MeasureCast has announced that the MeasureCast Top 50 Internet radio stations ranking for June was topped by Internet-only broadcasters MEDIAmazing.com, RadioMargaritaville.com and CableMusic.com's
Hot 100 station.
Internet-only stations claimed 26 of the top 50 spots and 8 of the top 10. Thirty-two stations in the June ranking also appeared on May's Top 50 list. Of those comparable stations,
24 saw increases in estimated audience size -- or CUME -- while 23 stations recorded increases in the total number of hours streamed, or total time spent listening (TTSL). Broadcasters with
significant TTSL increases in June included: AliceOnAir.com (up 110%); Cablemusic.com's Hot 100 (up 62%); and RadioMargaritaville.com (up 48%).
Together, the 32 comparable stations for May and June
streamed 14% more hours in June (3.8 million hours) than they did in May (3.3 million hours). The comparable Internet-only stations streamed 19% more hours in June (3 million hours) than they did in
May (2.5 million hours), while terrestrial stations streamed 1.8% fewer hours in June (788,000) than they did in May (802,000).