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Study: Radio Holding Up Against New Media

The Radio Ink is quoting Edison Media Research and Arbitron’s new study on the proliferation of Internet and satellite radio and steady time spent listening (TSL) to terrestrial radio.

Study: Web Radio Listening Up 50%

Edison Media Research and Arbitron’s new study on Internet radio listenership is quoted in the Billboard Radio Monitor.

Satellite Radio Awareness Climbs To 61%

Edison Media Research and Arbitron’s new study on the awareness of satellite radio is quoted in the Billboard Radio Monitor.

The Unexamined Lives of Men

Rock radio has been struggling for a while now, with many markets in the US going from “x” rock stations to “x-1.” Some consultants I work with note that the product has been weak, and there are certainly a lot of “active rock” stations that have cut their current category to almost nonexistent in response. While this is certainly a contributing factor, there are deeper sociological forces affecting radio, and in particular, radio for men, than go beyond what records are being played.

In Search Of Women Who Rock

“Women who rock” were the swing vote when Rock radio overtook Top 40 in the early ’80s. They were there for the
“New Rock Revolution” of 1994 and the birth of Modern AC a few years later. So with Hot AC in a state of transition, where are the women who rock now? They may be at Country radio – their destination in the early ’90s. Or at Bob- and Jack-FM, even those listeners who seem too young for a ’80s-centered format.

Listeners Report Paying Close Attention to Live Traffic Reports and Their Sponsors

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Can Older ‘American Idol’ Singers Find Success?

Sean Ross comments on how difficult it is for older singers to find success in music industry.

Do You Think He’s Sexy?

Sean Ross comments to the New York Daily News on the success of conservative artists.

Praising Mass-Appeal In An Increasingly Niched World

The recent attempt by Columbia University researchers to predict the hits through a “decision market” succeeded, they say, only in showing how hard it is to pick the hits, and that peer pressure exists. And yet, sufficiently large, diverse groups make good choices all the time. That’s the message of 2004’s “The Wisdom Of Crowds” and the result of every well-executed, well-implemented music test. “The Wisdom Of Crowds” also gives encouragement to anybody who thinks that mass-appeal is an untenable concept in an era of 200-plus satellite channels and proliferating HD multicast channels.

Time has come for reggaeton

Sean Ross talks to the NorthJersey.com about reggaeton’s growing influence in the United States.