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The Adsertion Network Is the
Top Sales Network in August According to Arbitron Internet
Broadcast Ratings
NEW YORK, September 15, 2003 –The Adsertion
Network was ranked the top sales network, with 4,913,206 hours
of Total Time Spent Listening (TTSL) for the month of August,
according to Arbitron Internet Broadcast Ratings.
Radio@AOL Network and LAUNCH were the top-ranked
commercial Internet broadcasters, with 25,936,299 and 14,481,309
hours of TTSL, respectively. Total Time Spent Listening is
the sum total of hours tuned by listeners to a given station
or network. MUSICMATCH was the top-ranked non-commercial Internet
Broadcaster, with 7,629,301 hours of TTSL.
MUSICMATCH Artist Match was the top non-commercial
Internet broadcast station, with 2,644,975 hours of TTSL.
AOL Top Country was the top commercial station, with 1,202,027
hours of TTSL.
The top Content Delivery Networks
(CDN) were Live365, with 9,997,750 hours of TTSL and StreamGuys,
with 2,007,132 hours of TTSL. The Total Time Spent Listening
for these Content Delivery Networks is the sum of all tuning
to stations streamed by the CDN, including commercial and
non-commercial stations.
Top
Internet Broadcasters and Sales Networks (August 2003)
|
Rank |
Company |
Type |
TTSL |
CUME |
| 1 |
AOL
Radio@Network |
commercial |
25,936,299 |
4,288,679 |
|
2 |
LAUNCH |
commercial |
14,481,309 |
1,993,451 |
| 3 |
MUSICMATCH |
non-commercial |
7,629,301 |
1,348,466 |
|
4 |
The
Adsertion Network |
sales
network |
4,913,206 |
360,549 |
| 5 |
Virgin
Radio |
commercial |
1,955,148 |
226,538 |
|
6 |
ABC
Radio Network |
commercial |
1,273,942 |
142,038 |
| 7 |
Standard
Broadcasting |
commercial |
1,016,750 |
56,970 |
|
8 |
New
York Times |
commercial |
860,908 |
83,088 |
| 9 |
JazzFM |
commercial |
602,359 |
67,600 |
|
10 |
AccuRadio |
commercial |
572,383 |
187,176 |
| 11 |
KillerOldies.com |
commercial |
463,916 |
53,561 |
|
12 |
WXPN-FM |
non-commercial |
356,725 |
30,559 |
| 13 |
KING-FM |
non-commercial |
295,585 |
29,150 |
|
14 |
KPLU |
non-commercial |
267,590 |
22,995 |
| 15 |
3WK |
commercial |
232,095 |
51,107 |
Arbitron
Internet Broadcast Sales Top 50 (August 2003)
|
Rank |
Station/Type/Format |
Owner/Network/URL |
TTSL |
Cume |
|
1 |
MUSICMATCH
Artist Match
(non-commercial)
Miscellaneous |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
2,644,975 |
645,444 |
|
2 |
AOL
Top Country
(commercial)
Country |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
1,202,027 |
438,960 |
|
3 |
Virgin
Radio/1215 AM & 105.8 FM
(commercial)
Adult Contemporary |
Virgin
Radio
www.virginradio.co.uk |
1,104,233 |
164,407 |
|
4 |
AOL
Smooth Jazz
(commercial)
Smooth Jazz |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
1,089,513 |
209,479 |
|
5 |
AOL
Top Pop
(commercial)
Top 40 |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
1,074,353 |
597,391 |
|
6 |
AOL
Awesome 80s
(commercial)
80s |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
940,861 |
268,671 |
|
7 |
AOL
Lite Rock
(commercial)
Soft Rock |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
928,421 |
134,855 |
|
8 |
AOL
Classic Rock
(commercial)
Classic Rock |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
916,615 |
264,711 |
|
9 |
AOL
Top Jams
(commercial)
Miscellaneous |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
905,096 |
638,329 |
|
10 |
WQXR-FM/96.3
(commercial)
Classical |
New
York Times
www.wqxr.com |
860,908 |
83,088 |
|
11 |
AOL
Love Songs
(commercial)
Love Songs |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
806,597 |
221,596 |
|
12 |
AOL
Oldies
(commercial)
Oldies |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
782,425 |
249,627 |
|
13 |
WLS-AM/890
(commercial)
News / Talk |
ABC
Radio Networks
www.wlsam.com |
724,703 |
83,624 |
|
14 |
MUSICMATCH
Top Hits
(non-commercial)
Contemporary Hit Radio / Top 40 |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
700,997 |
273,145 |
|
15 |
AOL
Pop Rock
(commercial)
Rock |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
643,239 |
196,040 |
|
16 |
AOL
Super 70s
(commercial)
70s |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
630,958 |
166,028 |
|
17 |
MUSICMATCH
Artist On Demand
(non-commercial)
Miscellaneous |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
604,871 |
148,941 |
|
18 |
JazzFM/102.2
FM & 100.4 FM
(commercial)
Jazz |
Guardian
Media Group
www.jazzfm.com |
602,359 |
67,600 |
|
19 |
Virgin
Radio Classic Rock
(commercial)
Classic Rock |
Virgin
Radio
www.virginradio.co.uk |
567,445 |
68,937 |
|
20 |
AOL
90s Country
(commercial)
90s |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
541,212 |
226,184 |
|
21 |
AOL
Top Alternative
(commercial)
Alternative |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
541,204 |
300,916 |
|
22 |
AOL
New Age
(commercial)
New Age |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
487,350 |
105,610 |
|
23 |
Killer
Oldies
(commercial)
Adult Alternative |
KillerOldies.com
www.killeroldies.com |
463,916 |
53,561 |
|
24 |
AOL
R&B Fresh
(commercial)
R&B |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
454,101 |
206,353 |
|
25 |
AOL
90s Pop
(commercial)
90s Pop |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
431,064 |
203,073 |
|
26 |
AOL
Unplugged
(commercial)
Miscellaneous |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
419,138 |
147,998 |
|
27 |
AOL
R&B SlowJams
(commercial)
R&B |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
415,335 |
169,461 |
|
28 |
AOL
Christian
(commercial)
Christian |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
395,553 |
120,762 |
|
29 |
AOL
90s Alternative
(commercial)
Alternative |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
379,798 |
179,291 |
|
30 |
AOL
Modern Gospel
(commercial)
Modern Gospel |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
376,650 |
78,208 |
|
31 |
The
Sean Hannity Show
(commercial)
News / Talk |
ABC
Radio Network
www.hannity.com |
366,494 |
70,435 |
|
32 |
WXPN-FM
(non-commercial)
Adult Alternative |
WXPN-FM
www.xpn.org |
356,725 |
30,559 |
|
33 |
AOL
Adult Rock
(commercial)
Adult Rock |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
354,174 |
113,562 |
|
34 |
MUSICMATCH
Soft Hits
(non-commercial)
Soft Rock |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
341,965 |
47,015 |
|
35 |
MUSICMATCH
Country Hits
(non-commercial)
Country |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
339,914 |
62,902 |
|
36 |
KING-FM
(non-commercial)
Classical |
KING-FM
www.king.org |
295,585 |
29,150 |
|
37 |
AOL
Easy Listening
(commercial)
Easy Listening |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
290,142 |
94,728 |
|
38 |
AOL
Classical 101
(commercial)
Classical |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
283,407 |
81,297 |
|
39 |
AOL
Romantic Jazz
(commercial)
Jazz |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
281,764 |
75,468 |
|
40 |
KPLU-News
(non-commercial)
News / Talk |
KPLU
www.kplu.org |
267,590 |
22,995 |
|
41 |
MUSICMATCH
Classic Rock
(non-commercial)
Classic Rock |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
255,301 |
44,214 |
|
42 |
MUSICMATCH
80's Hits
(non-commercial)
80s |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
253,324 |
54,857 |
|
43 |
MUSICMATCH
GenreMatch
(non-commercial)
Miscellaneous |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
246,471 |
71,085 |
|
44 |
WOXY-FM
(commercial)
Modern Rock |
WOXY-FM
www.woxy.com |
231,838 |
31,299 |
|
45 |
AOL
Traditional Gospel
(commercial)
Gospel |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
231,665 |
58,858 |
|
46 |
AOL
Hip-Hop
(commercial)
Miscellaneous |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
223,982 |
342,527 |
|
47 |
AOL
MotownSound
(commercial)
Motown |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
220,489 |
82,692 |
|
48 |
AOL
Baroque
(commercial)
Miscellaneous |
AOL
Radio@Network
music.netscape.com/radio/ |
219,275 |
65,245 |
|
49 |
Virgin
Radio The Groove
(commercial)
Black / Urban R&B |
Virgin
Radio
www.virginradio.co.uk |
214,336 |
31,805 |
|
50 |
MUSICMATCH
Smooth Jazz
(non-commercial)
Jazz |
MUSICMATCH
www.musicmatch.com |
214,096 |
33,635 |
Notes:
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TTSL
(Total Time Spent Listening), sometimes referred to as Aggregate
Tuning Hours (ATH), is the total number of hours tuned to
a given station or network in the reported time period.
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Cume Persons is an estimate of the total number of unique listeners who had one
or more listening sessions lasting five minutes or longer
during the reported time period. This estimate is derived
using an algorithm that takes into account unique media
player GUIDs, unique IP addresses and other variables during
the reported time period.
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The ratings may not
reflect all tuning for the measured stations or channels
since Arbitron may have received incomplete or unusable
server data.
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As Arbitron Internet
Broadcast Ratings (powered by MeasureCast technology) transitions
to a subscription-only service, some stations previously
reported in the ratings have elected not to subscribe to
the service and will no longer be included.
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The 128K MP3 and all
Ogg streams for Virgin Radio/1215 AM & 105.8 FM are
not currently measured by Arbitron Internet Broadcast Ratings.
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Arbitron had incomplete
data for WOXY.com during the week of August 25, 2003. As
a result, the station was not included in the August ranker.
About Arbitron
Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is an international media and marketing
research firm serving radio broadcasters, cable companies,
advertisers, advertising agencies and outdoor advertising
companies in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Arbitron's
core businesses are measuring network and local market radio
audiences across the United States; surveying the retail,
media and product patterns of local market consumers; and
providing application software used for analyzing media audience
and marketing information data. Arbitron Internet Broadcast
Services measures the audiences of audio and video content
on the Internet, commonly known as webcasts. The Company is
developing the Portable People Meter, a new technology for
radio, TV and cable ratings.
Arbitron's marketing and business units are
supported by a world-renowned research and technology organization
located in Columbia, Maryland. Arbitron has approximately
800 full-time employees; its executive offices are located
in New York City.
Through its Scarborough Research joint venture
with VNU Media Measurement & Information, Arbitron also
provides media and marketing research services to the broadcast
television, magazine, newspaper, outdoor and online industries.
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