #21 – #DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WOSU 3.9 – 4.3, #9 – #8
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