RADAR 106 cume: 2 million more listeners than year ago

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Arbitron’s cume audience estimates for the 53 RADAR-rated networks indicate that Network Radio delivers more listeners across major buying demos as compared to the prior RADAR network audience report. Compared to one year ago, the September 2010 RADAR 106 report saw an increase in the number of people reached by network radio from the RADAR 102 period for key buying and selling demographic groups. The report revealed more than 2 million additional listeners for Persons 12+.


Demographic

RADAR 102

(September 2009)

RADAR 106
(September 2010)

Change

(000)

Reach (000)

Reach Rating

Reach (000)

Reach Rating

Persons 12+

187,711

73.5

189,833

73.8

2,122

Adults 18+

170,612

74.0

172,464

74.2

1,852

Adults 35+

118,400

73.9

119,053

73.5

653

Adults 18-49

101,942

75.3

103,329

76.5

1,387

Adults 25-54

96,107

75.8

97,458

76.9

1,351

The PPM data included in the RADAR 106 release are from the Houston-Galveston, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Atlanta, Washington DC, Detroit, Boston Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Minneapolis-St. Paul, San Diego, from Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, St. Louis, Denver-Boulder, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, PA,  Metro markets for the Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010 and Spring 2010 surveys and; from Portland, OR, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, San Antonio, Kansas City, and Las Vegas for the Fall 2009, Winter 2010 and Spring 2010 surveys.

The ratings cover the period June 25, 2009 through June 23, 2010. 

The sample size for the RADAR 106 report is 386,378 persons aged 12+. This large sample ensures more stability for key demographic estimates, dayparts and Market-by-Market Analysis reports, which report all individual DMAs.