Radio Ratings

[blaise]

Does anyone know how to find out what the ratings of a particular radio show are? I searched around and just find general ratings for stations as a whole, but I never can find any for a particular time slot or show. Is this information on the web, or is it just made available to the stations themselves for a fee?
I'm sort of curious to see how Twibell's ratings are at 610, among other things.
Thanks for any help.

[banyon]

Arbitron Ratings Data Return to market selection page
for Kansas City


AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid

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Station Format SP07 SU07 FA07 WI08
KPRS-FM Urban Contemporary 6.5 7.4 6.4 5.8
KFKF-FM Country 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.7
KMBZ-AM News Talk Information 5.8 5.0 5.5 5.5
KQRC-FM Active Rock 5.1 4.5 5.7 4.9
KUDL-FM Adult Contemporary 4.4 4.4 3.8 4.9
WDAF-FM Country 5.3 3.6 3.8 4.5
KCFX-FM Classic Rock 2.8 3.6 4.2 4.4
KBEQ-FM Country 4.4 4.8 3.7 4.2
KMXV-FM Pop Contemporary Hit Radio 4.7 5.2 4.8 4.1
KCMO-FM Oldies 4.7 5.7 3.9 3.9
KCMO-AM Talk/Personality 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.7
KMJK-FM Urban Adult Contemporary 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.7
WHB-AM All Sports 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.6
KCHZ-FM Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.4
KCJK-FM Adult Hits 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.3
KCKC-FM Adult Contemporary 2.4 3.3 4.1 2.5
KBLV-FM Album Adult Alternative * * * 2.2
KRBZ-FM Alternative 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.0
KYYS-AM Mexican Regional * * * 1.7
KCSP-AM All Sports 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3
KDTD-AM Mexican Regional 1.1 0.7 1.3 1.0
KCCV-FM Religious 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8
KPRT-AM Gospel 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.8
KMZU-FM Country * 0.6 0.4 0.6
KTPK-FM Classic Country 0.6 0.5 * 0.6
KLZR-FM Hot Adult Contemporary 0.5 0.5 * 0.5
KXTR-AM Classical 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5
KCZZ-AM Spanish Variety 0.4 * * 0.4
KCCV-AM Religious * 0.5 1.0 *
KCXM-FM All Sports 0.8 1.1 * *
KGGN-AM Religious * * 0.4 *
KKHK-AM Mexican Regional 1.6 1.3 2.2 *
KRLI-FM Adult Standards/MOR * * 0.5 *
KYYS-FM Classic Rock 2.2 2.4 2.3 *

* Data are not available for this station/survey. This happens primarily in two-survey-per-year markets where data are released only in Spring and Fall.

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[patteeu]

I don't know what his ratings are, but I'm surprised by how much better his show turned out to be than my incredibly low expectations. I don't listen much during baseball season, but I suspect that he'll be getting most of my earshare when football season starts to heat up again.

Local sports talk radio hasn't been as good since Whitlock left the air, IMO. Petro is solid and I like St. John's show and the Chris and Cowboy show OK.

I really liked Whitlock/Jones and Whitlock/St. John. Whitlock/Maas could have been good if the two of their egos could have co-existed.

[patteeu]

Arbitron Ratings Data Return to market selection page
for Kansas City


AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid

Click on any column heading to sort by that field—station, format or survey period.

Station Format SP07 SU07 FA07 WI08
WHB-AM All Sports 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.6
KCSP-AM All Sports 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3



From the looks of those ratings, Twibell has his work cut out for him.

[blaise]

I've tried listening to Twibell, but he's just too boring to me. And I sort of get the impression he looks at any callers with a level of disdain, which I can understand- a lot of callers to sports radio are stupid, and they stammer through their takes, but I think you need to at least pretend you value people's opinions.
But the thing I can't get past is that he has absolutely no sense of humor whatsoever. None. That guy makes John Olerud look like a comedy dynamo.
McGarrigher (sp?) sort of tries to put that element in sometimes, and I think he's pretty good actually, but it just bounces off Roger.

[patteeu]

I've tried listening to Twibell, but he's just too boring to me. And I sort of get the impression he looks at any callers with a level of disdain, which I can understand- a lot of callers to sports radio are stupid, and they stammer through their takes, but I think you need to at least pretend you value people's opinions.
But the thing I can't get past is that he has absolutely no sense of humor whatsoever. None. That guy makes John Olerud look like a comedy dynamo.
McGarrigher (sp?) sort of tries to put that element in sometimes, and I think he's pretty good actually, but it just bounces off Roger.

His sidekick (I don't know how to spell it either) is indispensable. I can kind of see what you mean about Twibell. I honestly haven't listened to the show enough to either dispute or agree with your take. I switched away from sports talk after football season ended and I only listened to Twibell's show over the past couple of weeks leading up to the draft. Like I said before though, my positive impression of Twibell's show is based partly on incredibly low expectations.

[Stewie]

I've tried and tried to give Twibell a chance, but that show is just so boring I can't stand it. St. John is 100x better.