Providing further proof of the power of Internet broadcasting, more than 7 million different people aged 12 and older tuned to the online radio networks measured by
comScore Arbitron during average week in December. (Monday to Sunday from 6AM – 12 midnight) This is the first time the audience for the 5 measured networks surpassed 7 million during an average week. The midday Average Quarter-Hour (AQH) audience – listening Monday through Friday from 10AM-3PM –
for the online networks also reached a new high of 1,832,300 aged 12 plus. The December report included AOL; Yahoo!; MSN Radio and WindowsMedia.com; Live365; and Clear Channel Online, but does not included dozens of extremely popular net broadcasts ranging from Radio Paradise to SomaFM that do not subscribe to the rating service.
A chart of the results is available on line from Arbitron here.
