NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Mar 2019

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 07 March 2019 11:56.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI delivering a 13.7% share for A12+ (up from 11.0%).  CHFI, as usual, benefited from their all Christmas music month. CHFI-FM also grabs the #1 spot with ladies 25-54 delivering a 17.7% share (up from 15.3%).  BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 12.6% share (up from 12.4 % in the last 13 week book). CHFI-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 12.9% share. For F18-34, CHFI-FM dominates, posting a 24.2 % (up from 20.6%). 

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec. 2018

Written by David Bray on Wednesday, 05 December 2018 17:27.

Before we go out to the malls this holiday season, let’s do some window shopping with the latest radio ratings. Let’s see which way the numbers rolled … with the release of the latest book.  The new PPM release from Numeris completes the thirteen week period covering Aug. 27th, to Nov. 25th, 2018. Let’s look at the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CBC Radio One delivering an 11.8% share for A12+ (up from 10.0%).  CHFI-FM grabs the #1 spot with ladies 25-54 delivering a 15.3% share (up from 12.7%).  BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 12.4% share (up from 11.7 % in the last 13 week book). Q107 continues to decline in A12+, F25-54, and core demo M25-54. BOOM-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 10.7% share. For F18-34, CHFI-FM dominates, posting a 20.6 %.

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Sep. 2018

Written by David Bray on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 19:01.

Say goodbye to summer but look in the rear view mirror to see the summer’s radio ratings. Let’s see which way the numbers rolled … with the release of the latest book.  The new PPM release from Numeris completes the thirteen week period covering May 28th, to Aug. 26th, 2018. Let’s look at the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to both CHFI-FM and BOOM 97.3 with each delivering an 11.1 share for A12+.  BOOM-FM grabs the #1 spot with ladies 25-54 delivering a 12.7% share (down from 14.4%) followed closely by BOOM with a 12.6 % share. BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 11.7% share (up from 11.1 % in the last 13 week book). In a strange twist, CHFI-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 12.0% share followed by BOOM at 11.4%. For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a 27.8 % (down from 23.6%).

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Mar. 2018

Written by David Bray on Wednesday, 07 March 2018 17:51.

As we sit stuck in a winter freeze, things are starting to heat up… with the release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris completes the thirteen week period covering November 27th, 2017 to February 25th, 2018. Let’s take a look at the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 14.6%  share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 12.4% last time out). CHFI got a ratings boost from their month of all Christmas music, a yearly programming move that has certainly paid off. CHFI-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 17.9% share (up from 15.6%) followed by CHUM-FM with a 12.1% share (down from 13.4%). CHUM-FM didn’t employ the all Christmas strategy and thus took a hit in December.  In a strange twist, CHFI-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 13.3% share (up from 12.0 % in the last 13 week book) followed by 680News at 8.4% and Q107 with 7.8%. In an even more unusual twist, CHFI-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 12.1% share. For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a whopping 24.2%.  

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec. 2017

Written by David Bray on Wednesday, 06 December 2017 16:27.

It is time to see whose number is up (or down)… with the release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris completes the thirteen week period covering August 28th to November 26th, 2017. Let’s take a look at the five PPM markets.

 Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 12.4% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 11.3% last time out). CHFI-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 15.6% share (up from 13.3%) followed by CHUM-FM with a 13.4% share (down from 17.0%).  In a strange twist, CHFI-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 12.0% share (up from 11.2 % in the last 13 week book) followed by BOOM-FM at 8.9% and Q107 with 8.5%. In an even more unusual twist, CHFI-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 17.1% share (up from 14.8%). For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting an 18.5%.

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Sep. 2017

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 07 September 2017 21:27.

As summer slips away, you can count on the fact that some things are heating up… with the release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris completes the thirteen week period covering May 29th to August 27th, 2017. Let’s take a look the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 11.3% share of hours tuned for A12+ (down from 11.6% last time out). CHUM-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 17.0% share (up from 16.4%) followed by CHFI-FM with a 13.3% share (down from 13.5%).  In a strange twist, CHFI-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 11.2% share (up from 10.0 % in the last 13 week book) followed by Q107 at 10.6% and BOOM-FM with 10.5%. In an even more unusual twist, CHFI-FM  leads the way for M18-34 with a 14.8% share. For F18-34, CHUM-FM tops the list posting a 19.2% (down from 20.0%)

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Jun. 2017

Written by David Bray on Wednesday, 07 June 2017 21:56.

With summer inching toward us, things are heating up… with today’s release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris completes the thirteen week period covering Feb. 27th to May 28th, 2017. Let’s take a look the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 11.6% share of hours tuned for A12+ (down from 14.3% last time out). CHUM-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 16.4% share (up from 14.2%) followed by CHFI-FM with a 13.5% share (down from 17.6%).  BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 12.5% share (up from 11.5 % in the last 13 week book). BOOM-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 13.1% share. For F18-34, CHUM-FM tops the list posting a 20.0%

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec. 2016

Written by David Bray on Wednesday, 07 December 2016 16:25.

As we brace for the winter freeze, get ready for something hot off the presses… today’s release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris (formerly BBM) completes the thirteen week period covering August 29th to November 27th, 2016. Let’s take a look the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 9.7% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 9.4% last time out). CHUM-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 14.2% share (up from 12.6%) followed by CHFI-FM with a 13.3% share (down from 13.4%).  Q107 re-gains the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 11.6% share (up from 9.1% in the last 13 week book) followed by BOOM at 10.3% (up from 10.0%). BOOM-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 13.0% share.  For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a 15.7% (up from 15.2%)

NUMERIS Overview: PPM Ratings - Sept. 2016

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 08 September 2016 16:38.

As summer slides into the distance, it’s time to look back with the help of today’s release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris (formerly BBM) completes the thirteen week period covering May 30th to August 28th, 2016. Let’s take a look the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 9.4% share of hours tuned for A12+ (down from 9.8% last time out) with BOOM-FM quickly gaining ground posting a 9.3% (up from 8.6%). CHFI-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 13.4% share (down from 14.5%) followed by CHUM-FM with 12.6% (down from 14.9%).  BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 10.0% share (down from 10.4% in the last 13 week book) followed by Q107 at 9.1% (up from 7.9%). SPORTSNET590 leads the way for M18-34 with an 8.9% share tied with 92.5KISS-FM also at 8.9%.  For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a 15.7% (up from 15.2%)

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - June 2016

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 09 June 2016 18:17.

For each major market radio station, today is the day their number is up (or down), with the release of the latest radio ratings.  The new PPM release from Numeris (formerly BBM) completes the thirteen week period covering Feb. 29th to May 29th, 2016. Let’s take a look the five PPM marke

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM once again with a 9.8% share of hours tuned for A12+ (down from 11.4% last time out). CHUM-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 14.9% share (down from 15.8%) followed by CHFI-FM with 14.5% (flat with the last book.).  BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 10.4% share (up from 9.6% in the last 13 week book) followed by Q107 at 7.9% (down from 8.2%). Virgin 99.9 leads the way for M18-34 with a 12.2% share (up from 10.3%) followed by Indie 88.1 at 9.5%.  For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a 15.2% (down from 15.7%)

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec. 2015

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 10 December 2015 20:23.

As an early Christmas present, today we get the latest radio ratings. The new PPM release from Numeris (formerly BBM) completes the thirteen week period covering August 31st to November 29th, 2015. Let’s take a look the five PPM markets to find out who got what they wanted and who got a lump of coal.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM with a 10.1% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 9.8% last time out). CHUM-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 16.4% share (down from 17.9 followed by CHFI-FM with 14.3% (up from 14.2%). BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 10.8% share (down from 12.9% in the last 13 week book) followed by Q107 at 8.5% (down from 11.7%). Virgin 99.9 leads the way for M18-34 with an 11.0% share (up from 10.1%) followed by the Edge at 10.5%. For F18-34, CHUM-FM tops the list posting an 18.5% (down from 19.6%).

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Sept. 2015

Written by David Bray on Tuesday, 15 September 2015 15:43.

Today is the day we look at the summer numbers to see who was hot.  The new PPM radio ratings release from Numeris (formerly BBM) completes the thirteen week period covering June1st to Aug. 30th, 2015. Let’s take a look the five PPM markets.

 

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap, despite a significant decline, go to CHFI-FM with a 9.8% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 9.5% last time out). CHUM-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 17.9% share (down from 18.4 followed by CHFI-FM with 14.2% (down from 14.6%).  BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 12.9% share (down from 13.8% in the last 13 week book) followed by Q107 at 11.7% (up from 9.3%). Virgin 99.9 leads the way for M18-34 with a 10.1% share.  For F18-34, CHUM-FM tops the list posting a 19.6% (down from 26.3%).

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec 2014

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 11 December 2014 15:07.

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As I sit buried under the worst snowstorm of the year, I will attempt to dig through the latest PPM radio ratings released today. This release from Numeris (formerly BBM) completes the thirteen week period covering Sept. 1st to November 30th, 2014. . Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for the five PPM markets.

Toronto : Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM with a 13.0% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 12.9% last time out). CHFI-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 20.6% share (down from 20.9%) followed by CHUM-FM delivering a 17.3% share (up from 16.3%). Q107 holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 11.0% share (down from 11.1% in the last 13 week book). CHUM-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 13.2% share. For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a 23.9% share (up from 23.6%).

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Sept 2014

Written by Iain Grant on Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:36.

As the weather starts to cool down, things are heating up with the latest PPM radio ratings released today. This release from BBM completes the fourteen (as opposed to the normal thirteen) week period covering May 26th to August 31st, 2014. . Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for the five PPM markets.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - June 2014

Written by David Bray on Friday, 13 June 2014 15:41.

As we gear up for summer, climb on board for a tour of the latest PPM radio ratings released today. This release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering February 24th, 2013 to May 25th, 2014. . Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM with a 13.2% share of hours tuned for A12+ (down from 17.6% last time out). CHFI-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 20.5% share (down from 25.8%) followed by CHUM-FM delivering a 17.0% share (up from 16.7%). BOOM-FM holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 9.8% share (up from 7.6% in the last 13 week book) followed by Q107 with 9.3% (up from 9.2%). CHUM-FM leads the way for M18-34 with a 9.0% share.  For F18-34, CHUM-FM tops the list posting a 19.4% share.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Mar. 2014

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 06 March 2014 15:18.

It may still be chilly outside, but things are starting to heat up with today’s release of the latest PPM radio ratings. This release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering November 25th, 2013 to February 23rd, 2014. . Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for the five PPM markets.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec. 2013

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 05 December 2013 14:10.

As the winter winds begin to blow we have just received a breath of fresh air with today’s release of the latest PPM radio ratings. Today’s release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering August 26th to November 24th. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for the five PPM markets.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM with a 16.0% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 14.2% last time out). CHFI-FM takes the #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 26.5% share (up from 29.4%) followed by CHUM-FM delivering an 18.3% share (down from 21.5%). Q107 holds the #1 spot for males 25-54, posting a 9.2% share (flat with 9.2% in the last 13 week book). The Edge leads the way for M18-34 with a 16.0% share (down from 20.6%). For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list posting a 29.2% (up from 21.0%) share followed by CHUM-FM with a 16.6% (down from 20.2%) share of hours tuned.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Sep. 2013

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 05 September 2013 08:15.

With summer in the rear view mirror, we can now look back at the radio landscape with today’s release of the latest PPM radio ratings. Today’s release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering May 27 to August 25th. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for the five PPM markets.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Jun. 2013

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 06 June 2013 13:38.

With summer peeking around the corner, things on the radio landscape are sizzling with the latest PPM radio ratings. Today’s radio release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering February 25th to May 26th. This marks the fifteenth 13 week period in the new era of measurement for Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.  Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for those markets plus Montreal (the first PPM market).

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Mar. 2013

Written by David Bray on Saturday, 09 March 2013 14:46.

 In the midst of a hurricane of change in terms of media ownership, things on the radio landscape are heating up with the latest PPM radio ratings. Today’s radio release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering November 26th to February 24th. This marks the fourteenth 13 week period in the new era of measurement for Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.  Let’s take a look at some of the numbers for those markets plus Montreal (the first PPM market).

The race for ratings: Fall 2004 BBM overview

Written by David Bray on Wednesday, 15 December 2004 18:32.

As the winter winds begin to howl, things are heating up in anticipation of the CRTC decision coming out of the hearings held in early November. Nothing less than the future of radio in Canada is at stake. For now, the race for ratings is as hot as ever as demonstrated by the Fall BBM released today.

Toronto: CHUM-FM claimed a market leading 9.4 per cent share of hours tuned for A12+. EZRock proved that the summer book was a minor blip as they posted a formidable 8.1 per cent share. Q107 turned in an impressive 7.3 per cent share of A12+ and a 15.4 per cent share of M25-54. 680News continued their strong showing with a 5.5 per cent share of A12+.

Who is Hot This Winter

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 01 February 2001 17:52.

As Canada lies buried beneath the depths of winter, I'm sitting here embroiled in a discussion about who is hot. Or more specifically, which formats are hot and which are not. So its time to work up a little perspiration and churn out some analysis.

Below is a recap of 8 large markets, detailing the percentage share of hours tuned (A12+, M-Sun. 5a-1a) for each format in the Fall 2000 BBM. There is some subjectivity in determining whether a station should be categorized, for example, as Hot Adult Contemporary or Contemporary Hit Radio station.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Dec. 2012

Written by David Bray on Thursday, 06 December 2012 14:09.

Even as the winter chill settles in, things on the radio landscape are heating up with the latest PPM radio ratings. Today’s radio release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering August 27th to November 25th. This marks the thirteenth 13 week period in the new era of measurement for Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers.

Toronto: Bragging rights at the top of the ratings heap go to CHFI-FM with a 13.5% share of hours tuned for A12+ (up from 12.2% last time out). CHUM-FM holds their #1 spot with the ladies 25-54 delivering a 19.0% share (up from 17.9%) followed by CHFI-FM posting a 17.0% share (up from 14.0%). Q107 holds their #1 spot for males 25-54, posting an 11.9% share (up from 10.7% in the last 13 week book). The Edge holds their edge over the competition with M18-34 turning in a 15.5% share (down from 15.9%). For F18-34, CHFI-FM tops the list with a 21.4% (up from 17.5%) share of hours tuned followed by CHUM-FM posting a 20.4% (up from 19.6%) share.

BBM Overview: PPM Ratings - Sep. 2012

Written by David Bray on Sunday, 09 September 2012 22:24.

With summer in the rear view mirror, it’s time to take a look back at the last 13 weeks with the latest PPM radio ratings. Today’s radio release from BBM completes the thirteen week period covering May 28th to August 26th. This marks the twelfth 13 week period in the new era of measurement for Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.  Let’s take a look at some of the numbers.