Posted by Kevin L. Sealy on October 08, 2009 at 14:50:27:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: September Arbitron Released posted by Ari Indik on October 08, 2009 at 14:18:46:
Ari,
>>>Why? NY has 21 FM signals on the commercial side of the band that can be heard in the center of town. Philly has 22. This includes rimshots with a decent chance to be heard, including 92.7 in NY and 101.5 in Philly.<<<
>>>On the AM side, though, NY beats Philly by a bunch. NYC has 21 AM stations and Philly has 17.<<<
But of New York's 42 AM/FM stations and Philadelphia's 39 AM/FM stations, how many of them are major (Philly) and how many of them are suburban? I have always thought since NY is the number martket we would have more stations putting a signal through the NY Meto area, compared to Philadelphia which is ranked eighth. I was told by a late radio executive that there are about 110 stations in the NY Metro area.
Looking at the the CUME numbers for WCBS-FM,eventhough they're up to a 6.0 third straight book they finished 2nd behind WLTW whose at number one, CBS-FM's lost 200,000 listeners. This shows that the CUME doesn't always go up with the ratings.
Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy