"David" wrote in message
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There's no reason for them to be included in your so called "ratings"
which measure nothing but a dying medium's last gasp. Shoutcast (and
Icecast, Live 365, etc.) are where the top dollar demos are going for good
music radio and NPR/CommunityRadio. There is no reason to subject one's
self to the torture that is commercial radio in the 21st century. It is
painful to listen to sonically (and HD sounds worse on AM) and only a
complete loser would voluntarily absorb the content.

Streams, satellite, HD2 channels and analog or HD terrestrial stations are
all included in the Arbitron radio ratings. Additionally, there are audits
of streaming "stations" and, as I said, the listening level of Shoutcast
across the US would not qualify all its channels combined for the minimum
reporting standard for radio ratings. In other words, think of the worst
radio station in your market, and it has as many or more listeners than Live
365 or Shoutcast.