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Arbitron Attempting to Modernize Non-PPM Market Ratings

COLUMBIA, MD -- While radio ratings in the nation's largest markets have been reliant on Portable People Meters (PPMs) for quite some time now, the numbers in many markets -- including Syracuse and Utica -- are still calculated "the old-fashioned way," with ratings diaries. But yesterday, Arbitron gave it's first public preview of "Project Leapfrog," […]

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Arbitron to Revise Utica-Rome Fall 2010 Book

UTICA/ROME -- Some slight confusion between two stations on adjacent frequencies has caused Arbitron to revise its audience estimates for the Utica-Rome market.  The revisions, due out Tuesday at 10:00am, are expected to result in higher numbers for adult standards B95.5/WUTQ/WADR.

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Arbitron Releases Utica/Rome, Ignores Galaxy

UTICA/ROME -- For the first time in two years, Arbitron's audience estimates for the Utica-Rome market are NOT embargoed from the general public.  But there's one very noticeable "asterisk" on the results -- stations owned by Galaxy Communications do not appear on the list.  Arbitron didn't provide a reason, but we suspect it has something […]

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Slicing and Dicing Utica-Rome Ratings

UTICA-ROME -- Even though Arbitron didn't release its Spring 2010 ratings estimates to the general public (the market's actually been embargoed since the Fall 2008 book), Arbitron's Fair Use policy says media can report on certain ratings data -- as long as the data is provided by subscribers.  That's just what happened, so for the […]

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Arbitron Releases Watertown Ratings

WATERTOWN -- Despite the fact the numbers were recalculated after two in-tab diaries were discarded from the Fall 2009 survey period, there do not appear to be any major surprises in the latest Arbitron ratings released for the Watertown market... or in the re-issued Fall 2009 numbers.

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Arbitron Re-Issuing Watertown Ratings

WATERTOWN -- Arbitron today told its clients that it has disqualified two in-tab diaries from its Fall 2009 survey of the Watertown market. The ratings giant explains the diaries "were returned from a household whose participation in the survey was disclosed to a media-affiliated individual." Arbitron says some ratings -- particularly for The Border 106.7 […]

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Eastlan Releases Ratings to Public

SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME -- Arbitron continues to embargo the public release of ratings information for these two markets, but the competing Eastlan Ratings service is now sharing its version of the station performance story with the general public.

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Arbitron Re-issues Syracuse Book After Station Omitted

SYRACUSE -- Radio audience estimates for the Syracuse market are finally "official" today, after Arbitron re-issued the Fall 2009 book this morning. The ratings company had to re-issue the data after it was discovered one station was completely left out of the original results.

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Froggy Still King in Watertown

WATERTOWN -- The Fall 2009 ratings are out for the Watertown market, and there are no big surprises: perennial leader Froggy 97 (WFRY) and its country format continue to lead the pack. CHR "The Border" (WBDR) appears to be gaining steam, but remains a distant second.

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Saga Cluster Dominates Ithaca Ratings

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Stations owned by Saga Communications hold four of the top five spots in the latest public ratings data released by Arbitron. Leading the pack, Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY), posting more than a full-point gain since last spring, going from a 13.8 to a 14.9 among persons age 12+ in the Fall 2009 survey.

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