February 2024 PPM Data – Information for the February 2024 ratings period (February 1 – February 28) 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 Audiosubscriber – there are no share or rank thresholds.
NBA and NHL team names of corresponding spoken-word flagship(s) are bolded.
DNA – DNA = Did Not Appear – Does Not Appear
Comparisons are January 2024 – February 2024 (6+).
WASHINGTON, DC
News/Talk
WMAL 4.5 – 4.5, #7 – #7
WFED .1 – .1, #29 – #30 (Capitals)
News
WTOP & WTLP 8.3 – 7.6, #2 – #2
WDCH .6 – .7, #23 – #22
WDCH Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WJFK-FM 2.8 – 2.3, #15 – #16 (Capitals)
WJFK-FM Stream 1.0 – .8, #20 – #21 (Capitals)
WTEM .4 – .4, #25 – #24 (Wizards)
WTEM Stream .3 – .3, #26 – #27 (Wizards)
WJFK-AM .1 – DNA, #29 – DNA (Capitals)
WSBN .1 – .1, #29 – #30
Public Radio News/Talk
WAMU 12.7 – 13.0, 28th month in succession at #1
Note: News WTOP & WTLP’s -.7 (8.3- 7.6) represents Washington, DC’s largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 decrease.
BOSTON
News/Talk
WRKO 2.8 – 3.2, #15 – #13
WXKS-AM .7 – .8, #23 – #23
News
News – Talk WBZ-AM 4.6 – 4.9, #6 – #6
Business news WRCA .1 – .2, #28 – #26
Sports Talk
WBZ-FM 11.2 – 9.1, second straight month at #1 (Celtics, Bruins)
WEEI-FM 3.9 – 3.3, #11 – #12
WEEI-AM DNA – .1, DNA – #30
WEEI-FM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WBUR 6.0 – 6.1, #3 – #3
WGBH 4.2 – 4.6, #9 – #8
Note: Sports talk WBZ-FM’s -2.1 (11.2- 9.1) represents Boston’s largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 decrease.
MIAMI
News/Talk
WIOD 1.4 – 1.2, #23 – #25
News
None
Sports Talk
WQAM 1.2 – 1.2, #25 – #25 (Heat, Florida Panthers)
WINZ .5 – .6, #27 – #28
WMEN .2 – .1, #33 – #36
WQAM Stream .1 – .1, #36 – #36 (Heat, Florida Panthers)
WSFS-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
WAXY DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WLRN 4.1 – 5.1, #6 – #5
WLRN-HD2 DNA – .1, DNA – #36
Note: Public radio news/talk WLRN’s +1.0 (4.1- 5.1) represents Miami’s largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 increase.
SEATTLE
News/Talk
KIRO-FM 4.2 – 4.1, #7 – #10
KTTH 1.9 – 1.6, #21 – #22
KVI 1.3 – 1.0, #24 – #24
KPTR DNA – .1, DNA – #28
News
KNWN-AM & KNWN-FM 2.6 – 2.5, #19 – #17
KHHO DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KJR-FM 4.2 – 2.4, #7 – #18 (Kraken)
KIRO-AM 3.3 – 2.3, #14 – #19
KJR-AM .8 – .7, #25 – #26
Public Radio News/Talk
KUOW 6.9 – 7.2, #2 – #1
KSWS DNA – .1, DNA – #28
Note: Sports talk KJR-FM’s -1.8 (4.2- 2.4) represents Seattle’s largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 decrease.
DETROIT
News/Talk
WJR 2.1 – 2.5, #16 – #14
WFDF .5 – .6, #23 – #22
WJR Stream .1 – .1, #29 – #29
News
WWJ 5.6 – 5.3, #8 – #9 (Pistons)
WWJ Stream .4 – .4, #24 – #25 (Pistons)
WDFN .1 – .1, #29 – #29
Sports Talk
WXYT-FM 9.8 – 7.1, #1 – #3 (Pistons, Red Wings)
WXYT-FM Stream 1.8 – 1.1, #17 – #21 (Pistons, Red Wings)
WXYT-AM .3 – .2, #28 – #28
WXYT-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WDET 1.6 – 1.8, #19 – #18
WUOM 1.1 – 1.2, #21 – #20
Note: Sports talk WXYT-FM’s -2.7 (9.8- 7.1) is the largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 decreaseby any station in the 24 PPM-markets analyzed thus far.
PHOENIX
News/Talk
KFYI 3.1 – 3.5, #10 – #9
KTAR-FM 2.6 – 2.7, #14 – #12 (Suns)
News
None
Sports Talk
KMVP-FM 1.9 – 2.2, #20 – #18 (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KGME .1 – .1, #31 – #34
KTAR-AM .1 – .1, #31 – #34 (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KDUS .1 – DNA, #31 – DNA
KTAR-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KTAR-FM HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KJZZ 3.0 – 2.3, #11 – #15
MINNEAPOLIS
News/Talk
WCCO 4.7 – 4.7, #10 – #8 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
KTMY 2.9 – 3.0, #14 – #14
KTLK-AM 1.8 – 2.2, #19 – #15
WCCO Stream .1 – .3, #31 – #29 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
News
KQQL-HD2 .1 – .1, #31 – #31
Sports Talk
KFXN 7.5 – 7.1, #2 – #3 (Minnesota Wild)
KQQL-HD3 .2 – .1, #27 – #31
KSTP-AM .1 – .1, #31 – #31
Public Radio News/Talk
KNOW 6.6 – 7.4, #4 – #2
KNOW Stream .8 – .7, #23 – #23
SAN DIEGO
News/Talk
KOGO 4.9 – 4.6, #5 – #7
KLSD .4 – .5, #25 – #25
News
None
Sports Talk
KWFN 3.9 – 3.0, #10 – #16
KGB-AM .8 – .8, #21 – #21
KWFN Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KPBS 6.2 – 7.3, #2 – #1
Note: Sports talk KWFN’s -.9 (3.9- 3.0) represents San Diego’s largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 decrease.
TAMPA
News/Talk
WHPT 5.3 – 4.9, #3 – #6 (Lightning)
WFLA 4.1 – 4.2, #11 – #10
News
Business news WHNZ .1 – .2, #34 – #28
Sports Talk
WDAE 2.1– 1.7, #17 – #18
Public Radio News/Talk
WUSF 2.3 – 1.9, #16 – #16
WMNF-HD3 Stream .4 – .2, #26 – #28
WUSF Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
DENVER
News/Talk
KOA 3.0 – 2.6, #14 – #17
KDFD 1.4 – 1.4, #22 – #22
KHOW 1.4 – 1.2, #22 – #24
News
None
Sports Talk
KKFN 4.0 – 3.7, #10 – #10
KKSE-FM 3.0 – 2.2, #14 – #18 (Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche)
KAMP .1 – .1, #35 – #36
KEPN DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
KKSE-AM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KCFR 4.5 – 3.7, #7 – #10
KUNC 1.0 – 1.1, #25 – #27
BALTIMORE
News/Talk
WBAL 4.3 – 3.3, #9 – #10
WCBM 1.9 – 2.0, #15 – #14
News
WTOP & WTLP 1.4 – 1.3, #17 – #18
WDCH .9 – .6, #19 – #20
WQLL DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WJZ-FM 4.8 – 3.1, #6 – #12
WJZ-FM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
WJZ-AM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WYPR 3.4 – 3.2, #12 – #11
WYPR HD2 Stream DNA – .3, DNA – #26
Note: Sports talk WJZ-FM’s -1.7 (4.8- 3.1) represents Baltimore’s largest (6+) January 2024 – February 2024 decrease.
ST. LOUIS
News/Talk
KMOX 3.7 – 2.8, #13 – #14
KFTK 2.2 – 2.1, #15 – #17
KTLK-FM 1.3 – 1.1, #18 – #18
KMOX Stream .4 – .2, #23 – #24
KFTK Stream .2 – .2, #28 – #24
News
KATZ-FM HD2 .3 – .2, #25 – #24
Sports Talk
WXOS 5.7 – 5.0, #7 – #9 (Blues)
Public Radio News/Talk
KWMU 5.1 – 4.9, #9 – #10
Up next: February 2024 overviews for Portland; Charlotte; San Antonio; Sacramento; Pittsburgh; Salt Lake City; Las Vegas; Orlando; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Kansas City; and Columbus.
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