May 2026 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's May 2026 (4/30-5/27) 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.

Los Angeles (Market 2)
KKGO Mt. Wilson
2.9 (17) to 2.9 (16)
Cume: +102,200 to 878,000 (Largest cume in the format this month.)
Largest cume since Feb. 2020; first time to lead format in cume since Holiday 2019.

Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.4 (5) to 4.5 (6)
Cume: -13,000 to 858,100

Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," pulled a 0.6 (27t) and 0.4 (33t) respectively, with cumes of 115,200 and 87,400 respectively.

Dallas (4)
KPLX Cumulus & KSCS Cumulus
Do not subscribe.

 Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
5.2 (6) to 5.2 (5)
Cume: -2,400 to 865,800 

KILT Audacy
2.8 (14) to 2.7 (14t)
Cume: +55,300 to 740,900

San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.5 (18t) to 1.5 (19t)
Cume: -14,700 to 236,500

Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
2.8 (12) to 2.7 (10)
Cume: +26,400 to 324,100

WKHX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
4.4 (7t) to 4.6 (7)
Cume: -42,700 to 478,700

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
2.0 (15) to 2.0 (14)
Cume: +3,700 to 144,700

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.

Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
3.8 (4) to 4.2 (3t)
Largest share since July 2024.
Cume: +7,300 to 255,500

San Jose (39)
KBAY Connoisseur
3.8 (6) to 4.2 (7)
Largest share since July 2023.
Cume: -6,600 to 143,600

Middlesex (41)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.2 (18) to 1.1 (19)
Cume: -4,200 to 63,200