January 2021 PPM Ratings Takeaways

Spoken-Word Summary. Our final overview of the Nielsen Audio January 2021 PPM survey period (January 7 – February 3) is a composite spoken-word scoreboard.

Highlighted are all news/talk; news; sports talk; and public radio news/talk stations that finished in the top five (January 2021, 6+).

Also noted are the five stations in each of those four genres posting the highest AQH share (January 2021, 6+).

All comparisons are “Holiday” 2020 – January 2021 (6+).

NEWS/TALK

News/Talk #1 January 2021 (6+)

KTRH, Houston (5.5 – 7.5, +2.0)

WSB-AM & WSBB-FM, Atlanta (9.0 – 11.8, +2.8)

KIRO-FM, Seattle (7.2 – 7.4, +.2)

KFBK AM & KFBK-FM, Sacramento (7.8 – 10.2, +2.4)

KNRS AM & KNRS-FM, Salt Lake City (6.0 – 7.9, +1.9)

WIBC, Indianapolis (7.6 – 8.9, +1.3)

WISN, Milwaukee (8.2 – 11.0, +2.8)

News/Talk #2 January 2021 (6+)

KFYI, Phoenix (4.6 – 6.0, +1.4)

KFI, Riverside (4.6 – 5.2, +.6)

WOAI, San Antonio (6.8 – 7.0, +.2)

KSL AM & KSL-FM, Salt Lake City (6.1 – 7.0, +.9)

WLW, Cincinnati (7.4 – 7.9, +.5)

WOKV-FM, Jacksonville (8.4 – 9.2, +.8)

News/Talk #3 January 2021 (6+)

KFI, Los Angeles (4.7 – 5.0, +.3)

KXL, Portland (4.8 – 6.2, +1.4)

WBT-AM & WBT-FM Charlotte (5.0 – 6.6, +1.6)

WTKK, Raleigh (5.4 – 7.0, +1.6)

WTMJ, Milwaukee (6.0 – 6.5, +.5)

WTIC-AM, Hartford (5.8 – 6.8, +1.0)

News/Talk #4 January 2021 (6+)

KOGO, San Diego (5.1 – 5.7, +.6)

WTKS, Orlando (3.9 – 6.1, +2.2)

KLBJ-AM, Austin (4.2 – 5.7, +1.5)

WTVN, Columbus (7.3 – 8.5, +1.2)

WWTN, Nashville (5.3 – 6.8, +1.5)

WPRO-AM & WEAN, Providence (5.4 – 6.1, +.7)

News/Talk #5 January 2021 (6+)

WMAL, Washington, DC (4.6 – 5.9, +1.3)

WHPT, Tampa (4.1 – 4.8, +.7)

KDKA-AM, Pittsburgh (5.3 – 5.6, +.3)

Top Five News/Talk Stations January 2021 (By 6+ AQH Share)

1 WSB-AM & WSBB-FM, Atlanta (11.8)

2 WISN, Milwaukee (11.0)

3 KFBK AM & KFBK-FM, Sacramento (10.2)

4 WOKV-FM, Jacksonville (9.2)

5 WIBC, Indianapolis (8.9)

NEWS

News #1 January 2021 (6+)

WBBM-AM & WCFS-FM, Chicago (6.8 – 7.3, +.5)

WBZ-AM, Boston (6.5 – 8.2, +1.7)

News #2 January 2021 (6+)

KCBS-AM & KFRC-FM San Francisco (8.1 – 8.5, +.4)

WTOP & WTLP Washington, DC (8.1 – 9.9, +1.8)

KYW & WPHI, Philadelphia (5.4 – 6.4, +1.0)

KCBS-AM & KFRC-FM, San Jose (5.6 – 6.8, +1.2)

News #4 January 2021 (6+)

KOMO-AM & KOMO-FM  Seattle (4.6 – 5.7, +1.1)

Top Five News Stations January 2021 (By 6+ AQH Share)

1 WTOP & WTLP Washington, DC (9.9)

2 KCBS-AM & KFRC-FM San Francisco (8.5)

3 WBZ-AM, Boston (8.2)

4 WBBM-AM & WCFS-FM, Chicago (7.3)

5 KCBS-AM & KFRC-FM, San Jose (6.8)

SPORTS TALK

Sports Talk #2 January 2021 (6+)

KFXN, Minneapolis (7.8 – 8.4, +.6)

Sports Talk #3 January 2021 (6+)

WXYT-FM, Detroit (4.4 – 5.5, +1.1)

Sports Talk #4 January 2021 (6+)

WFAN, Long Island (4.1 – 4.3, +.2)

KDKA-FM, Pittsburgh (6.6 – 7.9, +1.3)

Sports Talk #5 January 2021 (6+)

WIP, Philadelphia (5.9 – 6.1, +.2)

WBZ-FM, Boston (5.3 – 5.7, +.4)

WBNS-FM, Columbus (5.6 – 6.0, +.4)

Top Five Sports Talk Stations January 2021 (By 6+ AQH Share)

1 KFXN, Minneapolis (8.4)

2 KDKA-FM, Pittsburgh (7.9)

3 WIP, Philadelphia (6.1)

4 WBNS-FM, Columbus (6.0)

5 WBZ-FM, Boston (5.7)

PUBLIC RADIO NEWS/TALK

Public Radio News/Talk #1 January 2021 (6+)

KQED, San Francisco  (9.0 – 10.9, +1.9)

WAMU, Washington, DC (8.3 – 13.4, +5.1)

KNOW, Minneapolis (8.3 – 9.5, +1.2)

KCFR, Denver (7.2 – 7.5, +.3)

KOPB, Portland (9.7 – 12.0, +2.3)

KUT, Austin (8.5 – 11.5, +3.0)

WOSU, Columbus (7.0 – 8.6, +1.6)

KQED, San Jose (10.4 – 12.8, +2.4)

WUNC, Raleigh (9.9 – 11.3, +1.4)

Public Radio News/Talk #2 January 2021 (6+)

KUOW, Seattle (6.4 – 7.3, +.9)

KPBS, San Diego (5.9 – 6.2, +.3)

KXJZ, Sacramento (5.0 – 6.4, +1.4)

Public Radio News/Talk #3 January 2021 (6+)

WBEZ, Chicago (4.3 – 6.7, +2.4)

WHYY, Philadelphia (4.6 – 6.3, +1.7)

KCUR, Kansas City (5.2 – 6.1, +.9)

WNPR, Hartford (5.4 – 6.8, +1.4)

Public Radio News/Talk #4 January 2021 (6+)

KUER, Salt Lake City (5.4 – 6.4, +1.0)

WJCT, Jacksonville (4.3 – 6.2, +1.9)

Public Radio News/Talk #5 January 2021 (6+)

WNYC-FM, New York (4.1 – 4.9, +.8)

WPLN-FM, Nashville (4.9 – 6.5, +1.6)

WLRN, West Palm Beach (4.0 – 4.8, +.8)

Top Five Public Radio News/Talk Stations January 2021 (By 6+ AQH Share)

1 WAMU, Washington, DC (13.4)

2 KQED, San Jose (12.8)

3 KOPB, Portland (12.0)

4 KUT, Austin (11.5)

5 WUNC, Raleigh (11.3)

 

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