Interesting note:

[link|http://www.clearchannel.com/radio/|http://www.clearchannel.com/radio/]

Clear Channel Radio, the largest operator of radio stations in the United States, provides advertisers with a coast-to-coast platform of more than 1200 stations. Broadcasting across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Clear Channel programming reaches more than 110 million listeners every week. Advertisers spend nearly 20% of their radio advertising dollars with Clear Channel.

In addition to the reach of our own 1200 stations, Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Network syndicates more than 100 programs to more than 7,800 radio stations total. Premiere reaches 180 million listeners a week ...

Clear Channel Radio, which daily reaches 54% of all people ages 18-49 in the U.S., realigned into eight geographical divisions in 2001.

Their emphasis.

Since the [link|http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock|current population] of the U.S. is 291,591,931, they're claiming that not only do they reach that many people, but that 38% of the entire population listens to one of their stations each week.

Post #111,248 by Arkadiy 7/24/03 10:23:32 AM Reply	Interesting note: I've been listening to a "discussion" between a Salon journalist and CEO of Clear Channel on Fresh Air yesterday. The Salon guy kept harping on 12,000 radio stations owned by Clear Channel, with the next competitor having less than 300. The CEO countered that Clear Channel controls 12% of commercial radiostation in the country. Why are 12% so important? And, do we really have 100,000 commercial stations around here? Not counting NPR and colleges and such? -- Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them. --Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Post #111,249 by Silverlock 7/24/03 10:28:53 AM Reply	Pondering. Hmmm. 12% of the stations. What does that translate to in audience numbers? Small stations vs. powerhouses. I have no proof but I have a feeling the Clearchannel stations are not going to be the smallest players in whatever local market they are in. ----------------------------------------- [link\|http://www.talion.com/questionw.html\|?W] Where were you in 72?
Post #111,254 by drewk 7/24/03 10:50:10 AM Reply	From their own numbers [link\|http://www.clearchannel.com/radio/\|http://www.clearchannel.com/radio/] Clear Channel Radio, the largest operator of radio stations in the United States, provides advertisers with a coast-to-coast platform of more than 1200 stations. Broadcasting across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Clear Channel programming reaches more than 110 million listeners every week. Advertisers spend nearly 20% of their radio advertising dollars with Clear Channel. In addition to the reach of our own 1200 stations, Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Network syndicates more than 100 programs to more than 7,800 radio stations total. Premiere reaches 180 million listeners a week ... Clear Channel Radio, which daily reaches 54% of all people ages 18-49 in the U.S., realigned into eight geographical divisions in 2001. Their emphasis. Since the [link\|http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock\|current population] of the U.S. is 291,591,931, they're claiming that not only do they reach that many people, but that 38% of the entire population listens to one of their stations each week. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #111,260 by inthane-chan 7/24/03 11:00:48 AM Reply	Here's one who actively avoids them. I've had to drag the wife along kicking and screaming, but she's slowly coming around to my way of seeing it. Clearchannel.Listeners -= 2; And though you hold the keys to ruin of everything I see/With every prison blown to dust, my enemies walk free/Though all the kingdoms turn to sand and fall into the sea/ I'm mad about you I'm mad about you
Post #111,399 by pwhysall 7/25/03 2:22:18 AM Reply	All the radio you'll ever need... ...streaming across the internet: [link\|http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/\|BBC Radio]. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #111,602 by mhuber 7/26/03 9:40:52 PM Reply	Not me The local ClearChannel oldies station in Milwaukee played almost continuous Vietnam war protest songs during the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. At one point, I mentioned to my daughter that they were playing a considerable number of songs with rather subtle coded anti-war messages, like Last Train to Clarkstown. She answered "What's subtle about 'WAR Huh! What is it Good For?'" which happened to have played a few minutes earlier. ---- Sometime you the windshield, sometime you the bug, sometime you the driver you turn on the windshield washer you keep going.
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Post #111,261 by admin 7/24/03 11:04:30 AM Reply	None of the stations I listen to. One of mine is in Windsor, though. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #111,488 by tuberculosis 7/25/03 4:49:36 PM 8/21/07 6:02:56 AM Reply	CKLW? That was my fave growing up. Smalltalk is dangerous. It is a drug. My advice to you would be don't try it; it could ruin your life. Once you take the time to learn it (to REALLY learn it) you will see that there is nothing out there (yet) to touch it. Of course, like all drugs, how dangerous it is depends on your character. It may be that once you've got to this stage you'll find it difficult (if not impossible) to "go back" to other languages and, if you are forced to, you might become an embittered character constantly muttering ascerbic comments under your breath. Who knows, you may even have to quit the software industry altogether because nothing else lives up to your new expectations. --AndyBower Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:02:56 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #111,273 by broomberg 7/24/03 12:56:16 PM Reply	How many stations do you listen to? Me, about 1/2 a dozen. NPR mostly, but for music I'll bounce around a whole bunch of stations including WYSP which is a ClearChannel stattion. Am I counted in that if I listen to 5 songs a week?
Post #111,276 by jbrabeck 7/24/03 1:58:44 PM Reply	Counted Even when the channel scan hits the station...
Post #111,286 by broomberg 7/24/03 3:22:19 PM Reply	Then listener count has no meaning
Post #111,288 by Andrew Grygus 7/24/03 3:28:04 PM Reply	How could they count that? There isn't any feedback from a radio to the station. Figures are established by telephone polling. "What station are you listening to now?" [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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