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The top five stations stayed in place according to the latest Nielsen Audio ratings for metro Phoenix. “K-E-Z” gained audience share and led all comers for the second straight book – the final survey period before the station’s annual switch to all Christmas music. Runner-up “The Mountain” also gained listeners.
KSLX (#3) lost some audience share, as did “Kiss FM”(#4) and KUPD (#5) but all maintained their rankings from last time, while “Mix” climbed to tie at #5.
KOOL fell back to#8 with its 1980s/1990s classic hits format, but surprisingly switched to all Christmas music on November 5, setting up a Yule-tune battle with “K-E-Z” next time.
Moving back into the top 10 is “Live,” which tied “Camel Country” at #10.
With the end of the baseball season and the lousy performance of local teams, “Arizona Sports”(KMVP) lost almost an entire ratings point and fell from a #13 tie to #21.
“The Oasis” (KOAI) showed a significant gain in audience share, moving up three places to tie at #19,while oldies rival “Arizona Gold” (KAZG) also added listeners, but held steady at #26.
The top 11 stations, given the tie at #10, from October 11 to November 7 were:
These results represent radio listeners age 6 and older during an average quarter hour from 6 a.m. to midnight daily.