August 2026 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's August 2026 (7/23-8/19) 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
2.5 (16t) to 2.3 (17)
Cume: +2,400 to 714,100 

Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.9 (5t) to 4.2 (7)
Cume: +56,000 to 815,800 

Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," had a 0.5 (26t) and 0.3 (29t), with cumes of 107,900 and 107,500 respectively.

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

 Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
5.4 (5) to 5.1 (5t)
Cume: -18,900 to 854,200 (Largest cume in the format this month.)

KILT Audacy
2.7 (12) to 3.1 (14)
Cume: +7,300 to 652,500

San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.5 (17t) to 1.8 (14t)
Largest share since March 2025.
Cume: +88,300 to 349,200
KBAY began simulcasting on KUFX on the last day of the July survey (CAT 7/22).

Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
4.3 (8) to 3.3 (11)
Cume: -23,500 to 301,500

WKHX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
4.4 (7) to 5.4 (7)
Largest share since April 2025.
Cume: +1,500 to 436,000

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
1.9 (15t) to 2.1 (15)
Cume: -20,900 to 134,900

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.

Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
5.8 (3) to 5.6 (3)
Cume: -7,200 to 268,400

San Jose (39)
KBAY Connoisseur
4.1 (5t) to 4.9 (4)
Largest share since Feb. 2023.
Cume: +43,500 to 195,700
KBAY began simulcasting on KUFX on the last day of the July survey (CAT 7/22).

Middlesex (41)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.0 (18t) to 1.1 (19)
Cume: +7,900 to 62,900