FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS - RIGHT ON THE MONEY!

[davideduardo]

[I guess those who took the time to wait to speak to the commissioners, and royally complained about how you hear the same songs as you drive across the US (on Non Top 40 stations, of course) were just wrong for even suggestions that the public have -any- complaints about what is and what is not aired on radio.

Right on the FCC website there is a note for new users:

"Programming Format: The FCC does NOT collect information on the programming format (country, rock, jazz, talk, etc.) of radio broadcast stations, that information not being necessary for the FCC's regulatory functions."

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/new-visitors.html#FORMAT

The FCC does not regulate formats, let alone how often or not a song or bunch of songs are played.

 

[TVradioguru]

David, Over on the Seattle board, they're discussing PPM measurement and samples. Whereas I've attended some of the Arbitron seminars, you would be better equiped to answer their questions regarding sample size. Here is the link to the start of PPM and sample size, that is if you have the time and patience: http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=184085.30