Classic Upset: Urban Radio Format Race
Classic Rock emerged as the winning radio format of summer 2016, beating Classic Hits with a 5.1% audience increase from June-August....
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What’s the biggest weekday for radio listening?
Houston PPM data shows Friday has the highest radio listening audience among weekdays, with 518,500 average quarter-hour listeners aged 6+....
Nielsen: Trending Radio Listening in September
Nielsen's September PPM data reveals cooling trends for major music formats while Sports and News/Talk show seasonal upswings as fall listening patterns emerge....
Urban Radio PD Blames PPM for “Destroying” Urban Radio?
Urban radio PD claims PPM ratings system destroys creativity and prevents new artist airplay at Black radio stations. Industry debate over PPM's impact on urban...
Arbitron agrees with Maryland Attorney General
Arbitron reaches agreement with Maryland Attorney General regarding Portable People Meter radio ratings services in Washington D.C. and Baltimore markets....
The Breakfast Club Hits Number One in NYC
The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne and DJ Envy hits #1 in NYC ratings for 18-49 demo in September and 18-34 demo in October, cementing its...
Has Real 92.3 Created a “Power” Outage in LA?
Real 92.3 has overtaken Power 106 in Los Angeles radio ratings, ranking in the top ten with a 3.4 share while Power 106's audience has...
Radio Station Skips Christmas Music: Would You Listen?
Radio industry veteran questions whether stations would risk skipping Christmas music this year, citing listener fatigue with repetitive holiday programming....
Nielsen Data Shows AM/FM Radio Listening Rises
Nielsen's October Portable People Meter data reveals AM/FM radio listening has surged 35% since April among 25-54 demographics, with strong recovery in drive times....
Nielsen: Latest AM/FM Radio Audience Data Reveals Drive
Nielsen's September PPM data shows surprising increases in AM/FM radio audiences with continued drive time recovery for the fifth consecutive month....
Nielsen and West Virginia Radio Corporation Announce a
Nielsen and West Virginia Radio Corporation renew partnership for audio measurement in Charleston market. The broadcaster returned to Nielsen after citing data credibility and stability...
Spanish Broadcasting System Leads Radio in Key Markets
Spanish Broadcasting System achieves #1 rankings across major markets including Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Puerto Rico. WSKQ-FM Mega 97.9 tops all Spanish-language stations...
Nielsen Achieves MRC Accreditation for Five Audio Markets
Nielsen gains MRC accreditation for five additional PPM audio markets including Columbus, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville, bringing total accredited markets to 30 out of 48....
Smart Speaker Ownership Doubles Among PPM Users
Smart speaker ownership among likely radio ratings participants nearly doubled to 48% in six months. NuVoodoo's latest study shows one-third of adults now own smart...
Classic Upset in Summer Radio Format Race
Classic Rock radio unexpectedly won format of the summer 2016 with 5.1% audience growth, beating Classic Hits which had won two previous years....
RUSS PARR’S URBAN AC RATINGS RISE
The Russ Parr Morning Show doubled its ratings from 3.1 to 6.1 AQH share in just five months after transitioning to Urban AC format on...
2016 Radio Media Pattern Shift
2016 radio ratings show Urban Contemporary achieving its best January ever, while News/Talk reaches highest marks in years driven by presidential campaigns....
Which Radio Corporation has 2 Million New Listeners in 2016?
CBS Radio gained over 2 million new listeners in 2016, reaching 45 million total audience with nearly 5% growth. Key demographics increased double digits....
THE REASON URBAN RADIO IS IN THE (RED)
Black owned radio stations face declining ratings as listeners abandon traditional formats. Outdated programming and leadership disconnect drive urban radio's financial struggles....
Real 92.3 Rises as Power Falls in LA Radio
Real 92.3 gains significant ground in Los Angeles radio ratings while Power 106 experiences notable decline. The urban station shows steady growth from 2.5 to...
Old School Hip-Hop Format Breaks Record in Indianapolis
Indianapolis radio station 93.9 The Beat jumped from #15 to #1 in ratings after switching to old school hip-hop format in December, proving the genre's...
Urban Radio Program Directors: Industry Power Players
Urban radio program directors are the unsung heroes behind successful radio stations, responsible for playlist decisions, ratings, and market success. These industry power players remain...
Radio’s RADAR Networks: 177M+ Listeners
Nielsen's December 2014 RADAR report shows radio networks reached 177 million listeners weekly, representing 66.6% of the U.S. population aged 12+....
Nielsen: Trending Radio Listening in September
Nielsen's September PPM data reveals radio listening trends as fall begins, with sports and news/talk formats rebounding while music formats like Country and Classic Hits...
Nielsen Radar: Radio’s Mass Audience Power
Nielsen's June 2014 RADAR report shows network radio commercials reached 181 million Americans weekly, demonstrating radio's massive audience power across demographics....