Ratings Takeaways

March 2024 PPM Ratings Takeaways – Part Four

March 2024 PPM Data – Information for the March 2024 survey period (February 29 – March 27) has been released for Austin; Raleigh; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; Nashville; Providence; Norfolk; Jacksonville; West Palm Beach; Greensboro; Memphis; and Hartford.

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.

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+).

 

AUSTIN

News/Talk

KLBJ-AM 5.1 – 3.8, #5 – #9

KJCE .3 – .1, #28 – #30

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

KBPA-HD2  .5 – .9, #24 – #21

KVET-AM .9 – .7, #21 – #23

KTAE DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

Public Radio News/Talk

KUT 7.4 – 8.4, #2 – #2

KUT-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

Note: News/talk KLBJ-AM’s -1.3 (5.1 – 3.8) is Austin’s largest (6+) February 2024 – March 2024 decrease.

 

 

RALEIGH

 

News/Talk

WTKK 8.0 – 7.3, #3  – #4

WPTF .8 – .6, #19 – #23

 

News

WRAL-HD3 .3 – .5, #24 – #24

 

Sports Talk

WCMC-FM 2.2 – 3.0, #15 – #13 (Carolina Hurricanes)

WCMC-FM HD2 .2 – DNA, #25 – DNA (Carolina Hurricanes)

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WUNC 8.5 – 8.7, #2 – #2

 

 

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS

 

News/Talk

WIBC 4.9 – 5.1, #10 – #8

 

News

WOLT-HD2 .2 – DNA, #25 – DNA

 

Sports Talk

WIBC-HD2  3.0 – 2.6, #16 – #16

WNDE .5 – .5, #21 – #22

WXNT .2 – DNA, #25 – DNA

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WFYI 4.6 – 5.6, #11 – #6

 

Sports talk WFNI (DNA – DNA) is the flagship of the Pacers.

 

 

MILWAUKEE

 

News/Talk

WISN 9.0 – 9.0, seventh consecutive month at #1

WAUK DNA – .2, DNA – #22

WLIP .1 – .1, #27 – #26

WTMJ DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA 

WGKB DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

WRNW 2.1 – 2.4, #15 – #15

WSSP .2 – .2, #20 – #22

WOKY .1 – .1, #20 – #26

WKTI DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WUWM 2.6 – 2.9, #13 – #13

WHAD 1.2 – 1.3, #17 – #17

WHAD Stream  DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

 

 

 

NASHVILLE

 

News/Talk

WWTN 5.7 – 6.5, #5 – #5

WLAC 2.1 – 1.8, #17 – #18

 

News

WNRQ-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

Sports Talk

WGFX 4.9 – 6.6, #9 – #4

WPRT 1.5 – 2.3, #19 – #17 (Predators)

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WPLN 4.9 – 4.8, #9 – #9

WPLN-HD3 Stream .2 – .2, #24 – #23

 

Note: Sports talk WGFX’s +1.7 (4.9 – 6.6) represents the largest (6+) February 2024 – March 2024 increase by any station in these 12 PPM-markets.

 

 

 

PROVIDENCE

 

News/Talk

WPRO-AM 6.8 – 6.2, #4 – #5

WHJJ  1.1 – 1.3, #13 – #13

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

WVEI 1.7 – 1.5, #11 – #11

WPRV DNA – .1, DNA – #18

WBZ-FM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WGBH 2.4 – 2.1, #8 – #8

WNPN 1.4 – 1.4, #12 – #12

WCAI .1 – .1, #18 – #18

 

 

 

NORFOLK

 

News/Talk

WNIS  2.0 – 2.0, #14 – #14

WGH-FM HD2  .2 – .1, #23 – #23

 

News

WNOH .3 – .3, #22 – #21

 

Sports Talk

WVSP 1.4 – 1.3, #16 – #17

WGH-AM .2 – .1, #23 – #23

 

Public Radio News/Talk

None

 

 

JACKSONVILLE

 

News/Talk

WOKV-FM 8.9 – 8.3, #3 – #3

 

News

WJBT-HD2 .DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

Sports Talk

WOKV-AM .2 – .2, #21 – #21

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WJCT 2.2 – 2.1, #13 – #13

 

 

 

 

WEST PALM BEACH

 

News/Talk

WFTL 2.3 – 2.6, #9 – #8

WZZR 1.4 – 1.1 #13 – #13

WJNO 1.1 – 1.1, #14 – #13

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

WMEN .5 – .4, #16 – #17

WBZT .4 – .4, #18 – #17

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WLRN 2.1 – 2.6, #10 – #8

WLRN-HD2 Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

 

 

GREENSBORO

 

News/Talk

WPTI 3.2 – 3.5 #10 – #11

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

None

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WFDD 4.7 – 4.6, #6 – #6

WUNC 2.6 – 2.5, #12 – #12

 

 

MEMPHIS

 

News/Talk

WREC 1.5 – 1.8, #10 – #8

KWAM .4 – .4, #13 – #13

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

WMFS 2.5 – 2.3, #7 – #7 (Grizzlies)

WMFS Stream .2 – .2, #14 – #15 (Grizzlies)

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WKNO 1.7 – 1.6, #9 – #10

WKNO-HD2  DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA

 

 

 

HARTFORD

 

News/Talk

WTIC-AM 5.7 – 6.2, #6 – #5

WDRC-AM 1.6 – 1.6, #14 – #16

WTIC-AM Stream .4 – .2, #18 – #20

WPOP DNA – .2, DNA – #20

 

News

None

 

Sports Talk

WUCS 1.4 – 2.1, #16 – #13

 

Public Radio News/Talk

WNPR 5.1 – 5.0, #7 – #7

WFCR .4 – .4, #18 – #18