HDD has posted their final numbers for first week sales estimates for albums dropping 3/10/2009. Again, HDD only estimates sales, their numbers are not official and are not used for any reporting purposes. However, they tend to be extremely accurate, and it is rare that their top 50, or their sales figures, are much out of sync with Soundscan.
It comes as no surprise that Kelly Clarkson came in at #1. Kelly. The Dream and U2 are the only artists predicted with sales over 100,000 this week, with Kelly coming in at around 250K.
Out of the top 50, there are only EIGHT (8) new releases making it onto the list. The other 42 are earlier releases that are recurring top 50.
Kelly Clarkson
The Dream
U2
J. Holiday
New Found Glory
Chris Cornell
Punk Goes Pop (various)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(am I the only one who does not recognize some of these at all?)
There are also some long timers still hanging around with Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride well into it's second year in the Top 50. The Hollywood Undead celebrated a year on the chart, and Jennifer Hudson is rapidly approaching her one year mark. Darrius Rucker and Sugarland are not far behind.
This week's projected #50 is Lonely Island with estimated sales of 10,446 units.
Soundscan will rank every CD that was registered with them for reporting, but only the top 200 are made available to the public through Billboard ranking. The entire list is available only to members who participate in the Soundscan program.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Responding to a Comment
Rhonda posted this comment, but I have had many people e-mail and PM wanting to ask something about this, so I thought I would bring it to the front page and expand.
Rhonda said...
I am very disheartened because a friend and I have been going to multiple Targets and Walmarts only to find NOT ONE Taylor Cd!!!! Target has stated it is a manufacturer problem....I'm more skeptical that something fishy is up. How can his sales do well when there are no cd's available???? Walmart told us you can only order thru Walmart online. Anyone know what the scoop is?
March 14, 2009 7:13 PM
I do not think there is anything fishy going on. Remember, this is Taylor's CD, on his own label, distributed by a company he is paying. We don't have the short bald man behind the curtain anymore.
From what I understand, part of the problem with Target is that a number of the stores were shipped CDs that did not contain the bonus track. Although this sounds really dumb, it happens more than you would think. When Clay Aiken's "A Thousand Different Ways" came out a couple of years ago, he had a K-Mart bonus track and the same thing happened there, and I remember a Walmart problem awhile back with another artist.
As for Walmart, it really doesn't matter whether the CD is purchased online or in the store, the sale counts the same for him. As long as it was purchased prior to midnight Sunday night (3/14), it counted in first week sales. It does NOT matter when you receive it, or when they actually ship it, the date your credit card is charged is the determining factor in when the sale counts.
As for placement in Walmart stores, we are VERY fortunate that Taylor is being featured in Walmart at all. Had they not been able to negotiate the bonus track deal with them, he would most likely never have had the chance to be in the brick and mortar Walmart stores. They have very stringent policies on the music they stock, and among other things, it is rare that you ever see an indie title in Walmart. Walmart routinely stocks the top albums off the Billboard 200, new releases from major labels and a select list of top sellers of catalog albums. So if they have chosen to limit the number of stores they are featuring it in, we are still way ahead of the game being there at all.
For anyone who is not aware, Walmart does not run it's own music departments. It leases the space out to one of the distributors (Handleman's or Anderson's) who actually orders, ships and services the department. They order the product, ship it from their warehouse, all returnable if not sold, and they send their employees (called rack jobbers) into the stores to inventory the boxes and stock the racks. If you have ever wondered why the music department at your Walmart looks even more disheveled than other departments, it is because their employees normally adopt a "hands off" policy.
And if you are ever in there on release day looking for a new title and the Walmart clerk tells you they don't have it, it very well may be in the back in a box, it is just that the rack jobber has not come in and inventoried and unpacked and stocked the shelves. You CAN get around this one!!
However, this is apparently not what happened with The Distance.
The thing to remember about the bonus track CDs is that the retailer involved orders a specific number up front, and that quantity is pressed. When they are gone, that is the end of them. Then, if the store wishes to restock, they do so with the regular CD. It is not common practice to ever re-press a bonus track CD.
Rhonda said...
I am very disheartened because a friend and I have been going to multiple Targets and Walmarts only to find NOT ONE Taylor Cd!!!! Target has stated it is a manufacturer problem....I'm more skeptical that something fishy is up. How can his sales do well when there are no cd's available???? Walmart told us you can only order thru Walmart online. Anyone know what the scoop is?
March 14, 2009 7:13 PM
I do not think there is anything fishy going on. Remember, this is Taylor's CD, on his own label, distributed by a company he is paying. We don't have the short bald man behind the curtain anymore.
From what I understand, part of the problem with Target is that a number of the stores were shipped CDs that did not contain the bonus track. Although this sounds really dumb, it happens more than you would think. When Clay Aiken's "A Thousand Different Ways" came out a couple of years ago, he had a K-Mart bonus track and the same thing happened there, and I remember a Walmart problem awhile back with another artist.
As for Walmart, it really doesn't matter whether the CD is purchased online or in the store, the sale counts the same for him. As long as it was purchased prior to midnight Sunday night (3/14), it counted in first week sales. It does NOT matter when you receive it, or when they actually ship it, the date your credit card is charged is the determining factor in when the sale counts.
As for placement in Walmart stores, we are VERY fortunate that Taylor is being featured in Walmart at all. Had they not been able to negotiate the bonus track deal with them, he would most likely never have had the chance to be in the brick and mortar Walmart stores. They have very stringent policies on the music they stock, and among other things, it is rare that you ever see an indie title in Walmart. Walmart routinely stocks the top albums off the Billboard 200, new releases from major labels and a select list of top sellers of catalog albums. So if they have chosen to limit the number of stores they are featuring it in, we are still way ahead of the game being there at all.
For anyone who is not aware, Walmart does not run it's own music departments. It leases the space out to one of the distributors (Handleman's or Anderson's) who actually orders, ships and services the department. They order the product, ship it from their warehouse, all returnable if not sold, and they send their employees (called rack jobbers) into the stores to inventory the boxes and stock the racks. If you have ever wondered why the music department at your Walmart looks even more disheveled than other departments, it is because their employees normally adopt a "hands off" policy.
And if you are ever in there on release day looking for a new title and the Walmart clerk tells you they don't have it, it very well may be in the back in a box, it is just that the rack jobber has not come in and inventoried and unpacked and stocked the shelves. You CAN get around this one!!
However, this is apparently not what happened with The Distance.
The thing to remember about the bonus track CDs is that the retailer involved orders a specific number up front, and that quantity is pressed. When they are gone, that is the end of them. Then, if the store wishes to restock, they do so with the regular CD. It is not common practice to ever re-press a bonus track CD.
Street Pulse - A First Look at Sales Predications
Street Pulse has posted it's sales predictions for first week on the albums that dropped on 3/10.
StreetPulse is a product of Bean Stream, Inc. and is a private company that markets point of sale software that collects and compiles sales data. They sell this information to music labels and other industry parties.
They assemble data much like Soundscan, and release projected sales charts weekly, which several of the industry trade journals also publish, but their data is not used in generating the Billboard chart.
Their early report for sales on the 3/10 releases places The Distance ....
#17 in sales
These are preliminary numbers.
On Monday afternoon HDD, the leading predictor of first week sales will begin posting their numbers. While HDD is a private group, and only posts estimates, their numbers and rankings are incredibly accurate, and seldom are there any surprises between their predictions and the final Soundscan numbers.
More about HDD as the numbers start reporting.
StreetPulse is a product of Bean Stream, Inc. and is a private company that markets point of sale software that collects and compiles sales data. They sell this information to music labels and other industry parties.
They assemble data much like Soundscan, and release projected sales charts weekly, which several of the industry trade journals also publish, but their data is not used in generating the Billboard chart.
Their early report for sales on the 3/10 releases places The Distance ....
#17 in sales
These are preliminary numbers.
On Monday afternoon HDD, the leading predictor of first week sales will begin posting their numbers. While HDD is a private group, and only posts estimates, their numbers and rankings are incredibly accurate, and seldom are there any surprises between their predictions and the final Soundscan numbers.
More about HDD as the numbers start reporting.
The Latest Numbers
Mediabase
#23 What's Right Is Right 139 spins 0.217 mil audience imp
Radio and Records
#25 What's Right is Right 133 spins +10 0.133 mil audience imp.
#1 Walmart Best Sellers
#13 Amazon A/C Best Sellers
#79 Amazon Best Sellers
#42 Amazon New Releases
#50 Barnes and Noble Best Sellers
#23 What's Right Is Right 139 spins 0.217 mil audience imp
Radio and Records
#25 What's Right is Right 133 spins +10 0.133 mil audience imp.
#1 Walmart Best Sellers
#13 Amazon A/C Best Sellers
#79 Amazon Best Sellers
#42 Amazon New Releases
#50 Barnes and Noble Best Sellers
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Off We Go
Wednesday Night on Amazon
#1 on A/C Hot New Releases
#9 on 3/10 Release Bestseller
#8 in A/C Best Sellers
#43 in Overall Pop Bestsellers
#47 On Amazon Bestsellers List
Monday, March 9, 2009
First Week Sales - Why They Count More
SoundScan measures actual sales. It is a product of Nielsen, the company
that measures just about everything including TV viewing, groceries and all media.
Sales are measured by actual point-of-sale (POS) transactions (eg, electronic cash registers). In order for purchases of Taylor’s CD to count for the first week, the sale must be completed between 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2009 and 12:00 midnight on Sunday. March 15, 2009.
To qualify for first week sales, an order placed with any online vendor must ship no later than March 15, 2009. The arrival date is not a factor. Digital sales ONLY count for first week sales if the entire album is downloaded as one purchase. If you are buying more than one copy of the album, you may purchase them all at one time. They do not have to be separate sales to be counted individually toward SoundScan sales.
It is an industry standard that all new album releases are on Tuesdays. All albums released the same week as Taylor’s will “drop” on March 10, 2009. Each participating SoundScan retailer transmits sales data electronically to SoundScan weekly. Sales results are then compiled based on the UPC codes. The results are for the first actual week the CD is available for
purchase at retail outlets.
The important competition for all albums debuting the same week is placement on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. This is the most critical of all the Billboard charts. When DJs say “debuting this week at . . .” this is where it debuts – the chart an album enters into the music world on. This chart ranks the top 200 albums across all genres. While there are charts for specific genres, this one encompasses all albums sold, and is the most watched by the industry.
Why is placement on this chart so important? Obviously, it’s great to just be on top, but many radio stations use first week sales to determine which new songs on the market to stack on their playlists. They then sort them by popularity, pre-release reviews, buzz, etc. Consumers look at those charts. Weekly countdowns play from those charts. It all boils down to advertising, prestige, and buzz in the industry. If an album places in the top five, it is making a statement.
Somewhere between 225 to 275 albums will be released March 10th with Taylor’s. This is not as bad as it sounds. Some will be Sesame Street, the younger years, and All in the Family, the compilation.
The following outlets (not all inclusive) report to SoundScan :
•Amazon
•Wal-Mart
•Best Buy
•Target
•Barnes and Noble
•Borders
•K-Mart
•Meijers
•Sam Goody’s
•Fred Meyers
•Most major chain stores with music
departments.
•When in doubt. . .ask!
The following outlets don’t report sales to SoundScan:
•Most warehouse clubs (Costco, BJ’s, etc)
•Drug stores and supermarkets (except for Walgreens)
•Many independent record stores can’t report unless the have an electronic sales system
•Record clubs
•Hallmark stores
Bonus tracks are offered through various retailers as an inducement to sell more albums. Please don’t share your bonus tracks off a CD you purchased with someone who purchased their CD elsewhere. This cheats Taylor out of a sale (besides being illegal). If you know someone who does not live near a store that offers the bonus tracks, suggest that they send you the money and you can purchase Taylor’s new CD with the bonus track for them and mail it to them. In many cases online gift cards can be purchased for you to use. Just because someone doesn’t have local access to a store, it is not a reason to give away Taylor's new music.
that measures just about everything including TV viewing, groceries and all media.
Sales are measured by actual point-of-sale (POS) transactions (eg, electronic cash registers). In order for purchases of Taylor’s CD to count for the first week, the sale must be completed between 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2009 and 12:00 midnight on Sunday. March 15, 2009.
To qualify for first week sales, an order placed with any online vendor must ship no later than March 15, 2009. The arrival date is not a factor. Digital sales ONLY count for first week sales if the entire album is downloaded as one purchase. If you are buying more than one copy of the album, you may purchase them all at one time. They do not have to be separate sales to be counted individually toward SoundScan sales.
It is an industry standard that all new album releases are on Tuesdays. All albums released the same week as Taylor’s will “drop” on March 10, 2009. Each participating SoundScan retailer transmits sales data electronically to SoundScan weekly. Sales results are then compiled based on the UPC codes. The results are for the first actual week the CD is available for
purchase at retail outlets.
The important competition for all albums debuting the same week is placement on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. This is the most critical of all the Billboard charts. When DJs say “debuting this week at . . .” this is where it debuts – the chart an album enters into the music world on. This chart ranks the top 200 albums across all genres. While there are charts for specific genres, this one encompasses all albums sold, and is the most watched by the industry.
Why is placement on this chart so important? Obviously, it’s great to just be on top, but many radio stations use first week sales to determine which new songs on the market to stack on their playlists. They then sort them by popularity, pre-release reviews, buzz, etc. Consumers look at those charts. Weekly countdowns play from those charts. It all boils down to advertising, prestige, and buzz in the industry. If an album places in the top five, it is making a statement.
Somewhere between 225 to 275 albums will be released March 10th with Taylor’s. This is not as bad as it sounds. Some will be Sesame Street, the younger years, and All in the Family, the compilation.
The following outlets (not all inclusive) report to SoundScan :
•Amazon
•Wal-Mart
•Best Buy
•Target
•Barnes and Noble
•Borders
•K-Mart
•Meijers
•Sam Goody’s
•Fred Meyers
•Most major chain stores with music
departments.
•When in doubt. . .ask!
The following outlets don’t report sales to SoundScan:
•Most warehouse clubs (Costco, BJ’s, etc)
•Drug stores and supermarkets (except for Walgreens)
•Many independent record stores can’t report unless the have an electronic sales system
•Record clubs
•Hallmark stores
Bonus tracks are offered through various retailers as an inducement to sell more albums. Please don’t share your bonus tracks off a CD you purchased with someone who purchased their CD elsewhere. This cheats Taylor out of a sale (besides being illegal). If you know someone who does not live near a store that offers the bonus tracks, suggest that they send you the money and you can purchase Taylor’s new CD with the bonus track for them and mail it to them. In many cases online gift cards can be purchased for you to use. Just because someone doesn’t have local access to a store, it is not a reason to give away Taylor's new music.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Good Things Come (early) To Those Who Wait
If you have not heard, AOL posted their listening party on KOL for The Distance sometime during the night last night. I am sure they have not received any complaints for debuting it early.
If you haven't done so, be sure to bookmark the site on AOL and stream your music from there. The music industry and radio definitely watch what a CD or single does on AOL Music. In fact, Billboard actually publishes a weekly chart of the top 10 Audio Streams and Top 10 Video Streams on AOL along with their other industry charts.
AOL Music draws more than 20 million unique visitors per month, so getting Taylor Hicks and The Distance seen on AOL is great promotion.
If you don't have your own playlist on AOL, they are easy to do, and you can fill one up with Taylor's music. Be sure to try that feature. You can also listen to other playlists people have created.
Stream the album, let's make Taylor Hicks heard on AOL Music.
http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Music/article/taylor-hicks-the-distance
If you haven't done so, be sure to bookmark the site on AOL and stream your music from there. The music industry and radio definitely watch what a CD or single does on AOL Music. In fact, Billboard actually publishes a weekly chart of the top 10 Audio Streams and Top 10 Video Streams on AOL along with their other industry charts.
AOL Music draws more than 20 million unique visitors per month, so getting Taylor Hicks and The Distance seen on AOL is great promotion.
If you don't have your own playlist on AOL, they are easy to do, and you can fill one up with Taylor's music. Be sure to try that feature. You can also listen to other playlists people have created.
Stream the album, let's make Taylor Hicks heard on AOL Music.
http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/Music/article/taylor-hicks-the-distance
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Newest Numbers - And A Look at Amazon
Mediabase
Last Week 26 This Week 26 Spins 111 Last Week 110 +1 Aud 0.153mil
Radio and Records A/C Chart
Last Week 26 This Week 25 Plays 102 Audience 0.097 mil (30th)
Amazon
In preorders
#4 in pre-orders releasing on March 10
#96 all new release pre-orders
New and preorder combined ranking
#4 a/c new and pre-orders
#8 A/C vocal pop
#70 pop
Overall music
#299 music
#76 movers and shakers
Last Week 26 This Week 26 Spins 111 Last Week 110 +1 Aud 0.153mil
Radio and Records A/C Chart
Last Week 26 This Week 25 Plays 102 Audience 0.097 mil (30th)
Amazon
In preorders
#4 in pre-orders releasing on March 10
#96 all new release pre-orders
New and preorder combined ranking
#4 a/c new and pre-orders
#8 A/C vocal pop
#70 pop
Overall music
#299 music
#76 movers and shakers
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Numbers
Taylor Hicks - What's Right is Right
#26 on Mediabase 110 spins +35 from last week. 0.134 aud/mill
#25 on Radio and Records A/C Chart
#25 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart
#26 on Mediabase 110 spins +35 from last week. 0.134 aud/mill
#25 on Radio and Records A/C Chart
#25 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart
Friday, February 13, 2009
Jake Davis - The Perfect Frame III
Just one more please !!
Jake Davis, the incredible videographer on the new video, who I'm sure every Taylor Hicks fan knows by name, has found us one more frame !
THANK YOU JAKE !
http://jakedavis.typepad.com
Jake recently did several interviews to let us in on a few more things about the making of the video, as well as Jake himself.
Watch for these interviews starting today, and again on Monday
Jake Davis, the incredible videographer on the new video, who I'm sure every Taylor Hicks fan knows by name, has found us one more frame !
THANK YOU JAKE !
http://jakedavis.typepad.com
Jake recently did several interviews to let us in on a few more things about the making of the video, as well as Jake himself.
Watch for these interviews starting today, and again on Monday
Thursday, February 12, 2009
How do Radio Stations Decide What to Play?
According to the Federal Communications Commission, there are 13,814 radio stations licensed as of September 2005, 4,761 AM radio stations, 9,053 FM radio stations, and 1,745 broadcast television stations in the country. How do those 13,814 radio stations decide what to play?
According to several studies, 95% of everything on the Billboard charts is major label, and the majority of the remaining 5% is major-indie (major indies have a marketing budget of $50,000 minimum per release, and this does not include making the CD).
Who Does Decide What to Play
All of commercial radio is now driven by playlists. The days when you could actually call up your DJ and tell him what you wanted to hear and 15 minutes later played are long gone. In fact, your DJ can't even play what he wants to hear. Except for those rare celebrity-based request shows, and the occasional local station that has a request hour, ALL commercial radio is pre-formatted by playlists. In fact, for a number of stations, if you tell me your favorite, I can tell you what they played for the past 24 hours, and sometimes even what they are going to play for the next 24, and in order, by the hour. AND....the DJ does not determine this, there is one Program Director for the station who does the entire schedule for all DJs. In the case of the large chains like Clear Channel, this may be done at the corporate level, so the programming for 50 stations may be done by one person.
How Do They Choose What to Play
Most Program Directors generate their playlists primarily from the Billboard charts (which reflect the playlists of the monitored stations, and in the case of the Hot 100, Pop 100 and BB 200, airplay and sales)..... About 95% of this weeks programming will be the most popular stuff from last week across the country. THEN, they will look at all of the available songs "going for adds" and decide whether they will add any of them to their mix, and if so, how many times (daily, hourly, weekly, etc), and what segment of time they will play. (A lot of times if they introduce a "wildcard" that is not at the top of the charts, they may place it on the overnight schedule where listening numbers are lowest.
Now.....it becomes a "self feeding" process. The highest songs on the chart automatically go back on the playlist, and how do you get on the chart - by having the most airplay.
Program directors have a number of tools available when making programming decisions that help them better understand their market.
-Software applications that rank core audience performance of stations in the same format, same market, or nationally
-Software applications that track radio listening and trends in specific markets
Audience-analysis software
-Arbitrends service, which delivers ratings updates between standard quarterly surveys
Deciding what to "add"
Knowing the audience is the key to a PD being able to identify the best music to add to playlists. To stay on top what their audience likes, PDs watch the charts and playlists from other stations in the same genre. They also have access to Radio & Records weekly charts of songs that were added by the most stations the previous week (they can also see if those stations are keeping the song in their rotation this week) Most Added" report, which it generates from data it collects from radio stations in major markets according to genre. In the past few years, many have also found new music on TV.
Radio stations (sometimes working with recording companies, distributors, promoters, artist managers or retailers) also conduct market research to see what listeners either want to hear and/or are already listening to. A newer version of this type of research involves Web surveys by which listeners can vote and comment on music. Check your local station's website and see if they have a club for listener's to join. Often they will allow this group to review new music, or offer suggestions, and if you are already a member, it is makes your opinion more valuable than joining the day you want to request something.
There are several online music sites that were developed to provide a listening focus groups, and they allow listeners to rate the music. They often will pit 3-4 partial clips of tracks, and the listener rates them. Often, a label will use this when deciding which track to make the single from the new release. These services are considered valuable enough that their weekly "top" charts are also listed in Radio and Records. Two of the most tracked are Promosquad and Rate the Music.
Online P2P networks can also influence playlists. Clear Channel owns BigChampagne which tracks the songs most frequently downloaded in the P2P networks such as LimeWire and others. The program sorts this data by geographic region and reports it to radio stations, giving the stations a more accurate feel for what is "hot."
Clear Channel also has a Web site, Clear Channel Music Network, dedicated to new music. New groups can register and post their music for PDs and consumers to listen to. If PDs like it, there is always the chance they'll add it to their playlist
According to the Federal Communications Commission, there are 13,814 radio stations licensed as of September 2005, 4,761 AM radio stations, 9,053 FM radio stations, and 1,745 broadcast television stations in the country. How do those 13,814 radio stations decide what to play?
According to several studies, 95% of everything on the Billboard charts is major label, and the majority of the remaining 5% is major-indie (major indies have a marketing budget of $50,000 minimum per release, and this does not include making the CD).
Who Does Decide What to Play
All of commercial radio is now driven by playlists. The days when you could actually call up your DJ and tell him what you wanted to hear and 15 minutes later played are long gone. In fact, your DJ can't even play what he wants to hear. Except for those rare celebrity-based request shows, and the occasional local station that has a request hour, ALL commercial radio is pre-formatted by playlists. In fact, for a number of stations, if you tell me your favorite, I can tell you what they played for the past 24 hours, and sometimes even what they are going to play for the next 24, and in order, by the hour. AND....the DJ does not determine this, there is one Program Director for the station who does the entire schedule for all DJs. In the case of the large chains like Clear Channel, this may be done at the corporate level, so the programming for 50 stations may be done by one person.
How Do They Choose What to Play
Most Program Directors generate their playlists primarily from the Billboard charts (which reflect the playlists of the monitored stations, and in the case of the Hot 100, Pop 100 and BB 200, airplay and sales)..... About 95% of this weeks programming will be the most popular stuff from last week across the country. THEN, they will look at all of the available songs "going for adds" and decide whether they will add any of them to their mix, and if so, how many times (daily, hourly, weekly, etc), and what segment of time they will play. (A lot of times if they introduce a "wildcard" that is not at the top of the charts, they may place it on the overnight schedule where listening numbers are lowest.
Now.....it becomes a "self feeding" process. The highest songs on the chart automatically go back on the playlist, and how do you get on the chart - by having the most airplay.
Program directors have a number of tools available when making programming decisions that help them better understand their market.
-Software applications that rank core audience performance of stations in the same format, same market, or nationally
-Software applications that track radio listening and trends in specific markets
Audience-analysis software
-Arbitrends service, which delivers ratings updates between standard quarterly surveys
Deciding what to "add"
Knowing the audience is the key to a PD being able to identify the best music to add to playlists. To stay on top what their audience likes, PDs watch the charts and playlists from other stations in the same genre. They also have access to Radio & Records weekly charts of songs that were added by the most stations the previous week (they can also see if those stations are keeping the song in their rotation this week) Most Added" report, which it generates from data it collects from radio stations in major markets according to genre. In the past few years, many have also found new music on TV.
Radio stations (sometimes working with recording companies, distributors, promoters, artist managers or retailers) also conduct market research to see what listeners either want to hear and/or are already listening to. A newer version of this type of research involves Web surveys by which listeners can vote and comment on music. Check your local station's website and see if they have a club for listener's to join. Often they will allow this group to review new music, or offer suggestions, and if you are already a member, it is makes your opinion more valuable than joining the day you want to request something.
There are several online music sites that were developed to provide a listening focus groups, and they allow listeners to rate the music. They often will pit 3-4 partial clips of tracks, and the listener rates them. Often, a label will use this when deciding which track to make the single from the new release. These services are considered valuable enough that their weekly "top" charts are also listed in Radio and Records. Two of the most tracked are Promosquad and Rate the Music.
Online P2P networks can also influence playlists. Clear Channel owns BigChampagne which tracks the songs most frequently downloaded in the P2P networks such as LimeWire and others. The program sorts this data by geographic region and reports it to radio stations, giving the stations a more accurate feel for what is "hot."
Clear Channel also has a Web site, Clear Channel Music Network, dedicated to new music. New groups can register and post their music for PDs and consumers to listen to. If PDs like it, there is always the chance they'll add it to their playlist
Climbing on Mediabase
Mediabase 7 Day Adult Contemporary Chart (rolling)
#24 Taylor Hicks What's Right is Right
110 spins
up +57 from last week
Audience 0.129 mil
#24 Taylor Hicks What's Right is Right
110 spins
up +57 from last week
Audience 0.129 mil
Monday, February 9, 2009
Jake Davis, Our Preeminent Videographer, Does it Again
He has done it again! Quietly slipped in and posted another incredible bait, um, I mean frame, from the What's Right is Right video. You can tell he enjoyed himself picking just the right one to string us along.
I'm not going to post the picture, let's go over to Jake's blog and thank him for taking the time to do this. He is advertising the video sure, but it's not like we weren't going to watch it 30 seconds after it goes up anyway, so he really is giving us special treatment.
While you are there, take a look at his music video gallery, it looks like he has worked it all, from acoustic to rap to heavy metal (at least I think it's heavy metal, I'm a bit weak in that genre), and now he will be the only person to have shot a video in the whomp genre. How about that !
http://jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis/2009/02/the-perfect-frame-taylor-hicks-whats-right-is-right-part-two.html
Oh.... and if you are looking to attire the well dressed man, he can help you there too !! He has gone from Birkenstocks to pea coats, so there is something for everyone.
I'm not going to post the picture, let's go over to Jake's blog and thank him for taking the time to do this. He is advertising the video sure, but it's not like we weren't going to watch it 30 seconds after it goes up anyway, so he really is giving us special treatment.
While you are there, take a look at his music video gallery, it looks like he has worked it all, from acoustic to rap to heavy metal (at least I think it's heavy metal, I'm a bit weak in that genre), and now he will be the only person to have shot a video in the whomp genre. How about that !
http://jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis/2009/02/the-perfect-frame-taylor-hicks-whats-right-is-right-part-two.html
Oh.... and if you are looking to attire the well dressed man, he can help you there too !! He has gone from Birkenstocks to pea coats, so there is something for everyone.
Don't Forget Our Loyal Internet Radio Stations
When you are tuning in to hear WRIR, don't forget our great friends on internet radio. Gregg and Uncle Shag have been a source of great ongoing support for Taylor, and they were two of the FIRST to play WRIR.
If you haven't kept up or aren't familiar with what has happened in internet radio in the last few years, this will give you an idea of how important the support of these two stations are.
The number of internet radio listeners jumped considerably last year, according to figures released by Bridge Ratings & Research. The group pointed to a year-end total of 72 million monthly listeners, up from 45 million at the tail end of 2005. On a weekly basis, that figure was 57 million, or 19 percent of all people above the age of 12.
Gregg at RADIOIO
http://www.radioio.com/channels/idols
Uncle Shag at Longtown Sound WLSO
http://wlso.fm/wordpress
If you haven't kept up or aren't familiar with what has happened in internet radio in the last few years, this will give you an idea of how important the support of these two stations are.
The number of internet radio listeners jumped considerably last year, according to figures released by Bridge Ratings & Research. The group pointed to a year-end total of 72 million monthly listeners, up from 45 million at the tail end of 2005. On a weekly basis, that figure was 57 million, or 19 percent of all people above the age of 12.
Gregg at RADIOIO
http://www.radioio.com/channels/idols
Uncle Shag at Longtown Sound WLSO
http://wlso.fm/wordpress
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Request Directly From Mediabase
YOU CAN REQUEST “WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT” STRAIGHT THROUGH MEDIABASE
Most importantly, NEVER REQUEST FROM A RADIO STATION IF YOU ARE NOT IN THEIR LISTENING RANGE. Stations monitor demogtraphics, they see IP addresses with every e-mail, they see phone numbers, and you will not be helping.
This is a great resource for requesting WRIR since it goes to the station via Mediabase, one of the most important resources in the radio industry. However, abuse of this has the potential to really harm Taylor's chance of a station choosing to EVER play his single..
PLEASE read through this, and be VERY careful when making your requests. Abuse will result in a station never playing Taylor's single, and can actually cause the on air personalities to start taking shots at him or fans. This is not a guess, it's been proven repeatedly by prior AI fan bases after the stations considered them "spamming" Since that time, the radio stations are very sensitive to AI fans spamming them.
First, and most importantly, you should never request from a station that is not in your listening area. They are interested in serving their customers, and they consider anything else a nuisance. Because they use IP information to chart their demographics, they have easy access to where e-mails come from (and proxy's are red flags). Remember, a radio station has another very important customer...their advertisers, and they have chosen that station because of their target market.
If you really want your request to be as credible and effective as it can be, and if your e-mail address is IWANTTOMARRYTAYLORHICKS@gmail.com, think about opening another one to use for requests.
I do not know how many stations are available through Mediabase access. I would expect all of the monitored stations are, but try checking the A/C stations in your hometown just to see ... there may be some on here that are not listed as monitored.
You will use this link AND REPLACE THE XXXX with the 4 call letters of the station you want to request from... (starting with K or W) ... then paste it into your browser and go !!
http://www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=XXXX-FM
Example: One of my primary A/C stations is 96.9, lite 96, WRSA so I would edit this to read
http://www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WRSA-FM
If the station is in there, it will pull up their current format list with 2 columns, one Newer Music and one Past Favorites....
There are check boxes next to each song on the list. You can choose up to 5 to request. For me, WRSA already has Taylor in their rotation (we train em young) ... so I have a check box. However, they have a place at the bottom to request songs that are not currently in their format. If your station doesn't have him listed, add WRIR to the list.
Be sure to actually request at least 3 songs, preferably 5 ... if you only request Taylor's, they will not think you are a dedicated listener to their station.
I would not fill one of these forms out more than ONCE PER WEEK. That is more than enough given how little room there is for them to add requests, and it is better to not risk alienating them.
Most importantly, NEVER REQUEST FROM A RADIO STATION IF YOU ARE NOT IN THEIR LISTENING RANGE. Stations monitor demogtraphics, they see IP addresses with every e-mail, they see phone numbers, and you will not be helping.
This is a great resource for requesting WRIR since it goes to the station via Mediabase, one of the most important resources in the radio industry. However, abuse of this has the potential to really harm Taylor's chance of a station choosing to EVER play his single..
PLEASE read through this, and be VERY careful when making your requests. Abuse will result in a station never playing Taylor's single, and can actually cause the on air personalities to start taking shots at him or fans. This is not a guess, it's been proven repeatedly by prior AI fan bases after the stations considered them "spamming" Since that time, the radio stations are very sensitive to AI fans spamming them.
First, and most importantly, you should never request from a station that is not in your listening area. They are interested in serving their customers, and they consider anything else a nuisance. Because they use IP information to chart their demographics, they have easy access to where e-mails come from (and proxy's are red flags). Remember, a radio station has another very important customer...their advertisers, and they have chosen that station because of their target market.
If you really want your request to be as credible and effective as it can be, and if your e-mail address is IWANTTOMARRYTAYLORHICKS@gmail.com, think about opening another one to use for requests.
I do not know how many stations are available through Mediabase access. I would expect all of the monitored stations are, but try checking the A/C stations in your hometown just to see ... there may be some on here that are not listed as monitored.
You will use this link AND REPLACE THE XXXX with the 4 call letters of the station you want to request from... (starting with K or W) ... then paste it into your browser and go !!
http://www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=XXXX-FM
Example: One of my primary A/C stations is 96.9, lite 96, WRSA so I would edit this to read
http://www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/7/stationplaylistrequest.asp?c_let=WRSA-FM
If the station is in there, it will pull up their current format list with 2 columns, one Newer Music and one Past Favorites....
There are check boxes next to each song on the list. You can choose up to 5 to request. For me, WRSA already has Taylor in their rotation (we train em young) ... so I have a check box. However, they have a place at the bottom to request songs that are not currently in their format. If your station doesn't have him listed, add WRIR to the list.
Be sure to actually request at least 3 songs, preferably 5 ... if you only request Taylor's, they will not think you are a dedicated listener to their station.
I would not fill one of these forms out more than ONCE PER WEEK. That is more than enough given how little room there is for them to add requests, and it is better to not risk alienating them.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Make the Widget Seen
We will keep this blog updated with the latest information on What's Right is Right as it climbs up the radio charts, and then follow The Distance as numbers start to come in.
Help share the excitement and the news for everyone to see. Let's spread it everywhere.
Please take the widget for your blog, your MySpace, Multiply, website, board, wherever you can put a widget. Let's see if we can spread the word about The Distance.
This blog is not connected to any sites, it is just temporary to share information across the fan base and unite us in supporting Taylor and The Distance, If you have positive news about the single or the CD that you would like to share, feel free to comment on it.
If you are having trouble locating which radio station in your area you should be listening to or requesting from, we can point you in the right direction.
Thanks.
Help share the excitement and the news for everyone to see. Let's spread it everywhere.
Please take the widget for your blog, your MySpace, Multiply, website, board, wherever you can put a widget. Let's see if we can spread the word about The Distance.
This blog is not connected to any sites, it is just temporary to share information across the fan base and unite us in supporting Taylor and The Distance, If you have positive news about the single or the CD that you would like to share, feel free to comment on it.
If you are having trouble locating which radio station in your area you should be listening to or requesting from, we can point you in the right direction.
Thanks.
Climbing the Charts
What's Right is Right #29 on Mediabase chart for 2/6/2009
WRIR #5 on Radio and Records Most Added chart for A/C
WRIR #5 on Radio and Records Most Added chart for A/C
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Mediabase A/C Chart
What's Right is Right #34 on the Mediabase Adult Contemporary chart for 2/5/2009.
WRIR is #3 out of 598 on Amazon A/C preorder sales chart for March 10 releases.
WRIR is #3 out of 598 on Amazon A/C preorder sales chart for March 10 releases.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Monitored Radio Stations
ALABAMA
Birmingham 96.5 WMJJ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.magic96fm.com
Huntsville 96.9 WRSA-FM NCA, Inc. www.lite969.com
Huntsville 99.1 WAHR-FM STG Acquisition www.star99.fm
Mobile 99.9 WMXC-FM Clear Channel Communications www.litemix.com
Montgomery WMXS 103.5 www.mix103.com
ARIZONA
Phoenix 99.9 KESZ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kez999.com
Tucson 94.9 KMXZ-FM Journal Broadcast Group Incorporated www.mixfm.com
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield 101.5 KGFM-FM American General Media www.kgfm.com
Bakersfield 97.7 KSMJ-FM Buckley Broadcasting Corporation www.977thebreeze.com
Fresno 98.9 KSOF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.softrock989.com
Fresno KWYE-FM www.y101hits.com
Los Angeles 103.5 KOST-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kost1035.com
Modesto/Stockton 102.3 KJSN-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny102fm.com
Modesto/Stockton 99.3 KJOY-FM Silverado Broadcasting Company
www.993kjoy.com
Monterey/Salinas 96.9 KWAV-FM Buckley Broadcasting Corporation
www.kwav.com
Sacramento 96.1 KYMX-FM CBS Radio www.kymx.com
Sacramento 92.5 KGBY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.y92.com
San Diego 96.5 KYXY-FM CBS Radio www.kyxy.com
San Francisco 96.5 KOIT-FM Bonneville International Corporation www.koit.com
San Jose 94.5 KBAY-FM NextMedia Group www.kbay.com
COLORADO
Colorado Springs 106.3 KKLI-FM Clear Chnnel Communications www.kkli.com
Denver 101.1 KOSI-FM Entercom www.kosi101.com
Ft. Collins 102.5 KTRR-FM Regent Communications, Inc. www.tri102.com/
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport 99.9 WEZN-FM Cox Radio Inc www.star999.com
Bridgeport 107.9 WEBE-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc www.webe108.com
Hartford 100.5 WRCH-FM CBS Radio www.v1033.com
DELAWARE
Wilmington, DE 99.5 WJBR-FM NextMedia Group www.wjbr.com
FLORIDA
Ft. Pierce 101.3 WHLG-FM Horton Broadcasting www.coast1013.com
Gainesville 98.5 WKTK-FM Entercom www.ktk985.com/
Melbourne 99.3 WLRQ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wlrq.com
Miami 101.5 WLYF-FM Jefferson-Pilot Communications www.wlyv.com/
Miami 97.3 WFLC-FM Cox Radio Inc coastfm.com
Orlando 107.7 WMGF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.magic107.com
Pensacola 94.1 WMEZ-FM Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. www.softrock941.com
Tampa 94.9 WWRM-FM Cox Radio Inc www.newmagic949.com
Tampa WMTX-FM 100.7 www.wmtx.com
West Palm 104.3 WEAT-FM CBS Radio www.sunny1043.com
West Palm 105.5 WOLL-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kool1055.com
GEORGIA
Atlanta 98.5 WSB-FM Cox Radio Inc www.b985.com
Augusta 104.3 WBBQ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wbbq.com
Columbus, GA 100.1 WGSY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny100columbus.com
HAWAII
Honolulu KUMU-FM NONE http://www.kumu.com
Honolulu 96.3 KRTR-FM Cox Radio Inc www.krater96.com
Honolulu 92.3 KSSK-FM Clear Channel Communications www.ksskradio.com
IDAHO
Boise 107.9 KXLT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.liteonline.com
ILLINOIS
Chicago 93.9 WLIT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.litefm.com
Peoria IL WSWT-FM 106.9 FM www.literock107.com
INDIANA
Indianapolis 105.7 WYXB-FM Emmis Communications www.b1057.com
IOWA
Des Moines 104.1 KLTI-FM Saga Communications Incorporated www.lite1041.com
KANSAS
Wichita 97.9 KRBB-FM Clear Channel Communications www.b98fm.com
KENTUCKY
Louisville 106 WVEZ-FM Cox Radio Inc www.lite1069.com
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge 96.1 KRVE-FM Clear Channel Communications www.961theriver.com
Baton Rouge 103.3 WCDV-FM www.sunny1033.com
Lafayette, LA 99.9 KTDY-FM Regent Communications, Inc. www.999ktdy.com
Lafayette, LA 102.1 KQIS-FM Third Partner Broadcasting www.kqis.com
New Orleans 101.9 WLMG-FM Entercom www.magic1019.com
Shreveport 96.5 KVKI-FM Clear Channel Communications www.965kvki.com
MAINE
Portland, ME WHOM 94,9 www.whom949.com
MARYLAND
Baltimore 101.9 WLIF-FM CBS Radio www.1019litefm.com
Salisbury MD WQHQ 104.7 FM www.q105fm.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston 106.7 WMJX-FM Greater Media www.magic1067.com
Springfield, MA 94.7 WMAS-FM Lappin Communications www.947wmas.com
Worcester 96.1 WSRS-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wsrs.com
MICHIGAN
Detroit 105.1 WMGC-FM Greater Media www.detroitmagic.com
Detroit 100.3 WNIC-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wnic.com
Flint 107.9 WCRZ-FM Regent Communications, Inc. www.wcrz.com
Grand Rapids 95.7 WLHT-FM Regent Communications www.wlht.com
Grand Rapids 105.7 WOOD-FM Clear Channel Communications www.star1057online.com
Lansing 99.1 WFMK-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.99wfmk.com
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis 102.9 WLTE-FM CBS Radio www.1029litefm.com
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi 93.7 WMJY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.magic937.com
Jackson 98.7 WJKK-FM New South Communications www.mix987.com
MISSOURI
Kansas City 102.1 KCKC-FM CBS Radio www.star102.com
Kansas City 98.1 KUDL-FM Entercom www.kudl.com
Springfield, MO 105.9 KGBX-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kgbx.com
St. Louis 102.5 KEZK-FM CBS Radio www.kezk.com
NEBRASKA
Omaha 101.9 KLTQ-FM Waitt Radio Incorporated www.thebigo1019.com
NEVADA
Las Vegas 106.5 KSNE-FM Clear Channel Communications www.ksne.com
Reno 95.9 KNEV-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.magic95.com
Reno 106.9 KRNO-FM Americom Broadcasting www.sunny1069.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth, NH 95.7 WZID-FM Saga Communications Incorporated www.wzid.com
Portsmouth, NH 98.7 WBYY-FM www.987thebay.com
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City 96.9 WFPG-FM Millennium Radio Group www.literock969.com
Middlesex, NJ 98.3 WMGQ-FM Greater Media www.wmgqfm.com
Monmouth Ocean 92.7 WOBM-FM Millennium Radio Group www.wobm.com
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 99.5 KMGA-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.995magicfm.com
NEW YORK
Albany, NY 95.5 WYJB-FM Pamal Broadcasting LTD www.b95.com
Buffalo 96.1 WJYE-FM CBS Radio www.wjye.com
Nassau-Suffolk 98.3 WKJY-FM Barnstable Broadcasting Incorporated
www.kjoy.com
Nassau-Suffolk 97.5 WALK-FM Clear Channel Communications www.walkradio.com
New York 106.7 WLTW-FM Clear Channel Communications www.1067litefm.com
Newburgh 100.7 WHUD-FM Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. www.whud.com
Rochester 101.3 WRMM-FM CBS Radio www.warm1013.com
Syracuse 94.5 WYYY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.y94fm.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte 102.9 WLYT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wlyt.com
Greenville, NC 103.3 WMGV-FM Beasley Broadcast Group www.v1033.com
Raleigh 101.5 WRAL-FM Capitol Broadcasting Company www.wralfm.com
OHIO
Cincinnati 98.5 WRRM-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc www.warm98.com
Cleveland 102.1 WDOK-FM CBS Radio www.wdok.com
Columbus, OH 94.7 WSNY-FM Saga Communications Incorporated www.wsny.net
Dayton 99.9 WLQT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wlqt.com
Toledo 101.5 WRVF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.1015theriver.com
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City 104.1 KMGL-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation www.magic104.com
Tulsa 92.9 KBEZ-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation www.kbez.com
OREGON
Eugene KMGE 94.5-FM http://www.kmge.fm
Portland, OR 103.3 KKCW-FM Clear Channel Communications www.k103.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown 100.7 WLEV-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.softrock1007fm.com
Philadelphia 101.1 WBEB-FM WEAZ-FM Radio Incorporated www.b101radio.com
Pittsburgh 92.9 WLTJ-FM Steel City Media www.wltj.com
Pittsburgh 99.7 WSHH-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation www.wshh.com
Wilkes-Barre 92.9 WMGS-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.magic93fm.com
Wilkes Barre WLNP-FM 94.3 www.lite943fm.com
York, PA 103.3 WARM-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc www.warm103.com
RHODE ISLAND
Providence 105.1 WWLI-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.lite105.com
Providence WSNE 93.3 www.wsne.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, SC 106.7 WTCB-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.b106fm.com
Greensboro 99.5 WMAG-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wmagradio.com
Greenville, SC 98.9 WSPA-FM Entercom www.magic989online.com
Greenville, SC 102.5 WMYI-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wmyi.com
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga 92.3 WDEF-FM Bahakel Communications www.sunny923.com
Johnson City 98.5 WTFM-FM Glenwood Communications Corp www.wtfm.com
Knoxville 97.5 WJXB-FM South Central Communications Corporation www.b975.com
Memphis 104.5 WRVR-FM Entercom www.wrvr.com
Nashville 92.9 WJXA-FM South Central Communications Corporation www.mix929.com
TEXAS
Austin 95.5 KKMJ-FM CBS Radio www.majic.com
Beaumont 104.5 KKMY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.mix1045.com
Corpus Christi 92.7 KKBA-FM Malkan Broadcast Association www.927kkba.com
Dallas 103.7 KVIL-FM CBS Radio www.kvil.com
El Paso 99.9 KTSM-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny999fm.com
Houston 99.1 KODA-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny99.com
San Antonio 101.9 KQXT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.softrock1019.com
Tyler TX KOOI 106.5 www.kooi.com
UTAH
Salt Lake City 98.7 KBEE-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.b987.com
Salt Lake City 100.3 KSFI-FM Simmons Media Group Inc www.fm100.com
Salt Lake City 106.5 KOSY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kosy.com
VERMONT
Burlington, VT 92.9 WEZF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.star929.com
VIRGINIA
Norfolk 101.3 WWDE-FM Entercom www.2wd.com
Richmond 98.1 WTVR-FM Clear Channel Communications www.lite98.com
Roanoke 99.1 WSLQ-FM Mel Wheeler, Inc www.q99fm.com
WASHINGTON
Seattle 106.9 KRWM-FM Sandusky Radio www.warm1069.com
Spokane 98.1 KISC-FM Clear Channel Communications www.literockkiss.com
WASHINGTON DC
Wash DC 97.1 WASH-FM Clear Channel Communications www.washfm.com
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston, WV 99.9 WVAF-FM West Virginia Radio Corp www.v100.fm
WISCONSIN
Madison, WI 98.1 WMGN-FM Mid-West Family Broadcast Group www.magic98.com
Milwaukee, WI WLDB-FM www.b933fm.com
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Jones Radio JRN4-FM (satellite feed programming)
*XM Radio X025-FM NONE
Birmingham 96.5 WMJJ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.magic96fm.com
Huntsville 96.9 WRSA-FM NCA, Inc. www.lite969.com
Huntsville 99.1 WAHR-FM STG Acquisition www.star99.fm
Mobile 99.9 WMXC-FM Clear Channel Communications www.litemix.com
Montgomery WMXS 103.5 www.mix103.com
ARIZONA
Phoenix 99.9 KESZ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kez999.com
Tucson 94.9 KMXZ-FM Journal Broadcast Group Incorporated www.mixfm.com
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield 101.5 KGFM-FM American General Media www.kgfm.com
Bakersfield 97.7 KSMJ-FM Buckley Broadcasting Corporation www.977thebreeze.com
Fresno 98.9 KSOF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.softrock989.com
Fresno KWYE-FM www.y101hits.com
Los Angeles 103.5 KOST-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kost1035.com
Modesto/Stockton 102.3 KJSN-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny102fm.com
Modesto/Stockton 99.3 KJOY-FM Silverado Broadcasting Company
www.993kjoy.com
Monterey/Salinas 96.9 KWAV-FM Buckley Broadcasting Corporation
www.kwav.com
Sacramento 96.1 KYMX-FM CBS Radio www.kymx.com
Sacramento 92.5 KGBY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.y92.com
San Diego 96.5 KYXY-FM CBS Radio www.kyxy.com
San Francisco 96.5 KOIT-FM Bonneville International Corporation www.koit.com
San Jose 94.5 KBAY-FM NextMedia Group www.kbay.com
COLORADO
Colorado Springs 106.3 KKLI-FM Clear Chnnel Communications www.kkli.com
Denver 101.1 KOSI-FM Entercom www.kosi101.com
Ft. Collins 102.5 KTRR-FM Regent Communications, Inc. www.tri102.com/
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport 99.9 WEZN-FM Cox Radio Inc www.star999.com
Bridgeport 107.9 WEBE-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc www.webe108.com
Hartford 100.5 WRCH-FM CBS Radio www.v1033.com
DELAWARE
Wilmington, DE 99.5 WJBR-FM NextMedia Group www.wjbr.com
FLORIDA
Ft. Pierce 101.3 WHLG-FM Horton Broadcasting www.coast1013.com
Gainesville 98.5 WKTK-FM Entercom www.ktk985.com/
Melbourne 99.3 WLRQ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wlrq.com
Miami 101.5 WLYF-FM Jefferson-Pilot Communications www.wlyv.com/
Miami 97.3 WFLC-FM Cox Radio Inc coastfm.com
Orlando 107.7 WMGF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.magic107.com
Pensacola 94.1 WMEZ-FM Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. www.softrock941.com
Tampa 94.9 WWRM-FM Cox Radio Inc www.newmagic949.com
Tampa WMTX-FM 100.7 www.wmtx.com
West Palm 104.3 WEAT-FM CBS Radio www.sunny1043.com
West Palm 105.5 WOLL-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kool1055.com
GEORGIA
Atlanta 98.5 WSB-FM Cox Radio Inc www.b985.com
Augusta 104.3 WBBQ-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wbbq.com
Columbus, GA 100.1 WGSY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny100columbus.com
HAWAII
Honolulu KUMU-FM NONE http://www.kumu.com
Honolulu 96.3 KRTR-FM Cox Radio Inc www.krater96.com
Honolulu 92.3 KSSK-FM Clear Channel Communications www.ksskradio.com
IDAHO
Boise 107.9 KXLT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.liteonline.com
ILLINOIS
Chicago 93.9 WLIT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.litefm.com
Peoria IL WSWT-FM 106.9 FM www.literock107.com
INDIANA
Indianapolis 105.7 WYXB-FM Emmis Communications www.b1057.com
IOWA
Des Moines 104.1 KLTI-FM Saga Communications Incorporated www.lite1041.com
KANSAS
Wichita 97.9 KRBB-FM Clear Channel Communications www.b98fm.com
KENTUCKY
Louisville 106 WVEZ-FM Cox Radio Inc www.lite1069.com
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge 96.1 KRVE-FM Clear Channel Communications www.961theriver.com
Baton Rouge 103.3 WCDV-FM www.sunny1033.com
Lafayette, LA 99.9 KTDY-FM Regent Communications, Inc. www.999ktdy.com
Lafayette, LA 102.1 KQIS-FM Third Partner Broadcasting www.kqis.com
New Orleans 101.9 WLMG-FM Entercom www.magic1019.com
Shreveport 96.5 KVKI-FM Clear Channel Communications www.965kvki.com
MAINE
Portland, ME WHOM 94,9 www.whom949.com
MARYLAND
Baltimore 101.9 WLIF-FM CBS Radio www.1019litefm.com
Salisbury MD WQHQ 104.7 FM www.q105fm.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston 106.7 WMJX-FM Greater Media www.magic1067.com
Springfield, MA 94.7 WMAS-FM Lappin Communications www.947wmas.com
Worcester 96.1 WSRS-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wsrs.com
MICHIGAN
Detroit 105.1 WMGC-FM Greater Media www.detroitmagic.com
Detroit 100.3 WNIC-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wnic.com
Flint 107.9 WCRZ-FM Regent Communications, Inc. www.wcrz.com
Grand Rapids 95.7 WLHT-FM Regent Communications www.wlht.com
Grand Rapids 105.7 WOOD-FM Clear Channel Communications www.star1057online.com
Lansing 99.1 WFMK-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.99wfmk.com
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis 102.9 WLTE-FM CBS Radio www.1029litefm.com
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi 93.7 WMJY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.magic937.com
Jackson 98.7 WJKK-FM New South Communications www.mix987.com
MISSOURI
Kansas City 102.1 KCKC-FM CBS Radio www.star102.com
Kansas City 98.1 KUDL-FM Entercom www.kudl.com
Springfield, MO 105.9 KGBX-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kgbx.com
St. Louis 102.5 KEZK-FM CBS Radio www.kezk.com
NEBRASKA
Omaha 101.9 KLTQ-FM Waitt Radio Incorporated www.thebigo1019.com
NEVADA
Las Vegas 106.5 KSNE-FM Clear Channel Communications www.ksne.com
Reno 95.9 KNEV-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.magic95.com
Reno 106.9 KRNO-FM Americom Broadcasting www.sunny1069.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth, NH 95.7 WZID-FM Saga Communications Incorporated www.wzid.com
Portsmouth, NH 98.7 WBYY-FM www.987thebay.com
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City 96.9 WFPG-FM Millennium Radio Group www.literock969.com
Middlesex, NJ 98.3 WMGQ-FM Greater Media www.wmgqfm.com
Monmouth Ocean 92.7 WOBM-FM Millennium Radio Group www.wobm.com
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque 99.5 KMGA-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.995magicfm.com
NEW YORK
Albany, NY 95.5 WYJB-FM Pamal Broadcasting LTD www.b95.com
Buffalo 96.1 WJYE-FM CBS Radio www.wjye.com
Nassau-Suffolk 98.3 WKJY-FM Barnstable Broadcasting Incorporated
www.kjoy.com
Nassau-Suffolk 97.5 WALK-FM Clear Channel Communications www.walkradio.com
New York 106.7 WLTW-FM Clear Channel Communications www.1067litefm.com
Newburgh 100.7 WHUD-FM Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. www.whud.com
Rochester 101.3 WRMM-FM CBS Radio www.warm1013.com
Syracuse 94.5 WYYY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.y94fm.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte 102.9 WLYT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wlyt.com
Greenville, NC 103.3 WMGV-FM Beasley Broadcast Group www.v1033.com
Raleigh 101.5 WRAL-FM Capitol Broadcasting Company www.wralfm.com
OHIO
Cincinnati 98.5 WRRM-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc www.warm98.com
Cleveland 102.1 WDOK-FM CBS Radio www.wdok.com
Columbus, OH 94.7 WSNY-FM Saga Communications Incorporated www.wsny.net
Dayton 99.9 WLQT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wlqt.com
Toledo 101.5 WRVF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.1015theriver.com
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City 104.1 KMGL-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation www.magic104.com
Tulsa 92.9 KBEZ-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation www.kbez.com
OREGON
Eugene KMGE 94.5-FM http://www.kmge.fm
Portland, OR 103.3 KKCW-FM Clear Channel Communications www.k103.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown 100.7 WLEV-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.softrock1007fm.com
Philadelphia 101.1 WBEB-FM WEAZ-FM Radio Incorporated www.b101radio.com
Pittsburgh 92.9 WLTJ-FM Steel City Media www.wltj.com
Pittsburgh 99.7 WSHH-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation www.wshh.com
Wilkes-Barre 92.9 WMGS-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.magic93fm.com
Wilkes Barre WLNP-FM 94.3 www.lite943fm.com
York, PA 103.3 WARM-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc www.warm103.com
RHODE ISLAND
Providence 105.1 WWLI-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.lite105.com
Providence WSNE 93.3 www.wsne.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, SC 106.7 WTCB-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.b106fm.com
Greensboro 99.5 WMAG-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wmagradio.com
Greenville, SC 98.9 WSPA-FM Entercom www.magic989online.com
Greenville, SC 102.5 WMYI-FM Clear Channel Communications www.wmyi.com
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga 92.3 WDEF-FM Bahakel Communications www.sunny923.com
Johnson City 98.5 WTFM-FM Glenwood Communications Corp www.wtfm.com
Knoxville 97.5 WJXB-FM South Central Communications Corporation www.b975.com
Memphis 104.5 WRVR-FM Entercom www.wrvr.com
Nashville 92.9 WJXA-FM South Central Communications Corporation www.mix929.com
TEXAS
Austin 95.5 KKMJ-FM CBS Radio www.majic.com
Beaumont 104.5 KKMY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.mix1045.com
Corpus Christi 92.7 KKBA-FM Malkan Broadcast Association www.927kkba.com
Dallas 103.7 KVIL-FM CBS Radio www.kvil.com
El Paso 99.9 KTSM-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny999fm.com
Houston 99.1 KODA-FM Clear Channel Communications www.sunny99.com
San Antonio 101.9 KQXT-FM Clear Channel Communications www.softrock1019.com
Tyler TX KOOI 106.5 www.kooi.com
UTAH
Salt Lake City 98.7 KBEE-FM Citadel Communications Corporation www.b987.com
Salt Lake City 100.3 KSFI-FM Simmons Media Group Inc www.fm100.com
Salt Lake City 106.5 KOSY-FM Clear Channel Communications www.kosy.com
VERMONT
Burlington, VT 92.9 WEZF-FM Clear Channel Communications www.star929.com
VIRGINIA
Norfolk 101.3 WWDE-FM Entercom www.2wd.com
Richmond 98.1 WTVR-FM Clear Channel Communications www.lite98.com
Roanoke 99.1 WSLQ-FM Mel Wheeler, Inc www.q99fm.com
WASHINGTON
Seattle 106.9 KRWM-FM Sandusky Radio www.warm1069.com
Spokane 98.1 KISC-FM Clear Channel Communications www.literockkiss.com
WASHINGTON DC
Wash DC 97.1 WASH-FM Clear Channel Communications www.washfm.com
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston, WV 99.9 WVAF-FM West Virginia Radio Corp www.v100.fm
WISCONSIN
Madison, WI 98.1 WMGN-FM Mid-West Family Broadcast Group www.magic98.com
Milwaukee, WI WLDB-FM www.b933fm.com
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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