May 2024 PPM Data – Information for Nielsen Audio’s May 2024 ratings period (April 25 – May 22) has been released for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, San Jose, and Middlesex-Somerset-Union (New Jersey).
No share or rank thresholds are required for spoken-word stations to be included here.
MLB spoken-word flagships are bolded.
DNA – DNA = Did Not Appear – Does Not Appear
Comparisons are April 2024 – May 2024 (6+).
NEW YORK
News/Talk
WABC 3.2 – 3.3, #11 – #10
WOR 1.4 – 1.5, #20 – #19
WKXW 1.0 – 1.0, #23 – #23
WKXW Stream .3 – .2, #37 – #39
WLIR DNA – .1, DNA – #45
News
WINS-FM 4.7 – 4.3, #5 – #5
WCBS-AM 1.8 – 1.5, #19 – #19 (Mets)
Business News WBBR .4 – .4, #34 – #34
WINS-FM Stream .4 – .3, #34 – #37
WCBS-AM Stream .2 – .2, #39 – #39 (Mets)
Sports Talk
WFAN FM & AM 2.3 – 2.4, #13 -#13 (Yankees)
WFAN FM & AM Stream 1.1 – .8, #22 -#26 (Yankees)
Public Radio News/Talk
WNYC-FM 4.0 – 3.3, #8 – #10
WNYC-AM .6 – .9, #27 – #24
Note: Public radio news/talk WNYC-FM’s -.7 (4.0 – 3.3) represents New York’s largest (6+) April 2024 – May 2024 decrease.
LOS ANGELES
News/Talk
KFI 4.6 – 4.0, #3 – #7
KRLA .9 – .8, #32 – #33
KEIB .6 – .6, #34 – #34
News
KNX-FM 3.4 – 3.3, #10 – #10
KNX-FM Stream .2 – .2, #38 – #38
Sports Talk
KLAC 1.6 – 1.5, #27 – #26 (Dodgers)
Public Radio News/Talk
KPCC 2.1 – 1.8, #19 – #22
Notes: News/talk KFI’s -.6 (4.6 – 4.0) represents Los Angeles’ largest (6+) April 2024 – May 2024 decrease.
Flagships of the Angels are sports talk KLAA (DNA) and sports talk KSPN (DNA).
CHICAGO
News/Talk
WGN 3.8 – 3.0, #9 – #12
WLS-AM .9 – .9, #27 – #26
WVON .2 – .2, #39 – #36
WLS-AM Stream DNA – .1, DNA – #41
WLIP .3 – DNA, #35 – DNA
News
WBBM-AM & WCFS 5.2 – 5.2, #4 – #4
WBBM-AM & WCFS Stream .2 – .1, #39 – #41
Sports Talk
WSCR 3.3 – 3.2, #10 – #10 (Cubs)
WSCR Stream .3 – .2, #35 – #36 (Cubs)
WSHE-HD2 .1 – DNA, #45 – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WBEZ 2.0 – 1.6, #18 – #21
Note: The White Sox flagship is sports talk WMVP (DNA).
SAN FRANCISCO
News/Talk
KSFO 1.4 – 1.4, #22 – #22
KSFO Stream .1 – .1, #37 – #38
News
KCBS-AM & KFRC 6.2 – 5.7, #3 – #3
KNEW .3 – .2, #30 – #32 (Oakland A’s)
KCBS-AM & KFRC Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
KKSF DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KNBR 3.9 – 4.2, #6 – #6 (Giants)
KGMZ 1.9 – 1.7, #19 – #20
KNBR Stream .5 – .4, #28 – #28 (Giants)
KGO Stream .1 – .2, #37 – #32
KGO .1 – .1, #37 – #38
KTCT .1 – .1, #37 – #38
KGMZ Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KQED 7.1 – 5.9, #1 – #2
KALW .2 – .3, #32 – #31
Note: Public radio news/talk KQED’s -1.2 (7.1 – 5.9) represents San Francisco’s largest (6+) April 2024 – May 2024 decrease.
DALLAS
News/Talk
WBAP 3.2 – 2.6, #11 – #15
KSKY .6 – .6, #34 – #34
KLIF-AM .3 – .4, #36 – #36
KFXR-AM DNA – .1, DNA – #43
KSKY Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
News – Talk KRLD-AM 1.4 – 1.5, #28 – #26
News – Talk KRLD-AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News KKGM DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KTCK 3.7 – 5.3, #10 – #1
KRLD-FM 2.3 – 2.5, #20 – #19 (Texas Rangers)
KRLD-FM Stream 1.1 – 1.2, #31 – #28 (Texas Rangers)
Public Radio News/Talk
KERA 3.1 – 2.9, #12 – #12
Note: Sports/talk KTCK’s +1.6 (3.7 – 5.3) represents Dallas’ largest (6+) April 2024 – May 2024 increase.
HOUSTON
News/Talk
KTRH 2.8 – 3.3, #17 – #13 (Astros)
KPRC .4 – .3, #27 – #30
News
KXYZ .1 – DNA #34 – DNA
Sports Talk
KILT-AM .9 – 1.1, #25 – #24
KBME 1.1 – 1.0, #23 – #26 (Astros)
KILT-AM Stream .4 – .6, #27 – #27
KFNC DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KUHF 2.5 – 3.4, #18 – #12
ATLANTA
News/Talk
WSB-AM & WSBB 7.1– 7.1, #2 – #2
WFOM .2 – .3, #32 – #30
WGKA .2 – .3, #32 – #30
WAOK Stream DNA – .1, DNA – #33
WAOK .1 – DNA, #35 – DNA
WSRV-HD3 Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
WBIN DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WCNN 3.8 – 4.1, #10 – #8 (Braves)
WZGC 3.8 – 3.7, #10 – #11
WZGC Stream .5 – .6, #29 – #25
Public Radio News/Talk
WABE 3.4 – 4.0, #13 – #9
WRAS .6 – .5, #25 – #27
WABE-HD3 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
PHILADELPHIA
News/Talk
WPHT 2.3 – 2.1, #15 – #18
WKXW 1.1 – 1.1, #23 – #24
WPHT Stream .7 – .7, #26 – #25
WURD .4 – .3, #27 – #28
WURD Stream .1 – .1, #31 – #31
WKXW Stream .1 – .1, #31 – #31
WDEL-AM DNA – .1, DNA – #31
News
KYW & WPHI 5.5 – 5.1, #6 – #6
KYW & WPHI Stream .3 – .5, #28 – #27
WTEL .1 – DNA, #31 – DNA
Sports Talk
WIP 6.7 – 7.4, #4 – #4 (Phillies)
WIP Stream 2.8 – 3.0, #13 – #10 (Phillies)
WPEN-FM 1.3 – 1.5, #22 – #21
Public Radio News/Talk
WHYY 3.1 – 2.9, #9 – #12
NASSAU-SUFFOLK (LONG ISLAND)
News/Talk
WABC 1.6 – 1.7, #18 – #18
WOR 1.1 – 1.2, #19 – #19
WLIR .2 – .2, #28 – #27
News
WINS-FM 5.2 – 5.2, #2 – #3
WCBS-AM 2.2 – 1.8, #15 – #16 (Mets)
WINS-FM Stream .5 – .6, #24 – #23
WCBS-AM Stream .5 – .4, #24 – #24 (Mets)
Business News WBBR .5 – .4, #24 – #24
Sports Talk
WFAN-FM & AM 2.6 – 2.9, #11 – #10 (Yankees)
WFAN-FM & AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Yankees)
Public Radio News/Talk
WSUF .2 – .1, #28 – #31
RIVERSIDE
News/Talk
None
News
KFOO .1 – DNA, #25 – DNA
Sports Talk
KPWK .3 – .4, #21 – #21
Public Radio News/Talk
KVCR .4 – .4 #19 – #21
KPCC .1 – DNA, #25 – DNA
SAN JOSE
News/Talk
KSFO 1.9 – 2.0, #16 – #17
KSFO Stream DNA – .3, DNA – #27
News
KCBS-AM & KFRC 3.9 – 3.5, #7 – #8
KCBS-AM & KFRC Stream .2 – .2, #28 – #29
KNEW .2 – .2, #28 – #29 (Oakland A’s)
Sports Talk
KNBR 3.2 – 3.5, #9 – #8 (Giants)
KGMZ 1.8 – 1.3, #19 – #22
KGO Stream .4 – .8, #27 – #26
KNBR Stream .9 – .3, #26 – #27 (Giants)
KGO .2 – .2, #28 – #29
KTCT .2 – DNA, #28 – DNA
KGMZ Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
None
MIDDLESEX-SOMERSET-UNION (New Jersey)
News/Talk
WKXW 7.3 – 7.0, #1 – #2
WOR 3.1 – 3.3, #10 – #9
WKXW Stream .7 – .8, #21 – #19
News
WINS-FM 2.0 – 2.2, #13 – #12
WCBS-AM .9 – .8, #19 – #19 (Mets)
WINS-FM Stream .3 – .4, #24 – #24
WCBS-AM Stream .1 – .3, #25 – #25 (Mets)
Sports Talk
WFAN-FM & AM 3.9 – 2.9, #8 – #10 (Yankees)
WFAN FM & AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Yankees)
Public Radio News/Talk
None
Note: Sports talk WFAN’s -1.0 (3.9 – 2.9) represents Middlesex-Somerset-Union’s largest (6+) April 2024 – May 2024 decrease.
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