Radio Ratings / FCC Grants KIRO TV Ownership Transfer

(Classic Rock) KZOK (iHeart Media) dropped veteran personality Steve Slaton in August, as you will recall. Careful not to spill your Cheerios… KZOK ratings, over this 90 day period ending November, dropped 1.1 share points. That moves KZOK from #2 into a tie with (Talk) KIRO FM (Bonneville) for third place. Top dog is (Top 40) Movin’ 92.5 KQMV (Hubbard) with (News-Talk) KUOW (University of Wa) taking second place.
Here are the Top 10 Seattle stations, measured from 6 a.m. to midnight Monday through Sunday, by Nielsen Audio, followed by format, station owner, and average quarter-hour share of listeners age 6 and older / followed by previous month’s share…
KQMV FM Top 40 Hubbard 7.8/7.4
KUOW FM N/T University of Wa 5.5/5.0
KIRO FM Talk Bonneville 4.9/5.0
KZOK FM Classic Rock iHeart Media 4.9/6.1
KRWM FM AC Hubbard 4.8/5.0
KJAQ FM Adult Hits iHeart Media 4.6/4.7
KKWF FM Country Entercom 4.6/4.9
KISW FM Active Rock Entercom 4.4/3.7
KSWD FM AC Entercom 4.4/5.2
KJR-FM Classic Hits iHeart Media 4.1/3.8
KIRO AM Sports Bonneville 3.9/3.8
KNUC FM Country Hubbard 3.4/3.5
KHTP FM Rythmic AC Entercom 3.3/3.3

Now playing Christmas music,
#3 KRWM FM AC Hubbard
#6 KSWD FM AC Entercom
#14 KPLZ FM Hot AC Sinclair
#15 KCMS FM Christian Contemporary Crista Ministries

A blip on the chart this past month, Christian Contemporary KTDD FM 104.9 Ocean Station Trust. KTDD shows up for the first time with a 0.2 share, nestled near the bottom of the Neilsen survey along with several Mexican Regional channels.

Chart listed at RADIO ONLINE
Thanks to Gary “Shannon” Burleigh and the O.F.C. for keeping us in the loop at QZVX.

The FCC has granted Voluntary Transfer of Control for KIRO-TV and all currently authorized auxiliary stations (translators) from Cox Enterprises Inc. to Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. Terrier Media is a company controlled by an Apollo Global Management private equity fund.

Author: Jason Remington

Creator, Admin, & Editor of QZVX, former broadcaster at KTOY FM/Tacoma, KVAC/Forks , KDFL/Sumner, KTTX & KWHI FM/Brenham (TX), KONP/Port Angeles, KBAM/Longview, KJUN/Puyallup, KRPM FM/Tacoma, KAMT/Tacoma, KASY/Auburn, KBRD FM/Tacoma, KTAC/Tacoma, KMTT FM/Tacoma, and KOOL FM/Phoenix. -- Airchecks

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