The CBC is the most listened to station in Vancouver for the 2nd book in the row and increased its lead. The only other station to make it into the double digits was Bell’s CIQM as it grew audience by a full share point but remains #2.
Having Ronnie Stanton working on the CFMI-FM product has clearly paid off for Corus as Rock 101 jumped into the #3 slot. But the sister AM station (CKNW) lost a spot and audience and slipped to #4.
The Bell owned station, The Beat, also dropped audience and slipped into 5th spot, just prior to the rebrand as Virgin which happened on 5 March. It will be interesting to see how this rebranded station performs moving forward.
The Newcap Z95.3 (CKZZ-FM) picked up audience and is now in 7th place in Vancouver so they are heading in the right direction. Sister station LG104 (CHLG-FM) was about static at 2.8%.
CFOX made some gains, as did CISL and CKST, but the big loser this book was the Pattison country station, 93.7 JRfm (CJJR-FM) which dropped 4 slots to 9th place. Sister station The Peak (CKPK-FM) also had a soft book.
The Rogers Adult hits station managed to hold onto 9th spot but also lost audience.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Vancouver |
||||||||||
Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
May Aug 2014 |
Feb May 2014 |
Nov Feb 2014 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
CBU |
14.1 |
12.5 |
9.6 |
11.2 |
12.6 |
11.1 |
9.6 |
733.0 |
771.6 |
195.0 |
186.6 |
CHQM-FM |
12.4 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
9.7 |
13.1 |
11.3 |
10.7 |
2408.0 |
2355.4 |
454.0 |
412.3 |
CFMI-FM |
7.3 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
1513.0 |
1619.9 |
194.0 |
202.5 |
CKNW |
6.9 |
8.7 |
9.3 |
8.7 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
572.0 |
587.3 |
146.0 |
172.1 |
CFBT-FM |
6.3 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
9.2 |
2069.0 |
2063.9 |
344.0 |
352.3 |
CKWX |
6.2 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
862.0 |
955.9 |
200.0 |
224.8 |
CKZZ-FM |
5.8 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
1927.0 |
1993.1 |
294.0 |
295.2 |
CFOX-FM |
5.5 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
1152.0 |
1151.5 |
143.0 |
144.6 |
CJJR-FM |
5.2 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
1230.0 |
1407.7 |
141.0 |
176.4 |
CJAX-FM** |
4.2 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
1690.0 |
1828.8 |
187.0 |
229.4 |
CFUN-FM |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
1628.0 |
1661.8 |
224.0 |
222.5 |
CBU-FM |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
839.0 |
854.6 |
109.0 |
108.0 |
CKPK-FM |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
1246.0 |
1318.0 |
127.0 |
138.6 |
CISL |
3.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
473.0 |
506.5 |
73.0 |
65.2 |
CHLG-FM* |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1280.0 |
1244.7 |
114.0 |
107.7 |
CKST |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
797.0 |
660.5 |
115.0 |
103.6 |
KWPZ-FM |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
467.0 |
505.1 |
50.0 |
55.8 |
CHMJ |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
707.0 |
801.3 |
63.0 |
79.9 |
CFTE |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
268.0 |
298.0 |
21.0 |
20.2 |
*was CHHR-FM
**was CKLG-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. |
CHFI remains the most listened to station in Canada’s largest city, and has increased the gap by 3.5 share points over the 2nd ranked station. It looks like the All Christmas tactic worked well for CHFI again this year. CHUM is the only other Toronto station to make it into double digits for the 3rd measurement period in a row and holds down the 2nd slot with a 10.1 share.
CBC is a strong 3rd and back up to a 9 share. The big gainer in this book is MZ Media as the Classic station (CFMZ-FM) managed another audience increase and moved up a slot into 4th place.
CFRB dropped some audience and a position to #5 so Bell will not be happy with that result.
Newcap seems to have 97.3 Boom FM (CHMB) going in the right direction as it picked up over a 1% share but stays in the 6th spot. 680 News are static at a 6.1%.
Virgin (CKFM-FM) had a down book, but it was Q107 that took the big drop this book and lost a lot of listeners. Kiss was also down, while Z103 was up a little. CFNY was static.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Toronto |
||||||||||
Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
May Aug 2014 |
Feb May 2014 |
Nov Feb 2014 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
CHFI-FM |
13.6 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
13.3 |
18.0 |
15.8 |
13.8 |
5652.0 |
5575.0 |
1052.0 |
1033.1 |
CHUM-FM |
10.1 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
10.8 |
12.1 |
5092.0 |
5169.8 |
795.0 |
872.7 |
CBLA-FM |
9.0 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
10.2 |
8.9 |
1727.0 |
1877.4 |
429.0 |
424.6 |
CFMZ-FM |
7.7 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
2283.0 |
2197.7 |
318.0 |
317.1 |
CFRB |
7.2 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
1132.0 |
1245.7 |
261.0 |
285.8 |
CHBM-FM |
6.5 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
4475.0 |
4714.6 |
567.0 |
640.8 |
CFTR |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
3155.0 |
3291.8 |
609.0 |
629.3 |
CKFM-FM |
5.2 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
5138.0 |
5144.4 |
766.0 |
804.8 |
CILQ-FM |
3.9 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
2939.0 |
3130.1 |
390.0 |
424.6 |
CFZM |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
1143.0 |
1123.3 |
168.0 |
174.4 |
CKIS-FM |
3.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
3651.0 |
3808.1 |
555.0 |
608.0 |
CFMJ |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
882.0 |
979.1 |
129.0 |
131.3 |
CFNY-FM |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
2694.0 |
2837.9 |
345.0 |
348.2 |
CIDC-FM |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2848.0 |
2893.0 |
381.0 |
389.3 |
CJCL |
2.5 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
1148.0 |
1461.3 |
187.0 |
197.5 |
CBL- FM |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1447.0 |
1404.5 |
143.0 |
137.3 |
CFXJ-FM |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2466.0 |
2550.9 |
311.0 |
324.7 |
CKFG-FM |
1.7 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1010.0 |
1094.8 |
88.0 |
106.2 |
CKDX-FM |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
819.0 |
933.1 |
87.0 |
89.1 |
CIND-FM |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
– |
1557.0 |
1725.7 |
164.0 |
176.3 |
CJRT-FM |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1274.0 |
1362.5 |
102.0 |
122.0 |
CHUM |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1063.0 |
1001.9 |
103.0 |
92.2 |
CHKX- FM |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
841.0 |
934.1 |
75.0 |
85.6 |
CINA |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
284.0 |
252.2 |
57.0 |
61.0 |
CING-FM |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1587.0 |
1868.1 |
99.0 |
121.7 |
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. |
Bell would have to be very pleased as CJAD not only holds onto the top spot in the Montreal Anglo ratings, but it also grew audience and now controls over 26% of the tuning and has more than 6 share points over the next station.
Cogeco’s 9-2-5 The Beat (CKBE-FM) stays at #2 and grew audience and Bell’s Virgin Radio 96 (CJFM-FM) which dropped some audience remains at #3.
The Classic Rocker CHOM-FM stayed in its normal 4th spot but also lost more audience. Rounding out the 5th spot and up slightly is the CBC (CBME-FM).
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Montreal |
||||||||||
Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
May Aug 2014 |
Feb May 2014 |
Nov Feb 2014 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
CJAD |
26.1 |
24.3 |
22.7 |
23.6 |
24.8 |
22.6 |
21.8 |
466.0 |
445.0 |
190.0 |
182.0 |
CKBE-FM |
19.9 |
17.6 |
18.8 |
17.6 |
18.4 |
17.5 |
18.9 |
839.0 |
831.9 |
220.0 |
219.1 |
CJFM-FM |
14.2 |
15.7 |
16.6 |
15.4 |
15.1 |
18.2 |
17.9 |
836.0 |
834.4 |
235.0 |
242.4 |
CHOM-FM |
12.2 |
12.7 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
13.5 |
15.3 |
14.1 |
699.0 |
723.9 |
149.0 |
155.7 |
CBME-FM |
7.9 |
9.9 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
265.0 |
287.6 |
72.0 |
70.6 |
CKGM |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
333.0 |
310.7 |
55.0 |
50.2 |
CFGL-FM |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
672.0 |
680.1 |
49.0 |
57.4 |
CBM-FM |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
238.0 |
247.8 |
29.0 |
29.1 |
CJPX-FM |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
302.0 |
318.5 |
24.0 |
26.7 |
CITE-FM |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
610.0 |
670.3 |
38.0 |
47.6 |
CHMP-FM |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
356.0 |
394.9 |
27.0 |
31.3 |
CKOI-FM |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
566.0 |
608.9 |
35.0 |
41.9 |
CBF-FM |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
108.0 |
134.5 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
CKMF-FM |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
456.0 |
496.2 |
25.0 |
30.1 |
CKAC |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
85.0 |
94.4 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
CBFX-FM |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
133.0 |
174.3 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
CKLX-FM |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
78.0 |
79.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
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. |
102.3 NOW! (CKNO-FM) is still #1 but it drooped almost 2 share points. The CBC (CBX) is a solid #2 and picked up 1.5% audience share.
Newcap’s 96.3 Capital FM (CKRA-FM) continues its audience climb and is now a solid 3rd. Their sister Country station AM station (CFCW) is static in 6th place.
The Corus owned 630 CHED slipped back another place to finish at #4. Sister station CISN-FM is static with a 6.0% share for 5th place.
The Rock continues to be a challenge in many markets, but Newcap’s K-Rock (CIRK-FM) was static as was Rawlco’s Up! 99.3 (CIUP-FM) and the Rogers Modern Rocker, Sonic (CHDI-FM). The Bear (CFBR-FM) managed to pick up audience but remains in 9th place in this crowded rock market.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun
2am – 2am |
Edmonton |
||||||||||
Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
May Aug 2014 |
Feb May 2014 |
Nov Feb 2014 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
CKNO-FM |
11.8 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
11.4 |
8.7 |
9.9 |
10.8 |
972.0 |
1025.8 |
198.0 |
216.0 |
CBX |
11.5 |
10.0 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
433.0 |
411.2 |
109.0 |
110.7 |
CKRA-FM |
9.7 |
8.1 |
7.1 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
1076.0 |
952.2 |
159.0 |
132.0 |
CHED |
8.4 |
9.4 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
480.0 |
563.7 |
109.0 |
127.6 |
CISN-FM |
6.0 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
787.0 |
839.4 |
104.0 |
107.4 |
CFCW |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
237.0 |
262.9 |
48.0 |
53.4 |
CIRK-FM |
5.2 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
639.0 |
671.2 |
88.0 |
96.2 |
CIUP-FM |
5.2 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
904.0 |
943.4 |
110.0 |
126.4 |
CFBR-FM |
4.7 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
646.0 |
617.0 |
82.0 |
84.4 |
CKNG-FM |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
931.0 |
945.3 |
126.0 |
127.7 |
CHDI-FM |
4.4 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
715.0 |
762.0 |
113.0 |
115.6 |
CHBN-FM |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
882.0 |
932.3 |
127.0 |
139.3 |
CFMG-FM |
3.4 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
937.0 |
931.1 |
113.0 |
126.6 |
CJNW-FM |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
707.0 |
719.6 |
92.0 |
92.4 |
CFRN |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
253.0 |
211.9 |
36.0 |
38.5 |
CKEA-FM |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
709.0 |
706.3 |
59.0 |
57.1 |
CKUA-FM |
1.8 |
255.0 |
28.0 |
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CBX-FM |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
218.0 |
214.3 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
CHQT |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
217.0 |
243.6 |
23.0 |
28.0 |
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) retains the top spot in Cow Town, and is the only station in Calgary with double digit ratings.
The Rogers station KISS (CHFM-FM) which replaced their Lite AC brand with “Today’s Best Music” enjoyed a nice up-tick and jumped two slots to #2.
XL 103 FM (CFXL-FM) holds onto 3rd spot and grew 12+ audience share. The CBC holds onto the 4th spot in Calgary, and is static.
News/Talker AM 770 (CHQR) dropped audience but managed to hang onto the 5th spot. Rogers also occupies the 7th spot with their 660 news format. However, sister station Jack FM (CJAQ-FM) looks to be in trouble as it slipped to 10th spot.
Q107 (CFGQ-FM) is static in 8th position.
All People 2+ Mon – Sun2am – 2am |
Calgary |
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Share % |
Cume(000) |
Daily Cume (000) |
|||||||||
Station |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
May Aug 2014 |
Feb May 2014 |
Nov Feb 2014 |
Aug Nov 2013 |
May Aug 2013 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
Dec Mar 2015 |
Sep Nov 2014 |
CKRY-FM |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.2 |
10.5 |
11.3 |
12.8 |
11.4 |
854.0 |
887.1 |
139.0 |
154.9 |
CHFM-FM |
8.4 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
1183.0 |
1126.3 |
159.0 |
151.6 |
CFXL-FM |
8.2 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
1019.0 |
1018.8 |
124.0 |
127.3 |
CBR |
7.8 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
399.0 |
454.0 |
87.0 |
96.3 |
CHQR |
6.8 |
7.2 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
321.0 |
457.9 |
72.0 |
79.8 |
CIBK-FM |
5.8 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
1041.0 |
1022.3 |
177.0 |
168.7 |
CFFR |
5.7 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
586.0 |
598.6 |
125.0 |
132.6 |
CFGQ-FM |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
697.0 |
709.0 |
82.0 |
88.8 |
CJAY-FM |
4.8 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
742.0 |
782.4 |
113.0 |
112.2 |
CJAQ-FM |
4.6 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
929.0 |
1000.6 |
111.0 |
132.4 |
CFEX-FM |
4.3 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
688.0 |
746.9 |
91.0 |
95.8 |
CKMP-FM |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
896.0 |
926.3 |
128.0 |
136.5 |
CKCE-FM |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
912.0 |
951.7 |
121.0 |
124.7 |
CFAC |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
418.0 |
397.8 |
64.0 |
61.9 |
CHUP-FM |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
987.0 |
988.3 |
101.0 |
97.6 |
CBR-FM |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
319.0 |
307.1 |
34.0 |
33.1 |
CHPK-FM |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
491.0 |
526.2 |
40.0 |
43.1 |
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CKMX |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
240.0 |
265.6 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
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. |
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As part of Tim Cook’s “Spring Update” presentation in San Francisco on 9 March, he briefly talked about Apple’s CarPlay product. This will be rolled out in up to 40 different car manufacturer’s vehicles in late 2015 or early 2016. Volvo, Ferrari and the Mercedes-Benz C-class have versions of CarPlay on display this week at the Geneva Car show.
CarPlay is being positioned as a smarter and safer way to control your phone, providing it is an iPhone 5 or newer in your car. Apple promises that you will be able to take the things you want to do with your iPhone while driving, and display them right on the car’s built-in display. This includes getting directions, making phone calls, sending and receiving text messages, and listening to music. And they say you will be able to control all these features via voice, touch or the traditional buttons and knobs on your car’s entertainment system.
If this all works as suggested you will be able to access all the songs on your iPhone, as well as your playlists. You will even be able to tell Siri what you’d like to listen to. Apple has already done deals with some 3rd party providers such as Stitcher and Umano.
But Tim Cook did not ever mention the word Radio in his presentation, and there is no mention of radio on the Apple website. So we do not know if users will be able to access their favorite radio station app via Apple CarPlay. Apple is playing the safety card big time and saying that not all apps visible on your iPhone will be available to the CarPlay system so as not to cause a visual distraction. We suspect that the iTunes Radio will be the default radio option as it is made available.
The car is seen as the next great tech battleground, and some tech experts believe that the companies who can get control of the car dashboard could generate significant revenues. One reason is the lifespan of a car which is typically much longer than the lifespan of a a cell phone. While some car companies want to keep a tight control on the dashboard, others feel this this area of the car should be driven by the external devices because they get updated more frequently.
Apple does not have this space to themselves. Google is offering integration with the Android platform and is busy doing deals with car manufacturers. However, I could not find any vehicles at the recent Toronto Auto-show with the Google system on display. In fact, I could not find a single expert on the floor who knew anything about this product. But Google should not be written off just yet, as they are probably ahead of Apple in terms of the driverless car and Google Maps is still much better than the Apple product.
The folks from Edison Research and Triton Digital teamed up to check the pulse of the radio and new media. The study known as the Infinite Dial 2015 is the 23rd such study Edison has conducted since 1998 and asked 2,002 Americans about their use of digital platforms and new media. The study was conducted in early February and used Random Digit Dial (RDD) sampling to telephones and cell phones.
Here are some of the key points that jumped out to me. More Americans are consuming radio online than ever before.
The smartphone continues to be the most popular way to consume on-line radio. This is why radio stations need great apps that are easy to download and easy to use. Use the power of radio to drive listeners to Google and the iTunes Store to download your app. Then promote usage on the air. Sell the benefits and remind them why they should listen to your radio station online.
The number of people listening to on-line radio in the car continues to grow. This is another reason why radio stations need to make it easy for listeners to consume your product even when they are out of range of your transmitter. Given this is a US study, I suspect a lot of this on-line in car listening is actually to Pandora and other apps, most of whom are not currently available in Canada. But that will change in the next few years, so as an industry we need to focus on creating great content and making it available on all the platforms our listeners use.
Radio remains one of the top ways that Americans keep up to date with music. Satellite radio remains near the bottom and iTunes does not fare much better.
Over 70% of Americans now have a smart phone, which is up 10% over 2014. And when you look at smartphone sales in the last few months clearly the iPhone 6 and 6+ have been very good for Apple as they retake the lead as the world’s #1 smartphone seller. These figures show that 7 in 10 people would have a radio in their pocket if the regulators would force the cell phone companies to active the FM chip that now exists in every smartphone sold in North America.
With smarter TV’s come more features and tools. Most TV’s sold today come with the ability to hook them up to the internet, and more Americans are doing this.
Radio is still the king in the car, but this number is down a little from previous years.
Now over 73% of Americans are using Social media.
Facebook is still the place to be, but their market share in down a little from previous years. Among 12 to 24 year-olds, Facebook (43 percent) is the most used, beating Instagram (18 percent), Snapchat (15 percent), and Twitter (8 percent).
“Media consumption habits have changed dramatically in the past five years,” noted Tom Webster, Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, Edison Research. “Online Radio has become mainstream, Podcasts are enjoyed by a significant portion of the population, and even the social media platforms that dominated five years ago have shifted. It’s vital for marketers and advertisers to understand and plan for these shifts.”
Conclusion
I again stress this is an American study and measures consumer behaviors in the USA. I think it is fair to assume that if the same study was conducted in Canada we would see similar results in many areas. Perhaps radio would do a little better in Canada, because at this point Canadian radio is better than what you hear in the USA in similar sized markets. Typically we have more staff in our stations and we provide more locally produced content that is targeted at the local market. However this should be a wake-up call for owners and operators of radio, because this study clearly indicates that as consumers are presented with more and more options, they are choosing to spend less time with radio.
Your can read the full study here thanks to Edison Research.
If you think you are having a bad day, spare a thought for the people who run 2Day FM in Sydney Australia.
The “royal prank” call broadcast on 2Day FM could lead to the cancellation of Austereo’s broadcasting licence after the Australian High Court found the broadcast media watchdog has the power to make an adverse finding against a licensee.
The call, in which 2Day FM hosts Michael Christian and Mel Greig impersonated the Queen and Prince Charles, was made to the London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness. The call, triggered international outrage after Jacintha Saldanha, one of the nurses who was tricked, later killed herself.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority investigated the broadcast on December 4, 2012 and ruled the station had committed a criminal offence under the Surveillance Devices Act.
Using a broadcasting licence in the commission of a criminal offence can lead to the suspension or cancellation of that licence.
2Day FM acknowledged that it had not obtained the consent of either of the two hospital staff spoken to as part of the prank before broadcasting the segment, but it did not accept that it had committed any offence.
It sought to have the watchdog permanently restrained from finding it had breached its licence conditions, arguing it should not be allowed to make a finding or take action until a criminal court has found the offence proven
2Day FM lost its case in the Federal Court but was successful on appeal. On Wednesday, a six-judge panel of the High Court found in favour of ACMA.
A spokeswoman for Southern Cross Austereo, Nikki Clarkson, said the decision “means that there is a serious defect in Australian broadcasting law”.
“It is wrong for the broadcasting regulator to be able to itself decide whether a commercial television or radio broadcaster is guilty of committing an offence against any Australian state, territory or Commonwealth law including laws where the ACMA has no expertise, experience or jurisdiction,” Ms Clarkson said.
Ms Clarkson said the company had been advised last week by NSW Police and Australian Federal Police that recording and broadcasting the call did not breach the Surveillance Devices Act, the federal Telecommunications Interception Act, or any other law.
Read the rest of Sydney Morning Herald here