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ARBITRON LOOKS AT ETHNIC RADIO

February 25, 2010: Arbitron releases the “Black Radio Today 2009″ and “Hispanic Radio Today 2009″ studies, with both reports featuring PPM data for the first time.
“Ethnic-formatted stations reach millions of listeners every day,” Arbitron EVP Alton Adams said. “These studies show the strength of radio as a media companion to ethnic

Jill Scott takes full advantage of Black History Month:
The Lifetime Network premiered “Sin of the Mother” with Jill Scott to rave reviews. More importantly Lifetime was rewarded with the number four cable show in Black Households.
Here is a look at last weeks Top 25 Cable Shows in Black Households

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The Slow Death of Radio

Always nice to see what artist and types of music have longevity. You might be fooled on what you see and hear. Hear is the list.
THE TOP SELLING ARTIST OF THE PAST DECADE
1. Eminem, 31,127,000. First charted: 1999. Eminem, 36, is the top male artist and the top rap artist so far in this decade.

The New York Times
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By SAUL HANSELL
Officially, Julius Genachowski had only a terse one-sentence statement about Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC on Monday. It said: “The FCC will carefully examine the proposed merger and will be thorough, fair and fact-based in its review.
But a relatively obscure rule-making notice, also issued Monday,