I actually enjoy getting the occasional Nielsen survey. I make a quick $6 even if I only complete the initial form. I can't imagine I help their data much as I am listening to non-commercial radio and NPR almost exclusively. My favorites are seldom local, so due to the power of the internet I am listening to stations in all 4 time zones of CONUS.
But isn't that the reality of content today? Your local morning zoo program is potentially competing with your favorite podcast, and other time-shifted content. How does Nielsen cope with that? From what their own numbers tell me, they're just ignoring it. Let the good times roll.
It probably helps in that at least you show you are listening to something that can be considered radio. It's just that your blip for a stream coming out of another market isn't enough to even generate a 0.1 in the ratings. I watch the ratings for the Los Angeles market and, on occasion, way down near the bottom is the stream for KLOS and/or the stream for KROQ-HD2.
ReplyDeleteApologies for being late on this comment. I have you in my RSS feed reader and I haven't had time to look at it for about five weeks.
Glad to see you are still kicking. I always enjoyed your site. I've been terrible about posting lately. But I've been thinking about writing a series about some of the long-running local shows I've been listening to. There's some good radio programs out there which are still really just local phenomena.
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