December 2023 PPM Data – Information for the December 2023 ratings period (November 9 – December 6) 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 November 2023 – December 2023 (6+).
PORTLAND
News/Talk
KXL 6.9 – 5.9, #2 – #3
KEX 1.6 – 1.2, #21 – #22
KUFO .8 – .6, #23 – #26
KPAM .1 – .1, #32 – #33
News
None
Sports Talk
KFXX 1.8 – 2.0, #20 – #20
KXTG 1.4 – 1.2, #23 – #22
KPOJ .7 – .7, #24 – #24 (Trailblazers)
KFXX Stream .2 – .1, #28 – #33
KMTT .2 – .1, #28 – #33
Public Radio News/Talk
KOPB 6.4 – 6.1, #3 – #2
KOPB Stream 1.5 – 1.4, #22 – #21
CHARLOTTE
News/Talk
WBT-AM 5.6 – 4.2, #5 – #11
News
WRFX-HD2 .1 – DNA, #25 – DNA
Sports Talk
WFNZ-FM 3.0 – 2.7, #14 – #13 (Hornets)
WSOC-HD3 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WFAE 5.4 – 5.0, #6 – #8
WNSC 1.0 – 1.3, #18 – #18
WFAE-HD3 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Notes: News/talk WBT’s -1.4 (5.6 – 4.2) represents Charlotte’s largest (6+) November 2023 – December 2023 decrease.
The Carolina Panthers’ flagship is classic rock WRFX.
SAN ANTONIO
News/Talk
WOAI 3.1– 2.7, #14 – #14 (Spurs)
KTSA 2.2 – 2.0, #17 – #19
News
None
Sports Talk
KTFM 1.5 – 1.3, #22 – #22
KTKR .7 – .8, #27 – #27
KZDC .3 – .3, #33 – #30
Public Radio News/Talk
KSTX 2.4 – 2.3, #16 – #17
SACRAMENTO
News/Talk
KFBK-AM 7.3 – 6.6 #2 – #3
KSTE-AM 3.2 – 3.1, #11 – #12
News
None
Sports Talk
KHTK 1.4 – 1.7, #18 – #18 (Kings)
KIFM 1.1 – .9, #21 – #22
KIFM Stream .1 – .1, #29 – #29
Public Radio News/Talk
KXJZ 2.4 – 2.3, #14 – #15
KQEI .2 – .3, #28 – #28
KQED .1 – .1, #29 – #29
KUOP DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
PITTSBURGH
News/Talk
KDKA-AM 4.0 – 3.8, #8 – #9
KDKA-AM Stream .4 – .3, #22 – #24
News
None
Sports Talk
KDKA-FM 8.0 – 7.2, #3 – #5
KDKA-FM Stream .1 – .2, #25 – #25
WBGG DNA – .1, DNA – #27
Public Radio News/Talk
WESA 4.0 – 4.2, #8 – #7
Notes: Sports/talk KDKA-FM’s -.8 (8.0 – 7.2) represents Pittsburgh’s largest (6+) November 2023 – December 2023 decrease.
The flagships of the Steelers and Penguins are rock WDVE and alternative WXDX, respectively.
SALT LAKE CITY
News/Talk
KSL-AM 6.1 – 5.4, #4 – #3
KNRS-FM 3.9 – 2.8, #9 – #14
KKAT .1 – .1, #31 – #30
News
None
Sports Talk
KALL 2.2 – 1.9, #20 – #20
KZNS-AM .7 – .7, #25 – #24 (Utah Jazz)
KZNS-FM 1.0 – .5, #24 – #26 (Utah Jazz)
KZNS-AM Stream .1 – .1, #31 – #30 (Utah Jazz)
KZNS-FM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Utah Jazz)
KOVO DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KUER 2.7 – 2.4, #15 – #18
KBYU-HD2 Stream .2 – .2, #29 – #28
KUMT .4 – .1, #28 – #30
LAS VEGAS
News/Talk
KMXB-HD3 1.6 – .3, #23 – #29
KXNT .2 – .2, #34 – #31
KMZQ DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
None
Sports Talk
KWWN .9 – .8, #27 – #26
KKGK .5 – .4, #30 – #28 (Golden Knights)
KRLV .5 – .2, #30 – #31 (Raiders)
KENO .2 – .2, #34 – #31
Public Radio News/Talk
KNPR 2.0 – 1.6, #18 – #21
ORLANDO
News/Talk
WTKS 3.9 – 3.6, #10 – #10
WDBO 3.6 – 3.2, #13 – #13
WFLF .8 – .7, #21 – #20
WFYY-HD3 DNA – .1, DNA – #27
News
None
Sports Talk
WYGM .7 – .9, #23 – #18 (Magic)
WOCL-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WMFE 2.7 – 2.8, #14 – #14
CINCINNATI
News/Talk
WLW 12.0 – 11.2, 23rd consecutive month at #1 (Bengals)
WKRC 5.7 – 4.9, #5 – #6
News
None
Sports Talk
WCKY 2.0 – 1.3, #15 – #19 (Bengals)
WSAI 1.2 – .5, #19 – #21
Public Radio News/Talk
WVXU 3.5 – 3.8, #11 – #9
CLEVELAND
News/Talk
WTAM 5.1 – 4.8, #9 – #10 (Cavaliers)
News
WMMS-HD2 .1 – .1, #24 – #24
Sports Talk
WKRK 6.0 – 5.8, #7 – #7 (Browns)
WKRK Stream .9 – .7, #19 – #21 (Browns)
WARF .3 – .2, #23 – #23
Public Radio News/Talk
WKSU 5.0 – 5.2, #10 – #9
WKSU-HD4 .1 – .1, #24 – #24
Note: Classic hits-oldies WMJI’s -3.0 (5.6 – 4.2) is the largest (6+) November 2023 – December 2023 decrease by any station in the first three rounds of PPM results.
KANSAS CITY
News/Talk
KMBZ-FM 5.5 – 5.3, #4 – #5
KCMO-AM 2.0 – 1.9, #16 – #17
KMBZ-AM 1.2 – 1.6, #18 – #18
KMBZ-FM Stream .7 – .7, #21 – #21
KCMO-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
KMBZ-FM HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
None
Sports Talk
KCSP 3.1 – 2.6, #14 – #15
KCSP Stream .2 – .2, #27 – #25
KWOD DNA – .1, DNA – #29
Public Radio News/Talk
KCUR 3.6 – 2.8, #12 – #13
KANU-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Note: Country WDAF is the flagship of the Chiefs.
COLUMBUS
News/Talk
WTVN 7.4 – 6.0, #3 – #4
News
WYTS .1 – DNA, #22 – DNA
Sports Talk
WBNS-FM 10.3 – 9.8, #1 – #2 (Blue Jackets)
WBNS-AM .3 – .3, #21 #21 (Blue Jackets)
WBNS-FM HD2 .1 – DNA, #22 – DNA
WMNI DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WOSU 4.3 – 4.0, #8 – #9
Up next: December 2023 overviews for Austin; Raleigh; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; Nashville; Providence; Norfolk; Jacksonville; West Palm Beach; Greensboro; Memphis; and Hartford.