Inside RadioTime » Dan

DALLAS – July 7, 2009 – RadioTime, Inc., a developer of technology for finding and listening to radio online, today released the first RadioTime.com Top 19 Programs, a list of the most listened-to programs on RadioTime.com for the month of June 2009. The list, which RadioTime will update monthly, features some well-known programs and demonstrates how RadioTime enables users to discover lesser-known shows airing around the world.

The five most popular programs are: “Rush Limbaugh,” “Steve Harvey,” “The Savage Nation,” “Glenn Beck” and “Laura Ingraham.” Three sports programs make the list, including two shows airing on The Ticket 1310 AM/104.1 FM in Dallas, Tex., “The Musers” and “The Hardline.”

“Listeners use RadioTime to find their favorite station format and engaging personalities,” says Dan Halyburton, President, RadioTime, Inc. “The Ticket 1310 AM and 104.1 FM in Dallas is a web favorite, demonstrating Internet radio’s ability to help a local station compete on a worldwide stage.”

RadioTime.com’s international presence is evident, with BBC Radio 1’s “The Chris Moyles Show” and BBC Radio 4’s “Today” placing eleventh and fourteenth respectively. NPR’s top program is “Morning Edition,” which ranks seventh overall.

“Our objectives for our new RadioTime.com Top 19 Programs list is to show which programs are the favorites among our users right now and to help them discover new favorites, so we expect to see additional shows and on-air personalities make future lists even if they are not syndicated programs,” adds Halyburton.

RadioTime.com’s Top 19 Programs

The Rush Limbaugh Show
The Steve Harvey Morning Show
The Savage Nation
The Glenn Beck Program
Laura Ingraham Show
The Sean Hannity Show
NPR’s Morning Edition
Coast to Coast AM
Dr. Laura Schlessinger Show
The Musers
The Chris Moyles Show- BBC Radio 1
Mark Levin Show
The Hardline
BBC 4 Today
The Dave Ramsey Show
The Dennis Miller Show
The Jim Rome Show
Tom Joyner Morning Show
The Michael Baisden Show

About RadioTime RadioTime provides an easy means of finding local, national, or global radio programming airing on stations in 140 countries and broadcasting in 55 different languages. Listeners can use RadioTime to automatically detect what is airing on their local stations, browse by affiliates, and search for specific programs or on-air personalities, not just station call letters or genre. The RadioTime service also powers a wide range of consumer electronic devices and software applications.

RadioTime, founded in 2002, is based in Dallas, Texas. More information is available at www.radiotime.com.

Internet listening in the UK growing.

Dan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:55:18 +0000

New figures from Rajar show that one third of the UK’s adult population now claim to have listened to the radio via the internet.

The research also reveals that the number of users of personalised online radio has increased from 2.9 million to 3.9 million since October 2008. In addition, 7.1 million adults now claim to have heard of WiFi radio.

Rajar research manager Christel Lacaze says, “The fourth MIDAS survey clearly reveals that internet delivered audio listening, whether it is listening live, via listen again services, via personalised online radio or via podcasts, continues to grow. The most notable findings in this latest survey is the steady rise in those people who claim to have listened to radio via the internet and the 35% increase in POR users since October 2008, albeit from a small base.”

DanH

RadioTime Help Listeners Remember Michael JACKSON

Dan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:26:15 +0000

The world came together on Friday to remember a legend, and as people have done for decades, they turned to radio to provide the soundtrack for their memories.

Following news that Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday, RadioTime users on Friday flocked to Top 40 Soul and Hip-Hop radio stations. Hip-hop stations experienced the most significant increase.

We’ll all remember where we were when we heard the news Michael Jackson had passed away. RadioTime is proud to have helped fans remember and pay tribute to Jackson and connect them with one another all over the world.

Nielsen Consumer Media Study

Dan — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:00:39 +0000

Inside Radio is reporting results of a new Nielsen Media Study that shows radio getting 84 minutes a day, the computer gets more. A year long, Nielsen-funded media study, tracks hundreds of consumers in 6 cities, followed for 2 days to track media exposure. Radio gets more than half of the average 164 minutes spent each day with any form of audio.

Search and listening. The perfect combination with Radiotime

Greater Media CEO says Radio Should Embrace Streaming

Dan — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:43:23 +0000

Peter Smyth and his Greater Media have always been a forward thinking organization. They are innovators! In his monthly blog he talks about why broadcast Radio needs to embrace streaming .

From the Corner Office

This Month’s Topic:

To Stream or Not To Stream: Is It Even a Question?

Hello Everyone,

Recently, while attending the RAB Conference in Orlando, I overheard a conversation between two broadcasters comparing the potential cost-savings they could reap by turning off their simulcast online audio streams. I know that times are tough, but everything about this conversation seemed wrong to me. We are in danger of cost-cutting ourselves right out of business.

These broadcasters appeared to have no worries that their audience is being seduced by the personalization and convenience of the digital entertainment world. Some may pretend that it does not matter, but we all notice when “civilians” (non-radio types) start demanding applications for Facebook, Pandora, MySpace, even Twitter. Last year, it was the under 30 demographic; this year, it seems like everyone is asking about them. The stark fact is that radio now has to share the stage with an ever-expanding toolbox of communication and entertainment.

It is vital for radio to follow our audience, to make ourselves available on new platforms and in new forms as the digital environment changes. If we don’t, we jeopardize our future as an industry. If we are not moving forward, we are losing ground. The car has traditionally been radio’s stronghold. What’s going to happen when our listeners get behind the wheel with a wireless internet connection in their next car? Farfetched? Not at all, Cadillac has one available next month. Better yet, ask your “civilian” friends how they plug their iPod into their car stereo. You will be surprised how many of them have figured out a way to get what they want, when they want it.

The radio industry is so fixated on the past that it cannot see that the future is now. Sure, some of these are early-adopter gizmos and the audiences will be small at first, but adoption of new technologies is moving forward at breakneck speed. We cannot let the current economic slowdown serve as an excuse to not invest in the future, nor can we let our immediate problems – acute as they may be – smother long-term strategic thinking.

During this economic squeeze, the total cost of streaming is high when you include Sound Exchange fees and bandwidth costs. We are competing with thousands of internet-only stations, many of whom have found exotic niches. We are competing with Pandora and others who customize the music mix to individual tastes. And yes, streaming spots are selling at a “dollar a holler” or worse. That’s today; but what about tomorrow, next year, or 2020? We are actively searching for the proper business model for streaming audio and we cannot abdicate that search to the internet-only pure play operators. The extension of our established, local brand names onto digital devices is just another chapter in radio’s evolution to a multi-platform local media company. And that’s our future, whether we embrace it right now or fight it every step of the way.

For Greater Media, streaming is a mandate; we will be where our listeners want us to be. Our iPhone streaming platform will be joined by a Blackberry platform in the near future. We will be mobile, on the desktop and on the air. We will be ubiquitous, and we will expand and enrich our on-air, digital, and interactive communities every day.

We will also offer these enhancements to each and every advertiser who is interested in more than a traditional radio spot schedule, who wants to find their audience where they work and play. We will educate and inform our advertisers, because just as our audiences are changing their habits, so too are their customers; they are one and the same.

The future and the opportunities it holds are upon us. The only question is whether we want to be a player or a spectator. Please feel free to e-mail me by clicking on the “Ask Peter” icon posted below. I would love to hear your feedback or answer any questions you may have.

Best regards,

Peter April 2009