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How do they come up with these ratings? I've only ever been asked a survey based on the couple times they called me because I called a radio station. Like ever. Polling only people who call radio stations is probably not an accurate way of gathering data. Whats the sample set, like 1000 people?

For example, there's also the "how often is this station used as muzak" thing. Around here its the local shitty mix station, WXLO, 104.5. They probably have a higher number of "listeners" than all the other stations in the central MA area combined, only because a crapload of places use them as muzak. People are forced to listen to that station, they don't choose it.

-Mike

<blockquote data-quote="drgrant" data-source="post: 2458312" data-attributes="member: 859">How do they come up with these ratings?&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="[rofl]" title="ROFL&nbsp; &nbsp; [rofl]" data-shortname="[rofl]" />&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve only ever been asked a survey based on the couple times they called me because I called a radio station.&nbsp;&nbsp; Like ever.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Polling only people who call radio stations is probably not an accurate way of gathering data.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Whats the sample set, like 1000 people?&nbsp; <img src="/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="[laugh]" title="Laugh&nbsp; &nbsp; [laugh]" data-shortname="[laugh]" /> For example,&nbsp; there&#039;s also the &quot;how often is this station used as muzak&quot; thing.&nbsp; &nbsp; Around here its the local shitty mix station,&nbsp; WXLO,&nbsp; 104.5.&nbsp; &nbsp; They probably have a higher number of &quot;listeners&quot;&nbsp; than all the other stations in the central MA area combined, only because a crapload of places use them as muzak.&nbsp; &nbsp; People are forced to listen to that station, they don&#039;t choose it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -Mike</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drgrant, post: 2458312, member: 859"] How do they come up with these ratings? [rofl] I've only ever been asked a survey based on the couple times they called me because I called a radio station. Like ever. Polling only people who call radio stations is probably not an accurate way of gathering data. Whats the sample set, like 1000 people? [laugh] For example, there's also the "how often is this station used as muzak" thing. Around here its the local shitty mix station, WXLO, 104.5. They probably have a higher number of "listeners" than all the other stations in the central MA area combined, only because a crapload of places use them as muzak. People are forced to listen to that station, they don't choose it. -Mike [/QUOTE]

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