Public Radio -- RRC News Items
RRC news items re: Public radio

eRANKS - Public Radio
For Arbitron PPM and Diary markets, RRC presents the Top 30 Public Radio Subscribing Stations ranked by Metro AQH Persons, Metro AQH Share, Metro Cume Persons and Metro Cume Rating (Monday-Sunday, 6AM-Midnight, P 12+).

eRANKS - Non-Commercial Religious Stations
For Arbitron PPM and Diary markets, RRC presents the top Non-Commercial Religious Subscribing Stations ranked by Metro Cume Persons, with additional data for Metro AQH Persons, Metro AQH Share and Metro Cume Rating (Monday-Sunday, 6AM-Midnight, P 12+).

Public Radio Nationwide Reports
How is the public radio system performing on a national basis?

Audience 2010
RRC has reported a disturbing lack of growth in the recent national audience levels for Public Radio.  We contracted with George Bailey of Walrus Research for an exhaustive data analysis.  He worked with David Giovannoni of AudiGraphics Inc to:

• report on the components of the growth of the Public Radio audience until 2003;
  
• identify, within the available data, the causes of stagnation;
  
• determine which causes are within Public Radio's control;
  
• focus on strategic opportunities for the resumption of increasing levels of service.

Ralph Award
The Ralph Award, named for Radio Research Consortium's mascot and "corporate seal," honors a station each year for exceptional audience growth.  The original Ralph resides at the RRC, but has been known to turn up at stations from time to time, as well as at PRPD conferences!  The Ralph Award is currently on hiatus.