Grills Just Wanna Have Fun: Lyric Ridge's Drew Baldride celebrates his inaugural No. 1, "She's Somebody's Daughter," with a backyard barbecue on BMI's rooftop. Pictured (back, l-r) are Sony Music Publishing’s Rusty Gaston, Hipgnosis’ Ashley Alexander, BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart and BMI’s Clay Bradley; (front, l-r) producer Nick Schwarz and songwriters Cameron Jaymes, Baldridge and Jimmy Yeary.
Red Bull Gives You Sings: Back Blocks/EMI Nashville’s Tucker Wetmore (l) with CMT/SXM's Cody Alan at the Red Bull Jukebox Concert.
Merry-Go-Sounds: Leo33's Zach Top plays the Fort Bend County Fair. Pictured (l-r) are Country Aircheck's Chris Huff, KILT/Houston's Nick Russo, the label's Tracy Gibson, Top, KKBQ/Houston's Gerardo Sproet and KILT's Monica "Mo" Lunsford.
Penn Pals: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. Pictured (l-r) are WFGY/Altoona, PA's Bobbi Castellucci, Mr. Roll, WFGY's Cadillac Jack and Castellucci's husband, Nick.
Brothers KIIM: MCA's Josh Turner (c) with KIIM/Tucson's past (Jim Slone, l) and present (Buzz Jackson).
September 2024 PPM Ratings: Day four of Nielsen Audio's September 2024 (8/15-9/11) PPM ratings are below. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. All graphs indicate Average Share Mon-Sun 6am-Mid Persons 6+. 
Austin (Market 28)
KVET iHeartMedia
6.2 (4) to 5.8 (4)
Cume: +32,600 to 266,200
KASE iHeartMedia
5.1 (5) to 5.2 (5)
Cume: +3,800 to 195,400
KOKE Genuine Austin Radio
Ceased subscribing in January; KOKE was sold and flipped to Regional Mexican after the May survey (CAT 5/30).
Raleigh (35)
WQDR Curtis
6.5 (5) to 6.3 (3)
Cume: -15,600 to 205,900
Did not subscribe during Q2 2023.
WNCB iHeartMedia
2.2 (13t) to 3.3 (12)
Cume: +19,900 to 144,100
Indianapolis (38)
WFMS Cumulus
6.5 (5t) to 6.4 (4)
Cume: +16,500 to 201,900
WLHK Radio One
4.8 (10) to 5.4 (9)
Largest share since July 2023.
Cume: -1,200 to 181,200
Nashville (39)
WSIX iHeartMedia
6.5 (4t) to 5.7 (6t)
Cume: -9,600 to 192,700
WKDF Cumulus
5.5 (7t) to 3.5 (13)
Cume: -41,800 to 159,500
WSM-FM Cumulus
3.2 (13) to 3.3 (14)
Cume: -3,300 to 142,600
WNFN Midwest Classic Country
2.4 (16) to 2.5 (15t)
Cume: +1,400 to 99,000
Flipped from Top 40 to Classic Country last June (CAT 6/8/23).
Ryman Hospitality Classic Country WSM-AM only subscribes on a quarterly basis, and registered with a 0.5 (21t) and cume of 13,200.
Milwaukee (43)
WMIL iHeartMedia
6.5 (4) to 5.1 (4)
Cume: -22,700 to 248,400
Jacksonville (44)
WQIK iHeartMedia
5.5 (5t) to 5.3 (6)
Cume: -4,500 to 156,700
WGNE Renda
4.3 (8t) to 3.9 (9t)
Cume: -10,700 to 144,500
Providence (45)
WCTK Hall
7.2 (4) to 9.0 (1)
Cume: +12,500 to 245,100
WKLB/Boston Beasley
Ceased subscribing in January.
Norfolk (46)
WUSH Sinclair
3.8 (9) to 3.8 (8t)
Cume: -1,700 to 117,200
WGH Max
4.1 (8) to 3.5 (11)
Cume: -14,200 to 131,100
Greensboro (47)
WPAW Audacy
4.7 (6t) to 4.9 (7)
Cume: -19,800 to 151,400
WTQR iHeartMedia
4.0 (10) to 4.0 (10)
Cume: +3,100 to 162,100
West Palm Beach (48)
WIRK Hubbard
4.4 (5) to 4.7 (4)
Cume: -1,300 to 110,800
Memphis (52)
WLFP Audacy
3.5 (6) to 3.5 (6)
Cume: -37,400 to 91,600
WGKX Cumulus
Does not subscribe.
Hartford (55)
WWYZ iHeartMedia
5.8 (6) to 5.8 (6)
Cume: +15,400 to 176,300
Largest cume since Aug. 2023.
Salt Lake City (27) corrected
KSOP KSOP, Inc.
4.9 (6t) to 6.2 (3)
Largest share since March 2023.
Cume: +7,900 to 191,100
KUBL Cumulus
4.9 (6t) to 5.2 (6)
Cume: -3,700 to 258,700
KNAH Broadway
2.2 (18) to 1.9 (19t)
Cume: +4,100 to 135,000
KEGA shifted to all-Christmas music on Nov. 10 then re-branded as gold-based KNAH "Hank FM" on Dec. 26 (CAT 12/28/23).
