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KASE solid #1, KUT thunders into top 5 in first PPMs
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Fred - no question you are a journalist with that headline! (and I mean that in good fun) - I just wish you had added 'KBPA is still ablaze in the transition to PPM from Diary' 
KUT has had top-tier ratings for the past seven years - even finishing #1 on several occasions, however in diary markets Arbitron does not include non-commercial stations in the data released to the public. KUT was #1 among Persons 12+ as recently as the Winter 2010 book, but that information was only available to subscribers. In PPM markets, Arbitron now releases the Persons 6+ info for all stations, including non-commercial operations.
In the final four diary books, KUT moved 6.3 - 6.7 - 8.3 - 6.6
In the final four diary books, KUT moved 6.3 - 6.7 - 8.3 - 6.6
Yes, those 'Do-Gooders' have a lot of nerve, to want to keep a station the way it was, as it racked up TOP RATINGS for YEARS... Someone owes Larry Monroe, Paul Ray, John Aelli and the others an apology.
Mark, if this were commercial radio, I'd be with you. But Public Radio is a different animal entirely. Community involvement can make or break a station. No, I don't think KUT's "going down". If anything, this shows that the audience is stable despite the changes.
Until now, the only way that the people could make their displeasure known with a public station was to not send in money. That has happened in the past and is happening now with certain stations. But finally we have actual numbers that before were closely guarded trade secrets. And it's obvious that, unlike some predictions, the new regime at KUT hasn't burned down the station and caused "weird" Austin to be paved over. Frankly, I myself thought KUT could use a bit of shaking up.
However, the people you, with all due respect, disparagingly refer to as "do gooders" are the last people in this country who are willing to back up the elderly and abused principle that ultimately, the airwaves belong to the people. And if I may be so bold, those who made "community organizer" a curse word should be ashamed of themselves. But I digress.
Let's not slap down those who have an emotional connection with "their" radio station. If the sons of b*****s that currently run corporate radio in this country had seen the value in that, then those stations at the bottom of the pile might be doing better than the dash, or the point one. There would have been more listeners at this point in time, fewer defections to the iPod, and a bigger advertising pie for all.
Oh, and something else that's been ignored here....a big hearty well done to KMFA. After years of struggle its existence is justified as more than something that's nice to have. How many markets are there in the U.S. where a classical station tops all the sports talk radio stations? Coming in 15th out of 56? Yea!
Somehow...I feel a little bit better about Austin tonight.
Until now, the only way that the people could make their displeasure known with a public station was to not send in money. That has happened in the past and is happening now with certain stations. But finally we have actual numbers that before were closely guarded trade secrets. And it's obvious that, unlike some predictions, the new regime at KUT hasn't burned down the station and caused "weird" Austin to be paved over. Frankly, I myself thought KUT could use a bit of shaking up.
However, the people you, with all due respect, disparagingly refer to as "do gooders" are the last people in this country who are willing to back up the elderly and abused principle that ultimately, the airwaves belong to the people. And if I may be so bold, those who made "community organizer" a curse word should be ashamed of themselves. But I digress.
Let's not slap down those who have an emotional connection with "their" radio station. If the sons of b*****s that currently run corporate radio in this country had seen the value in that, then those stations at the bottom of the pile might be doing better than the dash, or the point one. There would have been more listeners at this point in time, fewer defections to the iPod, and a bigger advertising pie for all.
Oh, and something else that's been ignored here....a big hearty well done to KMFA. After years of struggle its existence is justified as more than something that's nice to have. How many markets are there in the U.S. where a classical station tops all the sports talk radio stations? Coming in 15th out of 56? Yea!
Somehow...I feel a little bit better about Austin tonight.
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Either they aren't encoding or didn't have measurable listening.
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KGSR is actually killing it with women 25-54!
captex said:
YES 98.9 True Oldies, and 92.5 The Big Talker. San Antonio doesn't have their Conservative Talker on 106.7 anymore. It's on 92.5 The Patriot. That 92.5 signal is only good for talk, not strong for music. I hope BMP is listening to us here!!!!
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