Industry News Bits 12-26-19
December PPM DAY 2 numbers will be released TODAY 12/26. Results from all subscribing stations will be posted on HisAir this afternoon. Nielsen PPM day 3 will tomorrow and Day 4 results Monday 12/30. Christian Radio Ratings are sponsored by ShareMedia Services.
Salem Radio Network host Hugh Hewitt says, “The entire enterprise — the magazine plus online platform — will suffer even as Galli heads out to retirement in January. But Trump will not.” The quote id from a story written by Hewitt regarding Christianity Todays editorial condemning President Trump. Read the entire article HERE.
WLPV-LP/Greenfield, Massachusetts (107.9 FM) has returned to a 24 hour schedule. The station is owned by Living Waters Assembly Of God.
Nielsen has published its “Tops of 2019”. According to Nielsen audience measurement data, adults 18 and older in the U.S. spend just shy of six hours (5 hours, 51 minutes) with their TV-connected devices each week. While that’s nothing to thumb your nose at, it’s dwarfed by the amount of time Americans spend with traditional radio, the proverbial patriarch of the media industry. In fact, radio commands nearly 12 hours (11 hours, 51 minutes) of our weekly media diets—that’s almost four hours more than a typical work day. HERE’s the full report.
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