Research Guides: Radio: Ratings

Current Radio Ratings

Stationratings.com
Station Ratings provides Nielsen Audio ratings for radio stations in hundreds of U.S. cities.

Ratings analysis : the theory and practice of audience research (ebook) by James G. Webster; Patricia F. Phalen; Lawrence W. Lichty
ISBN: 9781410617354
Publication Date: 2006-08-15
Ratings Analysis: The Theory and Practice of Audience Research provides a look at the ratings industry and analysis processes. Coverage describes audience research data and summarizes the history of audience measurement, the research methods most often used, and the kinds of ratings research products available.

American Radio Ratings series
The graphic design may look out of date, but the World Radio History website contains PDF copies of an important resource, Jim Duncan's "American Radio" ratings series, for the years 1975-2002.
American Radio via Google Books
Jim Duncan's American Radio series, which reported ratings for the major American radio markets. Google Books has years 1977-2001.
Hooper, Arbitron, and Crossley radio ratings
The graphic design may look out of date, but the worldradiohistory.com website contains the PDFs of some essential ratings reports in radio history, including the Cooperative Analysis of Broadcasting (CAB) from 1935-1946, the Hooper ratings from 1945-1964, and the Arbitron ratings from 1965-1991.