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  • A Great Country Song Makes You Feel – Are You “Feeling” Ken Burns’ “Country Music?”

    • 09/23/2019
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: country music, country radio, country radio programming
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    As I write this there are four episodes yet to air. But even at the halfway point, it has been hard to watch “Country Music” and not feel something. But that’s how a show about country music should be, right? Because a great country song makes you feel. The Feel Sometimes a great country song

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  • Formats With the Most Momentum Entering 2018 Plus 3 Questions to Ask For Growth

    • 01/04/2018
    • Posted by: Mike O'Malley
    • Category: Nielsen ratings, radio programming, Radio Ratings
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    Radio formats with the most momentum going into the New Year - plus A&O&B's thoughts on on growth in 2018.

    Each year, Nielsen releases its Top Audio Trends report which lists the 10 leading formats in terms of share for the past January through November in PPM markets.  Trending the data suggest formats with the most momentum. There are separate rankings for 6+, 18-34 and 25-54. Before we got to the trends, here are Nielsen’s

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