Talk Radio Scoreboard for Major Markets: August 2015

[Gregg.]

Despite the August heat, there was plenty for Talk Radio stations to discuss: The surge of Donald Trump and the topic of immigration, Hillary's e-mail problems and the Black Lives Matter movement. With The Mets on top in the National League East, WOR's ratings got a bit of a boost in New York. Four Talk Radio stations make their city's top ten... WSB Atlanta (#3), WGN Chicago (#6), KFI Los Angeles (#9) and WMAL Washington (#9).

1. New York ... WOR (iHeart) #17 ... WABC (Cumulus) #21 ... WKXW(FM) (Townsquare) #22
2. Los Angeles ... KFI (iHeart) #9 ... KEIB* (iHeart) #33 tie ... KABC* (Cumulus) #39 tie
3. Chicago ... WGN (Tribune) #6 ... WLS (Cumulus) #26
4. San Francisco ... KSFO (Cumulus) #18 ... KGO (Cumulus) #23 ... KKSF (iHeart) #27
5. Dallas ... WBAP (Cumulus) #16
6. Houston ... KTRH (iHeart) #13
7. Washington ... WMAL-AM-FM (Cumulus) #9
8. Philadelphia ... WPHT (CBS) #20
9. Atlanta ... WSB/WSBB(FM) (Cox) #3 ... WYAY(FM) (Cumulus) #18
10. Boston ... WRKO (Entercom) #16 (Rush's new outlet in Boston, 1430 WKOX, scored a .3)

* I only include commercial Talk stations that scored at least a one rating, except for heritage Talk outlet KABC Los Angeles and Rush's LA outlet, KEIB.

 

[umfan]

WIBC took a dump in Indianapolis in their first month without Rush dropping almost a full point....that's based on last months survey, the latest one is released today. WNDE, which picked up the show and has an impaired signal relative to WIBC increased it's cume by 60%. The situation in Boston clearly isn't as good for him. Time will tell if his audience will find him there but it should be noted that WRKO has a notable decline without him.