Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons)
The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period.
Average
Quarter-Hour Rating (AQH Rating)
The AQH Persons estimate
expressed as a percentage of the population being measured. This estimate is
printed for the MSA and DMA. It can also be computed for the TSA. [AQH Persons
/ Population] x 100 = AQH Rating (%)
Cume
Persons
The total number of different persons who tune to a radio station during the course of a daypart for at least five minutes.
Cume
Rating
The Cume Persons audience expressed as a percentage of all persons estimated to be in the specified demographic group. [Cume Persons / Population] x 100 = Cume Rating (%)
Rating
(AQH or Cume)
The audience expressed as a percentage of the total population. [Listeners / Population] x 100 = Rating (%)
Share
The percentage of those listening to radio in the Metro who are listening to a particular radio station. [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)
Gross
Impressions (GIs)
The sum of the Average Quarter-Hour Persons audience for all spots in a given schedule. [AQH Persons] x [the number of spots in an advertising schedule] = GIs
Gross
Rating Points (GRPs)
The sum of all rating points achieved for a particular spot schedule. [AQH Rating] x [the number of spots in an advertising schedule] = GRPs
Cost
Per Rating Point
The cost of reaching an Average Quarter-Hour Persons audience that's equivalent to one percent of the population in a given demographic group. [Cost of Schedule] / [GRP] = Cost Per Rating Point or [Spot Cost] / [AQH Rating] = Cost Per Rating Point
Cost
Per Thousand (CPM)
The cost of delivering 1,000 gross impressions. [Cost of Schedule] / [GI] x 1,000 = CPM or [Spot Cost] / [AQH Persons] x 1,000 = CPM
Exclusive
Cume
The number of different persons who listen to only one station during the daypart reported.
Net
Reach
The number of different persons reached in a given schedule. Real net reach is available through Maximi$er®, for single-station and multiple-station schedules.
Frequency
The average number of times a person is exposed to a radio spot schedule.
[GI] / Net Reach = Frequency
Time
Spent Listening (TSL)
An estimate of the number of quarter-hours the average person spends listening during a specified time period. [(Quarter-Hours in a time period) x (AQH Persons)] / Cume Audience = TSL
Metro
Includes a city (or cities) whose population is specified as that of the central city together with the county (or counties) in which it is located. The Metro also includes contiguous or additional counties when the economic and social relationships between the central and additional counties meet specific criteria. Arbitron Metros generally correspond to the Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) defined by the U.S. Government's Office of Management and Budget. They are subject to exceptions dictated by historical industry usage and other marketing considerations.
Total
Survey Area (TSA)
A geographic area that encompasses the Metro Survey Area and may include additional counties located outside the Metro which meet certain listening criteria to Metro-licensed stations.
Designated
Market Area (DMA®)
The DMA is composed of sampling units (counties or geographically split counties) and is defined and updated annually by Nielsen Media Research, Inc., based on historical television viewing patterns. A county or split county is assigned exclusively to one DMA.
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