So the FCC is contemplating the relaxation of radio ownership rules. Some broadcasters want to own more stations under one roof in order...

From Nielsen (via All Access): Americans spend 87% of their AM/FM radio listening tuning into their three favorite stations (based on the...

Gordon Borrell has issued his latest report benchmarking local media’s digital revenues. Required reading for anyone in the local media...

One of the biggest secrets in radio is what’s happening to listening over the long term. Talk to insiders and they will acknowledge that...

If you’re waiting for a new music format – a knight in shining armor – to save your flagging ratings, then you will be waiting for the...

People under the age of 50 spend more time every week using apps and the web on their smartphone than they spend listening to the radio....

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you know that Apple released its latest iPhone last week, and the announcement came with all the...

So last week I penned a strong piece suggesting that the radio industry drop PPM. The argument was stimulated by the discovery that...

Aren’t you tired of PPM yet? From Tom Taylor Now: How many PPMs does Nielsen allow in one household? Answer – up to 16. Does that sound...

The routine is familiar: At least one radio station in every market flips to “All Christmas” music around Thanksgiving, thus dominating...

I have largely steered clear of the Voltair/Nielsen discussion (except for this piece) because it’s so simple: It’s a classic...

You’ve heard of Voltair, that’s the audio technology that presumably allows PPM devices to more effectively pick up that all-important...

Have you noticed? There hasn’t been a significant new music radio format introduced in a decade. Sure, we’ve had Rhythm AC and Classic...

You get what you ask for. Last week Townsquare Media reported that about 30% of its revenue derived from non-spot sources in 2014 – 42%...

In  a new report from Nielsen, the news for the traditional radio space is decidedly unsurprising, and not the stuff of holiday cheer. As...

Recently I was in a gathering of brands. Not agencies, brands. Among my conversations was one with the VP and Director of Global Media &...

If you were born in the 80’s or 90’s, you’re in your late teens to early 30’s today. You are also a digital native and quite unlike older...

Nielsen recently released a study that was not representative of the entire population. I know, so what else is new, right? Actually,...

I guess I hit close to home with my prior blog post on the Ratings Disaster that is today’s talk radio. The June PPM’s suck for talk...

If you can’t trust the Nielsen ratings in America’s largest radio market, then where can you trust them? A few days ago, Nielsen delayed...