Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Rating disaster for AC formats in the US – Alert for European AC?


The latest Arbitron Ratings from January 2012 are out.
PDs from AC stations in major cities in the US are facing massive drops in the ratings after X-Mas season.
Does the AC crisis affect the European markets as well?
We think yes!!!

Have a look.


New York, NY (#1)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
WLTW-FM
AC
11.5
7.1
WCBS-FM
Classic Hits
6.2
6.5
WHTZ-FM
Top 40/M
4.6
4.9
WKTU-FM
Top 40/M
4.4
4.4
WSKQ-FM
Tropical
3.9
4.2

Los Angeles, CA (#2)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KFI-AM
Talk
4.5
4.8
KOST-FM
AC
8.5
4.8
KIIS-FM
Top 40/M
4.0
4.4
KBIG-FM
Hot AC
3.5
4.0
KPWR-FM
Top 40/R
4.5
4.0

Chicago, IL (#3)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
WGN-AM
N/T
5.0
5.4
WBBM-AM
News
5.2
5.0
WDRV-FM
Classic Hits
3.4
4.5
WVAZ-FM
Urban AC
4.6
4.4
WKSC-FM
Top 40/M
3.8
4.3
WTMX-FM
Hot AC
3.5
4.3

San Francisco, CA (#4)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KCBS-AM
News
6.0
6.6
KQED-FM
N/T
5.9
6.1
KYLD-FM
Top 40/R
4.6
4.4
KMVQ-FM
Top 40/M
3.8
4.2
KMEL-FM
Top 40/R
3.9
4.1
KOIT-FM
AC
8.2
4.1

Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (#5)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KHKS-FM
Top 40/M
6.4
7.1
KVIL-FM
AC
7.4
4.9
KLTY-FM
Christian Cont.
4.3
4.7
KPLX-FM
Country
4.3
4.6
KZPS-FM
Classic Rock
3.3
4.5

Houston-Galveston, TX (#6)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KBXX-FM
Top 40/R
7.0
7.0
KODA-FM
AC
12.0
7.0
KMJQ-FM
Urban AC
5.9
5.9
KSBJ-FM
Christian Cont.
5.0
5.8
KLTN-FM
Regional Mexican
4.8
5.7

Philadelphia, PA (#7)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KYW-AM
News
6.7
8.1
WBEB-FM
AC
15.3
7.0
WDAS-FM
Urban AC
5.9
6.5
WOGL-FM
Classic Hits
5.5
6.2
WMMR-FM
Active Rock
4.6
5.5

Atlanta, GA (#9)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
WVEE-FM
Urban
9.1
9.8
WSB-AM
Talk
6.2
7.8
WALR-FM
Urban AC
7.3
7.1
WSTR-FM
Hot AC
5.2
5.4
WPZE-FM
Gospel
4.8
5.2
WWWQ-FM
Top 40/M
4.7
5.2

Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), NY (#18)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
WALK-FM
AC
8.2
6.1
WFAN-AM
Sports
4.7
5.9
WHTZ-FM
Top 40/M
4.8
5.0
WAXQ-FM
Classic Rock
4.0
4.8
WBLI-FM
Top 40/M
4.5
4.5


Riverside-San Bernardino, CA (#26)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KLYY-FM
Spanish Adult Hits
8.4
10.0
KRQB-FM
Regional Mexican
6.5
5.9
KOLA-FM
Classic Hits
5.7
5.7
KFI-AM
Talk
4.1
4.4
KFRG-FM
Country
4.6
4.4

San Jose, CA (#37)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
KBRG-FM
Spanish Adult Hits
7.5
6.3
KQED-FM
N/T
5.9
6.0
KBAY-FM
AC
7.6
5.9
KEZR-FM
Hot AC
4.4
5.5
KRTY-FM
Country
3.8
5.0
KSOL-FM
Regional Mexican
4.5
5.0
KYLD-FM
Top 40/R
5.4
5.0

Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ (#41)
January '12 ARBITRON
Hol 11
Jan 12
WMGQ-FM
AC
7.1
6.2
WKXW-FM
Talk
4.9
5.5
WPLJ-FM
Hot AC
4.9
5.5
WAXQ-FM
Classic Rock
5.1
4.9
WRKS-FM
Urban AC
4.1
4.6



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Monday, 13 February 2012

Relaunch von World Radio Switzerland erfolgreich

World Radio Switzerland (WRS) ist ein Nachrichtenprogramm für die in der Schweiz lebende englischsprachige Bevölkerung mit Sitz in Genf.

Im Sommer 2011 hatte WRS Brand Support damit beauftragt ein Musikprogramm zu kreieren, das den Ansprüchen eines wortaffinen Publikums gerecht wird. Der Erfolg dieser Maßnahme ließ nicht lange auf sich warten. In einigen Regionen des Sendegebiets haben sich die Reichweiten von WRS seit letztem Sommer verdoppelt.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Thursday, 18 August 2011

"Künstliche Sachen gehen gar nicht"

Interview mit Arno Müller von 104.6 RTL in der aktuellen w&v.

Der Artikel ist leider nicht online verfügbar, daher hier die Screenshots. (Für größere Ansicht einfach anklicken.)




Thursday, 4 August 2011

Lockere Sprüche reichen nicht mehr

Für einen Artikel im Radio-Special der aktuellen Ausgabe der w&v (Nr. 30/2011) wurde Brand Support Senior Partner Christoph Pöschl interviewt.

Hier die Screenshots (für größere lesbare Version bitte anklicken):
Seite 1


Seite 2

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Lokalrundfunktage: Top 10 Criticisms of Morning Shows

A few weeks ago, our CEO Christoph Pöschl was part of a radio panel at the Lokalrundfunktage conference in Nürnberg. The panel was called "Success through word content and personality - programme strategies for gaining listeners" and was very well-received.

Our fellow media consultant Nik Goodmann from the UK refers to the discussion (and Christoph's part in particular) in his blog, listing the top 10 criticisms listeners have regarding morning shows.

Please find the whole article here.

You may also take a look at some pictures from the event on the official website (linked on the front page or in the Mediathek area).

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

'80er Musik Quiz' - hilfreiche App

Wer komponierte für die Bangles den Hit Manic Monday?

a) Jennifer Warnes
b) Prince
c) George Michael
d) Freddie Mercury

Die iPhone App ‘Die 80er - Wie gut kennst du die Kult Stars?’ ist ein prima Tool, um die 80er Kompetenz der Moderatoren und Redakteure zu testen.

Auch für einen kurzen Spiele-Break in der eigenen 80er Show ist diese App durchaus verwendbar. Man kann zwischen 5, 8 und 12 Fragen pro Spiel wählen.

Sicher sind auch einige nicht ganz formataffine Songs dabei - einfach ausprobieren, interessant ist es allemal.

Und mal Hand aufs Herz, wer von Euch hätte schon gewusst, dass Manic Monday von Prince komponiert wurde???

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Facebook Tips for Entertainment Brands from Mashable

Mashable published an interesting article with marketing tips for the Facebook pages of entertainment brands. We think this is quite relevant, not only for music artists or actors, but also for radio stations, so we are posting a summary and some excerpts here.

You can read the full article on Mashable's website.

Tip 1: Use Questions, Polls and Quizzes to Engage Your Community
"If you post a piece of content on your Facebook Page, you might generate a good number of comments. But if you post your content in the context of a question, a poll or a quiz, you make your content interactive and provoke viral distribution."

Tip 2: Reward Your Fans
"Engaging fans is one way to keep them happy; rewarding them is another. While there are many ways to reward your Facebook fans, many entertainers have found that sharing exclusive or free content gives fans a reason to come back time and again. (...) Rewarding your fans can also be as simple as making sure your Page provides valuable information, such as upcoming show dates or releases.

Tip 3: Let Fans Behind-the-Scenes
"Jessica Sitomer, CEO of TheGreenlightCoach.com, encourages entertainers to use their work as an opportunity to promote themselves creatively on Facebook. Sitomer suggests doing a “behind-the-scenes” video before a shoot or a show."

Tip 4: Use a Facebook Storefront to Turn Fans into Buyers
"Facebook is the perfect place for musicians, comedians and other entertainers to promote and sell their content and merchandise. Their fans are already there, and Facebook users don’t like to leave Facebook … so why send them to a separate website to transact?"