For the first time in Denver radio history, a Spanish-language station has finished atop the Arbitron ratings.
The Fall 2006 ratings, released Monday, show KXPK 96.5-FM first among listeners 18-49 and 25-54 years old, the two most closely watched categories.
KXPK, known as La Tricolor, recorded an 8.5 share among 18-49 year olds and a 6.1 share among 25-54 year olds.
Industry experts attributed the increases, up almost two rating points from the stations spring figures, to two factors: Arbitrons change in how it measures stations and the move of popular morning-show host Eddie Piolín Sotelo from KBNO 1280-AM to KXPK.
KXPK is owned by Entravision Communications Corp. of Santa Monica, Calif.
The top-10 stations in the Fall 2006 Arbitron (25-54):
KXPK, 6.2; KBCO 97.3-FM, 6.1; KOSI 101.1-FM, 5.9; KYGO, 5.6; KQKS 107.5-FM, 4.6; KOA 850-AM, 4.5; KJCD 104.3-FM, 3.7; KRFX 103.5-FM, 3.7; KALC 105.9-FM, 3.7, and KXKL 105.1-FM, 3.3.
