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December, 2005 Online Internet Radio Ratings: Over 7 Million Listeners Per Week

Dateline: 02/26/06

By Corey Deitz, About.com

Arbitron and comScore Media Metrix have released the online radio ratings for December 2005.

More than seven million different people, age 12 and older, tuned to the online radio during an average week in December, Monday to Sunday from 6AM – 12 midnight.

This is the first time the Cume audience for the five measured networks surpassed seven million listeners during an average week in a given month. (What is Cume?)

The midday Average Quarter-Hour (AQH) audience – listening Monday through Friday from 10AM-3PM – for the online radio networks being measured reached a new high of 1,832,300 people, age 12 and older. (What is Average Quarter Hour?)

The December ratings analysed listenership on Yahoo Music, American Online's AOL Radio Network, Microsoft's MSN Radio and WindowsMedia.com, and Live365

Ratings for all services can be viewed below.

Persons 12+ Average Weekly Audience - December, 2005

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
America Online's AOL Radio Network1,169,000 359,500 1,877,900 228,500
Clear Channel Online Music and Radio 663,700 106,000 797,300 58,600
Live365 523,900 79,400 721,200 47,800
Microsoft’s MSN Radio and WindowsMedia.com 935,200 223,200 1,116,900 121,100
Yahoo Music/LAUNCHcast 1,788,900 466,500 2,759,100 280,900
TOTAL: All Five Networks 4,849,500 1,234,500 7,000,500 736,900

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