The Canadian ratings company known as Bureau of Broadcast Management or BBM for short is taking the makers of Blackberry to court in early 2012 seeking an injunction stopping RIM and its employees from using the term BBM, as well as damages for infringement and punitive damages.
“We want our name back,” said Jim MacLeod, president and chief executive officer of BBM Canada. The group uses bbm.ca as its website and for its e-mail addresses, has used the letter combination BBM in its logo for more than six decades and owns the trademarks in both the U.S. and Canada
Mr. MacLeod said he first saw the BBM advertisements on a building in Times Square. Soon after, BBM Canada said its own employees started being mistaken for RIM employees, and that people began phoning its subsidiary company, BBM Analytics, for client support related to RIM’s messenger service.
MacLeod said he offered to rebrand BBM Canada, if RIM covered the costs, but says he received no answer. A request for a meeting with one of RIM’s chief executives was similarly unsuccessful.
After reaching out to RIM and getting nowhere, Mr. MacLeod said BBM Canada was forced to file a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement.
Courtesy of Astral Radio Press Release
The CRTC approves a transaction which enables Astral to strengthen its multiplatform presence in Vancouver
Montréal, December 19, 2011 — Astral Media Radio Inc. (“Astral Radio”), a subsidiary of Astral Media Inc., (TSX: ACM.A ACM.B) today announced that it has received authorization from the CRTC to acquire Shore Media Group Inc., the radio licence holder for CHHR FM 104.3 (Shore FM), broadcasting in Vancouver,
British Columbia. The acquisition is set to be completed in early 2012 at a price of approximately $13.4 million.
“We are very proud to have Shore FM join the Astral family and reinforce our multiplatform presence in Vancouver and British Columbia, taking the number of radio stations that we operate in Canada to 84,” said Jacques Parisien, President of Astral Radio. “The addition of a third radio station in the Vancouver market will enable us to become even more competitive and to continue to improve our offering to listeners and advertisers.”
With the acquisition of Shore FM, Astral will add a new radio station to its Vancouver media portfolio, comprising Virgin Radio 95.3 and AM 650, a nine-face digital outdoor advertising network, as well as a number of specialty and pay-television services. This combination of targeted media properties and platforms provides Vancouver advertisers with a complete slate of possibilities to reach consumers where they live, work, shop and play.
Through this acquisition, Astral has committed to continue Shore FM’s $7 million contribution over 7 years towards Canadian Content Development (CCD) investments, which includes funding of the Song Search program aimed at introducing new Canadian talent to Vancouver listeners. Astral is also committing an additional $800,000 over 7 years in tangible benefits to various community and industry organizations, including the Radio Starmaker Fund, Musicaction and the Community Radio Fund of Canada.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the future performance of the Company. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations. We caution that all forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from the assumptions, estimates or expectations reflected or contained in the forward-looking information, and that actual future performance will be affected by a number of factors, including technological change, economic conditions, regulatory change, competitive factors and changes in accounting rules or standards, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Founded in 1961, Astral one of Canada’s largest media companies. It operates several media properties—pay and specialty television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital—among the most popular in the country. Astral plays a central role in community life across the country by offering diverse, rich, and vibrant programming that meets the tastes and needs of consumers and advertisers alike. To learn more about Astral, go to astral.com.
Astral continues to dominate the Montreal market with the #1 and #2 stations. News/Talk CJAD controls almost ¼ of the audience. Virgin hangs onto #2 but drops 1.9%. It is still the #1 cumed station in the market, though, as lots of people are sampling it. The rebranded station that used to be known as Q became The Beat under the new ownership of Cogeco and scores a #3 position (no change), but this is impressive since they blew up the brand and launched a younger appealing product. TSN (CKGM) picked up 3 positions to # 6 while Rythme FM (CFGL) looks to be losing its way dropping 3 positions to 9th.
All people 2+ Monday – Sunday 2am – 2am | Montreal | ||||||||
Survey period 29 Aug- Nov 27 2011 | Share % | Cume | Daily Cume | ||||||
Station | Market | Aug Nov | June-Aug | Feb-May | Jan-Apr | Dec – March | Nov-Feb | (000) | (000) |
CJAD | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 24.4 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 476.7 | 191.0 |
CJFMFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 18.3 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 794.5 | 255.4 |
CFQRFM * | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 791.8 | 203.1 |
CHOMFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 12.3 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 694.4 | 149.0 |
CBMEFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 269.0 | 70.2 |
CKGM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 299.6 | 59.9 |
CJPXFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 296.6 | 28.6 |
CBMFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 227.9 | 26.9 |
CFGLFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 686.7 | 55.1 |
CITEFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 648.0 | 45.4 |
CKMFFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 606.8 | 49.0 |
CKOIFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 629.8 | 50.0 |
CHMPFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 337.1 | 23.9 |
CKLXFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 235.1 | 12.1 |
CBFXFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 121.4 | 8.9 |
CBFFM | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 161.3 | 4.9 |
CKAC | Montreal CTRL Anglo | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 110.2 | 6.9 |
* CFQR-FM changes it’s name to CKBE on 29 August 2011
TERMS |
Share – Within a central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio. |
Cume (000) – Expressed in thousands, this is the total number of people who were exposed to the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period. |
Average Daily Universe – The average daily universe for the analyzed period. The universe is expressed as daily averages because it changes slightly daily as the intab changes. |
All People 2+ Monday – Sunday 2am – 2am Vancouver | |||||||||
Survey period 29 Aug- Nov 27 2011 | Share % | Cume | Daily Cume | ||||||
Station | Market | Aug Nov | June-Aug | Feb-May | Jan April | Dec
Mar
|
Nov – Feb | (000) | (000) |
CKNW | Vancouver | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 805.0 | 219.6 |
CBU+ | Vancouver | 10.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 685.9 | 180.5 |
CHQM-FM | Vancouver | 10.0 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 2,157.5 | 384.3 |
CFBT-FM | Vancouver | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 1,988.3 | 367.8 |
CKWX | Vancouver | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1,027.1 | 244.4 |
CKZZ-FM | Vancouver | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 1,981.5 | 304.3 |
CKLG-FM | Vancouver | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1,737.4 | 224.8 |
CJJR-FM | Vancouver | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1,306.8 | 150.3 |
CFMI-FM | Vancouver | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1,494.5 | 162.1 |
CBU-FM | Vancouver | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 755.0 | 105.0 |
CFOX-FM | Vancouver | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1,167.4 | 134.4 |
CKST | Vancouver | 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1,020.2 | 149.3 |
CPKK-FM | Vancouver | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1355.7 | 110.5 |
CFUN-FM | Vancouver/
Chilliwack
|
2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1,621.9 | 144.9 |
CISL | Vancouver | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 608.3 | 64.4 |
CHHR-FM | Vancouver | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1,161.0 | 70.7 |
CHMJ | Vancouver | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 602.9 | 46.9 |
CFTE | Vancouver | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 784.2 | 68.5 |
TERMS |
Share – Within a central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio. |
Cume (000) – Expressed in thousands, this is the total number of people who were exposed to the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period. |
Average Daily Universe – The average daily universe for the analyzed period. The universe is expressed as daily averages because it changes slightly daily as the intab changes. |
CHED, the Corus news and information station, continues to dominate, while Rawlco’s 102.3 NOW (CKNO) stays at # 2 and increases its share to 9.9. Newcap’s Capital FM picked up a spot to #3. Other stations moving up in the ratings include the CBC (CBX) up 3 positions to #5, The Bear up slightly to #6, Joe FM (CKNG-FM) up 1 to 10th, and Virgin (CKMG) up 2 positions to 11th. The Bounce, Lite 95.7 and I-News also increased rankings by one position. Rawlco’s UP brand (CIUP-FM) looks to be moving in the wrong direction dropping 3 places to # 8. Other stations losing this time around include CISN-FM down one to 4th,Sonic (CHDI-FM) dropped a full point and a position to 7th, CAM-FM from Camrose is also down, as is the Astral AM sports station CFRN.
All people 2+ Monday – Sunday 2am – 2am | Edmonton | ||||||||
Survey period 29 Aug- Nov 27 2011 | Share % | Cume | Daily Cume | ||||||
Station | Market | Aug Nov | June-Aug | Feb-May | Jan-Apr | Dec – March | Nov-Feb | (000) | (000) |
CHED | Edmonton CRTL | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 584.6 | 132.2 |
CKNOFM | Edmonton CRTL | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 976.6 | 177.3 |
CKRAFM | Edmonton CRTL | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 894.9 | 135.6 |
CISNFM | Edmonton CRTL | 7.8 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 802.5 | 118.8 |
CBX+ | Edmonton CRTL | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 360.0 | 85.5 |
CFBRFM | Edmonton CRTL | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 674.7 | 99.7 |
CHDIFM | Edmonton CRTL | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 671.4 | 121.9 |
CIUPFM | Edmonton CRTL | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 913.8 | 119.9 |
CKNGFM | Edmonton CRTL | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 794.1 | 112.3 |
CIRKFM | Edmonton CRTL | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 689.9 | 100.6 |
CFMGFM | Edmonton CRTL | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 868.7 | 122.1 |
CFCW * | Edmonton/Camrose | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 248.5 | 47.2 |
CHBNFM | Edmonton CRTL | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 819.5 | 110.0 |
CKEAFM | Edmonton CRTL | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 747.2 | 56.9 |
CHQT | Edmonton CRTL | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 280.4 | 42.5 |
CBX FM | Edmonton CRTL | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 232.1 | 31.4 |
CFRN | Edmonton CRTL | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 218.7 | 31.3 |
TERMS |
Share – Within a central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio. |
Cume (000) – Expressed in thousands, this is the total number of people who were exposed to the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period. |
Average Daily Universe – The average daily universe for the analyzed period. The universe is expressed as daily averages because it changes slightly daily as the intab changes. |
Data type: Respondent | |||||||
February 28, 2011 – May 29, 2011 | |||||||
Average Daily Universe | 1,125,000 | ||||||
Share | Cume | Daily Cume | |||||
Station | Market | % | (000) | (000) | |||
CHED | Edmonton CRTL | 10.5 | 510.2 | 122.5 | |||
CISNFM | Edmonton CRTL | 9.6 | 741.5 | 104.2 | |||
CKNOFM | Edmonton CRTL | 9.2 | 967.5 | 164.7 | |||
CIUPFM | Edmonton CRTL | 8.2 | 915.5 | 131.6 | |||
CKRAFM | Edmonton CRTL | 7.7 | 889.8 | 136.4 | |||
CHDIFM | Edmonton CRTL | 6.9 | 708.2 | 123.9 | |||
CFBRFM | Edmonton CRTL | 6.4 | 671.2 | 107.6 | |||
CIRKFM | Edmonton CRTL | 6.2 | 646.0 | 104.9 | |||
CBX+ | Edmonton CRTL | 6.0 | 368.2 | 81.1 | |||
CKNGFM | Edmonton CRTL | 4.9 | 828.7 | 110.6 | |||
CFCW * | Edmonton CRTL/Camrose | 4.4 | 249.2 | 46.6 | |||
CHBNFM | Edmonton CRTL | 4.2 | 843.1 | 129.2 | |||
CBX FM | Edmonton CRTL | 2.7 | 199.1 | 35.3 | |||
CFMGFM | Edmonton CRTL | 2.6 | 828.2 | 91.9 | |||
CFRN | Edmonton CRTL | 1.8 | 196.5 | 29.6 | |||
CKEAFM ** | Edmonton CRTL | 1.7 | 637.4 | 43.3 | |||
CHQT | Edmonton CRTL | 1.5 | 225.1 | 37.1 | |||
* = spill station | |||||||
** Note: CKEAFM changed format on March 28, 2011 from Adult Album Alternative to Adult Contemporary. | |||||||
TERMS | |||||||
Share – Within a central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed | |||||||
as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio. | |||||||
Cume (000) – Expressed in thousands, this is the total number of people who were exposed to | |||||||
the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period. | |||||||
Average Daily Universe – The average daily universe for the analyzed period. The universe is | |||||||
expressed as daily averages because it changes slightly daily as the intab changes. |
Calgary listeners love their sports, so it’s no surprise that the Corus sports station is back to the top spot. CBC remains solid at #2 while the Corus’ country station (CKRY-FM) slips to #3. Virgin moved up three spots to #4 as did Q105 to take 5th, overall. Other stations making gains include Rawlco’s AMP (CKPM-FM) and Bell’s Kool FM (CKEC-FM). Lite 96, the Rogers AC (CHFM-FM), is the only station to cume over a million listeners per week, but it slipped a place to 6th. Other stations moving in the wrong direction include Newcap’s XL103, which has slid 3 spots, Jack FM & X92.9 – both down 2 places. CJAY-FM also drops a notch to 9th.
All people 2+ Monday – Sunday 2am – 2am | Calgary | ||||||||
Survey period 29 Aug- Nov 27 2011 | Share % | Cume | Daily Cume | ||||||
Station | Market | Aug-Nov | June- Aug | May-June | Jan-Apr | Dec – March | Nov-Feb | (000) | (000) |
CHQR | Calgary CTRL | 10.3 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 450.8 | 102.7 |
CBR | Calgary CTRL | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 429.3 | 99.9 |
CKRYFM | Calgary CTRL | 8.3 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 778.1 | 111.9 |
CIBKFM | Calgary CTRL | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 997.3 | 192.0 |
CFGQFM | Calgary CTRL | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 752.0 | 99.2 |
CHFMFM | Calgary CTRL | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 1,012.8 | 137.4 |
CFXLFM | Calgary CTRL | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 928.1 | 121.0 |
CJAQFM | Calgary CTRL | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 911.7 | 122.7 |
CJAYFM | Calgary CTRL | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 726.3 | 111.3 |
CKMPFM | Calgary CTRL | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 829.4 | 130.6 |
CKCEFM | Calgary CTRL | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 900.0 | 121.7 |
CFEXFM | Calgary CTRL | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 687.2 | 89.2 |
CFFR | Calgary CTRL | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 508.5 | 93.0 |
CHUP-FM* | Calgary CTRL | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 921.6 | 90.6 |
CKMX | Calgary CTRL | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 219.7 | 26.4 |
CFAC | Calgary CTRL | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 415.7 | 56.8 |
CBR FM | Calgary CTRL | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 310.7 | 28.6 |
*Name change from CIGY-FM
TERMS
Share – Within a central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio. |
Cume (000) – Expressed in thousands, this is the total number of people who were exposed to the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period. |
Average Daily Universe – The average daily universe for the analyzed period. The universe is expressed as daily averages because it changes slightly daily as the intab changes. |
All People 2+ Monday – Sunday 2am – 2am Toronto | ||||||||||
Survey period 29 Aug- Nov 27 2011 | Share % | Cume | Daily Cume | |||||||
Station | Market | Aug-Nov | June-Aug | Feb-May | Jan- April | Dec-
Mar
|
Nov- Feb | (000) | (000) | |
CHFIFM | Toronto CTRL | 12.9 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 5,159.1 | 960.4 | |
CHUMFM | Toronto CTRL | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 4,934.1 | 930.9 | |
CBLAFM | Toronto CTRL | 10.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 1,936.5 | 457.6 | |
CFTR | Toronto CTRL | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 3,236.2 | 788.9 | |
CHBMFM | Toronto CTRL | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 4,622.6 | 588.7 | |
CILQFM | Toronto CTRL | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 3,326.8 | 539.6 | |
CKFMFM | Toronto CTRL | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 4,948.7 | 763.0 | |
CFNYFM | Toronto CTRL | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3,175.2 | 434.1 | |
CFRB | Toronto CTRL | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1,099.3 | 222.5 | |
CFMZF+ | Toronto CTRL | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 2,055.5 | 254.8 | |
CKISFM | Toronto CTRL | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3,471.4 | 494.7 | |
CFZM | Toronto CTRL | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1,244.1 | 143.0 | |
CFXJFM | Toronto CTRL | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2,249.4 | 250.1 | |
CJCL | Toronto CTRL | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1,304.3 | 212.6 | |
CFMJ | Toronto CTRL | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1,479.0 | 164.6 | |
CIDCFM | Toronto CTRL | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3,124.6 | 360.4 | |
CJRTFM | Toronto CTRL | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1,287.3 | 130.9 | |
CBL FM | Toronto CTRL | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1,569.9 | 129.7 | |
CINGFM* | Toronto/Hamilton | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1,969.7 | 178.7 | ||
CKDXFM | Toronto CTRL | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 923.8 | 89.1 | |
CHUM | Toronto CTRL | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 609.8 | 72.0 | |
CHKX FM* | Toronto/Hamilton | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 776.3 | 69.9 | |
TERMS | ||||||||||
Share – Within a central market area, the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio. | ||||||||||
Cume (000) – Expressed in thousands, this is the total number of people who were exposed to the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period. | ||||||||||
Average Daily Universe – The average daily universe for the analyzed period. The universe is expressed as daily averages because it changes slightly daily as the intab changes. |
Radio delivers more than 93 percent of its lead-in audience during the average commercial break, according to a new study of US radio ratings data and commercial occurrence data conducted by Arbitron, Media Monitors and Coleman Insights.
What Happens When the Spots Come On: 2011 Edition is a comprehensive update of a landmark 2006 study on the radio audience behavior during commercial breaks. Both studies took advantage of the increased precision of passive electronic measurement, both for radio audiences and for commercial occurrences.
Read more here.
Cogeco Diffusion today announced the closing of Sherbrooke radio station CJTS-FM. The station will go off the air today, December 6, 2011, at noon.
The closing of CJTS-FM marks the end of the process established with the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission for the sale of this station. The sale of CJTS-FM, and of CJEC-FM and CFEL-FM in the Québec City market, was required by the CRTC when it approved Cogeco’s acquisition of the Québec radio stations of Corus Entertainment Inc., in order to comply with the common ownership policy in the Québec City and Sherbrooke markets.
Read more here.
SOCAN is appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada today and tomorrow to represent the interests of its members, Canadian music creators and publishers, in three copyright cases related to the use of music on the internet by large telecommunications and broadcasting corporations.
SOCAN will appear before Canada’s highest court on behalf of the more than three million music creators and publishers it represents in Canada to support the decision made by the Copyright Board of Canada and confirmed by the Federal Court of Appeal to licence the use of music on the internet by several of these multi-billion dollar corporations, including Rogers, Bell, Telus, Apple, and Shaw.
Read more here.