BBM releases new PPM radio stats

BBM has released its newest PPM (portable people meter) radio statistics for Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. The statistics, which reflect a survey period from Nov. 28, 2011 to Feb. 26, 2012, reveal the size of radio audiences by station and market. Here are the Top 5 stations pulled from the PPM top-line radio […]

BBM has released its newest PPM (portable people meter) radio statistics for Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. The statistics, which reflect a survey period from Nov. 28, 2011 to Feb. 26, 2012, reveal the size of radio audiences by station and market.

Here are the Top 5 stations pulled from the PPM top-line radio statistics for the A2+ demographic for each of the five markets.

Calgary Stations (Share %)
CHQR (10.2) – Corus Radio
CBR (9.1) – CBC
CKRYFM (7.8) – Corus Radio
CIBKFM (7.6) – Astral
CHFMFM (7.5) – Rogers Media

Edmonton Stations (Share %)
CISNFM (10.2) – Corus Radio
CHED (9.9) – Corus Radio
CKNOFM (8.1) – Rawlco Radio
CKRAFM (7.3) – Newcap Broadcasting
CIUPFM (6.6) – Rawlco Radio

Toronto Stations (Share %)
CHFIFM (15.8) – Rogers Media
CBLAFM (11) – CBC
CHUMFM (9.8) – Bell Media
CFTR (7.6) – Rogers Media
CILQFM (6) – Corus Radio

Vancouver Stations (Share %)
CHQMFM (12.4) – Bell Media
CBU+ (10.7) – CBC
CKNW (10) – Corus Radio
CFBTFM (7.9) – Bell Media
CKZZFM (7.2) – Astral

Montreal – Anglo Stations (Share %)
CJAD (24.8) – Astral
CJFMFM (17.3) – Astral
CKBEFM (formerly CFQRFM) (14.9) – Cogeco
CHOMFM (11.9) – Astral
CBMEFM (8.2) – CBC

Montreal – Francophone Stations (Share %)
CHMPFM (21.5) – Cogeco
CFGLFM  (18.6) – Cogeco
CITEFM (12) – Astral
CBFFM  (10.7) – CBC
CKMFFM (8.1) – Astral

“Share,” as defined by BBM, is the estimated total hours tuned to that station expressed as a percentage of total hours tuned to Total Encoded Radio.

For more stats from each market report, such as “cume,” the total number of people who were exposed to the stations for at least one minute during the analyzed period, click here (login required).

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