TVBR's exclusive report yesterday, which was later confirmed by Infinity President and COO Joel Hollander at the UBS Securities Media Week conference in New York, means that Arbitron faces only two radio holdouts from encoding for the upcoming Portable People Meter test in Houston. We reported last July that with Infinity, Cox Radio and Radio One all refusing to encode, Arbitron would have only 52.1 commercial radio share points participating in the test, with 30.7% boycotting. Those figures were based on the Winter 2004 Arbitron ratings. Using the same ratings book, the count is now 60.6 in and only 22.2 out. Using the most recent book, Summer 2004, the numbers are only slightly different - - 60.3 in and 22.4. Meanwhile, participation by broadcast TV and cable MSOs in the market is said to be essentially unanimous, despite Nielsen's refusal to be an active partner in the test. Here's our updated radio chart of who's in and who's out.
Stations which may participate in PPM test
|
Owner
|
Calls
|
AM/FM
|
Format
|
Share*
|
|
ABC/Disney
|
KMIC
|
AM
|
Kids/Top40
|
0
|
|
Aleluya Christian Broadcasting
|
KBRZ
|
AM
|
Span/CCtmp
|
0
|
|
Aleluya Christian Broadcasting
|
KFTG
|
FM
|
Gospel
|
0
|
|
Alvin Community College
|
KACC
|
FM
|
AOR
|
0
|
|
American Family Association
|
KAXF
|
FM
|
Christian
|
0
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KHMX
|
FM
|
Hot AC
|
2.8
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KBME
|
AM
|
Adlt Stndrd
|
0.8
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KKRW
|
FM
|
Clsc Rock
|
2.3
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KLOL
|
FM
|
Spanish
|
2.8
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KODA
|
FM
|
Soft AC
|
5.0
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KPRC
|
AM
|
Talk
|
3.8
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KTBZ
|
FM
|
Modern Rock
|
3.6
|
|
Clear Channel Communications
|
KTRH
|
AM
|
News/Sprts
|
3.3
|
|
Community Radio
|
KJIC
|
FM
|
Gospel
|
0
|
|
Cumulus Media
|
KRWP
|
FM
|
Urban AC
|
1.1
|
|
Cumulus Media
|
KSTB
|
FM
|
Country
|
0
|
|
Cumulus Media
|
KVST
|
FM
|
Country
|
0
|
|
Entravision
|
KGOL
|
AM
|
Asian
|
0
|
|
Eternal Truth Broadcasting
|
KGBC
|
AM
|
Religion
|
0
|
|
Henderson, Roy E
|
KEZB
|
FM
|
AC
|
0
|
|
Hispanic Broadcasting Inc.
|
KYST
|
AM
|
Spn/Nws/Tlk
|
0
|
|
Houston Christian Broadcasters
|
KHCB
|
FM
|
Christian
|
0
|
|
Houston Christian Broadcasters
|
KHCB
|
AM
|
Span/Chrst
|
0
|
|
KCOH Inc.
|
KCOH
|
AM
|
Urban
|
0.5
|
|
KSBJ Educational Foundation
|
KSBJ
|
FM
|
ChrsContemp
|
0
|
|
KSBJ Educational Foundation
|
KYBJ
|
FM
|
ChrsContemp
|
0
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KEYH
|
AM
|
Tropical
|
0.5
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KTJM
|
FM
|
Mexican
|
2
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KIOX
|
FM
|
Span/CHR
|
0
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KJOJ
|
FM
|
Mexican
|
0.7
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KJOJ
|
AM
|
Asian
|
0
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KQUE
|
AM
|
Ranchera
|
0.8
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KSEV
|
AM
|
Talk
|
1.4
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KXGJ
|
FM
|
Tropical
|
0
|
|
Liberman Broadcasting
|
KQQK
|
FM
|
Span/CHR
|
0.8
|
|
Martin Broadcasting
|
KYOK
|
AM
|
Gospl/CCtmp
|
0
|
|
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting
|
KCHN
|
AM
|
Ethnic
|
0
|
|
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting
|
KXYZ
|
AM
|
Spanish
|
0
|
|
New Wavo Communications Group
|
KUST
|
FM
|
Country
|
0
|
|
Pacifica Foundation
|
KPFT
|
FM
|
Ecltc/Talk
|
0
|
|
Prairie View A&M University
|
KPVU
|
FM
|
NPR/SJz/Gsp
|
0
|
|
Provenzano, Matthew
|
KYND
|
AM
|
Eth/Rlg/Spn
|
0
|
|
Rice University
|
KTRU
|
FM
|
Variety
|
0
|
|
Salem Communications
|
KKHT
|
AM
|
Chrst/Talk
|
0
|
|
Salem Communications
|
KTEK
|
AM
|
Cst/Tlk/Eth
|
0
|
|
Salt of Earth Broadcasting
|
KWWJ
|
AM
|
Gospl/Chrst
|
0.8
|
|
SIGA Broadcasting Corp
|
KLVL
|
AM
|
Spn/Cst/Var
|
0
|
|
SkyWave Broadcasting Inc
|
KILE
|
AM
|
Ethnic
|
0
|
|
Susquehanna Radio
|
KRBE
|
FM
|
CHR
|
4.9
|
|
Texas Southern University
|
KTSU
|
FM
|
Jaz/Old/BGs
|
0
|
|
Trinity River Valley Broacasting
|
KSHN
|
FM
|
AC/Old/Cty
|
0
|
|
University of Houston
|
KUHF
|
FM
|
Classical
|
0
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KLAT
|
AM
|
Spn/Nws/Tlk
|
0.5
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KLTN
|
FM
|
Span/Mexcn
|
5.7
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KPTY
|
FM
|
Hip Hop
|
4.2
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KLTO
|
FM
|
Hip Hop
|
0
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KRTX
|
AM
|
Tejano
|
0
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KOBT
|
FM
|
Spn/Trp/Var
|
0.8
|
|
Univision Communications
|
KOVE
|
FM
|
Span/AdCHR
|
3.6
|
|
Viacom/Infinity
|
KHJZ
|
FM
|
Smooth Jazz
|
3.0
|
|
Viacom/Infinity
|
KIKK
|
AM
|
Stern/misc.
|
0
|
|
Viacom/Infinity
|
KILT
|
FM
|
Country
|
3.3
|
|
Viacom/Infinity
|
KILT
|
AM
|
Sports
|
1.3
|
|
Combined share
|
|
|
|
60.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Out of PPM test
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cox Radio
|
KKBQ
|
FM
|
Country
|
3.7
|
|
Cox Radio
|
KHPT
|
FM
|
80s Hits
|
2.0
|
|
Cox Radio
|
KLDE
|
FM
|
Oldies
|
2.2
|
|
Cox Radio
|
KTHT
|
FM
|
Country
|
2.9
|
|
Radio One
|
KBXX
|
FM
|
R&BOd/HpHop
|
5.8
|
|
Radio One
|
KMJQ
|
FM
|
Urban
|
5.2
|
|
Radio One
|
KROI
|
FM
|
Mexican
|
0.6
|
|
Combined share
|
|
|
|
22.4
|
|
*Arbitron share 12+, Summer 2004
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