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Why changes to the radio ratings system could affect local stations

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Calculating ratings for radio stations has always been a difficult endeavor. In the very early days of broadcasting, the popularity of a station or a program was roughly determined by the amount of fan mail it received. Later came telephone calls to random homes asking for listenership the day before. C. E. Hooper pioneered the idea of calling various numbers in a city and asking what was being listened to “now,” which was followed by Arbitron a…

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Christian Family Radio nominated as finalist for Small Market Station of the Year - WNKY News 40 Television

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Christian Family Radio has announced it has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious “Small Market Station of the Year” award by Christian Music Broadcasters. The CMB award celebrates excellence in Christian radio, according to CFR. The station says being named a finalist in the small market category “underscores the dedication of the entire team at Christian Family Radio to provide exception content to its audience.…

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Why changes to the radio ratings system could affect local stations

Calculating ratings for radio stations has always been a difficult endeavor. In the very early days of broadcasting, the popularity of a station or a program was roughly determined by the amount of fan mail it received. Later came telephone calls to random homes asking for listenership the day before. C. E. Hooper pioneered the idea of calling various numbers in a city and asking what was being listened to “now,” which was followed by Arbitron a…

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School pupils on the right frequency to launch new radio station - Business in the News

PUPILS and staff at a top 10 school are on the right frequency to launch a new radio station. Members of the Business Club at St Gerard’s School in Bangor are putting together a strategy to set up a broadcasting platform that will stand as an “education resource” and deliver “interesting and informative” programmes for the local community. As part of their studies, pupils have secured a start-up budget to get the project underway and plan to gen…

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