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Poll: what type of new radio station would you like for Erie?

August 23rd, 2010 joel

Last time we polled our readers about their Facebook habits. Perhaps the most alarming statistic was that over one-third of our poll respondents don’t do Facebook (I’m just glad they read blogs!). Some 43% said that they only allow real-life current and former friends and acquaintances to be Facebook friends. Nobody said that they had an totally open Facebook friend policy.

This week we will be talking about the latest Erie radio ratings, and in one of my conversations with those who watch the local radio market was the fact that there has been no station format changes in the past few years. The climate has stayed the same since the big BOB launch that replaced the old Froggy 94.

Without stating an opinion that we are due for somebody to flip formats, let’s ask the question about the kind of new station you would like to listen to. The format designations below are from AllAccess.com. If you want to add another, leave a note in the comments and I’ll add it to the poll. Only one vote each please.

If an Erie radio station was considering a format flip, what kind of new station would you like to listen to?

  • Alternative (Linkin Park, Amberlin, Jimmy Eat World) (24%, 18 Votes)
  • I don't know/don't care (14%, 10 Votes)
  • Triple A (Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) (12%, 9 Votes)
  • Oldies (11%, 8 Votes)
  • News/Talk/Sports (9%, 7 Votes)
  • Nostalgia/Easy Listening (9%, 7 Votes)
  • Urban/UAC (Chris Brown, Drake, Monica) (9%, 7 Votes)
  • Contemporary Christian/Religious (Chris Tomlin, Newsboys, Mercy Me) (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Hot-Modern-Adult Contemporary (Train, Lady Antebellum, Colbie Caillat) (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover (Usher, Enrique Iglesias, B.O.B.) (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Top 40/Mainstream (Eminem, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert) (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Rock (Ozzy Osborne, Alice In Chains, Godsmack) (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Country (Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney) (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Jazz (2%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 74

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Deep Background for April 11 – 17, 2010

April 11th, 2010 joel

It’s becoming more difficult to keep track of who’s working where these days in local media. Some schedules are shifted around and new faces have emerged.

As TV gears up for May sweeps and season finales, the sales departments at the paper and everyone else are shaking the bushes to see if maybe we are crawling out of the ad depression of the past couple years and could be looking at a decent 2nd quarter.

We talk about and question all those things in this open forum. Feel free to comment below, e-mail me or tweet @pressandtower.

Embrace the chaos!

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Fall ratings: Connoisseur strengthens Erie radio domination

January 30th, 2010 joel

The twice yearly ratings horse race between Star 104 and Classy 100 has turned into a yawner.

The Fall 2009 Arbitron ratings released Friday afternoon confirms the amazingly strong hold that the Connoisseur Media cluster has over Erie radio listeners. Although it’s lead 12+ has softened, WRTS/Star 104 continues as Erie’s most listened to broadcast radio station. Meanwhile the flagship station for the Citadel group in Erie, WXKC/Classy 100 has continued its slide in share of audience over at least five books to be ranked fourth.

The big winner of the Fall was WTWF/93.9 The Wolf who garnered their best book ever, good for second place. Rounding out Connie Media’s top stations was WXBB/Bob FM, who scored their best book since they debuted in 2007.

Been a long time since we rock and rolled the ratings. WRKT/Rocket 101 and WQHZ/Z-102.3 have taken what was 17 shares of listenership two years ago and grinded it down to 11. It looks like Rocket especially hasn’t put the jets onto expanding its base.

As far as AM goes…simply, nothing to see here. While AM stations crush their competition in the markets surrounding us in ratings and billing, our offerings have received no investment from their owner companies and so they got what they paid for.

Finally, the third biggest jump up came from my alma mater WCTL, who scored their best book in memory and is knocking on the door of once-prominent WXTA/Country 98.

You can see all the hard numbers at AllAccess.com (registration required).

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Poll: which radio morning show do you listen to most?

October 26th, 2009 joel

When we asked if you felt that local news outlets were sensationalizing news stories to generate audience due to the advertising downturn, two-thirds of our Press and Tower poll respondents said “absolutely”. Only two voters said that stories were less sensational as before.

Right now we are in week six of the Fall radio ratings sweeps and I wanted to get a snapshot of what our P&T readers listened to in the morning (the most important daypart for advertisers). I’ll put up an option for all full-power stations located in Erie County; if you listen to an out-of-market station, leave the call letters in the comments and I’ll add them to the poll so you can place your vote.

Which radio morning show have you listened to most in the past week?

  • FM 91.3-WQLN: Morning Edition (12%, 10 Votes)
  • FM 90.5-WERG: Erie’s Rock Alternative (9%, 8 Votes)
  • FM 99.9-WXKC: The Breakfast Club with Chuck & Brenda (9%, 8 Votes)
  • AM 1400-WJET: Erie Talk in the Morning with Barry & Jim (9%, 8 Votes)
  • FM 100.9-WRKT: The Morning Crew-Mojo & Nat (8%, 7 Votes)
  • FM 88.5-WMCE: Morning Jazz with Bonnie Grice (8%, 7 Votes)
  • AM 1260-WRIE: Mike & Mike in the Morning (7%, 6 Votes)
  • FM 106.3-WCTL: The Wake Up Call with Roy & Cap'n H. (7%, 6 Votes)
  • FM 103.7-WRTS: The Warvel & Curry Morning Show (6%, 5 Votes)
  • AM 1530-WYNE: Captain Dan Geary (6%, 5 Votes)
  • AM 1330-WFNN: Steve Czaban (5%, 4 Votes)
  • FM 97.9-WXTA: Big D & Bubba (4%, 3 Votes)
  • FM 94.7-WXBB: Allan Carpenter (4%, 3 Votes)
  • AM 1370-WWCB: morning show (2%, 2 Votes)
  • FM 102.3-WQHZ: Bob & Tom (2%, 2 Votes)
  • AM 1450-WPSE: Business talk (1%, 1 Votes)
  • FM 93.9-WTWF: Wake Up With The Wolf with Kyle (0%, 0 Votes)
  • FM 88.9-WFSE: College radio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • FM 88.1-WEFR: Religious programming (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 85

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Spring ARB: Star increases lead over Classy

August 11th, 2009 joel

Connoisseur Media continued its position at the top of the Erie radio ratings, with their flagship CHR WRTS (Star 104) increasing the total audience lead that they hold over Citadel Broadcasting‘s AC WXKC (Classy 100) by a half-share in the Spring 2009 ratings just released by Arbitron.

In fact, none of the stations in the Citadel stable increased their share of the Erie audience this Spring compared to last Fall. On the other hand, only WRKT (Rocket 101) joined Star in an increase in share for Connie Media. In fact the rankers for this Spring book were quite stationary, with a few exceptions.

News/Talker WJET fell one rank and lost over a third of it’s share of audience in the first book since the dropping of Rush Limbaugh from its lineup. Nostalgia CFZM, which had a big fall book here in Erie fell two positions in the Spring.

The most improved station in the Erie market this book: Christian AC WCTL, with an over 20% increase in share audience and a two position jump in the rankers 12+.

It was a bad book for sports radio as WRIE share was cut in half. Meanwhile, WFNN 1330 was again a “no show,” falling under the line this book.

All the 12+ ratings are available on AllAccess.com (registration required).

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TV Ratings: week ending November 9, 2008

November 15th, 2008 joel

Editors Note: The door is always open for random comments at “Deep Background.” A new round begins tomorrow!

It’s the first full week of the November sweeps. Here are the weekly ratings for network primetime, cable and syndicated programming. Shown are the rank, program name, network, household rating, and number of households, in millions.

Top 10 Network Primetime Series

1 60 Minutes CBS 11.5 | 13.2M Hslds
2 CSI CBS 11.2 | 12.8M Hslds
3 Dancing With The Stars-Mon ABC 11.1 | 12.7M Hslds
4 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 11.0 | 12.6M Hslds
5 Dancing With The Stars-Wed ABC 10.2 | 11.7M Hslds
6 Desperate Housewives ABC 10.10 | 11.5M Hslds
6 Grey's Anatomy-Thu ABC 10.1 | 11.6M Hslds
8 Criminal Minds CBS 9.3 | 10.6M Hslds
9 SNL Presidential Bash '08 NBC 8.7 | 9.9M Hslds
10 CSI: Miami CBS 8.5 | 9.7M Hslds

Top Cable Show (Week ending 11/2)

NFL Regular Season (Colts/Titans) ESPN 7.3 | 8.4M Hslds

Top Syndicated Show (Week ending 11/2)

ESPN NFL Regular Season ESP 7.5 | 8.6M Hslds
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TV Ratings: week ending October 5, 2008

October 11th, 2008 joel

Editors Note: it’s been a great week for discussion across the P&T posts…thanks! Don’t forget that the door is always open for random comments at “Deep Background.” A new round begins tomorrow!

Even though the scripted series are starting to make headway, look who is still number one! Here are the weekly ratings for network primetime, cable and syndicated programming. Shown are the rank, program name, network, household rating, and number of households, in millions.

Top 10 Network Primetime Series

1 Dancing With The Stars-Mon ABC 12.2 | 14.0M Hslds
2 NCIS CBS 11.0 | 12.5M Hslds
3 60 Minutes CBS 10.5 | 12.0M Hslds
4 Dancing With The Stars-Tue ABC 10.2 | 11.6M Hslds
5 Desperate Housewives ABC 10.0 | 11.5M Hslds
6 The Mentalist CBS 9.8 | 11.2M Hslds
7 CSI: NY CBS 9.6 | 10.9M Hslds
8 Criminal Minds CBS 9.5 | 10.8M Hslds
9 CSI: Miami CBS 9.2 | 10.5M Hslds
10 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 8.8 | 10.1M Hslds

Top Cable Show

NFL Regular Season (Ravens/Steelers) ESPN 7.5 | 8.6M Hslds

Top Syndicated Show

ESPN NFL Regular Season ESP 12.3 | 14.1M Hslds
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