ABC Cracks the Top Ten Internet Broadcasters According to arbitron measurecast rating, ABC Radio Networks had 380,904 hours of Total Time Spent Listening (TTSL), the sum total of hours
tuned by listeners to a given station or network. Clear Channel Worldwide was ranked the number one Internet Broadcast network with 1,619,591 hours of TTSL. Virgin Radio gained the top position
amongst Internet radio station with 340,545 hours of TTSL.
Demographic Highlights for the Week of March 3 - March 9
The peak listening days were Tuesday, March 4, and Thursday, March
5, with 21 percent of the week's online listening each. 78 percent of weekly online listening took place between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time. 13 percent of the week's total
listening took place during the weekend. 86 percent of the measured listeners were between the ages of 18 and 54. 68 percent of listeners were men; 32 percent were women. In the U.S.,
34 percent of listeners resided in the South; 29 percent in the West; 19 percent in the Northeast; and 18 percent in the Midwest. Top 10 Internet Broadcast Networks (March 3 - March 9)
| Rank | Company | TTSL | CUME |
| 1 | Clear Channel Worldwide | 1,619,591 | 226,084 |
| 2 | ChainCast/StreamAudio | 1,470,531 | 206,637 |
| 3 | MUSICMATCH | 1,337,260 | 389,992 |
| 4 | Live365.com | 721,866 | 143,889 |
| 5 | Warp Radio | 661,012 | 131,286 |
| 6 | Moontaxi | 636,901 | 84,316 |
| 7 | StreamGuys | 520,500 | 149,022 |
| 8 | Virgin Radio | 492,954 | 80,040 |
| 9 | SurferNETWORK | 441,863 | 48,685 |
| 10 | ABC Radio Networks | 380,904 | 90,743 |
Arbitron MeasureCast Weekly Top 15 (March 3 - March 9)
| Rank | Station | | Format | TTSL (in hours) |
| 1 | Virgin Radio/1215
AM & 105.8 FM | (London) | Hot Adult Contemporary | 340,545 |
| 2 | radioioEclectic
| (Internet-only) | Adult Alternative | 337,075 |
| 3 | MUSICMATCH Artist Match | (Internet-only) | Miscellaneous | 314,908 |
| 4 | WQXR-FM/96.3 | (New York) | Classical | 237,487 |
| 5 | JazzFM/102.2 FM & 100.4 FM | (London) | Jazz | 190,142 |
| 6 | WLS-AM/890 | (Chicago) | News / Talk | 169,243 |
| 7 | KPLU-FM/88.5 | (Tacoma) | Jazz | 159,766 |
| 8 | Beethoven.com | (Internet-only) | Classical | 152,583 |
| 9 | MUSICMATCH Top Hits
| (Internet-only) | CHR / Top 40 | 149,498 |
| 10 | MUSICMATCH Artist On Demand | (Internet-only) | Miscellaneous | 120,770 |
| 11 | KING-FM/98.1 | (Seattle) | Classical | 104,578 |
| 12 | KFI-AM/640 | (Los Angeles) | Talk Radio | 104,159 |
| 13 | Virgin Radio Classic Rock | (Internet-only) | Classic Rock | 101,485 |
| 14 | KNAC.COM | (Internet-only) | Pure Rock | 96,768 |
| 15 | WLTW-FM/106.7 | (New York) | Soft Adult Contemporary | 85,396 |
Source: Arbitron 1. TTSL is the total number of hours tuned to a given station or network in the reported time period.
2. Cume Persons is an estimate of the total number of unique
listeners who had one or more listening sessions lasting five minutes or longer during the reported time period.