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How to Monitor Radio Airplay

Monitoring the number of plays a song receives on the radio is a valuable tool for musicians, record labels and booking agents to track the success of an artist and pinpoint the markets in which they are strongest. Tracking systems---including Broadcast Data Systems, Mediabase and CMJ---automatically monitor radio stations and tabulate this information to sell to their customers. Users can access this information by paying a monthly subscription-fee.

Instructions

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      Choose the best radio tracking service for your needs. BDS and Mediabase scan the largest commercial radio stations in the country while services like CMJ and FMQB scan smaller and college radio stations.

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      Subscribe to the service of your choice. Subscriptions are usually based on a monthly or annual fee. Prices vary depending on the monitoring service you choose.

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      Create a user profile including relevant points of interest based on target market, genre and territories. This enables the monitoring service of your choice to build custom reports tailored to your needs.

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      Scan the charts. New genre-specific Top 40 charts and detailed airplay reports are released nationwide weekly.

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