Who would have ever thought that a music service would dominate radio the way Pandora does? Many of the 157 million Pandora listeners call the service "radio" but we know the difference, don't we? There's full-service radio and then there's Pandora. What ever you call it, when it comes to ratings there's Pandora and then there's the rest of the league. Ando Media's Internet audio rankers for June shows Pandora #1 with 157 million listeners, up from 148 million. CBS Radio ranked second with 52 million, up from 50.6 million. Then there's Clear Channel with half the listeners of CBS, Citadel and the rest. The rest includes a surprise at #5...
For those that thought World Cup Soccer is not a major sport - think again. Number 5 in the June ranker was ESPN Radio, the network that carried what we call soccer but the world calls football. In terms of "Average Active Sessions" Pandora has gone from 391,000 in April to 403,000 in May and in June to 419,000. Those numbers are from the listing called "Domestic" (U.S. only) 6 am - 8 pm weekdays, internet radio listening's heaviest traffic time. The "Session Starts" listing shows Pandora jumping 9 million listeners, CBS Radio 1 million plus, with Clear Channel slipping .6 million...
Ando Media will host a web conference on Monday, August 16th to discuss the June Ranker and invites those who wish to join to register. They will also discuss the results of the ranker by contacting them here...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1948] Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera': "Candid Microphone" which will become "Candid Camera" one year later, debuts on New York City's channel 7 (WJZ which will become WABC)...
2.1949] The Name Game: The National Military Establishment is renamed the Department of Defense...
3.1969] The slaughter continues: Leno and Rosemary LaBianca are murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others are slain...
4.1977] Son of Sam: Postal employee David Berkowitz aka "The Son of Sam" is captured and arrested in Yonkers (NY). He will be sentenced to 6-consecutive terms of 25 years to life for killing 6 people on his killing spree...
5.1988] POW money: President Ronald Reagan signs a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans interred by the U.S. government during WWII...
6.1993] Another woman in robes: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is sworn in as the second female Supreme Court justice. Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan have joined joined Ginsburg as the third and fourth female members of the Supreme Court. The first female member of the bench, Sandra Day O'Connor has been retired for several years...
7.1994] Asking for immunity: President Bill Clinton claims presidential immunity in asking a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual harassment lawsuit by Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee...
8.1995] Jane Roe joins anti-abortion group: Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe" in the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, joins the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue...
9.2003] O solo mio: Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal turns the 12th unassisted triple play in major league history against the St. Louis Cardinals...
10.2006] Terrorist plot crushed: British authorities thwart a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States...
Music Memories:
•1966] #1 on this date: "Summer in the City" - Lovin' Spoonful...1986] "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna...
•1968] Released on this date: "Magic Bus" - The Who...
•1985] Platinum plus: Madonna's "Like A Virgin" becomes the 1st LP by a female artist to be certified for 5 million in sales...
Commentary...
The Jimi Hendrix Legacy: A 40th anniversary salute to Electric Lady Studios will be presented by the Audio Engineering Society on August 24 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the studio, 52 West Eighth Street in Manhattan. The salute will be hosted by David K. Bialik, who promises to play one of Jimi Hendrix's guitars with his teeth - just kidding - but it will be an event to attend. While admission is limited, CBS will provide audio and video streaming of the event via the AES Website. For additional information, contact the AES by clicking here...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Angie Harmon (38), Antonio Banderas (50), Rosanna Arquette (51), Ian (Jethro Tull) Anderson (63), Veronica Spector Greenfield (67), Eddie Fisher (82) and Rhonda Fleming (87)...
Timeline Countdown: 27 days until Labor Day, 30 days until the NFL opener (Minnesota @ New Orleans) and 44 days until autumn arrives...
1.1948] Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera': "Candid Microphone" which will become "Candid Camera" one year later, debuts on New York City's channel 7 (WJZ which will become WABC)...
2.1949] The Name Game: The National Military Establishment is renamed the Department of Defense...
3.1969] The slaughter continues: Leno and Rosemary LaBianca are murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others are slain...
4.1977] Son of Sam: Postal employee David Berkowitz aka "The Son of Sam" is captured and arrested in Yonkers (NY). He will be sentenced to 6-consecutive terms of 25 years to life for killing 6 people on his killing spree...
5.1988] POW money: President Ronald Reagan signs a measure providing $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans interred by the U.S. government during WWII...
6.1993] Another woman in robes: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is sworn in as the second female Supreme Court justice. Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan have joined joined Ginsburg as the third and fourth female members of the Supreme Court. The first female member of the bench, Sandra Day O'Connor has been retired for several years...
7.1994] Asking for immunity: President Bill Clinton claims presidential immunity in asking a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual harassment lawsuit by Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee...
8.1995] Jane Roe joins anti-abortion group: Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe" in the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, joins the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue...
9.2003] O solo mio: Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal turns the 12th unassisted triple play in major league history against the St. Louis Cardinals...
10.2006] Terrorist plot crushed: British authorities thwart a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the United States...
Music Memories:
•1966] #1 on this date: "Summer in the City" - Lovin' Spoonful...1986] "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna...
•1968] Released on this date: "Magic Bus" - The Who...
•1985] Platinum plus: Madonna's "Like A Virgin" becomes the 1st LP by a female artist to be certified for 5 million in sales...
Commentary...
The Jimi Hendrix Legacy: A 40th anniversary salute to Electric Lady Studios will be presented by the Audio Engineering Society on August 24 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at the studio, 52 West Eighth Street in Manhattan. The salute will be hosted by David K. Bialik, who promises to play one of Jimi Hendrix's guitars with his teeth - just kidding - but it will be an event to attend. While admission is limited, CBS will provide audio and video streaming of the event via the AES Website. For additional information, contact the AES by clicking here...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Angie Harmon (38), Antonio Banderas (50), Rosanna Arquette (51), Ian (Jethro Tull) Anderson (63), Veronica Spector Greenfield (67), Eddie Fisher (82) and Rhonda Fleming (87)...
Timeline Countdown: 27 days until Labor Day, 30 days until the NFL opener (Minnesota @ New Orleans) and 44 days until autumn arrives...
