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Rated Online Radio Networks Approach Five Million Listeners

Dateline: 02/02/05

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Today Arbitron Inc. and comScore Media Metrix announced results for the December 2004 survey period rating the three charter subscribers: America Online's AOL® Radio Network; Yahoo!®’s LAUNCHcast; and Microsoft’s MSN Radio and WindowsMedia. Measurement portrays an average broadcast week during the month.

Monday - Sunday, 6AM-Midnight

The Monday - Sunday 6AM-Midnight audience for the three measured networks increased 16 percent from an estimated 4.2 million people per week, age 12 and older, in November 2004 to almost 4.9 million for the December 2004 survey period.

Monday - Friday, 10AM - 3PM

The midday daypart of Monday-Friday 10AM-3PM is the heart of the working day. Listening to the online radio networks measured by comScore/Arbitron peaks during midday, with 655,000 people age 12 and older listening during an Average Quarter-Hour Monday-Friday 10am-3pm. Average Quarter-Hour (AQH) is the estimated number of people who listen during an average 15-minute period of time during a given daypart.

Persons 12+ Average Weekly Audience - December 2004

Listener Measurement
Networks Monday-Friday 6AM-7PM Cume Persons Monday-Friday 6AM-7PM - Average Quarter- Hour Persons Monday-Sunday 6AM-Midnight - Cume Persons Monday-Sunday 6AM-Midnight - Average Quarter- Hour Persons
Yahoo!’s LAUNCHcast1,351,300 246,300 2,255,400 167,200
America Online's AOLRadio Network 1,223,600 149,000 2,119,500 103,300
Microsoft’s MSN Radio and WindowsMedia.com 481,200 72,200 622,700 41,000
TOTAL: All Three Networks 2,968,400 467,500 4,885,900 311,500

Note: Cume is defined as the number of different people who listen during a given daypart. Cume audience estimates for individual networks should not be added, because people who listen to more than one network will be counted twice. The reported audience for the total of the three networks is an unduplicated estimate of the number of different people who listened to one or more of the networks for a minimum of five minutes during the week.

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