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April 2026 PPM Ratings:

April 2026 PPM Ratings: Day three of Nielsen Audio's April 2026 (4/2-4/29) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Midnight Persons 6+.

With the two companies in ongoing litigation (CAT 10/17/25), Cumulus has ceased subscribing to Nielsen and its stations are no longer visible in PPM markets.


Charlotte (Market 20)
WKKT iHeartMedia
6.0 (5) to 6.4 (3)
Largest share since June 2024. 
Cume: +35,800 to 296,300


WSOC Beasley
4.7 (6t) to 5.2 (8)
Cume: +30,000 to 292,400

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Portland (22)
KUPL Connoisseur
1.9 (17) to 2.3 (15)
Cume: +16,300 to 184,600

KWJJ Audacy
2.7 (14) to 2.0 (17)
Cume: -26,100 to 133,000

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San Antonio (24)
KCYY Cox
5.6 (3) to 5.3 (3t)
Cume: -11,800 to 418,000

KAJA iHeartMedia
4.4 (6) to 4.6 (5)
Cume: +4,800 to 330,500

KKYX-AM Cox Classic Country
0.9 (24) to 0.8 (28t)
Cume: +500 to 80,600

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Salt Lake City (26)
KSOP KSOP, Inc.
5.7 (5) to 4.6 (7)
Cume: +9,300 to 186,700

KNAH Broadway
2.9 (13) to 2.6 (13)
Cume: -16,500 to 148,900

KUBL Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

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Orlando (29)
WWKA Cox
5.3 (5) to 4.5 (8)
Cume: +20,400 to 204,700 

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Sacramento (30)
KNCI Bonneville 
4.9 (5t) to 4.8 (6)
Cume: +6,200 to 272,200

KNTY Entravision Classic Country 
2.0 (16) to 2.1 (16)
Cume: +1,900 to 103,700

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Las Vegas (31)
KWNR iHeartMedia
3.7 (6) to 4.2 (5)
Cume: -14,900 to 182,700

KCYE Beasley
2.7 (11) to 2.2 (13t)
Cume: -7,700 to 129,800
KCYE moved frequencies on the first day of the December survey (CAT 11/4/25).

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Pittsburgh (32)
WDSY Audacy
4.8 (7) to 4.3 (8t)
Cume: -10,700 to 198,100

WPGB iHeartMedia
2.8 (13) to 2.8 (12t)
Cume: -7,100 to 146,400

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Cincinnati (33)
WUBE Hubbard
9.5 (2) to 9.2 (2)

Cume: +6,200 to 308,000

WYGY Hubbard
2.6 (10) to 2.3 (10)
Cume: -4,000 to 117,000

WNNF Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

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Kansas City (35)
WDAF Audacy
3.5 (7t) to 4.7 (5)
Cume: +18,000 to 214,500
Largest cume since March 2025.

KBEQ Steel City
3.2 (10t) to 3.4 (10)
Cume: +5,500 to 151,700

KFKF Steel City
3.5 (7t) to 3.0 (11t)
Cume: +5,100 to 159,000

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Columbus, OH (36)
WCOL iHeartMedia
7.5 (1) to 7.4 (1)
Cume: -10,800 to 258,400

WJKR North American Classic Country
3.2 (11t) to 4.7 (8)
Largest share since going Country in April 2022.

Cume: -2,000 to 123,700

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Cleveland (37)
WGAR iHeartMedia
5.6 (9) to 5.2 (9t)
Cume: +5,100 to 220,800

WQMX/Akron Rubber City
2.4 (14) to 2.0 (14t)
Cume: -22,500 to 75,400

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