Clark Smidt – Broadcast Advisor

July 20, 2026    JUNE 2026 NOR’EAST RADIO  

TOTAL PERS. MON-SUN :  BOSTON, NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON DC, BALTIMORE, PROVIDENCE, HARTFORD.

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BOSTON (10) Population 4.543 mil. Hispanic 13.0%. Black 8.7%.  APRIL / MAY / JUNE CLUSTERS: Heart 23.3-24.5-24.1 over #2 Audacy 17.5-18.5-20.0 by 4.1 & Beasley 17.8-16.7-16.4 by 7.7. WGBH/WCRB 7.6-7.2-7.6.  WBUR 6.6-6.2-5.9.  MAY / JUNE Share Change Range again: +0.6 / -0.7   

4-3-1. WMJX Audacy A/C 5.8-6.1-6.6. +0.5 Breaks up a first place tie.  #1 cume up 130-243k: 861-859-872k.   5-T1-2. WROR Beasley Classic Hits 5.6-6.2-6.0. -0.2.  Trails top spot by 0.6.  Keeps the #3 cume 696-664-629k.  1-T1-3. WBUR Boston University News/Talk 6.6-6.2-5.9. -0.3. Was #1 for 2 months.  #12 cume 368-315-293k. 7-6-4. WWBX Audacy Hot A/C 5.0-5.3-5.6. +0.3.  Nice gain, now within 1.0 of the top. #5 cume 503-569-524. T2-T4-5. WXKS/FM iHeart CHR 5.9-5.6-5.2 -0.4. Stays Top 5 for a 3^rd slip in a row. Keeps #2 cume 699-726k.  6-4-6. WZLX iHeart Classic Rock 5.2-5.6-5.1. -0.5.  The only Hub rocker dips. Refresh. #4 cume 549-598-552k.  10-8-7. WXRV Northeast Adult Alternative 3.8-4.3-4.8. +0.5.  Unique playlist jumps again. #8, 385-382-381k. 8-10-8. WCRB ‘GBH Classical 4.1-4.1-4.3. +0.2.  WGBH is still the weak sibling.  #16-17 cume 239-219-176k.  T2-7-9. WBZ/FM Beasley Sports 5.9-4.7-4.0. -0.7. Top drop. #1 has another total dip #9-11 cume 460-375-315k.  9-T8-10. WBZ-AM iHeart News/Talk 3.8–4.3-3.9. -0.4. Surprise struggle to stay top 10. #14 cume 313-309-279k

Boston. 14-12-TIE 11: WBGB Audacy Adult Hits 3.3-3.4-3.8. +0.4. This variety tops WXRV by 137k. #6, 556-555-519k. T12-11-TIE 11: WEEI/FM Audacy Sports 3.4-3.7-3.8. June sports radio yawn but Hot Sox! #13, 333-276-281k. T15-T14-13. WJMN iHeart Rhythmic CHR 2.6-2.7-3.3. +0.6 and yet another come back. #9 cume, 294-338-343k.  11-13-14. WGBH ‘GBH News/Talk 3.5-3.1-3.2. New network needs stronger feed. ‘BUR up 2.7. #15, 311-229k.  T12-T14-15: WKLB Beasley Country 3.4-2.7-3.1. -0.4. Biggest dip. Leads the Bull 1.1. #10 cume 304-354-342k  T15-T14-16. WRKO-AM iHeart Talk 2.6-2.7-3.0. +0.3. AM Talker has steady gains on #20 cume 144-123-115k.  T15-T14-17. WBQT Beasley Hot A/C 2.6-2.7-2.9. +0.2.  Still worth expensive talent?  #7 cume 433-459-467k.  18-T18-18. WZRM iHeart Spanish Tropical 1.5-1.6-1.6. 13% Hispanic population. #19-18 cume, 139-160-169k.  T19-T18-19. WBWL iHeart Country 1.3-1.6-1.5. BBQ time? Country total hangs 4.6. #16 cume 224-187-190k.  21-20-20. WERS Emerson College Adult Alternative 1.0-1.3-1.2. Has been stronger. #18-19 cume 176-163-149k.  Under One: TIE 21 @ 0.8 WKVB (WAAF) Air Love Christian #21, 106-98k & WBOS Bloomberg Business #23 cume 101-72k. TIE 24 @ 0.4: WRCA-AM Beasley Classic Rock #22, 64-75k & WXKS-AM iHeart Talk #24, 30k. 5-WAY TIE 25 @ 0.1:  WCAI ‘GBH N/T, WNKC K-Love Christan, & HD2: WBGB Audacy Variety,  WBMX Audacy Rock & WJMN Audacy N/T.  30. WCCM-AM Costa Spanish CHR 0.0.  Interesting Times.

NEW YORK (1) Pop. 16.93 million. Hispanic 26.2%. Black 16.4%. APRIL / MAY / JUNE 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart 26.3-26.8-26.2 leads Audacy 23.0-23.2-23.1 by 3.1.  Spanish Broadcasting 6.3-7.6-8.0.  WNYC Public 6.7-6.3-7.6.  MediaCo. 7.3-6.8-6.4.  Red Apple 3.8-3.9-3.9.   11 Stations Top 1 million cume.  MAY / JUNE Share Change Range stays small: +1.2 / -0.6

1-1-1. WLTW iHeart A/C 8.1-7.9-7.5. -0.4. Share lead at 0.4. #1 Cume: 3.9-3.96-3.8m ahead by 1.07million.    2-2-2.  WINS-FM Audacy News 7.1-6.9-7.1. +0.2.  FM News stays runner up.  Cume stays #7, 1.9-1.88-1.8 mil.  3-3-3.  WCBS-FM Audacy Classic Hits 5.4-5.8-5.8. NYC Classics are strong. Holds #2 cume 2.63-2.7-2.74mil.   4-4-4.  WHTZ iHeart CHR 5.2-5.6-5.6. Steady.  This is the market’s only CHR. #3 cume 2.33-2.41-2.51 million.  8-5-5.  WAXQ iHeart Classic Rock 4.4-4.9-4.9. Holding. Top 5 stations stay in place. #6 cume 1.8-1.9-1.97mil.  5-9-6.  WNYC/FM Public News/Talk 4.7-4.1-4.2. -0.1. Audience dips; share rank up. Cume #17, 708-693-647k.  7-6-7.  WNEW-FM Audacy Hot A/C 4.5-4.7-4.1. -0.6. June top share dip. Stays at #5 cume 2-2.02-2.15 million.   9-T7-TIE 8: WSKQ SBS Spanish Tropical 4.0-4.2-4.0. -0.2. #1 of 7 Hispanic Total 10.2. #8 cume 1.62-1.61 mil.  12-10-TIE 8: WFAN Audacy Sports 3.6-3.6-4.0.  World Champion Knicks. #14-12 cume moves 839-953-967k.  T10-12-10. WKTU iHeart Rhythmic CHR. 3.7-3.5-3.9. +0.4. Big cume lower share. #4 cume 2.34-2.27-2.36mil.

NYC.  6-T7-11. WBLS MediaCo. Urban A/C 4.6-4.2-3.7. -0.5. Tops Urban WWPR by 0.8. #9 cume, 1.52-1.39-1.34mil.   T10-11-12.  WABC-AM Red Apple Talk 3.7-3.6-3.5. Again, the #1 NYC Talk & AM #20 cume, 392-384-413k.   T18-16-13.  WQXR-FM WNYC Public Classical 1.9-2.1-3.3. +1.2.  June’s top gain!  #21 cume, 362-392-382k.  15-15-14.  WPAT SBS Spanish A/C 2.2-2.4-3.2. +0.8. 2^nd NY Hispanic moves up again #13 cume 908-960-954k.  13-13-15. WWPR iHeart Urban Contemporary 3.3-3.4-2.9. -0.5. ‘BLS leads by 0.8. #10 cume 1.2-1.22-1.33mil.  14-14-16. WQHT MediaCo. Rhythmic-CHR 2.7–2.6-2.7. Not much change on #10-11 cume. 1.37-1.24-1.28 mil.   21-18-17. WPLJ Air Love Contemporary Christian 1.5-1.8-1.9. +0.1. Repeats with the #18 cume, 537-595-580k.    T16-19-18. WXBK Audacy Classic Hip Hop 2.0-1.7-1.7.  Still working. Cume moves up #16-14, 959-899-939k.  T18-17-19. WXNY Univision Spanish Tropical 1.9-2.0-1.5. -0.4.  Audience is off #12-15 cume, 1mil-994-831k.  T20-T20-TIE 20. WEPN Emmis A/C 2.0-1.5-1.4. -0.5.  Looking to find traction. Again #16 cume 876-824-799k.   21-T20-TIE 20: WOR-AM iHeart Talk 1.6-1.5-1.4. Repeats being behind WABC 2.1. #22 cume, 330-347-322k.   Under One: 3-WAY TIE 22 @ 0.8: WKXW Townsquare Talk #23 cume 345k-298; WFUV Fordham U. Adult Alt. #25 cume 296-282k; WSKQ Stream Spanish Tropical SBS #24 cume, 273-285k. 3-WAY 25 @ 0.6: WHUD Pamal A/C #21-19, 361-416k; WBBR-AM Bloomberg Business News #37, 93-123k; WNVU Hope Spanish Christan #33, 134-151k. 28. WAWZ Pillar Media Christian 0.5 #27, 218-228k. 5-WAY TIE 29 @ 0.4: WMGQ Beasley A/C #26, 248k; WDHA Beasley Rock #28, 192k; WBGO Jazz #29, 177k +0.2 stream; WKMK Press Country #30, 171k; WARW Christian #32, 155k. 6-WAY TIE 34 @ 0.3: WXPK Pamal Adult Alt. #36, 123k; WWZY Press Classic Rock #31, 157k; WFDU Fairleigh Dickenson Univ. Oldies #35, 134k; WJLK TownSq. A/C #34, 139k; WXBK-HD2 Audacy Country #38, 67k; WLIR Red Apple Talk #46 cume 34k, WABC total 3.8.

LONG ISLAND, NY (21) Pop. 2.55 mil. Hispanic 20.4%. Black 10.2%.  APRIL  / MAY / JUNE 2026 CLUSTERS: Audacy 24.9-22.8-21.7 leads iHeart 18.8-19.2-19.9 by 3.6-1.7.  Connoisseur 13.6-14.5-13.2.        Cox Media Group 9.4-9.1-9.7. Red Apple 4.8-5.2-5.7.  MAY / JUNE Change: +0.8 / -1.1   * LI Stations

1-1-1. WINS-FM Audacy News 8.8-8.3-7.7. -0.5.  Lead goes 2.6-1.0-0.9. LI Cume off #1-2-5, 394-406-366k.  2-2-2. WHTZ iHeart CHR 6.2-7.3-6.8. -1.5.  NYC CHR tops LI local WBLI by 2.5-1.5.  #1 cume 381-418-404k.  4-3-3.  WFAN Audacy Sports 5.4-5.5-5.7. +0.2. Hot Knicks. Streams no factor. Keeps #12 cume, 261-227-215k.  6-5-4.  WBLI* Cox CHR 4.9-4.8-5.3. +0.5. Stays Top 5 as the #1 LI station.  #6 cume is steady 347-328-352k. 8-T7-5. WABC-AM Red Apple Talk. 4.4-4.4-5.2. +0.8. Rebounds. Top May Gain. 770 at #17cume, 95-97-103k.  5-4-6.  WALK* Connoisseur Adult Contemporary 5.1-5.1-4.8. -0.3. The #2 LI grows #4-5-3 cume 354-367-390k.  9-6-7.  WCBS-FM Audacy Classic Hits 4.2.4.7-4.5. -0.2. NYC #3 share, #2 cume; LI #3-2 cume 351-392-392k.  7-9-8.  WBAB* Cox Classic Rock 4.5-4.3-4.4. +0.1.  Now LI #3. Former #1 now holds #7 cume, 322-338-325k.  10-T10-9.  WLTW Audacy Adult Contemporary 3.8-3.5-4.2. +0.7 #1 NYC scores an LI #4 cume, 380-392-367k.   12-T7-TIE 10: WKJY* Connoisseur A/C 3.2-4.4-3.3. -1.1. Top June share dip moves #8-9 cume 287-317-283k.  11-12-TIE 10:  WAXQ iHeart Classic Rock 3.4–3.3-3.3.  Steady for NYC Top Rock. #8 cume, 257-291-285k.

LI. 3-T10-12. WNEW-FM Audacy Hot A/C 5.5-3.5-2.8. 0.7.  Appears to slip in NYC&LI. #11 cume 261-263-250k.  13-13-13. WOR-AM iHeart Talk 2.6-2.2-2.4. +0.2.  Solid signal over LI with cume rank holding #21, 60-63-74k.            14-T15-14. WHLI-AM* Connoisseur Oldies 2.1-1.8-2.1. +0.3.  Regains in June.  #16-17-19 cume 103-103-92k.  16-T15-TIE 15: WKTU iHeart Rhythmic CHR 1.8–1.8-1.9. Stalled at #10 cume, 233-259-259k & 15-14-TIE 15: WWWF* Connoisseur Country 2.0-2.0-1.9. Pinned as the only LI Country format, #13 cume 141-145-160k. T19-20-17. WSKQ SBS Spanish Tropical, 1.0-1.0-1.4. +0.4. No LI local Spanish #16 cume 104k. T19-19-18. WWPR iHeart Urban Contemporary 1.0-1.1-1.3, #15 cume 110-132k. #15 cume, 106-134k. T17-18-TIE 19: WWSK* Connoisseur Rock 1.2-1.2-1.1, #14 cume 127-141k. T17-17-TIE 19: WPAT SBS Spanish A/C 1.2-1.4-1.1. -0.3, #18 LI cume 80-85-95k.  Under One:  21. WXBK Audacy Classic Hip Hop 0.9 +0.3, #20 cume 74-85k.  22. WBBR-AM Bloomberg Business News 0.6, #23, 17k.  23. WLIR* Red Apple Talk 0.5, #22 cume 22k, Add WABC=5.7.  24. WSKQ Stream SBS Spanish Tropical 0.2, #24, 17k. 25. WINS-HD3 Audacy Oldies 0.1 #24, 8k.  26. WCBS-HD3 Audacy Tropical 0.0, 2k.

PHILADELPHIA (9) Pop. 4.85 mil. Black 20.5%, Hispanic 10.6%. APRIL  / MAY / JUNE  2026 CLUSTERS Audacy 28.0-29.2-26.3 leads Beasley 23.7-22.4-23.1 by 3.2 & iHeart 16.0-16.6-17.4 by 8.9.   Urban One 6.4-6.4-6.0. Air Love 3.5-3.4-4.3. WHYY 4.4-4.4-4.1. MAY / Change Range: +0.9 / -0.9.

2-3-TIE 1: WMMR Beasley Rock. 6.9-6.6-7.1. +0.5. Grows back to#1 Tie. Slips #5-6-3 cume 695-646-709k.   1-1-TIE 1: WIP-FM Audacy Sports 7.4-8.0-7.1 -0.9. Top dip tie. 5 stations range 0.8. #5 cume 717-752-663k.        5-2-TIE 3: WDAS iHeart Urban A/C 5.9-6.7-6.6. Steady share, audience gains a notch #7-6 cume 571-614-585k.  4-4-TIE 3: WBEB Audacy A/C 6.1-6.2-6.6 +0.4. Getting closer to regaining top spot. #1 cume: 1.16-1.15-1.12m.   3-5-5.  WMGK Beasley Classic Rock 6.3-6.0-6.3. +0.3.  Holding on in Top 5. Gains #3-2 cume, 847-792-771k.  6-6-6. KYW-AM Audacy News 5.5-5.7-5.2. -0.5.  A temporary stay below Top 5.  #9-9-8 cume, 520-534-490k.  T7-7-7. WXTU Beasley Country 4.4-4.6-4.7. +0.1. Country is firmly a PHA Top 10 #12-11 cume, 521-479-470k.  T7-8-TIE 8: WHYY Public News/Talk 4.4-4.4-4.1. -0.3. Public Radio also stays Top10 #14 cume 372-374-331k.  12-T11-TIE 8: WVKP Air Love Contemporary Christian. 3.2-3.2-4.1. +0.9. Better than most markets. #15, 277k.  9-10-TIE 8: WBEN Beasley Adult Hits 4.0-3.7-4.1. +0.4. Big cume but 3-way #8 tie. #5-4 cume, 678-685-684k.

Philadelphia. 11-T11-11.  WUSL iHeart Urban Contemporary 3.4-3.2-3.8. +0.6. Share & cume up in June. #12, 486-435-442k.  10-9-12. WOGL Audacy Classic Hits 3.8-3.8-3.6. -0.2. Don’t tell Dick Clark. Low #12, #2 cume, 829-819-744k. T12-T11-13. WRNB Urban One Contemporary 3.2-3.2-3.4. +0.2. Slightly better June. Cume #13, 345-386-389k.  T12-T11-TIE 14: WPPZ Urban One R&B Classics 3.2-3.2-3.0.  No jump yet. Keeps #16 cume, 348-328-276k.     16-T17-TIE 14: WXPN U. Penn. Adult Alternative 2.8-2.6-3.0. +0.4. Well done holds #17 cume, 275-282-251k.  T18-16-16. WRFF iHeart Modern Alternative Rock 2.3-2.7-2.8. WXPN 0.3 ahead. #11-10 cume, 435-498-470k.  15-T17-17. WIOQ iHeart CHR 2.9-2.6-2.7.  Remains steady.  Philly’s Top CHR move #8-7 cume, 561-571-553k.  17-15-18. WTDY Audacy Hot A/C 2.7-2.9-2.2. -0.7.  TSL concerns from low share vs. #9 cume, 512-522-480k.  T18-19-19. WPHT-AM Audacy Talk 2.3-2.4-1.5. -0.9. Ties Top Dip.  Good PR, bad slip. #24 cume, 84-79-74k.  21-T21-20. WUMR iHeart Spanish CHR 1.4-1.3-1.4.  Market’s only Hispanic has #21-19 cume, 239-221-243k.  22-T21-21. WRTI Temple University Classical 1.2-1.3-1.3. Very decent non-comm. #23-22 cume, 128-134-99k  T23-22. WKXW Townsquare Talk 1.0-0.9-1.2. +0.3. #23 cume 96-90k +0.2 stream. T23-23. WPST Townsquare CHR. #22-18 cume 213-248k.  Under One: 20-24. WPEN Beasley Sports 12.1-1.5-0.9. -0.6. #17-21 cume 281-172k.  25. WSTW Forever Media Hot A/C 0.7 #20 cume, 237-212k.  26. WEMG-AM Mega Spanish Tropical 0.4 #25 cume, 70k. 4-WAY TIE 27 @ 0.2: 3 Townsquare stations WFPG A/C #26, 42k; WPUR Country #32, 15k; WKXW Stream Talk #34 cume 10k TIE WYPA K-Love Soft Christian #33, 12k.   The market of brotherly ties.

WASHINGTON DC (8) Pop. 5.29 million. Black 26.9% Hispanic 18%.  APRIL / MAY / JUNE 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart 19.6-19.8-19.4 over American Univ. 10.5-11.6-12.5 by 6.9 & Audacy 11.1-11.6-10.5. Hubbard 13.1-10.5-10.0. Urban One 8.5-8.1-8.8. Howard U. 5.6-5.3-5.6. WGTS Christian 5.7-5.1-5.5. / MAY / JUNE Share Change Range: +0.9 / -0.9.

2-1-1. WAMU American University News/Talk 10.4-11.6-12.5. +0.9 Top gain for #1. #3 cume 572-607-612k.   1-2-2. WTOP/FM Hubbard News 12.9-10.2-9.8. 0.4.  Second place by 2.7 behind AMU. #1 cume 868-843-762k.  4-4-3. WHUR Howard Univ. Urban Adult Contemporary 5.4-5.2-5.6. +0.4. June jump #8-4 cume, 499-495-538k.  3-5-4. WGTS Atlantic Christian Contemporary 5.7-5.1-5.5. +0.4. DC is in our prayers #10 cume 351-373k.  6-3-5. WWDC iHeart Modern Alt. Rock 4.9-5.4-5.4.  Steady in June with a minor cume dip #5-6, 447-544-527k.  5-6-6. WASH-FM iHeart Adult Contemporary 5.0–4.9-4.7. Big WTOP audience forces #2 cume, 868-824-751k.   T7-7-7.  WBIG iHeart Classic Rock 3.4-3.4-3.6. +0.2.  A Top 10 share registers a #6-8 cume loss, 535-535-473k.  10-13-8. WETA Public Classical 3.0-2.8-3.3. +0.5.  DC Classical gets back in tune.  #14-13 cume, 243-237-280k.  T7-8-9.  WIHT iHeart CHR 3.4-3.3-3.2.  Top DC CHR experiences slight slippage.  #7-8-7 cume, 501-520-487k.  12-T10-10. WIAD Audacy Classic Hits 2.8-3.0-3.0.  Not much movement for a good #5 cume, 554-585-533k.

D.C.  14-11-TIE 11: WPGC Audacy Rhythmic CHR 2.4-2.6-2.6. #2 CHR gains to 0.7 behind ‘IHT. #9 379-401-414k.  7-12-TIE 11:  WMMJ Urban One A/C 3.4-2.9-2.6. -0.3.  Another dip. #12 cume 324-305-313k.  11-9-13. WZMQ iHeart Country 2.9-3.1-2.3. -0.8. Fast exit from Top 10. Off a bit #13-14 cume, 234-270-238k. 16-16-TIE 14: WKYS Urban One Contemporary 1.9–2.2-2.2. The rebound’s on hold. #11 cume, 318-310-325k.  14-15-TIE 14: WJFK Audacy Sports 2.6-2.5-2.2. Other DC excitement besides sports. #16 cume, 192-192-174k.  T17-17-TIE 14: WPRS Urban One Inspirational Gospel 1.6-2.0-2.2. +0.2. Crowded religion. #20, 125-124-120k.  13-T10-17. WLZL-FM Audacy Spanish Tropical 2.7-3.0-2.1. -0.9.  Top Hispanic, top dip. #15 cume 214-181k.  T17-18-18. WLNO Urban One Spanish CHR. 1.6-1.0-1.8. +0.8. Hispanic Total: 4.2-4.0. #19 cume, 94-106-131k.  21-19. WLVW Air Love Christian 00.6-1.3, +0.7. #22-18 cume, 90-133k.  19-20. WBQB Chesapeake Hot A/C   0.6-0.9-1.0. #17 cume, 156k. Under One:  21. WAIW K-Love Christian 0.7, #21 cume, 73-80k. 22. WTEM-AM  Audacy Sports 0.5, Tie #28 cume 30.4k.  TIE 23 @ 0.4: WDCH Bloomberg Business #24, 90-67k & 23. WAFY Manning Hot A/C #25, 60k. 3-WAY TIE 25 @ 0.3:  WWEG Manning Classics Hits #22 78k; WFLS Connoisseur Country #27 cume, 39k & WRBS Bright Christian #23, 70k.  TIE 28 @ 0.2: WCSP C-Span Talk #26 cume, 58k & WIHT-HD2 iHeart Rhym CHR #28 cume tie, 30.4k.  5-WAY TIE 30 @ 0.1: WFAX-AM Costa Spanish #30,  25k; WSHE-AM Hubbard Adult Alt. #31 cume, 23k; WIAD-HD2 Audacy Hot A/C #31 cume, 18k; 30. WBOB-Stream Manning Hot A/C & WTOP-HD4 Hubbard Adult Alternative.

BALTIMORE (23) Pop. 2.47mil. Black 30.9%. Hispanic 8.1%. APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart 21.3-20.9-20.4 over Audacy 15.8-15.5-16.6 by 5.4-3.8. Hearst 8.4-8.2-7.7. YPR Public 5.8-6.0-6.6.  Bright Christian 5.4-4.8-5.3.  Urban One 4.8-4.7-4.7.   MAY / JUNE Share Change Range: +0.9 / -0.6.

1-1-1. WWIN iHeart Urban One Urban A/C 8.3-8.1-8.3. Stays leader by 1.5. Up #4-3 cume 286-310-311k.   2-2-2. WLIF Audacy Adult Contemporary. 6.7-6.2-6.8. +0.6. Shares up & #1 cume wins by 139k 476-453-462k.  T4-3-3. WWMX Audacy Hot Adult Contemporary 5.4-5.8-5.5 -0.3. Best Audacy two. #4 cume 293-278-284k.  3-4-4. WPOC iHeart Country 6.2–5.7-5.4 -0.3. Top 5 major market country station  #7 cume 239-217-219k.   4-5-5. WRBS Bright Contemporary Christian 5.4-4.8-5.3. +0.5. Balt/DC is good for religion. #10, 169-159-148k.  6-T6-6. WERQ Urban One Urban Contemp. 4.8-4.7-4.7. S tops the share slide with #5 cume 308-324-283k.   10-9-7. WYPR Public News/Talk 3.6-3.7-4.4. +0.7.  A good month for NPR. Gains #10-9 cume, 131-157-153k.  7-T6-8. WIYY Hearst Rock 4.1-4.7-4.1. -0.6. Now leads WQSR by 0.2. Audience posts #6 cume 254-242-261k.  8-8-9. WQSR iHeart Adult Hits 4.1-4.3-3.9. -0.4. Tremendous cume & low share=TSL. #2 cume, 338-353-323k.  9-10-10. WBAL-AM Hearst News/Talk 3.7-3.5-3.6 +0.1.  Substantial news resources. #12 cume 126-112-113k.

Baltimore.  11-11-11. WJZ-FM Audacy Sports 3.2-2.9-3.5. +0.6. Just under the Baltimore Top 10.  #11 cume, 136-121-144k.  12-12-TIE 12: WZFT iHeart CHR 2.3-2.4-2.4.  Not moving shares and needs cume #6-8, 222-248-210k. 13-13-TIE 12: WTMD WYPR Public Adult Alternative 2.2-2.3-2.4. +0.1.  Leveling off.  #13 cume, 98-99-103k.  14-14-14. WTOP-FM Hubbard DC News 1.5-1.7-1.9. Strong signal & service in Baltimore. #14, 96-90-98k.   T16-16-TIE 15: WGTS Atlantic Gateway Contemp. Christian 1.2-1.0 1.0. #17 cume, 62-48-57k & TIE 15: WDCH Bloomberg Business News 0.9-0.8-1.0, #18 cume 48-46k.  Under One:  TIE 17 @ 0.9: WBJC Public Classical 0.9, -0.4 #15 cume 83k & WYRE Cortona Media with a +0.9 tie for big June gain. #20 cume, 26k.  19. WEAA Public Jazz 0.7, #16 cume 66-73k.  20. WLIF-HD2 Audacy Gospel 0.6, #19 cume, 41k.  21. WCAO-AM iHeart Gospel 0.4 #21, 22k.  22. WEAA Stream Jazz 0.2 #22 cume 15k, WEAA Total 0.9. WLIF-HD3 Audacy Oldies 0.2, #23 cume 6k.  Times Shamrock WZBA Rock was sold to K-Love Christian.   

PROVIDENCE (45) Pop. 1.5 mil. Hispanic 15.1 %, Black 8.3%. APRIL / MAY / JUNE  2026 CLUSTERS:  iHeart 20.6-21.3-21.5.  Red Wolf 12.6-13.4-12.9. GBH 4.1-3.8-4.4.  Air Love 3.5-3.1-2.9.  RI Public 5.3-1.9-2.0. Incomplete Results without CUMULUS Shares. MAY/JUNE Range: +0.5 / -0.6

1-1-1. WCTK Red Wolf Country 10.1-10.8-10.2. -0.6.  Smart acquisition 2.2 lead.  #2 cume 265-260-277k. 2-2-2. WWBB iHeart Classic Hits 7.4-7.8-8.0. +0.2. Share gain but cume rank dip #2-4 cume, 265-263-255k. 3-3-3. WHJY iHeart Classic Rock 6.9-7.7-7.4. -0.3.  Former #1 stays Top 5 moving #4-3 cume 259-257-268k.  4-4-4. WSNE iHeart Hot A/C 5.5-5.3-5.7. +0.4.  June share gain keeps the surprising #1 cume. 290-295-292k.  5-5-5. WGBH ‘GBH Boston Public News/Talk 3.8-3.4-3.9 +0.5. Top gain. 100kw signal. #6 cume, 78-74-77k.  6-6-6. WLVO (WBRU) Air Love Contemporary Chrisitan. 3.3-3.0-2.7. -0.3. Slips again: #5 cume, 99-90-98k.  9-7-7. WKKB Red Wolf Spanish Tropical 1.2-1.3-1.3. Only RI Hispanic format stays at #7 cume, 54-62-62k.       8-8-8. WNPN Rhode Island Public News/Talk 2.4-1.0-1.1 +0.1. Not much for RI public. #8 cume, 74-57-55k.   7-9-9. WPVD (WVEI/FM Sports sold in Jan) RI Public 2.9-0.9-0.9. -2.0. Strangely low. #11 cume, 90-58-33k.  11-T10-10. WELH Wheeler School Rock stays 0.8 #10-9 cume, 54-55k.  Red Wolf TIE 11 @ 0.7: WNBH-AM Classic Hits #10 cume, 47k & WSKP-AM Oldies #16 cume 12k.   13. WCRB ‘GBH Classical 0.5. #13 cume, 25k.   14. WHJJ-AM iHeart Talk 0.4, #12 cume 26k.  15. WDOM Providence College Variety 0.3 #14, 23k. Air Love Christian TIE 16 @ 0.1: WTKL #15, 12k & WKIV 0.1, #17, 4k.  Sadly, it appears Providence has become boring.

HARTFORD, CT. (57) Pop. 1.11 million. Hispanic 17.2%, Black 13.0%. APRIL / MAY / JUNE 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart: 27.3-27.0-31.0 beats Audacy 28.0-26.0-26.0 by 5.0!  Red Wolf 17.1-17.4-16.8. Connecticut Public 5.1-5.5-4.6.  K-Love 2.2-2.7 2.7.  MAY / JUNE Share Change Range: +1.5 / -1.9

1-T1-1. WWYZ iHeart Country 10.9-9.9-11.0. +1.1. Breaks #1 tie, leads by 2.7. #4 cume, 172-167-186k.    2-T1-2. WRCH Audacy Soft A/C 9.9-9.9-8.3. -1.6. Top dip kills the long time leads. #1 cume, 271-264-253k.   3-3-3. WDRC/FM Red Wolf Classic Rock. 8.7-9.0-8.1. -0.9. Just 0.2 ahead of ‘HCN. #6-7 cume, 147-154-141k.  4-6-4. WHCN iHeart Classic Hits 7.5-6.6-7.3 +1.3. Big gain comes close to DRC/F. #4-5 cume, 169-171-176k.  T6-7-5. WKSS iHeart CHR 6.3-6.2-7.7. +1.5. Top June jump gets back into the Top 5 #3-2 cume, 188-205-227k.   5-5-6. WZMX Audacy Rhythmic CHR 6.5-6.8-7.1. +0.3. Audacy’s one June bright spot. #6 cume, 140-142-156k.  T6-4-7. WTIC/FM Audacy Hot A/C 6.3-7.4-6.9. -0.5. A slip in share & total audience #2-3 cume 228-236-217k.  8-8-8. WNPR Connecticut Public N/T. 5.1-5.5-4.6. -0.9. New leader has a radio mission. #10 cume, 76-73-65k. 9-9-9. WTIC-AM Audacy News/Talk 3.8-3.9-3.7. Once huge #1 as only CT 50kw AM. #12 cume 56-56-55k.  10-10-10. WMRQ Red Wolf Modern Alt. Rock 3.4-3.1-3.1. Steady, might need to adjust. #8 cume 103-109-101k.  T12-T11-TIE 11: WCCC K-Love Christian 2.2-2.7-2.7. Flat. Better to be local. Stays at #11 cume, 64-69-61k.

Hartford.  11-T11-TIE 11: WBOM-AM Red Wolf Urban Adult Contemporary 2.6-2.7-2.7. Good job. #14-13, 50-45-53k.  15-15-13. WUCS iHeart Sports 1.1-1.6-2.3. +0.7. A nice sports lift in between BOS/NYC. #15 cume 32-28-35k.  14-14-14. WMRQ-HD2 Red Wolf Spanish Tropical, 1.6-1.8-2.1. +0.3. Strong HD2 signal. #14 cume 45-49-49k.  12-13-15. WKCI iHeart New Haven CHR 2.2-2.3-1.9. -0.4. takes a dip in competitive Htfd. #9 cume 91-89-81k.  16-16-16. WRYM-AM Trignition Spanish Tropical 0.8-1.0-0.8. #16 cume 25k.  Red Wolf TIE 17 @ 0.4: WNTY-AM Oldies #17 cume 19k & WDRC-AM Talk, #18 cume 13k.  19. WPOP-AM News/Talk 0.2 #19, 6k.  20. WKSS-HD2 RhymCHR 0.0 #20, 3k.   It’s getting interesting in Hartford, especially in the Top 10.

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July 15, 2026  Clark Smidt, Broadcast Advisor www.broadcastideas.com   clarkfsmidt@gmail.com  978 502 6633

A hot hazy summer night in the air offers release of the June 2026 Boston radio overall numbers.  I’ve reviewed every ratings edition since July ’71 when I got to work at WBZ AM & FM.  Back in the days of Arbitron there was no June.  April/May was the big book.  July/August was for summer Top 40 and didn’t count. October/November came out too late for Christmas buys and Jan/Feb was just there in the middle. This latest June ’26 Total Audience report is good for Boston music stations but not great for news. Memorable call letters are gone.  Big signals seem wasted.  Many stories in the Naked City

The News category shows Boston University’s WBUR in a strong overall 3rd place.  Iconic 50kw WBZ-AM 1030 is 10th and all resources at WGBH give it 14th.  AM Talk 680 WRKO ranks 16.  The start of summer sports shrinks to a second-tier fight between Sports Hub WBZ/FM 98.5 at 9th vs. WEEI/FM 93.7, tied for 11th place.  50kw WEEI-AM (once significant as 850 WHDH) stays at no show.

The number one 872,000 total weekly WMJX Magic Adult Contemporary audience delivers the top overall share (106.7 as All Hits WBZ/FM was orphaned by Group W).  Classic Hits WROR takes 2nd place (they laughed at the 105.7 WVBF signal).  WBMX Mix Hot A/C is in 4th place on 104.1 (once WBCN – those memorable call letters now available). WXKS Kiss Chart Hit Radio CHR 107.9 settles for 5th and WZLX 100.7 Boston’s lone Classic Rocker follows at 6th.  WXRV 92.5 The River’s unique Adult Alternative playlist is now 7th and Classical WCRB 99.5 is up to 8th (formerly “Wish” WSSH).

Big Hub Signals: WBGB 103.3 Adult Hits (previously CBS WEEI/FM) is tied at 11th.  Jammin’ WJMN 94.5 Rhythmic Top 40 (remember WCOZ?) sits at 13th.  Country WKLB 102.5 (the huge former WCRB signal) is #15. WBQT 96.9 Hot A/C #2 (a big stick as easy listening WJIB ding ding) is stuck at #17.

Without taking away achievements, who let the dogs out?  To credit Mr. Natural, We Keep On Truckin’.  Radio stations with good metro signals are resilient and can go from worst to first!  It takes the right team, great experienced coaching, spirit and showbiz.  Not necessarily big bucks.

In any market, Great Radio is Essential.  Our 24/7 free service brings news, information, talk, weather, sports, traffic, music, personality, entertainment and Local Connections.  Vote For Radio!

Podcasting is nice but still not generating major profit.  Please remember: Licensed Broadcasting with digital delivery is on-air everywhere reaching far and wide with immediate reception.  Don’t forget how radio works:  “All you do is fade your voice out….and cue the organist.”  To be continued..

Congratulations for the 58th On-Air Anniversary of WWUH-FM University of Hartford, July 15, 1968.

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS ON AIR 1966 – 2026

A GREAT RIDE…AND NOT OVER YET. THANK YOU & APRECIATION TO ALL WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE.
CLARK SMIDT, BROADCAST ADVISOR/CONNECTOR www.broadcastideas.com
clarkfsmidt@gmail.com  978 502 6633.  Broadcasting continues to be Outstanding Service.

First on-air job July 13, 1966, 500 watt day WBIS, Bristol, CT. Start-ups: University of Hartford WWUH/FM, Group W WBZ/FM, Blair WCOZ, CBS Softrock WEEI/FM, WMVY, Schooner WFAL, Leisure Market WOTB, Hall WNLC-WKNL, Great Eastern WTPL, Clark Broadcasting WNNH NEW HAMSPHIRE’S OLDIES 99 & now 1220watx.com. Assignments: Tribune WPIX-FM NYC, General Cinema WIFI, Infinity WBCN, Curt Gowdy WCGY-WEAT- KOWB, Champion & Ackerly WBOS, Fairbanks WVBF-WKOX, McCormack WEZE, Amaturo WPOP, Elektra WCCC, Southern Star WPLR, Merv Griffin WIOF, Gilmore WWYZ, Makkay WPXY & WCIB, WMYS, WERI-WWRX, WATD, TV/27-WXKS, Close WKNE-WPNH-WTVL, WQMI, Sage Broadcasting, Tele-Media WHOB & WLKZ, Fuller-Jeffery WHOM, Merrimack Valley WCAP & TV/5, Carter WCRN-TV/25, Imes & Hearst TV/9, BU WBUR, WBZ Radio, CONNECTICUT PUBLIC, Chairman NH Assn. Broadcasters, Red Apple NYC, Tower & Station Acquisitions.

It Began in HARTFORD, CT. (57) Pop. 1.11 million. Hispanic 17.2%, Black 13.0%. MAR/APR/MAY 2026 CLUSTERS: Audacy 27.9-26.3-28.0 regains the lead by 1.0 vs. iHeart: 26.5-27.3-27.0. Red Wolf 17.1-17.1-17.4. Connecticut Public 6.9-5.1-5.5. April / Share Change Range: +1.1 / -1.0.
1-2-TIE 1: WRCH Audacy Soft A/C 10.7-9.9-9.9. Flat and Now in a Tie at The Top. #1 cume: 267-271-264k.  2-1-TIE 1: WWYZ iHeart Country 9.7-10.9-9.9. -1.0. Top Dip. Iconic CT Country #5 cume, 159-172-167k.  3-3-3. WDRC/FM Red Wolf Classic Rock. 8.9-8.7-9.0. +0.3. Holding on in 3rd. Keeps #6 cume, 147-147-154k.  8-T6-4. WTIC/FM Audacy Hot A/C 6.1-6.3-7.4. +1.1. May Top Gain moves up with #2 cume 241-228-236k.  6-5-5. WZMX Audacy Rhythmic CHR 6.7-6.5-6.8. +0.3. Audacy regained #1 music. #7 cume, 143-140-142k.  7-4-6. WHCN iHeart Classic Hits 6.5-7.5-6.9 -0.9. Sounds a bit erratic. ‘DRC/F +2.4. #4 cume, 157-169-171k.  T4-T6-7. WKSS iHeart CHR 6.9-6.3-6.2. Holds share, gains audience. Out of Top 5 on #3 cume, 201-188-205.
T4-8-8. WNPR Connecticut Public N/T. 6.9-5.1-5.5. +0.4. CEO Change. 1.6 over ‘TIC/A. #10 cume, 81-76-73k.  9-9-9. WTIC-AM Audacy News/Talk 4.4-3.8-3.9. Sad. Only CT 50kw AM needs spark. #12 cume 58-56-56k.
10-10-10. WMRQ Red Wolf Modern Alt. Rock 4.2-3.4-3.1. -0.3. On a slide holding #8 cume 120-103-109k.  T11-T12-TIE 11: WCCC Air Love Christian 2.2-2.2-2.7. +0.5. Better to be local. Stays at #11 cume, 54-64-69k.
13-11-TIE 11: WBOM-AM Red Wolf Urban Adult Contemporary 1.8-2.6-2.7. Great translator. #14, 37-50-45k.  T11-12-13. WKCI iHeart New Haven CHR 2.2-2.2-2.3. +0.1. A very busy Htfd. CHR mkt. #9 cume 96-91-89k.  T11-14-14. WMRQ-HD2 Red Wolf Spanish Tropical, 1.6-1.6-1.8. Solid HD2 signal holds #13 cume 45-45-49k.  15-15-15. WUCS iHeart Sports 1.7-1.1-1.2. Challenge for sports in between BOS & NYC. #15 cume 36-32-28k.  16-16-16. WRYM-AM Trignition Spanish Tropical 1.0-0.8-1.0. #16 cume 28k. Red Wolf TIE 17 @ 0.4: WDRC-AM Talk, #18 cume 12k & WNTY-AM Oldies #18 cume 14k. iHeart TIE 19 @ 0.2: WPOP-AM N/T #19 cume, 8k & WKSS-HD2 RhymCHR #20, 3k. The former battle between AMs WDRC & WPOP now totals just 0.6.

PROVIDENCE (45) Pop. 1.5 mil. Hispanic 15.1 %, Black 8.3%. MAR/APR/MAY 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart 21.2-20.6-21.3, Red Wolf 11.5-12.6-13.4, GBH 4.0-4.1-3.8, AirLove 3.8-3.5-3.1, RI Public 2.7-5.3-1.9 Incomplete Results without CUMULUS Shares. Not much rank change. April/May Range: +0.8 / -2.0.  2-1-1. WCTK Hall/Red Wolf Country 9.4-10.1-10.8. +0.7. Another nice gain for 3.0 lead. #3 cume 265-260k.
2-2-2. WWBB iHeart Classic Hits 7.8-7.4-7.8. +0.4. The distant second place has the #2 cume, 242-265-263k.  3-3-3. WHJY iHeart Classic Rock 6.8-6.9-7.2. +0.3. Former #1 hangs in the top 5 at a #4 cume 232-259-257k.  4-4-4. WSNE iHeart Hot A/C 5.1-5.5-5.3. -0.2. Takes slight share dip but still has the #1 cume. 285-290-295k.  3-5-5. WGBH-FM ‘GBH Boston Public News/Talk 3.7-3.8-3.4 -0.4. 100kw signal. Now at #6 cume, 78-78-74k.  6-6-6. WLVO (WBRU) Air Love Contemporary Chrisitan. 3.6-3.3-3.0. -0.3. Share slips #5 cume, 105-99-90k.  10-9-7. WKKB Red Wolf Spanish Tropical 1.0-1.2-1.3. Only RI Hispanic format gains #10-7 cume, 50-54-62k.  7-8-8. WNPN Rhode Island Public News/Talk 2.7-2.4-1.0. -1.4. Big dip for RI public. Now #9 cume, 70-74-57k.  8-7-9. WPVD (WVEI/FM Sports sold in Jan) RI Public 2.6-2.9-0.9. -2.0. Real Shocker! #6-8 cume, 80-90-58k.  T11-11-TIE 10: WELH Wheeler School Rock 0.8 #10 cume, 54k TIES T11-10-TIE 10: WNBH-AM Red Wolf Classic Hits 0.8 #11 cume, 55-53k. TIE 12 @ 0.5: WHJJ-AM iHeart Talk 1.5-0.8-0.5 & WSKP-AM Red Wolf Oldies #15 cume 13k. 14. WCRB ‘GBH Classical 0.4. #13 cume, 25k. 15. WDOM Providence College Variety #14 cume 23k. Trailing, Air Love Christian Contemporary 16. WTKL 0.1 #16, 12k & 17. WKIV 0.0, 2k.

MIDDLESEX-UNION, NJ. (41) Pop. 1.62 mil. Hispanic 26.5%. Black 14.1%. MAY 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart 27.8. Audacy 23.0. SBS 8.8. Beasley 5.2. Townsquare 4.7. New York City Stations 59.6 vs NJ 30.9.  1. WAXQ iHeart Classic Rock 8.0-8.0-8.5, +0.5, 257k #3 cume. 2. WFAN Audacy Sports 5.7-6.7-6.6, 135k #11 cume.  3. WCBS-FM Audacy Classic Hits 5.9-5.7-6.2 +0.5 gain, 235k #4 cume.  4. WNEW Audacy Hot A/C  5.3-5.2-5.6, +0.4. 259k #2 cume.  5. WLTW A/C iHeart 5.8-5.4-5.5, 306k #1 cume.  6. WSKQ SBS Spanish Tropical 4.3-4.2-4.9, +0.9 Top May Gain, 171k #6 cume.  TIE 7: WHTZ iHeart CHR 4.2-4.1-4.1, 230k #5 & TIE NJ WKXW Townsquare Talk 3.8-4.0-4.1, 58k #9. 9. WWPR iHeart Urban 3.1-3.5-3.7, 114k #12 cume. TIE 10: NJ WMGQ Beasley A/C 3.6-3.5-3.3, 216 #6 cume & WKTU iHeart RhymCHR 2.6-3.1-3.3, 194k #7 cume. 12. WINS Audacy News 3.4-2.9-2.8, 137k #10 cume. 13. WOR-AM iHeart Talk 2.8-2.9-2.7, 44k #19 cume. 14. WPAT SBS Spanish A/C 3.0-2.1-2.6, 109k #13. 15. NJ WAWZ Christian 0.0-2.2-1.9, -0.3, 88k #15. TIE 16: WXBK Audacy HipHop 3.1-2.4-1.8, -0.6 Top Dip, 96k #14 cume & NJ WDHA Beasley Rock 1.8-2.0-1.8, 74k #16. 18. WSKQ Stream SBS Spanish Tropical 0.4-0.7-1.3, 23k, #21 cume. 19. WKMK Press Country 0.9-1.2-1.1, 63k.  #20-24 All NJ Stations: 20. WWZY Press Classic Rock 0.7. 21. WPST Townsquare CHR 0.4. 22 TIE @ 0.2: WKXW Stream Townsquare Talk & WAWZ Stream Christian. 24. NJ WMTR-AM Beasley Oldies 0.1 Ties PA WRNB Radio One Urban A/C. Audacy HD TIE 26 @ 0.0: WINS-3 Oldies, WNEW-2 Jazz.

BUFFALO, NY (59) Pop. 1.01 mil. Black 13.2%. Hispanic 5.6%. MAY 2026 CLUSTERS: (No Cumulus) Townsquare 23.1. Audacy 22.0. WBFO Public 6.2. K-Love 2.4. March-April-May 2026 Stations.  1. WYRK Townsquare Country 9.3-10.1-9.9, -0.2.  2. WBLK Townsquare Urban 9.5-8.6-8.0, -0.6 Top Dip.  3. WBEN-AM Audacy News/Talk 6.5-7.4-7.4.  4. WGR-AM Audacy Sports 7.0-5.9-6.8, +0.9 Top May Gain.  5. WSKE Audacy CHR 5.3-6.0-5.7, -0.3.  6. WBFO Public News/Talk 3.4-3.3-4.1, +0.8.  7. WTSS Townsquare A/C 4.7-3.7-3.9.  8. WBKV Air Love Christian 3.4-2.5-3.3.  9. WNED Public Classical 2.1-2.3-2.1. 10. WBUF Townsquare Classic Rock 1.6-1.9-1.8.  11. WWWS-AM Audacy R&B Classic 0.8.  12. WGR-FM Audacy Sports 0.6.  Audacy TIE 13 @ 0.2: WGR-FM Stream Sports & WGR-HD2 Hot A/C.  3-WAY TIE 15 @ 0.1: WWKB-AM Audacy Sports; WBEN-FM Stream Audacy News/Talk & WBWA K-Love Christian.

ROCHESTER, NY (60) Pop. 975k, Black 12% Hispanic 8.1%. MAY 2026 CLUSTERS: Audacy 23.1, iHeart 15.1, Langston Monroe 7.8, Stephens Radio Group 5.3. March/April/May ’26 Stations: 1. WBEE Audacy Country 7.1-8.1-8.3 +0.2. 2. WDKX Langston Urban Contemporary 10.6-10. 3-7.8, -2.5 as the big May Dip. 3. WCMF Audacy Classic Rock 6.3-6.6-7.3, +0.7, Top Gain. 4. WHAM-AM iHeart News/Talk 6.8-6.0-6.5, +0.5.   5. WPXY Audacy CHR 3.9-4.2-3.8, -0.4.   6. WRMM Stephens Radio Soft A/C 4.7-4.9-3.7, -1.2.   7. WBZA Audacy A/C 3.1-4.0-3.5, -0.5.   8. WDVI iHeart Country 2.1-2.2-2.9, +0.7.   9. WKGS iHeart CHR 1.8-2.3-2.8. +0.5.   10. WAIO iHeart Rock 2.3-1.6-1.9, +0.3. 11. WFKL Stephens Radio Adult Hits 0.8-0.0-1.6, +1.6.   12. WKDL K-Love Christian 1.8-1.3-1.5.   13. WHTK-AM iHeart Sports 0.6. 3-WAY TIE 14 @ 0.2: WRPC-AM Audacy Sports & iHeart WVOR A/C with WNBL iHeart 80s Hits.

ALBANY, NY (68) Pop. 852k, Black 9.9% Hispanic 6.6%. March/April/May 2026 Clusters: Pamal 20.5-21.5-22.9. iHeart 22.0-22.6-21.0. Townsquare 12.2-10.8-12.3. Capital Broadcasting 2.8-2.7-2.2.  Mar/Apr/May Stations: 1. WYJB Pamal A/C 4.5-7.2-7.0, -0.2. 2. WPYX iHeart Classic Rock 6.9-6.9-6.5, -0.4 3. WFLY Pamal CHR 5.4-4.7-5.6, +0.9 May Tie Top Gain.  4. WGNA Townsquare Country 5.4-4.7-4.9.  TIE 5: WRVE iHeart Hot A/C 3.9-4.2-4.2 & TIE 5: WGY-AM iHeart News / Talk 4.8-4.9-4.2, -0.7 Top Dip.  7. WKLI Pamal Country 2.2-2.7-3.6, +0.9 Top Gain tie.   8. WAJZ Pamal Rhythmic CHR 3.1-2.7-3.3, +0.5.  9. WTRY iHeart Adult Hits. 3.0-3.6-3.2, -0.4. 10. WQBK Townsquare Classic Rock 3.6-2.9-3.1, +2.1.   11. WGDJ-AM Capital Broadcasting Talk 2.8-2.7-2.2, -0.5, WGY leads by 2.0.   12. WKKF iHeart CHR 2.4-2.2-2.1.   TIE 13: WROW-AM Pamal Classic Hits 2.7-1.7-1.4, -0.3 & TIE 13: WTMM Townsquare Sports 0.9-1.0-1.4.   TIE 15: WQBK-HD2 Townsquare Urban Contemporary 1.3-1.1-1.3, +0.2 & TIE 15: WINU Pamal Classic Country 1.5-1.7-1.3, -0.4.   TIE 17 @ 0.8: WYKV K-Love Contemp. Christian & TIE 17: WPBZ Townsquare Hot A/C. 19. WYAI K-Love Soft Christan 0.6, +0.2.   5-WAY TIE 20 @ 0.4 WABY-AM Loud Classic All Rock;WNYQ Pamal Classic Rock; WOFX-AM iHeart Sports; WRVE-HD2 iHeart Country & WJKE K-Love Con-temp. Christian.   25. WFFG Pamal Country 0.3.  39 station mkt. Non-Comm WMHT & WAMC Stations not listed.

METRO FAIRFIELD, CT. (73) Pop. 787k. Hispanic 21.9%, Black 14.1%. March/April/May ’26 Clusters: Connoisseur 30.6-29.3-29.1. iHeart 6.5-7.5-7.1. SBS NYC 2.7-2.9-3.5. Sacred Heart University 2.9-3.1-3.4.
Stations Mar/Apr/May 2026: *NYC Stations 10.6 vs. CT. 30.4. Top 3 Stations are Connoisseur: 1. WEBE Adult Contemporary 13.1-13.0-11.3, -1.7 top dip.   2. WEZN Adult Contemporary 8.3-6.9-7.5, +0.6.   3. WPLR
Classic Rock 3.8-4.7-4.3, -0.4.   4. WSKQ* SBS Spanish Tropical 2.7-2.9-3.5, +0.6.   TIE 5: WICC-AM/FM Connoisseur News/Talk 3.5-2.9-2.8 & TIE 5: WSHU Sacred Heart University Classical 2.3-2.8-2.8.   TIE 7: WHTZ* iHeart CHR. 2.0-1.9-2.6, +0.7, Top May Gain.   8. WKTU* iHeart Rhythmic CHR 1.4-1.5-1.3, -0.2.
TIE 9: WYBC Connoisseur Urban A/C 1.9-1.9-1.2, -0.7 & TIE 9: WLTW* iHeart Adult Contemp. 0.5-1.2-1.2.  TIE 11: WWPR* iHeart Urban Contemporary 1.2-1.3-0.7, -0.6 & TIE 11: WOR-AM* iHeart Talk 0.7-0.9-0.7.  13. WAXQ* iHeart Classic Rock 0.7-0.7-0.6.   14. WSHU Stream Sacred Heart Classical 0.4. Sacred Heart News/Talk TIE 15 @ 0.1: WSTC-AM & WSHU-AM.  24 station market. WFUV*, WNYC* & WNPR not listed.

WILKES BARRE-SCRANTON, PA. (81) Pop. 708k. Hispanic 15.1%. Black 7.6%. March/April/May 2026 Clusters: Audacy 21.7-18.6-20.1. Times Shamrock 9.6-9.9-10.4. Bold Gold 4.1-5.4-5.7. Geos Comm. 2.8-4.5-4.5. Stations: 1. WKRZ Audacy CHR 9.3-8.9-10.4, +1.5 Top Gain.  2. WEZX Times Shamrock Classic Rock 6.6.-7.7-7.8, +0.7.   3. WGGY Audacy Country 7.4-5.9-6.1, +0.2.   4. WILK-AM Audacy News/Talk 3.0-2.1-2.5, +0.5.   5. WGMF-AM Geos Classic Hits 2.1-2.3-2.4.  TIE 6: WWRR Bold Gold Classic Hits 2.0-2.0-2.1 & TIE 6: WAZL-AM Geos Spanish Tropical 0.7- 0.4-2.1, -0.3.   8. WMMZ Bold Gold Classic Hits 2.1-2.1-2.0.   9. WQFM Times Shamrock Classic Hits 2.8-2.4-1.9, -0.5 Ties Top Dip.   TIE 10: WMQX Audacy Tropical 2.0-1.6-1.1, -0.5 Ties Top Dip & TIE 10: WTRW Bold Gold Talk 0.0-0.5-1.1, +0.6.   12. WEJL-AM Audacy Sports 0.7, +0.4.   3-WAY TIE 13 @ 0.3: WKBP & WLKA both K-Love Contemporary Christian and WICK-AM Bold Gold Oldies.   Bold Gold TIE 16 @ 0.1: WYCK-AM Classic Hits & WCDL-AM Oldies.  TIE 18 @ 0.0 WEZX-HD3 Times Shamrock Mod/Alt Rock & WKRZ Stream Audacy CHR. WB-S is a 40 station market.

SYRACUSE, NY (101) 570k Pop. Black 10.2%, Hispanic 5.1%. MAY 2026 CLUSTERS: iHeart 30.1. Craig Fox/Wolf 11.0. Syracuse Univ. 2.3. K-Love 1.0. Mar/Apr/May Stations: 1. WBBS iHeart Country 9.1-8.9-9.5.   2. WYYY iHeart A/C 6.0-5.4-6.4, +1.0.   3. WSYR AM iHeart News/Talk 7.3-6.03-6.0.   4. WSEN Wolf Classic Hits 6.0-6.0-5.6, -0.4.   5. WWHT iHeart CHR 3.2-3.4-3.7. 6. WMVN Wolf RhymCHR 2.6-2.9-2.9, +0.3.   TIE 7: WHEN-AM iHeart Urban A/C 2.2-2.4-2.5 & WOLF Country 30-2.6-2.5.   9. WAER Syracuse University
News/Talk 1.9-2.4-2.3.   10. WKLZ L-Love Christan 0.8. 11. WJPZ Syracuse U. Alternative 0.4.   TIE 12 @ 0.2: WOLF-AM Craig Fox Sports & WKLZ Stream    K-Love Christian. Galaxy and Cumulus do not subscribe.  A total of 30 stations in the Syracuse market.

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