October 2026 PPM Ratings: Day one of Nielsen Audio's October 2026 (9/17-10/14) 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
2.0 (22) to 2.3 (19)
Cume: +42,100 to 751,700 

Chicago (3)
WUSN Audacy
4.0 (6t) to 3.9 (6)
Cume: +1,400 to 735,700 

Connoisseur's suburban WCCQ and WXLC, which simulcast as "Free Country," had a 0.4 (28t) and 0.4 (28t), with cumes of 135,400 and 103,700 respectively.

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

 Houston (5)
KKBQ Radio One
5.7 (5) to 5.6 (4)
Cume: +52,100 to 834,100 (Largest cume in the format this month.)

KILT Audacy
3.2 (11) to 2.8 (12)
Cume: -22,500 to 688,400

San Francisco (6)
KBAY/San Jose Connoisseur
1.8 (16) to 2.0 (15t)
Cume: -82,500 to 255,300
KBAY (94.5) began simulcasting on KUFX (98.5) on the last day of the July survey (CAT 7/22); the simulcast ended on Oct. 6 when 94.5 became Spanish Religious and 98.5 became KBAY.

Atlanta (7)
WUBL iHeartMedia 
3.2 (12) to 3.1 (10t)
Cume: -32,000 to 285,700

WKHX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.

Philadelphia (9)
WXTU Beasley
4.7 (7) to 4.1 (7t)
Cume: -9,100 to 446,000

Audacy Hot AC WTDY flipped to Country as WCUS on Oct. 19 (CAT 10/19) after the October survey and will appear in next month's survey.

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) (21)
WWWF Connoisseur 
2.1 (15) to 2.4 (14)
Largest share since January 2025.
Cume: +400 to 158,000

WJVC JVC
Does not subscribe.

Riverside (28)
KFRG Audacy 
5.2 (4) to 4.9 (4)
Cume: -26,300 to 243,700

San Jose (40)
KBAY Connoisseur
5.1 (6) to 3.2 (9t)
Cume: -66,300 to 119,200
KBAY (94.5) began simulcasting on KUFX (98.5) on the last day of the July survey (CAT 7/22); the simulcast ended on Oct. 6 when 94.5 became Spanish Religious and 98.5 became KBAY.

Middlesex (42)
WKMK/Monmouth Press
1.2 (18) to 1.0 (18)
Cume: -4,200 to 54,600