Arbitron Releases December InfoStream Webcast Ratings; Service Now Measures 290 Channels of Audio Programming.Business EditorsNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 The Arbitron Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) is a radio audience research company in the United States which collects listener data on radio audiences similar to that collected by Nielsen Media Research on television audiences. Company has released its InfoStream(TM) Webcast ratings for the month of December December: see month. 1999, now measuring the largest number of audio channels since the service began in the fourth quarter of 1999. The December ratings compiled listening estimates for approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 850,000 unique listeners. This report included 290 channels of audio programming offered by nine participating streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. services including newcomers - Activate (1) See trigger. (2) To interact with an activation server at the time copy-protected software is installed. The install program generates a code that is sent to the activation server, which responds with an authorization code that allows the software to operate. .net, INTERVU, NextVenue and Evoke e·voke tr.v. e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes 1. To summon or call forth: actions that evoked our mistrust. 2. (formerly Vstream). In addition, corporate affiliates that joined InfoStream's December ratings include ZDTV ZDTV Ziff Davis Television Radio (part of ZD Inc.), The Broadcastweb Network, Inc., eYada and Woodstock Woodstock, cities, United States Woodstock. 1 City (1990 pop. 14,353) seat of McHenry co., NE Ill.; inc. 1845. Its manufactures include business machinery, metal products, and dairy items. 2 Town (1990 pop. 1,870), Ulster co. Broadcasting Network. The top InfoStream outlets in terms of total listeners for the month of December are www.texasrebelradio.com, an adult alternative station, Texas Rebel Radio-The Fan, Austin Austin. 1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum , Tex., with 57,800 cumulative listeners; www.kpig This article or section has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * Its tone or style may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. * It is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. may be able to help recruit one. .com, an adult alternative station, KPIG-FM, Monterey Monterey (mŏntərā`), city (1990 pop. 31,954), Monterey co., W Calif., a port on Monterey Bay; founded 1770, inc. 1850. It is a popular resort, the home of many artists and writers, and one of California's oldest cities. , Calif., with 56,600 cumulative listeners; www.cd93.com, the modern adult contemporary Modern adult contemporary (or Modern AC) is a popular and influential hybrid radio format. It combines softer alternative rock and upbeat adult contemporary (aka Hot AC) elements. station, KCDU-FM, Monterey, Calif., with 46,600 listeners. The three top stations are streamed by iCastMusic (formerly Magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the Networks) (See attached Top 25 Cumulative Audience list). In addition, www.zdradio.com, streamed by Evoke, is the fourth-ranked channel in terms of total listeners with 44,900 listeners. ZDTV Radio, recently acquired by Vulcan Vulcan, in astronomy Vulcan, in astronomy, hypothetical planet whose existence was proposed by Leverrier to explain part of the advance of the perihelion of Mercury, not all of which could be accounted for by gravitational effects of the other planets under Ventures, Inc., is the latest corporate network to join the InfoStream Webcast ratings alliance. In terms of time spent tuning (listening), the top three Internet channels The Internet Channel is a version of the Opera 9 web browser for use on the Wii by Opera Software and Nintendo.[1] On December 22, 2006, a free beta version (promoted as a "trial version") of the browser was released. were: www.wgms.com, the classical Bonneville International Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C., streamed by iCastMusic with seven hours and 53 minutes average time spent tuning; www.kpla.com, the adult contemporary Columbia Columbia, cities, United States Columbia (kəlŭm`bēə). 1 City (1990 pop. 75,883), Howard co., central Md., between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. FM, Inc. station, KPLA-FM, Columbia, Mo., streamed by iCastMusic, with six hours and 31 minutes average time spent tuning; www.smoothjazz1059.com, the new adult contemporary/smooth jazz ABC Radio ABC Radio is a broadcasting unit of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation.[1] ABC Radio was, from 1945 until 2007, the division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. station, WJZW-FM, Washington, D.C. streamed by RealBroadcast Networks, with five hours and 23 minutes average time spent tuning (see attached Top 25 Time Spent Tuning list). The total audience listening for December is slightly lower than that of November November: see month. and October October: see month. results, but many of the top Webcasters are occupying oc·cu·py tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies 1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours. 2. To dwell or reside in. 3. similar slots Slots may refer to:
"As the popularity of streaming media stations increase, it is reasonable to expect a slight decline in online listenership lis·ten·er·ship n. The people who listen to a radio program or station. for individual Internet channels since the audience is prone to experiment with various sites," said Joan Joan of Arc, St. (1412–1431) heroically followed call to save France. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 187] See : Patriotism FitzGerald, director of marketing, Arbitron Internet Information Services See IIS. . "However, the average time spent tuning to individual Webcast channels have remained basically the same, showing that people are continuing to log onto their favorite sites and these streaming media channels are building audience loyalty." Methodology InfoStream provides its clients with broadcast-relevant metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. and its measures are compatible with conventional broadcast audience ratings. InfoStream is a server-side Refers to any operation that is performed at the server. Contrast with client-side. (World-Wide Web) server-side - Processing or content generation that is done on the web server or other server, as opposed to on the client computer where the web browser is running. measurement, which captures all tuning to participating streamed media channels by compiling com·pile tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: a census census, periodic official count of the number of persons and their condition and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly for taxation and conscription purposes. of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the tuning sessions of unique players. This InfoStream ratings report compiled cume audience estimates and average time spent tuning during the month of December for listeners to 290 Internet audio See RealAudio. channels being streamed by Access 21, Activate.net, Audioscape, Broadcastweb Network, INTERVU, iCastMusic, NextVenue, RealBroadcast Networks and Evoke. About Arbitron The Arbitron Company is an international media and marketing research firm providing services to broadcasters, advertisers and advertising agencies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). . In the United
States, Arbitron measures local radio audiences, and develops
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Arbitron InfoStream Report - December 1999
Top 25 Cumulative Audience
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URL Internet Affiliate City, State Base
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www.texasrebelradio.com iCastMusic Austin, TX
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www.kpig.com iCastMusic Monterey, CA
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www.cd93.com iCastMusic Monterey, CA
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www.zdradio.com ZDTV Radio N/A
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www.abcnewsradio.com RealBroadcast Networks N/A
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www.kix106.com ICastMusic Memphis, TN
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www.khyi.com iCastMusic Dallas, TX
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www.klaq.com iCastMusic El Paso, TX
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www.sets102.com iCastMusic San Diego, CA
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www.wplj.com RealBroadcast Network New York, NY
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www.wabcradio.com RealBroadcast Network New York, NY
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www.tomjoyner.com RealBroadcast Network N/A
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www.93x.fm iCastMusic St. Louis, MO
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www.89xradio.com iCastMusic Detroit, MI
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www.955klos.com RealBroadcast Network Los Angeles, CA
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www.wbap.com RealBroadcast Network Dallas, TX
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www.klrq.com iCastMusic Kansas City, MO
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www.kbcq.com iCastMusic N/A
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www.wkpo.com iCastMusic Madison, WI
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www.wlsam.com RealBroadcast Network Chicago, IL
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www.cd101.com iCastMusic Columbus, OH
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www.kgoam810.com RealBroadcast Network San Francisco, CA
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www.weqx.com iCastMusic Albany, NY
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www.kabc.com RealBroadcast Network Los Angeles, CA
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www.92kqrs.com RealBroadcast Network Minneapolis, MN
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www.wprd.net iCastMusic Orlando, FL
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URL Format Monthly
Audience(1)
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www.texasrebelradio.com Adult Alternative 57,800
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www.kpig.com Adult Alternative 56,600
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www.cd93.com Modern Adult Contemp. 46,600
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www.zdradio.com News/Talk/Information 44,900
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www.abcnewsradio.com News/Talk/Information 43,500
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www.kix106.com Country 42,000
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www.khyi.com Country 40,500
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www.klaq.com Album-Oriented Rock 38,300
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www.sets102.com Adult Alternative 31,200
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www.wplj.com Hot Adult Contemporary 28,800
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www.wabcradio.com News/Talk Information 28,700
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www.tomjoyner.com Talk Personality 27,800
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www.93x.fm Alternative 25,800
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www.89xradio.com Alternative 25,600
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www.955klos.com Album-Oriented Rock 25,500
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www.wbap.com News/Talk Information 25,300
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www.klrq.com Album-Oriented Rock 24,000
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www.kbcq.com Contemporary Hit Radio 23,800
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www.wkpo.com Urban Adult Contemporary 22,800
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www.wlsam.com News/Talk Information 22,400
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www.cd101.com Alternative 21,500
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www.kgoam810.com News/Talk Information 20,900
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www.weqx.com Alternative 20,500
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www.kabc.com Talk Personality 19,600
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www.92kqrs.com Classic Rock 19,500
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www.wprd.net Spanish Variety 19,500
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(1) Total cume audience in the month of December 1999.
Arbitron InfoStream Report - December 1999
Average Time Spent Tuning
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URL Internet Affiliate City, State Base
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www.wgms.com iCastMusic Washington, D.C.
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www.kpla.com iCastMusic Columbia, MO
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www.smoothjazz1059.com RealBroadcast Network Washington, D.C.
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www.mix1073fm.com RealBroadcast Network Washington, D.C.
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www.magic98.com iCastMusic Madison, WI
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www.92kqrs.com RealBroadcast Network Minneapolis, MN
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www.q106.com iCastMusic Madison, WI
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www.kplu.com iCastMusic Seattle, WA
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www.wkdd.com iCastMusic Akron, OH
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www.wplj.com RealBroadcast Network New York, NY
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www.wtop.com iCastMusic Washington, D.C.
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www.wlxx.com iCastMusic Chicago, IL
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www.waus.org iCastMusic South Bend, IN
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www.wbab.com iCastMusic Long Island, NY
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www.kbac.com iCastMusic Sante Fe, NM
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www.wbli.com iCastMusic Long Island, NY
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www.planet963.com RealBroadcast Network Detroit, MI
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www.kotrfm.com iCastMusic San Luis Obispo, CA
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www.wmjc.com iCastMusic Long Island, NY
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www.bxr.com iCastMusic Columbia, MO
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www.ktrs.com iCastMusic St. Louis, MO
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www.koql.com iCastMusic Columbia, MO
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www.93x.com RealBroadcast Network Minneapolis, MN
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www.zone105.com RealBroadcast Network Minneapolis, MN
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www.wnsr.com iCastMusic Nashville, TN
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URL Format Average
Time Spent Tuning
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www.wgms.com Classical 7 hours, 53 minutes
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www.kpla.com Adult Contemporary 6 hours, 31 minutes
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www.smoothjazz1059.com New Adult 5 hours, 23 minutes
Contemporary/Smooth Jazz
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www.mix1073fm.com Hot Adult Contemporary 4 hours, 51 minutes
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www.magic98.com Adult Contemporary 4 hours, 40 minutes
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www.92kqrs.com Classic Rock 4 hours, 27 minutes
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www.q106.com Country 3 hours, 55 minutes
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www.kplu.com Jazz 3 hours, 54 minutes
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www.wkdd.com Hot Adult Contemporary 3 hours, 43 minutes
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www.wplj.com Hot Adult Contemporary 3 hours, 39 minutes
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www.wtop.com News/Talk Information 3 hours, 39 minutes
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www.wlxx.com Spanish/Tropical 3 hours, 36 minutes
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www.waus.org Classical 3 hours, 31 minutes
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www.wbab.com Album-Oriented Rock 3 hours, 28 minutes
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www.kbac.com Album Adult Alternative 3 hours, 23 minutes
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www.wbli.com Contemporary Hit Radio 3 hours, 15 minutes
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www.planet963.com Modern Adult 3 hours, 12 minutes
Contemporary
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www.kotrfm.com Album Adult Alternative 3 hours, 11 minutes
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ww.wmjc.com Country 3 hours, 6 minutes
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ww.bxr.com Album Adult Alternative 3 hours, 5 minutes
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ww.ktrs.com News/Talk Information 2 hours, 47 minutes
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www.koql.com Oldies 2 hours, 47 minutes
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www.93x.com New Rock 2 hours, 41 minutes
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www.zone105.com Alternative 2 hours, 22 minutes
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www.wnsr.com All Sports 2 hours, 20 minutes
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