PPM Monthlies: (August 11)  Arbitron released its PPM (Personal People Meter) radio ratings for July on Wednesday, August 11th. After dropping to the #2 spot in May, Lite FM (WLTW, 106.7) has taken a strong lead over WCBS-FM (101.1), with a 6.4 audience share compared to CBS` 5.5 share. Z-100 (WHTZ) remains at #3 with a 5.1 share, while WKTU (103.5 FM) continues to gain listeners, picking up 0.3 share since June to 4.7.

     Radio Newsbriefs:  WQXR (105.9 FM) has named arts administrator Graham Parker as Vice President, with duties similar to those of a General Manager, effective September 1st. Mr. Parker (not the British rocker), a former General Manager of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, joins WQXR from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, where he has served as its Executive Director. WQXR has also named Matthew Abramovitz as its Program Director.    Jim Ryan has been named as VP of Adult Contemporary Programming for CBS Radio, a post which includes programming duties for WWFS (Fresh 102.7) in New York. Ryan, well known as Program Director for Lite FM (WLTW, 106.7) from 1996 to 2008, more recently has been consulting to radio stations and Arbitron.