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Demographic Characteristics of Radio Listeners
Radio’s Daily Reach by Age/Sex
Radio’s Reach with African-Americans
Radio’s Reach with Hispanics
Radio’s Weekly Reach by Age/Sex
Radio's Weekly Reach by Time of Day, Age and Sex
Radio Listeners by Location, Age and Sex
Hours Spent Listening to the Radio per Week
Total U.S. 12+ Radio Listening Audience
Radio Listening Formats Used by Age
Radio Listenership by Format
Radio’s Most Popular Formats
Mediums within an hour of Point of Purchase (largest purchase of day)
FCC Broadcast Station Totals
Number of US Radio Stations by type
Unit Shipments and Dollar Value
Latin Music Shipments and Dollar Value
Genre
Age and Sex of Consumers


Sources

National Association of Broadcasters
1771 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2891
Phone: (202) 429-5300
www.nab.org

Radio Advertising Bureau
1320 Greenway Drive #500
Irving, TX 75038
Phone: 1-800-232-3131
www.rab.com

Recording Industry Assoc. of America (RIAA)
1330 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 775-0101
www.riaa.org

Losses Dog Sirius, XM
The Wall Street JournalMay 13, 2008
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. posted a narrower first-quarter loss as it continues to await regulatory approval for its plan to acquire rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. The merger of the only two U.S. satellite-radio companies is still being reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission.

Cumulus Media's Buyout Falls Apart
The Wall Street JournalMay 13, 2008
Cumulus Media Inc.'s $530 million privatization fell apart Monday, reflecting continuing weakness in the credit markets and the radio industry. The investor group will pay Cumulus a $15 million termination fee.
Free Downloads Pay Off for Musicians
Newsday, Melville, N.Y.May 11, 2008
May 11--Forget "pay what you want." The new model for the music industry may be "pay it forward."

Asset sales boost Clear Channel profit; Deal still in limbo
Associated Press/AP OnlineMay 10, 2008
NEW YORK - Clear Channel Communications Inc., a major radio and outdoor advertising company, reported higher first-quarter earnings Friday on asset sales but operating results were flat, reflecting weak demand for radio advertising. Clear Channel earned $799.7 million, or $1.61 per share, in the first three months of the year, versus $102.2 million, or 21 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Warner Music Sees Deficit Widen
Los Angeles TimesMay 09, 2008
Warner Music Group Corp. said that higher costs and a shift to digital music resulted in a wider fiscal second-quarter loss and that it had suspended dividends. The company's shares fell 16 cents, or 1.8%, to $8.89.

Losses and Static For Radio One; After Profit Dives, Leaders Explain Share Sales
The Washington PostMay 09, 2008
Urban broadcaster Radio One yesterday said it lost $18.3 million in the first three months of the year, as a slump in national advertising sales overshadowed company efforts to revamp operations and hire on-air talent. Still, its stock has fallen below $1 to its lowest levels since Radio One went public nine years ago.
UMG confirms deal with Qtrax to allow free music downloads
Associated Press/AP OnlineMay 07, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Universal Music Group confirmed Tuesday that it has reached a deal with file-sharing site Qtrax to allow free, legal downloads of UMG music. UMG and EMI Group PLC also said at the time they did not have licensing deals in place with Qtrax.

Music Marketing is in Throes of Digital Transformation
Tampa TribuneMay 05, 2008
May 5--TAMPA -- If the MP3 was a shot across the music industry's bow, Radiohead's "In Rainbows" may have been the torpedo that sank the ship. The English art-rock quintet initially released its latest album as a pay-what-you-want download.
In the Internet Age, AM Radio Needs Fine-Tuning
The Washington PostMay 04, 2008
The flat voice of a police officer reading off the blotter contrasts starkly with the smooth introduction from the professional announcer who precedes him on the air: "8:09 p.m., report of juveniles setting fire to a pile of papers behind an apartment complex; 3:14 p.m., Annapolis police respond to report of an argument. The man violently resisted efforts to place him in the police car."

Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties
Associated Press/AP OnlineMay 01, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services - Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers hailed the decision, estimating the guidelines could yield as much as $100 million in payments covering a seven-year period ending in 2009.
Media & Marketing: New Rival for 'Morning Edition'
The Wall Street JournalApril 28, 2008
Since hitting radio sets in 1979, the news show "Morning Edition" has had early-morning public-radio airwaves largely to itself. On Monday, a new morning show called "The Takeaway" launches on public radio stations in New York, Boston, Baltimore and several other, smaller cities.

States Urge FCC to Bar Radio Deal
Los Angeles TimesApril 26, 2008
The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. was opposed by four states that say the combination of the only two pay radio companies poses a threat to competition. Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio and Washington urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the merger in a letter signed by the four states' attorneys general and posted on the FCC's website.
Large Raises At Radio One; Hughes, Son Rewarded Despite Stock's Decline
The Washington PostApril 26, 2008
Struggling media giant Radio One has agreed to give founder and chairman Cathy Hughes and her son, chief executive Alfred C. Liggins III, substantial raises and bonuses as part of new three-year pay packages. He would be paid a $1 million "signing bonus" because, the Radio One compensation committee said, he has been underpaid for the last three years.

Slow Slog for Amazon's Digital Media
The Wall Street JournalApril 23, 2008
Zack Harris is quick to list the benefits of Amazon.com Inc.'s digital music store, including low prices. Mr. Harris's loyalty to iTunes is an example of the hurdles Amazon faces as it tries to get a series of digital-media initiatives off the ground.
Sony BMG Shuffles Music-Label Ranks, Moving Clive Davis
The Wall Street JournalApril 18, 2008
Sony BMG Music Entertainment removed Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Clive Davis - - one of the record industry's dwindling old guard -- from his post overseeing its BMG Label Group and named him chief creative officer at the world's No. 2 music company by sales.

Media & Marketing: Music-Video Pros Challenge YouTube
The Wall Street JournalApril 16, 2008
In a bet on the future of professionally produced online video content, technology start-up PluggedIn Media Inc. is set Wednesday to begin letting users view for free near-DVD-quality music videos licensed from three of the four biggest music companies, along with information about artists and links to buy merchandise and concert tickets. The strategy represents a challenge to the notion that user-generated content -- the homemade clips that populate YouTube, MySpace and other popular Web sites -- is more lucrative or desirable than is high-quality content created by professionals.
Radio Daze: Tribune Gang Sets Out to Reinvent TV.
Broadcasting & CableApril 14, 2008
According to recent press releases from Tribune Co, new interactive president Marc Chase blackmailed his way into his new post, the company is changing its name to ZellCoMediaEnterprises, and new KSWB San Diego boss Ray Schonbak is adapting to Southern Cal climes by wearing a Speedo under his work clothes. It's business as usual at the zany new Tribune, which has hinted at dramatic plans, including substantially boosting its syndication production, to reshape the TV industry since real estate mogul Sam Zell took the 160-year-old company private last Decembe

Google Makes Radio Move, Boosts Broadcast Tools
.April 14, 2008
Google will unveil next week a new system to automate tasks for radio broadcasters, beefing up an important piece of its radio advertising product line.
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