Posted: May 05, 2008
The
portion of American workers who are choosing to listen to radio at work
via the Internet as opposed to through a traditional radio receiver
grew dramatically from 2007 to 2008.
According
to data from the ARBITRON/EDISON MEDIA RESEARCH Internet &
Multimedia series of studies, among people who are employed full or
part-time and listen to radio at work, the portion who listen most
often to radio stations through a computer over the Internet has grown
from 12% to 20% in one year's time while the portion who listen most
often via a regular radio has declined from 88% to 80%.
"These
findings suggest that broadcasters need to think about the quality of
their streams, and promote the ability to listen to radio online," says
EDISON Pres. LARRY ROSIN. "After all, on the Internet, the competition
is not just the other stations in town; instead the possibilities are
essentially infinite."
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