International
Radio
Report Program summary Sunday, December 19, 2004
- FALL BBM RATINGS DELIVER A FEW
SURPRISES
In English:
- Mix 96 in 1st place with 7.5
- Q92 to 6.4
- CHOM to 5.8
- CJAD to 5.1
- Radio One down to 1.5
- WYUL to 1.0
- 940 News to 0.7
- Team 990 to 0.4
- WVNV at 0.3
(Interesting to note that CJAD has monopoly on 70+ age group with more
than 50 share
In French:
- CITE in 1st place at 9.6
- Rythme at 9.4
- CBF at 9.1
- CKOI to 9.0
- Radio Énergie 8.9
- CKAC 5.8
- Espace Musique CBFX 1.9
IN CORNWALL, half of listeners tune to cross-border stations
IN TORONTO, CHUM is still on top
IN QUEBEC CITY, Robert Gillet has been fired from CJMF
- Ratings made dramatic drop upon his return
- Host was convicted of paying for sex with a minor
- Competing station led campaign against CJMF advetisers
IN OTHER NEWS
- Dayton, Ohio, Hamvention will be on for another three years
> Will remain at Hara Arena
> This year: May 20 to 22, 2005
> www.hamvention.org
- Kulpsville SWL Fest coming in 2nd weekend of March
> www.swlfest.com
- Couleur Jazz 91.9 FM had official launch last week
> Was testing since September
> Got so many responses to test that it was extended indefinitely
> Using 4.75 kilowatts from Mount Royal
> Run by the folks who put together the Montreal International Jazz
Festival
- Bridge Ratings Research Company says teens hooked on non-broadcast
radio
> "Podcasting" programs being downloaded onto MP3 players, played
back to an FM radio using low-power transmitter
> There are now even pirate "podcasters"
> www.iloveradio.org or http://radio.blogware.com/
- Longtime Memphis DJ leaving the air
> Paul Berlin on KBME (and predecessors) for 54 years
- Weird Christmas tirades on the air
> WNEW PD Frankie Blue has 4 rampling minutes on the air after
attending Christmas party
> Bob 96.9 in Oklahoma had intoxicated DJ Lisa Mirick launching into
cursing and criticism, then quit her job
