June 2024 PPM Ratings – Part One
June 2024 PPM Data – Information for Nielsen Audio’s June 2024 ratings period (May 23 – June 19) 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.
DNA – DNA = Did Not Appear – Does Not Appear
Comparisons are May 2024 – June 2024 (6+).
NEW YORK
News/Talk
WABC 3.3 – 3.3, #10 – #11
WOR 1.5 – 1.5, #19 – #20
WKXW 1.0 – .9, #23 – #22
WKXW Stream .2 – .3, #39 – #36
WLIR .1 – .1, #45 – #43
News
WINS-FM 4.3 – 4.2, #5 – #7
WCBS-AM 1.5 – 1.5, #19 – #20 (Mets)
Business News WBBR .4 – .4, #34 – #33
WINS-FM Stream .3 – .4, #37 – #33
WCBS-AM Stream .2 – .2, #39 – #37 (Mets)
WWRL & WWPR-HD3 Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WFAN FM & AM 2.4 – 2.3, #13 -#13 (Yankees)
WFAN FM & AM Stream .8 – .6, #26 -#27 (Yankees)
Public Radio News/Talk
WNYC-FM 3.3 – 3.7, #10 – #9
WNYC-AM .9 – .7, #24 – #26
LOS ANGELES
News/Talk
KFI 4.0 – 3.7, #7 – #7
KRLA .8 – .7, #33 – #33
KEIB .6 – .5, #34 – #34
News
KNX-FM 3.3 – 3.1, #10 – #11
KNX-FM Stream .2 – .3, #38 – #37
KRRL-HD2 Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KLAC 1.5 – 1.5, #26 – #27 (Dodgers)
Public Radio News/Talk
KPCC 1.8 – 1.6, #22 – #26
Note: The Angels’ flagships are sports talk KLAA (DNA) and sports talk KSPN (DNA).
CHICAGO
News/Talk
WGN 3.0 – 2.5, #12 – #15
WLS-AM .9 – 1.1, #26 – #25
WVON .2 – .2, #36 – #37
WLS-AM Stream .1 – .1, #41 – #41
WLIP DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
WBBM-AM & WCFS 5.2 – 5.4, #4 – #4
WBBM-AM & WCFS Stream .1 – .1, #41 – #41
WVAZ-HD2 Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WSCR 3.2 – 2.7, #10 – #13 (Cubs)
WSCR Stream .2 – .3, #36 – #33 (Cubs)
WSHE-HD2 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
WBEZ 1.6 – 1.7, #21 – #22
Note: The White Sox flagship is sports talk WMVP (DNA).
SAN FRANCISCO
News/Talk
KSFO 1.4 – 1.0, #22 – #23
KSFO Stream .1 – DNA, #38 – DNA
News
KCBS-AM & KFRC 5.7 – 5.4, #3 – #3
KNEW .2 – .2, #32 – #30 (Oakland A’s)
KCBS-AM & KFRC Stream DNA – .1, DNA – #35
KKSF Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KNBR 4.2 – 4.5, #6 – #5 (Giants)
KGMZ 1.7 – 1.5, #20 – #21
KNBR Stream .4 – .3, #28 – #28 (Giants)
KGO .1 – .1, #38 – #35
KTCT .1 – .1, #38 – #35
KGO Stream .2 – DNA, #32 – DNA
KGMZ Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KQED 5.9 – 7.1, #2 – #2
KALW .3 – .3, #31 – #28
Note: Public radio news/talk KQED’s +1.2 (5.9 – 7.1) represents San Francisco’s largest (6+) May 2024 – June 2024 increase.
DALLAS
News/Talk
WBAP 2.6 – 3.0, #15 – #12
KSKY .6 – .7, #34 – #33
KLIF-AM .4 – .4, #36 – #35
KFXR-AM .1 – .1, #43 – #38
KSKY Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
News – Talk KRLD-AM 1.5 – 1.5, #26 – #27
News – Talk KRLD-AM Stream DNA – .1, DNA – #38
KKGM & KHVN Black Information Network DNA – .1, DNA – #38
Sports Talk
KTCK 5.3 – 5.1, #1 – #2
KRLD-FM 2.5 – 2.3, #19 – #20 (Texas Rangers)
KRLD-FM Stream 1.2 – .9, #28 – #30 (Texas Rangers)
Public Radio News/Talk
KERA 2.9 – 2.5, #12 – #17
HOUSTON
News/Talk
KTRH 3.3 – 3.3, #13 – #13 (Astros)
KPRC .3 – .3, #30 – #27
News
KXYZ Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KILT-AM 1.1 – 1.3, #24 – #23
KBME 1.0 – .8, #26 – #26 (Astros)
KILT-AM Stream .6 – .3, #27 – #27
KFNC DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
KUHF 3.4 – 4.1, #12 – #7
ATLANTA
News/Talk
WSB-AM & WSBB 7.1– 7.2, #2 – #3
WFOM .3 – .3, #30 – #29
WGKA .3 – .2, #30 – #31
WAOK DNA – .1, DNA – #33
WAOK Stream .1 – .1, #33 – #33
WSRV-HD3 Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
News
WBIN Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WCNN 4.1 – 4.2, #8 – #8 (Braves)
WZGC 3.7 – 2.8, #11 – #17
WZGC Stream .6 – .3, #25 – #29
Public Radio News/Talk
WABE 4.0 – 3.6, #9 – #11
WRAS .5 – .4, #27 – #26
WABE-HD3 DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
PHILADELPHIA
News/Talk
WPHT 2.1 – 2.2, #18 – #16
WKXW 1.1 – .8, #24 – #25
WPHT Stream .7 – .7, #25 – #26
WURD .3 – .3, #28 – #28
WKXW Stream .1 – .1, #31 – #30
WDEL-AM .1 – DNA, #31 – DNA
WURD Stream .1 – DNA, #31 – DNA
News
KYW & WPHI 5.1 – 5.0, #6 – #6
KYW & WPHI Stream .5 – .7, #27 – #26
WTEL & WDAS-HD2 Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
WIP 7.4 – 7.5, #4 – #3 (Phillies)
WIP Stream 3.0 – 1.7, #10 – #19 (Phillies)
WPEN-FM 1.5 – 1.2, #21 – #22
Public Radio News/Talk
WHYY 2.9 – 3.1, #12 – #11
Note: The -1.3 (3.0 – 1.7) by sports talk WIP’s internet stream is tied for Philadelphia’s largest (6+) May 2024 – June 2024 decrease.
NASSAU-SUFFOLK (LONG ISLAND)
News/Talk
WABC 1.7 – 1.8, #18 – #16
WOR 1.2 – 1.3, #19 – #20
WLIR .2 – .2, #27 – #27
News
WINS-FM 5.2 – 5.2, #3 – #2
WCBS-AM 1.8 – 1.7, #16 – #18 (Mets)
WINS-FM Stream .6 – .5, #23 – #24
WCBS-AM Stream .4 – .3, #24 – #25 (Mets)
Business News WBBR .4 – .3, #24 – #25
Sports Talk
WFAN-FM & AM 2.9 – 2.9, #10 – #10 (Yankees)
WFAN-FM & AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Yankees)
Public Radio News/Talk
WSUF .1 – .2, #31 – #27
RIVERSIDE
News/Talk
None
News
KFOO Black Information Network DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Sports Talk
KPWK .4 – .2, #21 – #24
Public Radio News/Talk
KVCR .4 – .4 #21 – #19
KPCC DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
SAN JOSE
News/Talk
KSFO 2.0 – 1.4, #17 – #21
KSFO Stream .3 – .2, #27 – #26
News
KCBS-AM & KFRC 3.5 – 4.1, #8 – #5
KCBS-AM & KFRC Stream .2 – .2, #29 – #26
KNEW .2 – .2, #29 – #26 (Oakland A’s)
Sports Talk
KNBR 3.5 – 3.2, #8 – #11 (Giants)
KGMZ 1.3 – 1.4, #22 – #21
KNBR Stream .3 – .2, #27 – #26 (Giants)
KGO .2 – .2, #29 – #26
KGO Stream .8 – DNA, #26 – DNA
KTCT DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
KGMZ Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA
Public Radio News/Talk
None
MIDDLESEX-SOMERSET-UNION
News/Talk
WKXW 7.0 – 6.3, #2 – #2
WOR 3.3 – 3.0, #9 – #9
WKXW Stream .8 – 1.0, #19 – #18
News
WINS-FM 2.2 – 2.0, #12 – #14
WCBS-AM .8 – .8, #19 – #20 (Mets)
WINS-FM Stream .4 – .3, #24 – #23
WCBS-AM Stream .3 – .1, #25 – #25 (Mets)
Sports Talk
WFAN-FM & AM 2.9 – 2.3, #10 – #13 (Yankees)
WFAN FM & AM Stream DNA – DNA, DNA – DNA (Yankees)
Public Radio News/Talk
None
Note: News/talk WKXW’s -.7 (7.0 – 6.3) represents a tie for Middlesex-Somerset-Union’s largest (6+)May 2024 – June 2024 decrease.
Up next: June 2024 overviews for: Washington, DC; Boston; Miami; Seattle; Detroit; Phoenix; Minneapolis; San Diego; Tampa; Denver; Baltimore; and St. Louis.
as well as serving as news director for the Athens stations and anchor/reporter for sister news/talk WSB-AM/WSBB-FM, Atlanta. The Oconee Enterprise says Bryant “is known for not just delivering the news of Athens and Oconee on the airwaves but also interviewing political candidates, public figures and citizens who do something newsworthy, as well as hosting candidate forums.” 
The first of four rounds of ratings data from Nielsen Audio’s May 2024 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including
Generally speaking, Major League Baseball radio flagships enjoyed a solid first at bat in Nielsen Audio’s 2024 rating season (March 28 – April 24).
April 2024 PPM Data – Information for the April 2024 ratings period (March 28 – April 24) 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).
Effect Podcast Network’s top talent for a day of live podcast recordings from the network’s most popular shows including: “Carefully Reckless with Jess Hilarious,” “WHOREible Decisions,” “Black Tech, Green Money” and “Deeply Well with Devi Brown,” featuring special guests John Hope Bryant and Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford. The festival also featured special live recordings of hit shows “Pour Minds,” “The Baller Alert Show” and guests Wallo267 and Gillie Da King. Additionally, the event included the panel discussions “Podcasting 102: Money and Marketing” and “Content Authenticity x Brand Partnerships.”
The first of four rounds of ratings information from Nielsen Audio’s March 2024 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including 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). The survey covered February 29 through March 27. Today, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from this group of markets. In New York, Red Apple Media Group’s news/talk WABC rises two-tenths to finish with a 4.0 share (weekly, 6+ AQH share) that lifts it to the #9 rank in the market. iHeartMedia’s news/talk WOR is steady with a 1.6 share and the #20 rank, while Audacy’s all-news WINS-FM adds one-tenth for a 4.6 share good for the #5 rank. In Los Angeles, iHeartMedia’s news/talk KFI inches up one-tenth for a 5.5 share that keeps it locked into the #3 rank. In Chicago, Nexstar Media Group’s WGN-AM dips three-tenths, finishing with a 3.2 share and the #9 rank, while Cumulus Media news/talk WLS-AM falls six-tenths to a 1.4 share good for the #25 rank. Audacy all-news WBBM-AM/WCFS-FM is steady with a 5.4 share but falls back to the #4 rank. 
The first of four rounds of ratings data from Nielsen Audio’s February PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including 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). The February survey covered February 1 – 28. Today, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from this group of markets. In New York, Red Apple Media’s news/talk WABC adds three-tenths to finish the survey with a 3.8 share (6+, weekly AQH share) but remains ranked #11, while iHeartMedia’s news/talk WOR loses one-tenth for a 1.6 share finish and falls to the #20 rank. In Chicago, Nexstar Media Group’s news/talk WGN tacks on four-tenths to finish with a 3.5 share that lifts it to the #8 rank, while Cumulus Media’s news/talk WLS-AM adds two-tenths for a 2.0 share finish and remains ranked #18. Audacy’s crosstown all-news WBBM-AM/WCFS-FM fell eight-tenths to a 5.4 share but only regressed one spot to the #3 rank. 
February 2024 PPM Data – Information for the February 2024 ratings period (February 1 – February 28) 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).
AM/FM, Dayton. The program aired in the 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm ET daypart and the stations are going to replace the show with “The Erick Erickson Show” based at CMG’s WSB-AM/WSBB-FM, Atlanta. The Erickson program is syndicated by Compass Media Networks. It appears that producer Hannah Guile is also exiting as a result of this move. TALKERS reached out to Mark Kaye who requested that all questions and inquiries be directed to his agent Heather Cohen at The Weiss Agency.
devotion to Internet radio broadcasting, we are launching ‘The Mike Church Show’ into terrestrial radio syndication! The launch date of ‘The Mike Church Show’ will be March 1 and the show will begin its repatriation of AM/FM radio in Atlanta, Georgia’s #7 U.S. radio market on WXKG “The King”! Church adds, “We’ve always known that terrestrial radio was going to play a part in our industry leading development of Internet radio, we just didn’t know in what way. Over the last two years, that role began to materialize with the dearth of quality talk shows and the opportunities to fill that gap left by the wrecking ball that was consolidation’s march through local radio properties.” The program airs live from 7:00 am to 10:00 am ET. 
Effect’s most popular personalities for a day full of live podcast tapings and informative discussions aimed at aspiring podcasters in the Black community. He says, “We are proud to return to Atlanta for the second year in a row to showcase the talent across our network, and some of the biggest shows in podcasting. Through culture-defining storytelling, unique brand partnerships, compelling panel discussions, special live podcast recordings and more, we are inviting everyone to experience the power of The Black Effect and the many ways Black creators are driving the culture forward.”
The first of four rounds of ratings data from Nielsen Audio’s January 2024 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including 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). The survey period covered January 4 – 31. Today, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from this group of markets. In New York, Red Apple Media’s news/talk WABC-AM adds half a share to finish with a 3.5 share (weekly, 6+ AQH share) and remains ranked #11, while iHeartMedia’s news/talk WOR-AM rises half a share to a 1.7 share that lifts it to the #17 rank. In Los Angeles, iHeartMedia’s news/talk KFI adds nine-tenths for a 4.5 share finish good for the #3 rank in the market. In Chicago, Nexstar Media Group’s news/talk WGN-AM is up a half share, finishing with a 3.1 share and the #10 rank, while Cumulus Media Group’s news/talk WLS-AM rises two-tenths to a 1.9 share and moves up one spot to the #18 rank. And in Atlanta, Cox Media Group’s WSB-AM/WSBB-FM claims the #1 rank after rising 1.2 shares to an 8.6 share. 
January 2024 PPM Data – Information for the January 2024 ratings period (January 4 – January 31) 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).
The first of four rounds of ratings data from Nielsen Audio’s Holiday 2023 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including 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). The ratings period covered December 7, 2023 – January 3, 2024. Today, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from this group of markets. In New York, Red Apple Media’s news/talk WABC adds two-tenths to finish with a 3.0 share (weekly, 6+ AQH share) and remains ranked #11, while iHeartMedia’s news/talk WOR tacks on one-tenth for a 1.2 share finish good for the #21 rank, and Audacy’s all-news WINS-FM falls two-tenths to a 3.9 share but rises to the #9 rank. In Los Angeles, iHeartMedia news/talk KFI loses half a share to finish with a 4.6 share pulling it from the #2 to the #4 rank, while Audacy’s all-news KNX-AM/FM loses two-tenths to finish with a 2.5 share good for the #12 rank. In Chicago, Nexstar Media Group’s news/talk WGN-AM dips two-tenths for a 2.6 share finish leaving it ranked #11, while Cumulus Media’s news/talk WLS-AM is steady at a 1.7 share good for the #19 rank, and Audacy’s all-news WBBM-AM/WCFS-FM loses three-tenths to finish with a 4.9 share and remaining ranked #4. 
Holiday 2023 PPM Data – Information for the Holiday 2023 ratings period (December 7, 2023 – January 3, 2024) 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).
Services, Division of Family & Children Services, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, and Walmart, has undertaken the mission of ensuring that every child in the Georgia foster care system has at least one gift on Christmas day. This year the program raised over $1,440,000 which will provide over 24,400 gifts to children in Georgia. 95.5 WSB program director Ken Charles says, “The 95.5 WSB audience is just amazing! For the 33rd year they’ve shown up with an incredible spirit of generosity to make sure the kids have a very merry Christmas. Our entire team supports Clark’s mission to make sure every foster child has at least one toy for Christmas and I’m so thankful our listeners come through every year!”
The first of four rounds of ratings data from Nielsen Audio’s November PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including 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). The November 2023 survey covered October 12 – November 8. Today, TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian presents his Ratings Takeaways from this group of markets. In New York, Red Apple Media’s news/talk WABC dips one-tenth for a 3.0 share finish and remains ranked #11, while iHeartMedia’s news/talk WOR adds one-tenth to finish with a 1.3 share and rises to the #22 rank. In Los Angeles, iHeartMedia’s news/talk KFI rises six-tenths to a 5.1 share that lifts it to the #4 rank. In Chicago, Nexstar Media’s news/talk WGN falls two-tenths to a 3.4 share good for the #10 rank, while Cumulus Media’s news/talk WLS-AM is steady at a 1.5 share but rises one notch to the #23 rank. 
November 2023 PPM Data – Information for the November 2023 ratings period (October 12 – November 8) 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).
effective December 4. Since January 2022, Scarpino has been serving as a FOX News multimedia reporter based out of St. Louis. In this capacity, she shot, wrote, and edited numerous enterprise and breaking news stories for FNC including the United Auto Worker strike, the Titanic submersible implosion and the border surge in Arizona and Texas. Scarpino is a 2020 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism.