How A New Way Of Measuring Radio Ratings Has Changed Radio Programming

“PPM thus made obsolete many broadcasters’ ancient rituals: Incessant repetition of the station call letters, so Arbitron listeners couldn’t possibly forget where their dials were tuned. Or starting a contest at 7:25 a.m., so the station would get credit in the diary for both the 7:15 and the 7:30 quarter-hours.”