Web Radio Listening Peaks After May Day

  • May 14, 2002
MeasureCast, Inc. today announced that more people listened to Internet radio stations measured by MeasureCast the day after the May 1 "Day of Silence" protest organized by Internet radio broadcasters protesting proposed royalty rates than any other day during the week of April 29 - May 5.

The weekly MeasureCast Internet Radio Report shows that Thursday, May 2 was the week's peak listening day, garnering 18.5 percent of all on-line radio listening for the week. The so-called "Day of Silence" was the third busiest day for stations measured by MeasureCast, behind Thursday and Tuesday of that week. The peak listening day the previous week occurred the day before the May 1 protest.

During the week of April 29, the MeasureCast Internet Radio Listening Index -- a representation of the trend in Total Time Spent Listening across a spectrum of on-line stations measured by MeasureCast - rose 8%. Since Jan. 6, 2002, the index has more than doubled, rising 117%. Since January 2001, the index has increased 621%. The week of April 29 saw 15 of the top 25 stations measured by MeasureCast stream more hours of entertainment than they did the week before. And 13 stations enjoyed larger audiences.

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