March 2024 PPM Data – Information for the March 2024 ratings period (February 29 – March 27) 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 February 2024 – March 2024 (6+).
WASHINGTON, DC
News/Talk
WMAL 4.5 – 4.8, #7 – #5
WFED .1 – DNA, #30 – DNA (Capitals)
News
WTOP & WTLP 7.6 – 7.9, #2 – #2
WDCH .7 – .6, #22 – #22
WDCH Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WJFK-FM 2.3 – 2.4, #16 – #17 (Capitals)
WJFK-FM Stream .8 – .9, #21 – #21 (Capitals)
WTEM .4 – .4, #24 – #25 (Wizards)
WTEM Stream .3 – .2, #27 – #27 (Wizards)
WJFK-AM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Capitals)
WSBN .1 – .1, #30 – #28
Public Radio News/Talk
WAMU 13.0 – 11.0, 29th month in succession at #1
Note: Although it is #1 for the 29th consecutive month, public radio news/talk WAMU registers a -2.0(13.0 – 11.0), the largest (6+) February 2024 – March 2024 decrease by any station in the 24 PPM-markets surveyed thus far.
BOSTON
News/Talk
WRKO 3.2 – 3.4, #13 – #12
WXKS-AM .8 – .4, #23 – #23
News
News – Talk WBZ-AM 4.9 – 4.6, #6 – #6
Business news WRCA .2 – .3, #26 – #24
Sports Talk
WBZ-FM 9.1 – 9.7, third straight month at #1 (Celtics, Bruins)
WEEI-FM 3.3 – 3.0, #12 – #13
WEEI-AM .1 – DNA, #30 – DNA
WEEI-FM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WBUR 6.1 – 6.4, #3 – #3
WGBH 4.6 – 3.8, #8 – #9
Note: Public radio news/talk WGBH’s -.8 (4.6- 3.8) represents Boston’s largest (6+) February 2024 – March 2024 decrease.
MIAMI
News/Talk
WIOD 1.2 – 1.0, #25 – #26
News
None
Sports Talk
WQAM 1.2 – .9, #25 – #27 (Heat, Florida Panthers)
WINZ .6 – .4, #28 – #31
WMEN .1 – .3, #36 – #32
WQAM Stream .1 – .2, #36 – #34 (Heat, Florida Panthers)
WSFS-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
WAXY DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WLRN 5.1 – 5.6, #5 – #5
WLRN-HD2 .1 – .1, #36 – #36
SEATTLE
News/Talk
KIRO-FM 4.1 – 3.9, #10 – #7
KTTH 1.6 – 1.5, #22 – #23
KVI 1.0 – 1.0, #24 – #24
KPTR .1 – DNA, #28 – DNA
News
KNWN-AM & KNWN-FM 2.5 – 2.5, #17 – #18
KHHO DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KIRO-AM 2.3 – 2.7, #19 – #17
KJR-FM 2.4 – 2.1, #18 – #19 (Kraken)
KJR-AM .7 – .7, #26 – #26
Public Radio News/Talk
KUOW 7.2 – 7.2, #1 – #3
KSWS .1– DNA, #28 – DNA
DETROIT
News/Talk
WJR 2.5 – 2.3, #14 – #14
WFDF .6 – .6, #22 – #23
WJR Stream .1 – DNA, #29 – DNA
News
WWJ 5.3 – 5.3, #9 – #9 (Pistons)
WWJ Stream .4 – .4, #25 – #25 (Pistons)
WDFN .1 – .1, #29 – #29
Sports Talk
WXYT-FM 7.1 – 7.5, #3 – #2 (Pistons, Red Wings)
WXYT-FM Stream 1.1 – 1.5, #21 – #18 (Pistons, Red Wings)
WXYT-AM .2 – .2, #28 – #27
WXYT-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WDET 1.8 – 1.6, #18 – #17
WUOM 1.2 – 1.2, #20 – #19
PHOENIX
News/Talk
KFYI 3.5 – 3.0, #9 – #10
KTAR-FM 2.7 – 2.2, #12 – #18 (Suns)
News
None
Sports Talk
KMVP-FM 2.2 – 2.6, #18 – #14 (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KGME .1 – .1, #34 – #33
KTAR-AM .1 – .1, #34 – #33 (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KDUS DNA – .1, DNA – #33
KTAR-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Suns, Arizona Coyotes)
KTAR-FM HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KJZZ 2.3 – 2.7, #15 – #12
MINNEAPOLIS
News/Talk
WCCO 4.7 – 4.1, #8 – #11 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
KTMY 3.0 – 2.5, #14 – #14
KTLK-AM 2.2 – 2.3, #15 – #15
WCCO Stream .1 – .2, #29 – #28 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
News
KQQL-HD2 .1 – .1, #31 – #32
Sports Talk
KFXN 7.1 – 7.4, #3 – #3 (Minnesota Wild)
KSTP-AM .1 – .2, #31 – #28
KQQL-HD3 .1 – .1, #31 – #32
Public Radio News/Talk
KNOW 7.4 – 7.5, #2 – #2
KNOW Stream .7 – .8, #23 – #22
Note: News/talk WCCO’s -.6 (4.7- 4.1) represents a tie for Minneapolis’ largest (6+) February 2024 – March 2024 decrease.
SAN DIEGO
News/Talk
KOGO 4.6 – 4.8, #7 – #5
KLSD .5 – .5, #25 – #24
News
None
Sports Talk
KWFN 3.0 – 3.4, #16 – #14
KGB-AM .8 – .9, #21 – #20
KWFN Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KPBS 7.3 – 7.1, #1 – #2
TAMPA
News/Talk
WHPT 4.9 – 5.1, #6 – #5 (Lightning)
WFLA 4.2 – 3.0, #10 – #14
News
Business news WHNZ .2 – DNA, #28 – DNA
Sports Talk
WDAE 1.7– 1.9, #18 – #17
Public Radio News/Talk
WUSF 1.9 – 1.8, #16 – #18
WMNF-HD3 Stream .2 – DNA, #28 – DNA
WUSF Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Note: News/talk WFLA’s -1.2 (4.2- 3.0) represents Tampa’s largest (6+) February 2024 – March 2024 decrease.
DENVER
News/Talk
KOA 2.6 – 2.4, #17 – #17
KHOW 1.2 – 1.2, #24 – #21
KDFD 1.4 – 1.1, #22 – #22
News
None
Sports Talk
KKFN 3.7 – 3.6, #10 – #10
KKSE-FM 2.2 – 2.4, #18 – #17 (Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche)
KAMP .1 – .1, #36 – #34
KKSE-AM DNA – .1, DNA – #34
KEPN DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KCFR 3.7 – 2.9, #10 – #14
KUNC 1.1 – .8, #27 – #26
BALTIMORE
News/Talk
WBAL 3.3 – 3.7, #10 – #10
WCBM 2.0 – 1.9, #14 – #14
News
WTOP & WTLP 1.3 – 1.6, #18 – #16
WDCH .6 – .5, #20 – #20
WQLL DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WJZ-FM 3.1 – 3.3, #12 – #11
WJZ-FM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
WJZ-AM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WYPR 3.2 – 3.2, #11 – #12
WYPR HD2 Stream .3 – .3, #26 – #25
ST. LOUIS
News/Talk
KMOX 2.8 – 3.0, #14 – #14
KFTK 2.1 – 1.6, #17 – #17
KTLK-FM 1.1 – 1.1, #18 – #18
KMOX Stream .2 – .3, #24 – #22
KFTK Stream .2 – .2, #24 – #25
News
KATZ-FM HD2 .2 – .2, #24 – #25
Sports Talk
WXOS 5.0 – 5.1, #9 – #9 (Blues)
Public Radio News/Talk
KWMU 4.9 – 5.0, #10 – #11
Up next: March 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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