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Friday, June 15, 2018

Former Gambino Family Crime Head John A. Gotti (John Gotti, Jr) Is This Week’s Guest on Harrison Podcast. There is a lot of media interest this week in the late John Gotti, the infamous boss of the powerful New York-based Gambino crime family who died in prison in 2002 while serving a life sentence. Two major productions are being released depicting the story of the legendary mobster — one on TV, the other on film — offering up a double dose of a larger-than-life figure known, among other names, as the “Dapper Don.” A&E’s two-part biography documentary “Gotti: Godfather & Son” began airing this past weekend and the movie “Gotti,” starring John Travolta opens this Friday (6/15). The film dramatizes the rise and fall of the infamous criminal and the relationship he shared with his son who succeeded him as the acting head of the Gambino family until he broke away to live a legitimate life as a businessman, husband, and father. The movie is based on a book penned by Gotti’s son, John A. Gotti (also known as John Gotti, Jr or Junior Gotti) titled, Shadow of My Father (Phoenix Media 2015). Junior Gotti is this week’s guest on the award-winning PodcastOne series, “The Michael Harrison Interview.” Harrison and Gotti discuss the Travolta movie as well as the real relationship between the father and son, in addition to delving into the unusual nature of the often-fragile code of honor that exists among organized gangsters. Check it out! To listen to the entire podcast, please click here or click on the player box marked “The Michael Harrison Interview” located in the right-hand column on every page of Talkers.com.

Weekly Golf Show Debuts on WFAN, New York. New York sports talker WFAN is launching a weekly, one-hour golf program called “Talking Golf,” hosted by sports media pro Ann Liguori.  It will air from 7:00 am to 8:00 am beginning this Sunday through September 2 and the inaugural show will be live from the 2018 U.S. Open in Shinnecock Hills, New York.  Entercom New York VP of programming Mark Chernoff states, “As New York’s flagship sports station, we are committed to providing fans with the most engaging content from their favorite sports.  Ann’s golf expertise will add a distinct layer to this show and having the inaugural broadcast live from the U.S. Open will offer our listeners an up close experience to one of golf’s biggest events.”  Liguori covers the major U.S. golf tournaments, including the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA championship for WFAN and CBS Sports Radio Network. In addition, she contributes columns to WFAN.com throughout the golf season.

Sales in the New Talk Media Landscape.  Radio sales pro Al Herskovitz writes today about his experience chatting with fellow media sales practitioners at last Friday’s TALKERS magazine conference held in New York City.  Herskovitz says, “The challenge to the sales folk is how to sell advertising in this ever-evolving, high-tech environment.  Ratings, as we once knew them, have lost their value, even if they exist at all.”  And as for the rates one can charge, Herskovitz says, “And how does a sales person determine the rates?  By simply making them up and seeing what the reaction will be.  As of this time there is no reasonable, statistical information to know what to charge.  Most of the gang I spoke with use their old rate cards as the basis for the prices they want to present.  Then it becomes the floor upon which to negotiate with the potential advertiser.”  Read Herskovitz’s piece here.

Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit Top News/Talk Story for Week of June 11-15.  The summit meeting between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM.  At #2 this week was the Hillary Clinton email server investigation report.  Coming in at #3 was the G-7 meeting and President Trump’s spat with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, followed by the Tuesday primaries and Mark Sanford’s loss at #4.  The Talkers Ten^TM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.  It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. View this week’s entire chart here.

TALKERS News Notes. San Diego sports talk personality Dan Sileo – heard in late mornings on Entercom’s new sports talk outlet KWFN-FM, San Diego “97.3 FM The Fan” – will be doing a daily, live segment with CBS Sports Radio Network superstar Jim Rome as part of his show…..Chicago media writer Robert Feder reports that Neil Fiorito is appointed to the position of overnight traffic voice on Entercom’s all-news WBBM-AM/WCFS-FM.  Fiorito has been a part-time traffic reporter for the station since 2009.  Traffic operations director Kevin Scott says in a memo to staffers, “Neil’s reports are conversational and authoritative, so listeners can trust the information he provides.  Behind the scenes Neil has one of the best attitudes ever.”…..A joint marketing agreement between MyNorth.com, Traverse Magazine and Blarney Stone Broadcasting is bringing the foodie talk radio show “Lick the Plate” to five Northern Michigan radio stations in the Traverse City and Petoskey markets.  The feature will air during afternoon drive and be repeated in evenings.  Program host David Boylan says, “This is an incredible opportunity for me to expand the reach of the show in Northern Michigan.  The culinary scene extends throughout the Northern half of the state and the talent driving it is incredible. This is also going to be a huge bonus for my guests who will now have a much larger audience listening in on their story.”  “Lick the Plate” also airs on CKLW, Detroit-Windsor “93.9 The River.”…..Public news/talk WUSF, Tampa – operated by WUSF Public Media – names Jessica Meszaros to a position in the WUSF newsroom and on the “Morning Edition” news team.  Meszaros says about her new position, “‘Morning Edition’ starts the day and gives so many people their first news of the day and we take that responsibility very seriously. I’m looking forward to exploring the Tampa Bay area and reporting on stories that keep local listeners intrigued, inspired and informed.”

Music Radio News and Career Moves. A talent shuffle takes place at Hubbard Radio’s St. Louis station group.  The duo “Mason and Remy” – Mason Schreader and Zach “Remy” Hoesly – returns to the market after doing mornings at iHeartMedia’s country WEBG, Chicago “Big 95.5.”  They are taking over the afternoon drive show on Hubbard’s WIL-FM “New Country 92.3.”  As a result of their return, the “Stacey and Jonah” program – hosted by Stacey Boyer and Jonah Griss-Bush – moves from WIL-FM over to sister adult hits WARH-FM “106.5 The Arch” for afternoons.  Scott Roddy programs both stations and he says, “Today is a banner day – a historical day – for Hubbard St. Louis.  It is an honor to work with talent of this caliber.  Today’s announcement cements that Hubbard continues to be the platinum standard for LOCAL broadcasting.”…..Pictured below is the nationally syndicated country morning show “Ty, Kelly, and Chuck” with the band Little Big Town.  The group stopped by the show to promote their new tune, “Summer Fever!”  From left to right are: Ty Bentli, Little Big Town, Kelly Ford, and Chuck Wicks.

Round Four of May 2018 PPM Data Released. The fourth and final round of ratings information from Nielsen Audio’s May 2018 PPM survey has been released for 12 markets, including: Austin, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Providence, Norfolk, Greensboro, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Memphis, and Hartford. Nielsen’s May 2018 survey period covered April 26 – May 23. See all the numbers from subscribing stations here. Meanwhile, managing editor Mike Kinosian (Kinosian@Talkers.com) provides his “Takeaways” from all 12 of these PPM-markets.

TWELVE TAKEAWAYS

Austin

Spoken-Word Formats – Not only does KUT tack three-tenths onto April’s +.7 (7.9 – 8.2, 6+), the University of Texas at Austin-owned news/talker progresses from second to first. This (8.2) is its highest 6+-share since 9.0 in November 2016. A combined +1.0 in January and February (6.5 – 7.2 – 7.5, 6+), KUT previously was -1.4 as the result of three straight decreases (7.9 – 7.6 – 6.8 – 6.5, 6+). Its November loss of three-tenths ended three successive gains that netted +1.8 (6.1 – 6.5 – 7.1 – 7.9, 6+). Even though it picks up one-tenth – after dropping one-half share in April – Emmis news/talk KLBJ-AM “News Radio 590 AM” (4.6 – 4.1 – 4.2, 6+) backslides from ninth to tenth. Three straight increases by KLBJ-AM prior to April’s -.5 resulted in a +1.8 (2.8 – 4.1 – 4.3 – 4.6, 6+). Immediately in advance of that streak, “News Radio 590 AM” was -1.3 in four straight decreases (4.1 – 3.9 – 3.7 – 3.2 – 2.8, 6+). A one-tenth gain to 1.8 (#19 to #18, 6+) by Genuine Austin Radio sports talk KTXX “The Horn” curtails three straight down or flat trends that accounted for a -.3 (1.8 – 1.7 – 1.7 – 1.5, 6+). Unchanged at #24, iHeartMedia’s similarly-programmed KVET-AM “1300 AM The Zone” is without an increase for the fourth time in a row, (.6 – .6 – .5 – .3 – .3, 6+).

Austin Music Formats – Completely erasing its combined March and April -.6 (4.3 – 3.8 – 3.7, 6+) with a May +.7    to 4.4 (6+), Emmis’ KLBJ-FM “93.7 The Rock of Austin” cracks the top ten (#12 to #9). Moreover, this (4.4) is its best 6+-showing since 4.5 in November 2016. Regional Mexican cluster-mate KLZT-FM “La Z 107.1” (4.7 – 5.3, eighth to fifth, 6+) and Spanish contemporary KLZT-HD2 (3.0 – 3.6, #13 to #12, 6+) each improve by six-tenths. The 5.3 for KLZT-FM is its highest 6+-stat since November 2017’s 5.4. After being #1 the past four sweeps, adult hits sibling KBPA “103.5 Bob FM” relinquishes all of April’s -1.0 and another four-tenths as it segues to #2 (8.9 – 7.5, -1.4, 6+). A November gain of one-half share halted three down or flat trends for a collective -.4 (8.7 – 8.7 – 8.6 – 8.3, 6+). Before picking up one-tenth in March (2018), “Bob” was -.6 (February); +1.7 (January); and -1.7 (“Holiday” 2017). Following four straight upticks that netted a +1.7 (3.9 – 4.6 – 5.1 – 5.3 – 5.6, 6+), iHeartMedia-owned KASE “Austin’s #1 For New Country” drops one-half share to 5.1 (sixth to eighth, 6+). When KASE racked up a +.7 in January, it ended three consecutive decreases for an overall -1.2 (5.1 – 4.6 – 4.5 – 3.9, 6+). One full-share ahead of it is co-owned/similarly-formatted KVET-FM “98.1 – The Austin Texas Original,” which falters by three-tenths (6.4 – 6.1, 6+) but carries on at #3. April’s +1.1 enabled KVET-FM to notch its best 6+-stat since last December’s 6.2; “The Austin Texas Original” was -.9 in February. KVET-FM and KASE were tied for fifth place in March (5.3, 6+). Their mainstream CHR sibling KHFI “96.7 Kiss FM – Austin’s #1 Hit Music Station” surrenders one-half share (5.7 – 5.2, 6+), dipping from fifth to sixth.

Raleigh

Spoken-Word Formats – There are more noteworthy ups/downs for Capitol Broadcasting sports talk WCMC “99.9 The Fan,” which was -1.3 in January; +.5 in March; -.5 in April; and now +.5 in May (3.4 – 3.9 – 3.4 – 3.9, #13 to #11, 6+). Following eight straight up or flat moves that produced a gain of three-tenths (.2 – .3 – .4 – .4 – .5 – .5 – .5 – .5 – .5, 6+), co-owned sports talk WDNC “620 The Ticket” sputters by four-tenths to .1 (#21 to #25, 6+). Leveling off at 7.8 (6+) after April’s -1.0 (8.8 – 7.8, 6+), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill news/talk WUNC “91.5 North Carolina Public Radio” nonetheless slips from second to third. January 2018’s 9.1 is its strongest 6+-share since January 2014’s 9.4. WUNC fell to third-place in “Holiday” 2017 after four consecutive months in the runner-up slot. Flat as well (5.1 – 5.1, 6+), iHeartMedia news/talk WTKK “106.1 Stay Connected” remains in seventh-place. An April loss of two-tenths curtailed three consecutive upticks that yielded a +1.5 (3.8 – 4.7 – 4.9 – 5.3, 6+). Just before that, WTKK was -1.4 via three straight decreases (5.2 – 5.0 – 4.7 – 3.8, 6+). One streak by Curtis Media Group news/talk WPTF “News Radio 680” continues and another is broken. This is the fourth time in a row that it posts a 1.0 (6+) – but – after nine straight sweeps at #19, WPTF advances to #18.

Raleigh Music Formats – In back-to-back sweeps, Capitol Broadcasting adult contemporary WRAL “Mix 101.5” is a collective +2.0 (5.1 – 5.8 – 7.1, March – April – May, sixth to fifth, 6+) with its strongest 6+-showing (7.1) since 10.4 in “Holiday” 2017. Three negative moves in succession accounted for a roughly 50% decline (-5.3) in its 6+-share (10.4 – 6.1 – 5.4 – 5.1, 6+). A combined -2.0 in three successive decreases (9.4 – 8.3 – 7.5 – 7.4, 6+), Curtis Media Group-owned WQDR “Today’s Best Country 94.7 QDR” answers with a +.7 to 8.1 (third to second, 6+). In January, WQDR posted a +2.6; “Today’s Best Country” was off a collective full-share October-November-December (7.7 – 6.9 – 6.7, 6+). Leading the pack in this North Carolina market for the 12^th straight month, Radio One urban AC WFXC “Foxy – Today’s R&B and Classic Soul” recaptures the four-tenths it squandered in April (9.3, 6+), curtailing three dips in a row that accounted for a combined -1.8 (10.7 – 9.5 – 9.3 – 8.9, 6+). This past January’s 10.7 is its best-ever (6+) PPM stat. Immediately prior to February, “Foxy” was an overall +2.0 in four consecutive gains (8.7 – 8.9 – 9.4 – 10.4 – 10.7, 6+). Its loss of one-half share last October halted six straight positive spikes that netted +2.4 (6.8 – 7.2 – 7.5 – 8.1 – 8.2 – 8.7 – 9.2, 6+). Albeit -1.1 in April and May (5.0 – 4.6 – 3.9, 6+), Curtis Media Group classic hits-oldies WKIX “Kix 102.9 – Carolina’s Greatest Hits” remains at #11. Up or flat the past three monthlies for a +1.4 (3.4 – 4.1 – 4.8 – 4.8, 6+), Radio One-owned gospel WNNL “103.9 The Light” tumbles by four-tenths to 4.4 (ninth to tenth, 6+). February’s +.7 ended three straight decreases that accounted for a -1.0 (4.4 – 4.1 – 3.6 – 3.4, 6+).

Indianapolis

Spoken-Word Formats – Having forfeited seven-tenths in April, Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting news/talk WFYI answers with a one-half share May increase (2.6 – 3.1, #14 to #13, 6+); WFYI was +1.1 in January. Following four straight positive spikes for a combined +2.5 (3.4 – 4.5 – 5.0 – 5.6 – 5.9, 6+), Emmis news/talk WIBC “93.1 Indy’s News Center” regresses by three-tenths to 5.6 but is steady at #7 (6+). Preceding the aforementioned streak, WIBC was an overall -1.8 in four straight downward moves (5.2 – 4.9 – 4.2 – 3.6 – 3.4, 6+). Locked on 2.1 (6+) in January and February, co-owned sports talk WFNI “The Fan” has now been stuck on 2.3 (#15 to #16, 6+) in March, April, and May. At the same time, iHeartMedia’s similarly-formatted WNDE “Indy’s Sports Station” is in a repetitive 1.7 – 1.8 – 1.8 – 1.7 sequence (flat at #17, 6+).

Indianapolis Music Formats – Country-formatted properties occupy the first two slots here, with Cumulus Media’s WFMS “95.5 The Country Station” following April’s +1.1 with a +.5 (6.2 – 7.3 – 7.8, 6+) to repeat at #1. Meanwhile, Emmis-owned WLHK “Country 97.1 Hank FM” is +1.6 in five consecutive monthlies without a loss (5.5 – 6.2 – 6.2 – 6.7 – 6.8 – 7.1, fourth to second, 6+). Prior to April, the last time WFMS reached #1 was in November 2013. The 7.8 by “The Country Station” is the highest 6+-stat by either WFMS or “Hank” since WFMS logged an 8.3 in October 2013. An overall +.8 in May and June (2017), WFMS was -.9 (July); +.8 (August); +.5 (September); -.7 (October); +1.1 (November); -.9 (December); -.6 (“Holiday” 2017); -.5 (February 2018); +1.0 in April; and now +.5 in May. On the strength of a +.7 in January, “Hank” ended three straight down or flat sweeps for a -1.6 (7.1 – 7.1 – 6.4 – 5.5, 6+). This (May 2018’s 7.1) is the strongest 6+-showing for WLHK since 7.6 in September 2015. Erasing exactly half of its -1.2 accumulated in three downward moves in a row (5.5 – 4.7 – 4.5 – 4.3, 6+) with a +.6 (4.9, 6+), Entercom hot AC WNTR “107.9 The Mix – Better Variety for a Better Workday” enters the top ten (#11 to #9). A combined +2.2 in January and February (3.2 – 4.3 – 5.4, 6+), Radio One CHR WNOW “100.9 Radio Now” follows with a collective -2.3 in March, April, and May (5.4 – 4.7 – 3.9 – 3.1, flat at #13, 6+). Unchanged at #12, urban AC cluster-mate WTLC-FM “106.7 Indy’s R&B Leader” is -1.3 in three downward trends in a row (5.2 – 4.6 – 4.1 – 3.9, 6+).

Milwaukee

Spoken-Word Formats – Simultaneous with iHeartMedia’s WISN “News/Talk 1130” hanging out a +.9 to 7.7 (fourth to second, 6+), Scripps news/talk and Milwaukee Brewers flagship WTMJ “Wisconsin’s Radio Station” falters by six-tenths (7.9 – 7.3, second to third, 6+). With downward trends in each of the last three sweeps (8.4 – 8.3 – 7.5 – 6.8, 6+), WISN was an overall –1.6. Finishing second in six successive survey periods, “News/Talk 1130,” which was a combined -.9 in February and March, fell to fourth in April; it was +1.0 in January. When WISN dropped one-half share in “Holiday” 2017, it ended five straight gains that yielded a +1.9 (6.0 – 6.1 – 6.7 – 6.8 – 7.0 – 7.9, 6+). Prior to January, the last time it reached the eight-share level (6+) was just over five years ago (8.1, April 2013). Meanwhile, in April (2018), WTMJ matched February’s +.9. Before that particular February gain, “Wisconsin’s Radio Station” was without an increase the previous four sweeps for a -2.0 (7.3 – 6.4 – 6.4 – 6.1 – 5.3, 6+). Steady at #15, WUWM is an overall +.8 in four sweeps in a row without a loss (2.0 – 2.3 – 2.4 – 2.7 – 2.7 – 2.8, 6+). The University of Wisconsin news/talker is within 2.0 – 2.9 range (6+) for the 13^th consecutive report. After being off six-tenths as a result of three successive negative trends (1.8 – 1.6 – 1.3 – 1.2, 6+), Entercom’s WSSP “Sports Radio 105.7 The Fan” picks up one-tenth to 1.3 (#17 to #16, 6+).

Milwaukee Music Formats – Not only does a positive spike of six-tenths to 4.2 (6+) by Milwaukee Radio Alliance adult contemporary WLDB pull the plug on four consecutive sweeps without an increase for an overall -3.8 (7.4 – 4.8 – 4.8 – 4.3 – 3.6, 6+), “B-93.3 The ‘80s to Today” cracks the top ten (#12 to #10). April’s 3.6 is its lowest 6+-showing since November 2017’s 2.9. Improving by six-tenths as well is iHeartMedia’s WMIL “FM 106.1 – Milwaukee’s Best Country,” which is a cumulative +2.5 in five straight increases (3.6 – 4.5 – 5.0 – 5.4 – 5.5 – 6.1, sixth to fifth, 6+). Before registering a +.9 in January, “FM 106.1” was a combined -3.2 in five successive downward moves (6.5 – 5.7 – 5.0 – 4.3 – 3.9 – 3.6, 6+). Unchanged at #9, WMIL’s format rival, Scripps’ WKTI “94.5 KTI Country,” regains the one-tenth it lost in April (4.4 – 4.3 – 4.4, 6+). Its +.6 in February interrupted six successive down or flat survey periods for a collective -1.4 (4.8 – 4.5 – 4.4 – 4.4 – 4.4 – 3.6 – 3.4, 6+). Immediately in advance of that trending, WKTI posted three straight gains for a +1.1 (3.7 – 3.8 – 4.0 – 4.8, 6+). While flat at #7, Entercom hot AC WMYX “99.1 The Mix” logs a +.3 to 4.8 (6+), applying the brakes to five successive sweeps without an increase which accounted for a -1.2 (5.7 – 5.4 – 5.3 – 5.2 – 5.2 – 4.5, 6+). April’s 4.5 marked the first time “Mix” slipped below a five-share (6+) since “Holiday” 2016’s 4.9. Over and above being back in double-digits (6+) for the first time since “Holiday 2017,” iHeartMedia classic hits-oldies WRIT is +1.5 in three straight increases (8.8 – 9.4 – 9.9 – 10.3, 6+). Moreover, “95.7 Big FM – Milwaukee’s Greatest Hits” is #1 for the 39^th consecutive ratings period. Prior to January 2018, “Big FM” had been in double-digits (6+) in six of the previous 12 ratings periods; 11.6 in “Holiday” 2017 was its strongest 6+-stat since 14.4 in “Holiday” 2015. Duplicating April’s loss of one-half share, Saga Communications’ WKLH “96.5 Milwaukee’s Hometown Rock” (7.4 – 6.9 – 6.4, 6+), segues from third to fourth. WKLH was -.9 (“Holiday” 2017); +.5 (January 2008); -.9 (February); +1.1 (March); -.5 (April); and now -.5 in May. “Milwaukee’s Hometown Rock” was an overall +3.0 in four consecutive August through December increases (4.6 – 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.0 – 7.6, 6+). December 2017’s 7.6 marked the first time WKLH reached the seven-share level (6+) since the station reappeared in print more than three years ago (December 2014). Slipping by one-half share as well is urban AC sibling WJMR “Jammin’ 98.3 – Today’s R&B and Old School” (3.5 – 3.0, #13 to #14, 6+).

Nashville

Spoken-Word Formats – In three straight sweeps without an increase, Nashville Public Radio news/talk/classical hybrid WPLN-FM “NPR News and Classical Music” is a combined -.5 (5.3 – 5.3 – 5.0 – 4.8, flat at #9, 6+). January’s full-share gain ended three decreases in succession that resulted in a -2.4 (6.4 – 5.7 – 4.6 – 4.0, 6+). WPLN-FM was +1.2 in October to 6.4, its best 6+-share in the PPM-era. Returning the two-tenths it added in April (3.5 – 3.7 – 3.5, 6+), Cumulus Media news/talk WWTN “Super Talk 99.7” remains at #11. January’s half-share improvement suspended three straight declines that yielded a -2.0 (5.0 – 4.4 – 3.1 – 3.0, 6+). Co-owned sports talk WGFX followed “Holiday” 2017’s -.6 with a January +.9, but “104.5 The Zone” is -3.4 in four consecutive losses (6.5 – 3.9 – 3.7 – 3.4 – 3.1, #12 to #13, 6+). Similarly-formatted/Cromwell Group-owned WPRT “102.5 The Game,” which was +.7 in April, is off one-tenth in May (2.6 – 2.5, #14 to #15, 6+). With a high of 1.4 and a low of .9 (6+), the topline (6+) May 2017 – May 2018 trending for iHeartMedia news/talk WLAC “Talk Radio 1510” (flat at #19) is 1.1 – 1.1 – 1.1 – .9 – .9 – 1.0 – 1.0 – 1.1 – 1.0 – 1.4 – 1.3 – 1.1 – 1.3 – 1.2.

Nashville Music Formats – As it recaptures in its entirety the six-tenths squandered in March and April (6.1 – 5.6 – 5.5 – 6.1, 6+), Cumulus Media urban AC WQQK “92-Q” progresses from seventh to fifth. Notwithstanding a May loss of one-half share (8.7 – 8.2, 6+), Midwest Communications adult contemporary WJXA “Mix 92.9 – Your Life, Your Music” is #1 for the fourth month in a row. WJXA ranked first in November, December, and “Holiday” 2017; shifted to second in January; but returned to #1 in February with a +1.0. Prior to January’s -6.7, “Mix” was +8.0 in six straight increases (6.4 – 6.5 – 6.7 – 7.4 – 7.7 – 9.9 – 14.4, 6+). Via four successive up or flat trends (.5 – .6 – .7 – 1.2 – 1.2, #20 to #18, 6+), Cromwell Group’s WQZQ “Classic Hits 93.3” more than doubles (+.7) its 6+-share; 1.2 is its best 6+-stat since last November (1.2, as well). On the heels of gaining eight-tenths in April (1.1 – 1.9, 6+), WAY Media contemporary Christian WAYM “WAY-FM” surrenders all but one tenth of that increase in May (1.2, -.7, #17 to #18, 6+). April’s 1.9 is its strongest 6+-share since September 2017’s 2.0. Owing to three straight up or flat moves (.2 – .9 – 1.4 – 1.4, #18 to #17, 6+), TBLC Media Spanish contemporary WNVL “Activa” now has a 6+ AQH stat that is seven times greater than it was in February; “Activa” reached the top twenty for the first time in March. After combining for a -1.4 in April, the market’s two CHR rivals post a collective +.5 in May. Specifically, iHeartMedia’s WRVW “107.5 The River” is up two-tenths (5.7 – 5.9, steady at #6, 6+), while Midwest Communications’ WNFN “106.7 Nashville’s New Hit Music” adds three-tenths (2.3 – 2.6, #16 to #14, 6+). Having registered a -.5 in March and a +.6 in April, iHeartMedia’s WSIX “The Big 98 – Nashville’s #1 for New Country” is flat in May (5.9, fifth to sixth, 6+). Flat this sweep as well (4.0 – 4.0 and steady at #10, 6+), Cumulus Media’s similarly-formatted WKDF “103.3 Nash FM” responded to a -1.2 in March with an April +.5. Meanwhile, its cluster-mate, WSM-FM “95.5 Nash Icon,” which faltered by one-half share in April following March’s -.3, improves by four-tenths and remains at #8 (5.3 – 5.7, 6+). Following four straight gains for an overall +1.8 (3.2 – 3.3 – 3.6 – 3.9 – 5.0, 6+), “Nash FM” dropped three-tenths in February. WSIX was +1.1 in January to end three straight decreases that accounted for a -1.4 (5.5 – 5.1 – 4.9 – 4.1, 6+); “The Big 98” added six-tenths in February. A January and February +1.9 by “Nash Icon” (4.2 – 5.6 – 6.1, 6+) wiped out its -1.7 from December and “Holiday” 2017 (5.9 – 5.6 – 4.2, 6+).

Providence

Spoken-Word Formats – On the heels of April’s +.6, Entercom sports talker WVEI tacks on an additional half-share (3.4 – 3.9, 6+) and climbs from eighth to seventh. The Boson Red Sox Radio Network affiliate was a cumulative -2.2 in February and March (5.0 – 3.6 – 2.8, 6+); however, leading up to the February sweep, WVEI was an overall +1.8 via three consecutive up or flat trends (3.2 – 3.6 – 3.6 – 5.0, 6+). It is tied with Cumulus Media news/talk WPRO-AM “News Talk 630,” which surrenders in its entirety the eight-tenths it collected via three consecutive upticks (3.9 – 4.2 – 4.6 – 4.7, 6+). When WPRO-AM lost one-tenth in January, it curtailed four straight upward moves of two-tenths each for a collective +.8 (3.2 – 3.4 – 3.6 – 3.8 – 4.0, 6+). Linked at #10 are The Wheeler School’s WELH (flat at 2.2, #11 in April, 6+) and WGBH Educational Foundation’s WGBH (2.1 – 2.2, +.1, #12 to #10, 6+). Immediately prior to this sweep, these two public news/talkers finished back-to-back four straight times. Following a February gain of six-tenths (1.4 – 2.0, 6+), iHeartMedia news/talk WHJJ “Providence’s News, Traffic, and Weather” is down an overall one-half share in three straight decreases (2.0 – 1.8 – 1.7 – 1.5, 6+) yet actually improves from #13 to #12. The January 2018 – May 2018 (6+) topline for Cumulus Media-owned WPRV “AM 790 Talk & Business” is a steady .4 – .5 – .6 – .5 – .6 (#16 to #15).

Providence Music Formats – In addition to wiping out April’s -.5 with a May +.8, Cumulus Media adult contemporary WWLI “Lite Rock 105” progresses from third to first (8.6 – 9.4, 6+). Whereas “Holiday” 2017’s 12.3 was the strongest 6+-share for WWLI since 18.0 in “Holiday” 2016, April 2018’s 8.6 is its weakest since 7.2 in October 2015. Prior to this past October, “Lite Rock” (-1.1 in March) was a combined +1.6 as the result of three straight increases (9.8 – 10.0 – 10.8 – 11.4, 6+). Departing the top spot after spending March and April there is iHeartMedia-owned WHJY “94 HJY Providence’s Home of Rock and Roll” (9.4 – 9.0, -.4, first to second, 6+). February’s 9.6 is its best 6+-stat since September 2013 (9.6, as well). As a result of five straight up or flat trends (7.2 – 7.4 – 7.5 – 8.3 – 8.3 – 8.8, fourth to third, 6+), Hall Communications’ WCTK “Cat Country 98.1” is +1.6 and displays its best 6+-share since September 2015’s 8.9. Whereas it was a cumulative +1.3 in “Holiday” 2017 and January 2018, Red Wolf Broadcasting Spanish tropical WKKB “Latina 100.3” loses half its 6+-share (-1.4) in April and May (2.8 – 2.3 – 1.4, 6+), exiting the top ten (#10 to #13). “Latina 100.3” was down six-tenths in February and up seven-tenths in March.

Norfolk – Not only is WVKL “Smooth R&B from Yesterday & Today” #1 for the 18^th time in a row, it hangs out a +.9 (12.3 – 13.2, 6+). The Entercom urban AC posts a 6+-share of 11.0 or higher for the 26^th time in the last 27 sweeps. When it logged a 14.6 this past November, WVKL set the record for highest 6+-performance by any Norfolk station in the PPM–era, breaking the old mark of 14.3 (6+) it set two months earlier. Before slipping by one-half share in October, “Smooth R&B from Yesterday & Today” – which earlier was on top for 55 consecutive ratings periods – posted three straight improvements accounting for a +2.4 (11.8 – 12.0 – 13.4 – 13.7 – 14.2, 6+). With a gain of seven-tenths to 3.6 (unchanged at #7, 6+), its hot AC sibling – WPTE “94.9 The Point – The Sound of Now” – pulls the plug on three straight down or flat trends that accounted for an overall loss of six-tenths (3.5 – 3.5 – 3.2 – 2.9, 6+). This (3.6) represents the strongest 6+-stat for “The Point” since 4.4 in September 2017. Following three upticks in succession that generated a +1.8 (4.3 – 5.7 – 5.9 – 6.1, 6+), co-owned adult contemporary WWDE “101.3 2WD” returns more than half that increase (5.0, -1.1, 6+) but stays in fifth-place. Without a gain the past seven ratings periods for a -.8 (1.7 – 1.7 – 1.3 – 1.3 – 1.2 – 1.0 – 1.0 – .9, 6+), Norfolk State University urban contemporary WNSB “Hot 91.1” is up one-tenth to 1.0 (6+) and carries on at #12. By dropping four-tenths to 6.7 (flat at #4, 6+), Saga Communications classic rock WAFX “106.9 The Fox” suspends three upticks in a row (4.7 – 5.9 – 6.3 – 6.4 – 7.1, 6+) that netted +2.4. In five successive (slightly) up or flat trends, iHeartMedia urban-rhythmic oldies WHBT gained three-tenths (1.9 – 2.0 – 2.0 – 2.0 – 2.2 – 2.2, 6+), but “92.1 The Beat” falters by three-tenths to 1.9 (eighth to ninth, 6+). As the result of five successive sweeps without an increase, hot AC sibling WMOV spirals by -3.9 (5.0 – 1.6 – 1.3 – 1.1 – 1.1 – 1.1, 6+) with “Movin’ 107.7” exiting the top ten (#10 to #11).

Greensboro

Spoken-Word Formats – A gain of two-tenths to 4.0 (ninth, 6+) by iHeartMedia news/talk WPTI “94.5 Your News, Talk, & Sports Station” applies the brakes to three decreases in succession that produced a cumulative -2.1 (5.9 – 5.2 – 4.6 – 3.8, 6+); WPTI was +1.6 in January (4.3 – 5.9, 6+). An overall +2.2 in five consecutive increases (3.3 – 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.4 – 4.5 – 5.5, 6+), it relinquished more than half that total in December (4.3, -1.2, 6+). Prior to the November 2017 sweep, the last time WPTI reached the five-share level (6+) was in November 2016 with a 5.0. While Wake Forest University news/talk WFDD “88.5 Public Radio for the Piedmont” drops one-tenth (2.3 – 2.2, flat at #13, 6+), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill news/talk WUNC is up four-tenths (.7 – 1.1, #15 to #14, 6+). In “Holiday” 2017, WFDD returned in its entirety the +.6 it gained in November and December (1.7 – 2.1 – 2.3 – 1.7, 6+). Prior to April, WUNC registered a .9 (6+) in three of the previous four sweeps (.9 – .9 – 1.1 – .9, 6+). By way of three straight (slight) increases, Curtis Media Group sports talk WSJS quadrupled its 6+-share (.2 – .3 – .6 – .8, 6+), but “Triad Sports” is off three-tenths in April and May (.8 – .6 – .5, unchanged at #16, 6+).

Greensboro Music Formats – In what proves to be a powerful ratings periods for the market’s two country FMs, Entercom’s WPAW “93.1 The Wolf” roars back from April’s -.9 with a +1.1 (5.1 – 6.2, steady at #6, 6+). Its April decrease curtailed three successive upticks that accounted for an overall gain of seven-tenths (5.3 – 5.7 – 5.8 – 6.0, 6+). At the same time, iHeartMedia’s similarly-programmed WTQR “Q-104.1 – #1 for New Country” hauls out a +1.2 (5.0 – 6.2, 6+) to draw even with its format rival. This (6.2) is the highest 6+-share for “The Wolf” since 7.1 last October, while “Q-104.1” posts its most potent 6+stat (6.2) since last November – and like WPAW, it’s 7.1. Co-owned WVBZ “105.7 Man Up!” improves by a collective nine-tenths via three consecutive upticks (2.9 – 3.0 – 3.3 – 3.8, 6+) and enters the top ten (#11 to #10). Back in print after an extended hiatus, Dick Broadcasting’s WKRR “Rock 92” notches a +1.0 (5.3 – 6.3, unchanged at #5, 6+, while CHR sibling WKZL 107.5 KZL – The #1 Hit Music Station” sputters by seven-tenths (5.0 – 4.3, seventh to eighth, 6+). Notching double-digits (6+) for the 19^th sweep in a row, Entercom urban AC WQMG “97.1 QMG The Best R&B and Old School” remains at #1 (12.2 – 12.0, -.2, 6+). WQMG was -1.1 in March but then +1.2 in April. Before slipping to #2 in “Holiday” 2017 with a -1.2, WQMG spent seven straight survey periods on top and had been #1 each month in calendar year 2017 except April and May. Its adult hits sibling – WSMW “98.7 Simon Says We Play Everything” – remains at #2 for the fifth straight sweep but is -2.2 owing to four consecutive decreases (11.6 – 11.4 – 10.4 – 10.3 – 9.4, 6+). Eroding by six-tenths each are rhythmic CHR cluster-mate WJMH “102 Jams” (7.9 – 7.3, flat at #3, 6+); iHeartMedia adult contemporary WMAG “The Triad’s Best Variety of the ‘80s, ‘90s, & Today,” (6.9, steady at #4, 6+); and Curtis Media Group regional Mexican WYMY “La Ley 101.1” (4.0 – 3.4, #10 to #12, 6+). WJMH was a combined +1.1 (7.3 – 8.0 – 8.4, January – February – March, 6+), but off one-half share in April. Entering the May sweep, WMAG netted +1.4 as the result of three positive or flat trends in a row (6.1 – 7.0 – 7.0 – 7.5, 6+). A collective +.7 in three consecutive positive moves (2.9 – 3.4 – 3.5 – 3.6, 6+), WYMY dropped six-tenths in March, but rebounded in April with a +1.0. Through six successive sweeps without a loss (2.6 – 2.8 – 3.1 – 3.4 – 3.4 – 3.6 – 4.1, 6+), iHeartMedia CHR WMKS was +1.5, however, “100.3 Kiss FM All the Hits” falters by four-tenths to 3.7 (6+) and exits the top ten (#9 to #11).

West Palm Beach

Spoken-Word Formats – Unchanged at #8, Dade County School Board news/talk WLRN is without a loss for the fifth report in a row for a +1.2 (2.3 – 3.2 – 3.2 – 3.2 – 3.5 – 3.5, 6+). Packed close together ranker wise are iHeartMedia news/talk WJNO “1290 The Palm Beaches’ News & Talk” (flat at 2.3 and remaining at #10, 6+); Alpha Media’s WFTL “News Talk 850” (2.0 – 1.7, -.3, #12 to #11, 6+); and iHeartMedia news/talk WZZR “Real Radio 94.3 – Real Talk for the Palm Beaches” (2.1 – 1.6, -.5, #11 to #13, 6+). Before gaining three-tenths in April, WJNO was a collective -1.3 via four successive decreases (3.3 – 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.1 – 2.0, 6+), whereas WFTL had been +1.0 in four straight sweeps without a loss (1.0 – 1.3 – 1.3 – 1.5 – 2.0, 6+). Similar to WJNO, WZZR posted a +.3 in April, stopping four consecutive down or flat trends that resulted in a -.9 (2.7 – 2.3 – 2.1- 2.1 – 1.8, 6+).

West Palm Beach Music Formats – An increase of seven-tenths to 3.8 (ninth to seventh, 6+) by WAY Media contemporary Christian WAYF “Uplifting-Upbeat-Real” halts three straight decreases for a collective -2.2 (5.3 – 4.0 – 3.4 – 3.1, 6+); WAYF was +.9 in January (4.4 – 5.3, 6+). Six downward moves in a row by iHeartMedia’s WKGR eventuated in a -1.9 (6.4 – 6.2 – 6.1 – 5.7 – 5.3 – 4.9 – 4.5, 6+) although “98.7 The Gater – The Palm Beaches’ Rock Station” dials up a one-half share increase in May to 5.0 (fifth to fourth, 6+). Even though it is -1.2 in three straight decreases (10.2 – 9.9 – 9.2 – 9.0, 6+), Alpha Media hot AC WRMF “97.9 Variety from the 90s and Now” is on top for the fifth month in a row. Prior to January’s +1.6, WRMF was down or flat in three consecutive ratings periods for an overall -3.0 (11.2 – 11.2 – 8.9 – 8.2, 6+). It spent 12 consecutive months on top before dropping to the runner-up slot in “Holiday” 2017. A one-tenth September loss ended four straight increases that netted +1.6 (9.3 – 9.4 – 9.5 – 10.4 – 10.9, 6+). No sooner does iHeartMedia CHR WLDI gain six-tenths to 4.3 (6+), suspending three successive downtrends that accounted for a -1.2 (4.9 – 4.6 – 4.0 – 3.7, 6+), “WiLD 95.5 The Palm Beaches’ #1 Hit Music Station” erodes in May by exactly -1.2 (4.3 – 3.1, sixth to ninth, 6+). Following April’s -1.0, its adult contemporary cluster-mate WOLL “Today’s Kool 105.5” levels off at 5.9 (second to third, 6+), while Alpha Media’s similarly-programmed WEAT “Sunny 107.9” returns 80% of April’s +.5 (5.2 – 4.8, -.4, fourth to fifth, 6+). Prior to April, “Kool” was +2.0 in three consecutive upticks (4.9 – 5.4 – 6.4 – 6.9, 6+) and had been +.8 (December 2017); -.6 (“Holiday” 2017); +.5 (January 2018); +1.0 (February); +.5 (March); and -1.0 (April). Down one full-share in September to 4.2 – its lowest 6+ showing since 3.9 in July 2011 – “KOOL” regained six-tenths of that decline in October; 6.9 in March was the station’s highest 6+-share since 7.5 in July 2016.

Jacksonville

Spoken-Word Formats – Tacking on a +1.1 to April’s +.9 (7.3 – 8.2 – 9.3, 6+), Cox Media Group news/talk WOKV “104.5 – Jacksonville’s News, Weather, and Traffic” progresses from a three-way tie at #2 to #1. This (9.3) is the strongest 6+-showing since September 2017’s 9.7 for WOKV, which was -.9 in March. Four straight negative trends (9.7 – 8.5 – 7.7 – 7.0 – 6.9, 6+) accounted for a -2.8 but “104.5 – Jacksonville’s News, Weather, and Traffic” wiped out nearly alf that margin in January and February (6.9 – 8.1 – 8.2, +1.2, 6+). In “Holiday” 2017, WOKV recorded its softest 6+-stat since 6.6 in “Holiday” 2016; the station was +1.3 in September. Public news/talk WJCT drops one-tenth for the third month in a row (3.5 – 3.4 – 3.3 – 3.2, #11 to #12, 6+). WJCT was a combined +.9 in January and February (2.6 – 3.0 – 3.5, 6+) with January’s +.4 halting five straight down or flat sweeps for a collective -.7 (3.3 – 3.2 – 3.0 – 3.0 – 3.0 – 2.6, 6+).

Jacksonville Music Formats – Making up 80% of its March and April -1.0 (5.2 – 4.6 – 4.2, 6+) with a +.8 to 5.0 (6+), iHeartMedia urban contemporary WJBT “93.3 The Beat” progresses from ninth to seventh. As a result of three consecutive negative trends (4.7 – 4.2 – 3.5 – 3.1, 6+), CHR sibling WKSL was a collective -1.6 but “97.9 Kiss-FM” wipes away nearly half that loss with a +.7 to 3.8 (#12 to #11, 6+). “Kiss” was +1.0 in January to conclude three straight losses that produced a -1.2 (4.9 – 4.3 – 3.9 – 3.7, 6+). Despite not having a decrease in each of the past five sweeps for a combined +1.8 (6.6 – 7.1 – 7.7 – 8.2 – 8.2 – 8.4, 6+), Cox Media Group classic hits-oldies WJGL backslides from second to third; “96.9 The Eagle” was -1.7 in “Holiday” 2017 (8.3 – 6.6, 6+). Off two-tenths (9.2 – 9.0, 6+), Renda Broadcasting adult contemporary WEJZ “96.1 Jacksonville’s Official Work Station” slides from first to second after just a one-month stay on top. WEJZ was #1 in “Holiday” 2017; February; and April. Before sputtering by -4.3 in January, “Jacksonville’s Official Work Station” was an overall +5.8 in four straight up trends, practically doubling its 6+ AQH share (6.1 – 6.4 – 6.4 – 9.0 – 11.9, September 2017 through “Holiday” 2017, 6+) and noted its highest 6+-stat since 14.7 in “Holiday” 2016. A whopping -5.7 in four straight decreases (13.6 – 12.3 – 11.0 – 10.6 – 8.2 – 7.9, 6+), iHeartMedia-owned WQIK “99.1 – Jacksonville’s Country” posted a +1.1 in March, but is now -2.3 in April and May (9.0 – 8.2 – 6.7, second to fourth, 6+). WQIK ranked first in December 2017; January 2018; and March. On top for 12 ratings periods in succession, “Jacksonville’s Country” shifted to #2 in “Holiday” 2017. A combined -1.8 in July and August (12.2 – 11.6 – 10.4, 6+), it followed with an overall +3.2 in September-October-November (10.4 – 11.7 – 13.6, 6+), with October’s 13.6 WQIK’s best-ever (6+) PPM-performance. In October 2017, “Jacksonville’s Country had a 10.3-share advantage (13.6 – 3.3, 6+) over Renda Broadcasting’s WGNE but that lead is now just nine-tenths as “Gator Country 99.9” sits at 5.8 (sixth to fifth, 6+). WGNE bounced back from its -.6 in March with a +1.1 in April. Entering the April ratings period, Cox Media Group CHR WAPE posted a 5.5 (6+) in three of the previous five ratings periods (5.5 – 4.8 – 5.5 – 5.4 – 5.5, 6+). It then logged a +.8 to 6.3, its strongest 6+-stat since last August’s 6.6, but “95.1 Jacksonville’s #1 Hit Music Station” is off six-tenths in May to 5.7 (fifth to sixth, 6+).

Memphis

Spoken-Word Formats – Separated by two-tenths are iHeartMedia news/talk WREC “600 AM – Memphis’ News, Traffic, & Weather” (flat at #11, 6+) and Entercom sports talk WMFS “ESPN Sports Radio” (3.2 – 2.8, -.4, #11 to #12, 6+). WREC, -.8 in “Holiday” 2017 and a +.9 in January, is without an increase for the fourth successive sweep for an overall deficit of one-half share (3.5 – 3.3 – 3.2 – 3.2 – 3.0, 6+). Its loss of eight-tenths in “Holiday” 2017 brought to a close five consecutive up or flat moves for a collective +.7 (2.7 – 2.7 – 2.9 – 3.1 – 3.4 – 3.4, 6+); January’s 3.5 is the best 6+-share for WREC since 3.6 in February 2017. Immediately prior to dropping one-tenth in April, WMFS was up or flat three monthlies in a row for an overall gain of eight-tenths (2.5 – 3.1 – 3.1 – 3.3, 6+). Following four straight increases that accounted for a +1.3 through November (2.0 – 2.2 – 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.3, 6+), “ESPN Sports Radio” was a combined -.8 in December and “Holiday” 2017 (3.3 – 3.1 – 2.5, 6+).

Memphis Music Formats – Over and above shifting from third to second, Cumulus Media urban-rhythmic oldies WRBO “Soul Classics and Today’s R&B” is +2.3 in three straight positive spikes (7.7 – 8.0 – 9.2 – 10.0, 6+), hitting an even ten-share – its finest 6+-performance since October 2017’s 10.2. By hauling out a +.8 to 7.9 (steady at #4, 6+), Entercom adult contemporary WRVR “104.5 The River” pulls the plug on four successive sweeps without an increase that accounted for a -5.8 (12.9 – 7.6 – 7.5 – 7.5 – 7.1, 6+). On top for three months in a row, iHeartMedia urban AC KJMS slipped to second in April, but with a +.7 in May (9.4 – 10.1, 6+), “V-101” is back at #1. KJMS rebounded from January’s -.6 with a +.7 in February; it departed the top spot in “Holiday” 2017 after four consecutive months there. Following three straight improvements that yielded a +2.1 (9.2 – 10.0 – 10.4 – 11.3, 6+), “V-101” was -1.0 in December. It succeeds urban contemporary sibling WHRK “K-97.1 – Memphis’ Only Hip-Hop and R&B” (9.8 – 9.4, -.4, first to third, 6+). By gaining six-tenths in April (following a +1.0 in March), “K-97.1” displaced “V-101” at #1. Still in that iHeartMedia cluster, gospel WHAL “95.7 Halleluiah – Memphis’ Inspiration Station” regresses for the third time in a row (7.3 – 7.2 – 7.1 – 6.1, fourth to fifth, 6+), with all but two-tenths of that overall -1.2 coming in May’s -1.0. This (5.4) is its softest 6+-stat since December 2017’s 5.4.

Hartford

Spoken-Word Formats – This is the fourth down or flat trend in succession for Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network news/talk WNPR “Connecticut’s Public Media Source for News & Ideas,” which is -2.3 in that stretch (5.9 – 5.9 – 5.5 – 4.2 – 3.6, eighth to tenth, 6+). WNPR followed “Holiday” 2017’s -1.3 with a +.9 in January. The last time it was below a five-share (6+) was in August 2017 (4.7). Flat at 5.8 (6+), Entercom news/talk WTIC-AM “News Talk 1080” remains in seventh place. An April loss of one-tenth halted three increases in a row that netted +1.5 (4.4 – 5.1 – 5.5 – 5.9). Immediately prior to that streak, WTIC-AM was a collective -1.4 in three straight dips (5.8 – 5.6 – 5.0 – 4.4, 6+). As a result of five consecutive sweeps without a loss, Connoisseur Media news/talk WDRC-AM “AM 1360 The Talk of Connecticut” gains four-tenths (.8 – 1.0 – 1.0 – 1.2 – 1.2 – 1.2, 6+) and remains at #13. Immediately after being a cumulative +1.1 in three straight gains (1.4 – 1.7 – 2.3 – 2.5, 6+), University of Massachusetts-owned WFCR “New England Public Radio” is -1.1 in three successive down or flat trends (2.5 – 1.8 – 1.4 – 1.4, unchanged at #12, 6+). Entering the January 2018 sweep, WFCR was within 1.0 – 1.7 range (6+) in each of the previous 21 ratings periods.

Hartford Music Formats – Not only does iHeartMedia’s WWYZ post its fifth successive improvement for an overall +2.9 (4.9 – 5.1 – 5.5 – 6.0 – 7.0 – 7.8, 6+), “Country 92.5” has its best 6+-showing since last October (7.8, as well) and jumps from fifth to third. With a heretofore consistent January 2018 – April 2018 topline of 7.2 – 7.7 – 7.3 – 7.5 (6+), Entercom rhythmic CHR WZMX “Hot 93.7” busts out a +.8 to 8.3, its highest 6+-stat since April 2016’s 8.6; “Hot” continues in the runner-up slot. After Entercom adult contemporary WRCH recorded a +1.1 in March (13.2 – 14.3, 6+) only to lose all of it in April (13.2, -1.1, 6+), things settle down in May for “Lite 100.5,” which is #1 for the 22^nd consecutive ratings period (13.2 – 13.1, -.1, 6+). For the 19^th time in the last 21 sweeps – and eleventh in succession – “Lite” is in double-digits (6+). January’s -4.9 halted at six its consecutive string of up or flat trends that yielded a +8.4 (9.9 – 10.2 – 10.2 – 10.3 – 11.0 – 13.0 – 18.3, 6+). By notching a +.6 to 3.7 (tenth to ninth, 6+), Red Wolf Broadcasting alternative WMRQ “Radio 104.1” erases 75% of its collective March and April -.8 (3.9 – 3.4 – 3.1, 6+).