As we wrap up 2013 and get set for 2014 I thought it appropriate to look back at the year that was, offer some suggestions for 2014 and make a couple of predictions as I usually do at this time of the year.
The year that was: 2013 was a decent year for radio in Canada. There were a few new FM stations added across the country either via new license approvals or AM to FM conversions. This resulted in more Canadians being exposed to better quality audio, and in some cases, new formats. For example, Toronto got a new Indie format and the 88.1 signal was upgraded from 500 watts to 2 kW, which resulted in a better use of the frequency. The value of radio stations and the amount broadcasters were prepared to pay was also decent with anywhere from 7 to 10 times multiples being paid. The biggest deal approved came in June when Bell was given CRTC approval to spend $4.154 billion to purchase 84 Astral radio stations, 25 speciality television services, and some outdoor across Canada. It remains to be seen if this is a good thing for broadcasters, listeners and advertisers, but it will most likely be a good thing for Bell shareholders. Newcap, Corus and Pattison picked up 11 stations that Bell had to sell and they should get approval for these purchases in early 2014. That will bring new players to Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Ottawa and strengthen ownership in Calgary, and the increased competition should be good for all concerned. We may see some new innovation and more radio jobs in these markets which would be a good thing.
Revenue: If you believe the analysts, then 2013 was a “revenue flat” year in most markets and, overall, down about 8% over the previous year. We work with radio clients in a number of markets across the country, and most report seeing some growth in both ratings and revenue, at least on the radio side. The most recent CRTC revenue figures published are from 2012 which showed an overall PBIT of 19.9% which is a healthy return for any industry. English language FM averages a PBIT of 23.7%, and Toronto is the most profitable radio market with a PBIT of 41.1%. What is somewhat concerning is that the small profit increases (less than 1% in many markets) came as a result of lowering costs as opposed to revenue growth. The large companies are making the most money. For example, Corus reports a 30% profit in the radio division. Rogers did slightly better at 33%, and Bell Media look to be operating the media assets at about 26% profit.
I do not believe that 3,700 jobs have disappeared from the radio and television industry over the past 5 years, as reported by the Canadian Media Guild. In fact the CRTC figures do not support this number, at least on the radio side, so unless there have been over 3,000 jobs lost in television there is something wrong with these numbers. For the record, CRTC figures indicate there were 10,423 people employed in radio in 2008 and 10,050 in 2012 which is a reduction of 373 jobs over 5 years. At a time where there is more competition than ever before for listeners, I hate to see any reduction in staff, but I do accept that some of these losses are as a result of consolidation, efficiencies and better use of resources.
Ratings: As you look across the country, it is clear that we have a two tiered system with PPM in the larger markets and the traditional diary system in others and that is not a good thing. PPM has helped those stations with a large cume but has hurt stations in the middle and bottom of the pack. PPM has also proved that there are more people listening across all day-parts than we used to believe. On the downside, the small number of people meters in the field in any given week has resulted in some strange data wobbles. Overall, it looks to have been a softer book for Rock, with AC doing very well and Country up in some markets and down in others. Talk stations got a nice boost because of the “Rob Ford” factor, especially in Toronto. Overall, our clients enjoyed some solid increases in all but one of the markets in which we work. We saw a 21% increase in 12+ numbers when we averaged out the measured markets, and in some markets we had even larger growth in 18-49 and 25-54. One station told us that their national rates were up $30 as a result of the ratings so they are happy. But as you look across the country, there are some stations that look to be struggling, which is a shame, especially in markets where there is lots of elbow room to carve out a position and own a key money demo.
The 3 M’s: I believe this will be more important in 2014 than ever before. In this ever congested media world in which we live, the 3 basics of morning shows, music and marketing are the areas that need a disproportionate amount of effort and resources if your radio station is to stand out from the crowd and rise above all the noise the average listener is exposed to each and every day. Starting the day with a strong morning show that can “read the day” and engage their target audience in such a way as to grow exclusive listening is one of the magic bullets that will help a good radio station become great. The 2nd M is the music. Unless you are an all talk or news station then music will make up 40% or more of any hour. So unless you are playing the right songs and rotating them in such a way as to grow audience, then what happens between the songs will not help you. If you do not have the budget for a music test then there are other options that, while they may not be as good as testing songs in your market against your target audience, they at least should be considered. Take a quick look at BDS or MMR and you can see the stations that are testing music and you can certainly see the stations that are getting it wrong. Once you have the right songs in the right categories then you need to use the power of your scheduling system and allowing it to do most of the heavy lifting. Yes, you need a trained set of eyes to check over the log and make adjustments, but I am surprised at how many databases we looked at in the past 12 months that were so messed up that they could not function properly. Lastly, once you have the morning show and music right, then, and only then, is it time to market the product. Any marketing today needs to include a solid social media marketing plan. That is an article in and of itself, but this will be critical in 2014.
Take time to listen to your product: Please take a day once a month and actually listen to your radio station. This means trading out a hotel, turning off the cell phone and actually spending the day with a note pad and listening to your station. Give your product 100% of your time for a day (it needs to be 6am till 7pm at least) and I’ll bet you will be amazed with the things that you hear that require some attention.
Predictions for 2014: This is always dangerous to be predicting what will happen in future, but one thing I feel confident of is that we can expect to see more consolidation in our industry, and in business in general. This will mean more radio stations changing hands in the next 12 months, but I expect that to be the smaller groups with 10 or less stations selling out or joining forces. Frequency spectrum on the FM band is getting very scarce in populated areas so expect fewer new FM applications. I think we can expect to see a good number of creative applications filed in 2014 and broadcasters look to maximise the coverage of their existing signals. There will also be fewer AM stations on the air by the end of 2014 as some go dark and others convert to FM.
2014 will be the year that we see smarter technology in the home, the car and in our everyday lives, and that will include at least one of the major smart phone manufacturers, other than Apple sadly, activating FM chips in cell phones. It will happen in the US first and follow in Canada sometime after that. We will also see faster and stronger Wi-Fi technology which will lead to free Wi-Fi in major populated areas. That could open the way for internet radio to become viable. 2014 may also see less regulation than in the past but any major changes in this area, such as a relaxed foreign ownership rules, will be some way off. Still, October 19th 2015 is the next time Canadians go to the polls and often big promises are made in order to woo voters, so 2015 may shape up to be a very interesting year.
I feel confident in predicting that it will continue to become more expensive to run radio stations and the pressure placed upon our industry to improve profits will likely mean fewer people being asked to do more. Those who can do more than two jobs will be more valuable, so if you can sell and perform an air shift, for example, you are more likely to be in the business a year from now than those who can only do an air shift.
Digital matters: Digital will become more important in 2014 than ever before, but the big players such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and perhaps others we have not heard of yet, will continue to refine and expand their digital plans and offer a scale that individual radio stations or clusters cannot compete with. But radio needs to keep looking for ways to grow digital revenue and try new ideas. We have great relationships with local clients so develop your pitch and present local clients with solutions that make sense for both the client and the station. In many Canadian markets the local radio station has one of the most visited websites in the area, so you can help your clients get connected with thousands of potential customers who may be in the market for their product or service. By the way, we are seeing as much as 50% of visits to radio station websites are now coming from mobile devices and the growth over the past 12 months has been staggering. Expect that number to grow in 2014, so it is critical that your website is mobile friendly. Also, if you have not already done so, perhaps 2014 might be the year to develop and roll out a mobile application that does more than play your audio stream. We feel it is important that a radio station be on as many of the platforms as your listeners are or you risk becoming less relevant. Check www.1047.ca and search Heart FM on Android or IOS if you want to see examples of digital sites that are generating local revenue and engaging listeners.
Is flat the new normal: Well I hope not. Revenue growth will likely come from radio attracting away more of the local dollars that are going to newspaper. More and more local retailers are finding that newspaper is not working the way it used to, because the local content is not as it used to be and we are all getting our news sooner electronically. The paywall model is not working and 2014 will see more newspapers closing down or selling out. 2014 will hopefully be the year that more radio stations will have a digital strategy that works, but I think it has to work at a local level for the reasons stated above. Go after the local businesses that have digital budgets and grow your digital revenue. If radio can attract more revenue from newspaper, grow digital and maintain their terrestrial budgets, then perhaps 2014 may be the year that will see some growth.
Conclusion: 2013 was a decent year for the industry. There was more CTD money sent to the various organisations sanctioned by the CRTC than ever before. The Bell Astral deal alone amounted to almost $247 million in tangible benefits over 7 years. Hopefully this means more money will benefit Canadian musicians and organisations that promote Canadian music and also improve the training for tomorrow’s talent. At ByrnesMedia we have been helping radio clients for 13 years and have had the pleasure of working with over 50 radio stations across Canada and offshore. We are excited about the future and look forward to helping more stations be successful in the years to come.
Jan 1-31 “Alzheimer Awareness Month”: For info see www.alzheimer.ca.
Jan 1-31 “Book Blitz Month”: Focuses attention on improving authors’ relationships with the media in order to create a best-selling book. For info call Barbara Gaughen 805-968-8567 email bgaughenmu@aol.com. Web: www.goodmorningworld.org.
Jan 1-31 “International Brain Teaser Month”: Try to solve fun and funny brain teasers and puzzles. For info, call the LogicPuzzleMuseum at 262-763-3946. Email logicpuzzlemuseum@hotmail.com. See www.logicpuzzlemuseum.org.
Jan 1-31 “Clean Up Your Computer Month”: Dedicated to the education of computer users with simple tips and methods to increase the efficiency of their systems. For more information call Denise Hall 251-943-3315, e-mail denise@specterweb.com or see www.specterweb.com.
Jan 1-31 “Get Organized Month”: Is your New Year’s resolution to get more organized? Phone 856-380-6828, email napo@napo.net. See www.napo.net.
Jan 1-31 “International Creativity Month”: A month to remind individuals and organizations around the globe to capitalize on the power of creativity. For info call Randall Munson, Pres. Creatively Speaking 507-286-1331, email Creativity@CreativelySpeaking.com. Web: www.CreativityMonth.com.
Jan 1-31 “National Mentoring Month”: To raise awareness of mentoring, recruit individuals to mentor and promote the rapid growth of mentoring. Call 1-800-567-3700 or 250-595-3505 for info. See www.mentors.ca.
Jan 1-31 “Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month”: To educate women and teens about realistic self-defense options that could very well save their lives. For info call 305-868-NSDI. Email nsdi@worldnet.att.net or see www.nsdi.org.
Jan 1 “Polar Bear Swim 2014”: English Bay Beach, Vancouver, BC. 94th Annual. The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club is one of the oldest in the world. Call 604-873-7011 or see www.vancouver.ca/parks/events/polarbear.
Jan 1 “New Year’s Dishonour List”: Each year since 1976 on this date the most overused words and phrases in the English language are announced and “banned”. Examples include fiscal cliff, spoiler alert, double down, trending, YOLO. For info call 906-635-2315 or see www.lssu.edu/banished.
Jan 1 “Z Day”: To give recognition to all persons and places whose names begin with the letter Z and who are always listed last in any alphabetized list. Email tom_zager@yahoo.com for info.
Jan 1-7 “Silent Record Week”: It’s the anniversary of the invention of the silent record in 1960, which was played on Detroit jukeboxes. The following year a silent concert was performed, featuring a full 120 piece Hush Symphonic Band. A good opportunity to have some fun with this, and perhaps dig out the recording and play it!
Jan 2-8 “Someday We’ll Laugh About This” Week: 37th Annual. We’ve all said, “Someday we’ll laugh about this.” Why wait? A great way to start the new year – laughing at the humourous human condition. Call Dr. Joel Goodman 518-587-8770, email chase@HumorProject.com.
Jan 4 “Trivia Day”: In celebration of those who know all sorts of facts, and/or have doctorates in uselessology. For more of it call Robert Birch 703-533-3668.
Jan 4 “World Hypnotism Day”: A day when hypnotism professionals promote the truth and benefits of hypnotism to the people of the world while removing the myths and misconceptions. Call Thomas Nicoli 603-598-8389, email TomNicoli@WHDCommittee.com. See www.worldhypnotismday.com.
Jan 5-11 “Home Office Safety and Security Week”: One week each year dedicated to ensuring that home offices are safeguarded and protected against break-ins, theft, workplace injury, computer viruses and hacking, natural disaster and other maladies.
Jan 7 “I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore Day”: A day to fight back and take control of all events that happen in one’s life. Stand up for your rights – it’s so easy to walk away. Call Bob O’Brien, Consumer Advocate 646-233-6610, email robtfobrien@aol.com.
Jan 8 “National Joygerm Day”: Celebrating those happy people who share joy and are “delighted, ignited and excited.” For info call Joan White at 315-472-2779, email joygerms@gmail.com.
Jan 8-11 “Elvis Presley’s Birthday Celebration”: Lots of Elvis events going on at Graceland. He was born on January 8th 1935. For more information call 800-238-2000 or email glsales@elvis.com or see www.elvis.com.
Jan 12 “Golden Globe Awards”: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. 71st Annual. Honouring achievement in film and television. For info email info@hfpa.org. See www.goldenglobes.org.
Jan 13 “Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day”: One day early each year for every desk worker to see the top of the desk and prepare for the following year’s paperwork.
Jan 16 “National Nothing Day”: Created by newspaperman Harold Pullman Coffin in 1973, this is one national day when people can just sit without celebrating, observing or honouring anything.
Jan 17 “Kid Inventors’ Day”: Water skis. Earmuffs. The Popsicle. What do these have in common? All were invented by kids! Celebrate the ingenuity and value of these young brainstormers. See www.kidinventorsday.com or email Lee Wardlaw at author@leewardlaw.com.
Jan 19-25 “Healthy Weight Week”: People who diet the first week in January and binge the second are ready for better living by the third week. Email Francie M. Berg at fmberg@healthyweight.net (please put “Berg-Healthy Weight Week” in subject line). See www.healthyweight.net.
Jan 19-25 “National Non-Smoking Week”: Includes Weedless Wednesday. The theme is “There are hundreds of reasons to quit… what’s yours?” See www.nnsw.ca.
Jan 23 “National Handwriting Day”: Held around the anniversary of the birth of John Hancock [born Jan 23 1737] to encourage more legible handwriting. Hancock was an American statesman and the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. Get a sample of writing from all the jocks at the station and judge the best and the worst. For information call 800-826-7774 or see www.handwritingfoundation.org.
Jan 24 “National Compliment Day”: A day set aside to compliment at least five people. It forges bonds, dispels loneliness and just plain feels good. For info call Debby Hoffman 603-783-4446 or email Debby@DebbyHoffman.com or see www.complimentday.com.
Jan 24 “Belly Laugh Day”: A day to celebrate the great gift of laughter. Smile, throw your arms in the air and laugh out loud. Contact Elaine Helle by email jan24@bellylaughday.com. See www.bellylaughday.com.
Jan 25 “Fun At Work Day”: Inject some laughter into your workplace by planning a fun and relaxing activity. For info call Diane Decker 847-394-0994 or email dcdecker@msn.com. Web: www.qualitytransitions.com.
Jan 26 “The Grammy Awards”: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA. Celebrating the best in recording arts and sciences. See www.grammy.com.
Jan 27 “Family Literacy Day”: This day celebrates adults and children reading and learning together. See www.abclifeliteracy.ca.
Jan 31 “Chinese New Year”: Traditional Lunar Year 4712 begins at sunset on the day of the second New Moon following winter solstice – The Year of the Horse.
Jan 31-Feb 17 “Winterlude”: Ottawa, ON. Annual celebration of Canadian winter and traditions for the whole family. Email info@ncc-ccn.ca. See www.winterlude.gc.ca
Bell Media’s AC, QM-FM (CHQM-FM) managed to hold on to the top spot on the left coast, but the CBC (CBU) made it a tight race after bouncing back from a soft summer. Corus’ perennial ratings-machine, CKNW, were good for 3rd in the market, but were down a half share book-to-book. Top 40 station, The Beat (CFBT-FM), was off almost 2 shares, which is in line with most CHRs in the country. It’s too early to say definitively if the format has finally crested and is cycling down, but it will bear watching through 2014. Pattison’s country station, 93.7 JRfm (CJJR-FM) stayed flat throughout the year, but moved up a notch to 5th at the expense of Bell’s (soon to be Newcap Radio’s) Virgin 9-5-3 (CKZZ-FM). It slipped to a 6.5 and is yet another CHR in decline at the moment. Corus’ Classic Rock 101 (CFMI-FM) showed a nice increase and moved to 8th and the rest of the Vancouver market was largely static.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Vancouver |
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Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Feb May 2013 |
Nov Feb 2013 |
Aug Nov 2012 |
May Aug 2012 |
Feb May 2012 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
CHQM-FM |
11.3 |
10.7 |
9.5 |
12.3 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
10.7 |
2286.4 |
2237.4 |
398.3 |
370.6 |
CBU |
11.1 |
9.6 |
11.3 |
11.9 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
10.9 |
772.2 |
678.4 |
189.5 |
177.4 |
CKNW |
8.8 |
9.4 |
10.5 |
9.8 |
10.5 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
658.6 |
659.2 |
184.6 |
200.4 |
CFBT-FM |
7.4 |
9.2 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
2011.2 |
1987.7 |
353.0 |
359.2 |
CJJR-FM |
6.9 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
1456.4 |
1528.2 |
185.6 |
180.7 |
CKZZ-FM |
6.5 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
1930.1 |
1970.0 |
320.2 |
333.5 |
CFMI-FM |
6.3 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
4.2 |
1652.6 |
1692.2 |
200.4 |
204.8 |
CKWX |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
968.6 |
959.4 |
229.4 |
229.3 |
CKLG-FM |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
1874.3 |
1834.4 |
224.6 |
237.7 |
CBU-FM |
4.5 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
892.6 |
840.3 |
128.4 |
123.2 |
CFOX-FM |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
1215.0 |
1255.4 |
132.7 |
137.0 |
CISL |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
635.6 |
544.2 |
71.1 |
72.9 |
CFUN-FM |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
1739.5 |
1769.6 |
212.0 |
217.7 |
CKPK-FM |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
1486.5 |
1504.1 |
120.2 |
123.5 |
CKST |
2.7 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
918.2 |
622.0 |
113.7 |
86.8 |
CHHR-FM |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1008.7 |
1198.1 |
73.9 |
77.0 |
KWPZ-FM |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
.09 |
0.7 |
– |
469.0 |
351.3 |
57.1 |
47.6 |
CHMJ |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
847.4 |
711.8 |
82.6 |
68.1 |
CFTE |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
365.1 |
308.1 |
24.0 |
24.8 |
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. |
Corus’ 630 CHED retakes the number 1 spot in Alberta’s capital. They gained half a share from summer, while former number 1, 102.3 NOW! (CKNO-FM) slipped a share and is back in single digits for the first time in a year and a half. Capital FM (CKRA-FM) also softened, but holds on to their number 3 ranking. Country powerhouse CISN continues to increase as they have done all year and remain 4th. The CBC (CBX) was flat and still 5th. Country AM station CFCW traded ranks with Rogers’ Modern Rocker Sonic (CHDI-FM). The Bear (CFBR-FM), now part of the Bell family, moved up a notch to 8th, while Rawlco’s up! 99.3 (CIUP-FM) slipped to 9th, but was steady in share. The rest of the Edmonton market was largely unchanged.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Edmonton |
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Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Feb May 2013 |
Nov Feb 2013 |
Aug Nov 2012 |
May Aug 2012 |
Feb May 2012 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
CHED |
10.2 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
616.3 |
512.7 |
136.1 |
115.4 |
CKNO-FM |
9.9 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
11.4 |
10.2 |
8.4 |
985.4 |
943.9 |
196.4 |
197.0 |
CKRA-FM |
8.4 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
899.6 |
866.9 |
128.8 |
130.3 |
CISN-FM |
8.2 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
804.0 |
774.5 |
124.5 |
116.8 |
CBX |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
364.3 |
371.0 |
82.0 |
84.0 |
CFCW |
6.4 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
264.7 |
242.0 |
46.9 |
43.7 |
CHDI-FM |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
799.0 |
770.0 |
142.8 |
137.3 |
CFBR-FM |
6.3 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
742.3 |
704.8 |
101.3 |
97.7 |
CIUP-FM |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
952.8 |
924.3 |
121.8 |
117.3 |
CIRK-FM |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
671.9 |
637.8 |
101.0 |
84.5 |
CFMG-FM |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
903.3 |
916.6 |
131.9 |
139.4 |
CKNG-FM |
4.2 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
966.5 |
891.4 |
127.0 |
109.6 |
CHBN-FM |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
866.8 |
862.6 |
132.9 |
131.5 |
CJNW-FM |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
720.6 |
707.4 |
107.4 |
104.3 |
CKEA-FM |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
811.4 |
798.5 |
65.6 |
65.5 |
CBX-FM |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
213.9 |
196.7 |
23.1 |
23.4 |
CFRN |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
234.9 |
155.9 |
32.5 |
26.2 |
CHQT |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
204.4 |
196.5 |
25.9 |
29.8 |
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. |
Country 95 (CKRY-FM) continues the upward swing it started just over a year ago. In doing so it has increased the distance between itself and number 2, CBC (CBR), to just under 2 share points. Newcap’s XL 103 FM (CFXL-FM) softened just slightly, but maintained its number 3 ranking. News/Talker AM 770 (CHQR) saw an increase, but is still down over 2 shares, year-to-year. Rogers’ Lite 95-9 (CHFM-FM) is down half a point from the last period and drops a spot to 5th. Jack is back! Jack FM (CJAQ-FM) had their best showing in recent memory jumping from a 4.9 to a 6.4 and moving all the way from 12th to 6th. CJAY was up a bit while Q107 held steady, and the following stations all fell (some significantly) – Virgin (CIBK-FM), 660 News (CFFR), AMP (CKMP-FM), and X92.9 (CFEX-FM).
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Calgary |
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Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Feb May 2013 |
Nov Feb 2013 |
Aug Nov 2012 |
May Aug 2012 |
Feb May 2012 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
CKRY-FM |
12.8 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
8.4 |
866.8 |
933.6 |
155.9 |
149.4 |
CBR |
10.9 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
9.6 |
10.7 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
418.8 |
439.9 |
119.2 |
113.7 |
CFXL-FM |
8.5 |
8.8 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
7.0 |
946.2 |
944.6 |
137.2 |
142.1 |
CHQR |
8.0 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
10.2 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
10.3 |
464.4 |
427.5 |
87.7 |
91.8 |
CHFM-FM |
7.3 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
1098.0 |
1070.1 |
144.7 |
152.8 |
CJAQ-FM |
6.5 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
949.0 |
941.5 |
129.4 |
121.2 |
CJAY-FM |
5.9 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
742.9 |
749.3 |
103.0 |
113.1 |
CFGQ-FM |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
741.8 |
680.9 |
91.9 |
97.7 |
CIBK-FM |
4.7 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
1010.9 |
991.3 |
156.3 |
174.7 |
CFFR |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
552.2 |
604.5 |
118.3 |
122.1 |
CKMP-FM |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
930.4 |
923.8 |
138.0 |
147.8 |
CFEX-FM |
4.1 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
737.5 |
803.7 |
104.5 |
111.2 |
CHUP-FM |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
915.7 |
925.2 |
86.6 |
86.7 |
CKCE-FM |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
932.5 |
916.3 |
104.4 |
110.4 |
CFAC |
2.7 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
405.5 |
333.7 |
56.6 |
41.3 |
CBR-FM |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
303.9 |
340.5 |
29.4 |
29.8 |
CKMX |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
332.6 |
250.5 |
27.0 |
26.4 |
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. |
As usual CJAD took top honours in the Montreal Anglo ratings. Its 22.6 share leaves it well out front, but the station is down over 2 share points, year-to-year. CJAD’s Bell Media stable mate, Virgin Radio 96 (CJFM-FM), kept its yearlong upward trend in tact and managed to wrest the number 2 spot from direct formatic competitor Cogeco’s 9-2-5 The Beat (CKBE-FM). Classic Rocker CHOM-FM stayed in its normal 4th spot and the CBC (CBME-FM) was flat in 5th.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Montreal |
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Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Feb May 2013 |
Nov Feb 2013 |
Aug Nov 2012 |
May Aug 2012 |
Feb May 2012 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
CJAD |
22.6 |
21.8 |
22.8 |
25.0 |
25.2 |
23.8 |
23.4 |
480.4 |
478.1 |
189.8 |
177.1 |
CJFM-FM |
18.2 |
17.9 |
17.8 |
15.9 |
18.6 |
20.9 |
17.6 |
818.3 |
815.0 |
248.7 |
253.0 |
CKBE-FM |
17.5 |
18.9 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
16.6 |
16.1 |
17.6 |
790.6 |
809.3 |
216.4 |
229.1 |
CHOM-FM |
15.3 |
14.1 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
13.9 |
13.4 |
711.0 |
717.9 |
180.4 |
173.6 |
CBME-FM |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
248.0 |
249.5 |
59.4 |
62.2 |
CKGM |
2.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
276.8 |
185.3 |
51.3 |
32.8 |
CFGL-FM |
2.7 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
688.6 |
695.5 |
59.1 |
64.1 |
CBM-FM |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
250.4 |
250.9 |
28.4 |
31.4 |
CITE-FM |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
686.0 |
639.4 |
49.8 |
43.0 |
CJPX-FM |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
303.3 |
270.8 |
26.3 |
29.2 |
CKOI-FM |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
616.4 |
654.1 |
46.0 |
54.6 |
CBF-FM |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
125.4 |
121.9 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
CHMP-FM |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
378.6 |
330.7 |
28.4 |
25.1 |
CKMF-FM |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
552.2 |
580.2 |
37.5 |
40.2 |
CBFX-FM |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
.01 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
178.8 |
166.4 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
CKLX-FM |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
91.7 |
102.4 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
CKAC |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
104.5 |
111.4 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
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. |
PPM’s are tailor-made for heritage AC stations like Rogers’ 98.1 CHFI. “F-I” packed on a couple more shares and now have a 5 point bulge over Bell’s CHUM-FM, but the latter did manage to reach the 5,000,000 mark in circulation. The CBC’s English flagship, CBLA-FM, bounced back from a somewhat soft summer and remains 3rd. 680 News (CFTR) moved up to 4th as Virgin (CKFM-FM) softened a half-share. CFRB had a nice increase and are likely sending a “Thank You” card to Mayor Rob Ford. Boom 97.3 (currently with Bell, but soon to be Newcap’s entrance into the nation’s largest market) dropped back to their pre-summer showing but are still tied for the 6th rank. Corus’ Classic Rocker, Q107 (CILQ-FM), was down slightly but hung on to 7th. Moses Znaimer’s New Classical 96.3 (CFMZ-FM) continues its strong performance. The station was up .5 of a share and moved from 11th to 9th. The Edge (CFNY-FM) seems to be suffering from a morning show shakeup and increased formatic competition from new sign-on Indie 88 (CIND-FM) as they dropped from a 4.6 to 3.8, which is their lowest showing in a year. Kiss 92-5 is still struggling in Toronto’s ongoing CHR war. The station gave back all the ground it made up over 2013 and are stuck in 11th spot, 6 back of Virgin. As mentioned, Indie 88 made its ratings debut and while a 0.4 share won’t have anyone jumping for joy that will undoubtedly climb with their just completed power increase.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Toronto |
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Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Feb May 2013 |
Nov Feb 2013 |
Aug Nov 2012 |
May Aug 2012 |
Feb May 2012 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
CHFI-FM |
15.8 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
16.9 |
13.2 |
11.9 |
13.1 |
5395.5 |
5280.3 |
1019.1 |
985.4 |
CHUM-FM |
10.8 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
10.5 |
11.3 |
10.8 |
9.7 |
5003.9 |
4908.3 |
902.3 |
917.9 |
CBLA-FM |
10.2 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
1967.9 |
1905.6 |
495.4 |
448.7 |
CFTR |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
3314.9 |
3539.2 |
642.0 |
638.3 |
CKFM-FM |
6.2 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
6.3 |
4997.6 |
4970.1 |
803.7 |
852.9 |
CFRB |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
1345.4 |
1097.0 |
284.6 |
268.9 |
CHBM-FM |
5.6 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
4.8 |
4598.9 |
4553.5 |
619.3 |
635.7 |
CILQ-FM |
4.7 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
3124.2 |
3284.3 |
456.4 |
464.4 |
CFMZ-FM |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
2118.1 |
1978.2 |
276.2 |
246.3 |
CFNY-FM |
3.8 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
3258.8 |
3180.5 |
411.5 |
447.5 |
CKIS-FM |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3823.0 |
3837.7 |
541.8 |
548.2 |
CFZM |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
1104.1 |
1205.6 |
149.0 |
169.0 |
CJCL |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
1572.1 |
1592.3 |
251.8 |
259.5 |
CFMJ |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
1063.0 |
1066.6 |
166.6 |
148.9 |
CJRT-FM |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1442.1 |
1537.4 |
134.1 |
125.1 |
CBL- FM |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1659.3 |
1490.4 |
155.5 |
157.3 |
CIDC-FM |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2942.8 |
3101.8 |
322.9 |
356.1 |
CFXJ-FM |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2513.7 |
2580.1 |
231.8 |
254.0 |
CKDX-FM |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
849.6 |
790.2 |
73.4 |
75.1 |
CHKX- FM |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
961.9 |
932.2 |
87.2 |
69.9 |
CHUM |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
872.7 |
774.6 |
105.7 |
90.2 |
CKFG-FM |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1016.6 |
1008.1 |
95.9 |
104.6 |
CING-FM |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
1877.4 |
1853.7 |
106.8 |
124.2 |
CIND-FM |
0.4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
896.8 |
– |
63.1 |
– |
CKAV-FM |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
303.1 |
380.6 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
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. |