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Ratings..how sad.

Starbucks said:
Correct...but I'm just again reflecting overall listenership. Compared to te arbitron ratings in the 80's for example.....there were few stattions in a large or medium market that had less then a one share. You couldn't touch a top 15 spot with a 1.5 1.2, 1.1, etc....but these days you can. Because there's many of them in a large market like San Fran. 12+, 25+ etc. I 'm not refering to agencies on how they look at numbers for advertising their targeted product. The point is I noticed more an increased in under 1 shares.
Just like Football, there were more teams hunting for a playoff spot at 7-8, 8-8 then usual in the NFC. It means there were a few winning consistant teams then usual in that conference. That's all I'm saying.
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Things change over the years and you really can't compare things from decades before.

Back in the day, a regular episode of the Partridge Family got higher ratings than American Idol finals do now.

Another thing to think about, in the 80's, Spanish speaking radio was a non-player. Now it takes a huge chunk of the ratings.

Show me a Korean language station that gets a 0.7 and they are celebrating in the hallways there.

Things are just more segmented now. That is all that those numbers show.

"Just like Football, there were more teams hunting for a playoff spot at 7-8, 8-8 then usual in the NFC. It means there were a few winning consistant teams then usual in that conference. That's all I'm saying."

But KMEL, KFOG, and KGO are playing different sports and don't care what the other's ratings/records are.
 
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