How do the folks who rate radio programs know which station I listen to?
154957
I was chosen to be an "Arbitron" listener once, so I think I know. Arbitron selects people at random (I've been told it's very few per week) and they send those people a little diary. You fill it out, telling them what you listened to and when during your week, then you send it back. They use those diaries to figure out what people, in general, are listening to. They actually don't know what you, specifically, listen to at all unless they choose you. Again, it is random, so there's no way to apply for it or anything, you just have to get lucky.
900545
Not sure about those others. But my whole building seems to listen to Yahoo LaunchCast. The cool thing is that they have so many genres to choose from. Also you can rate each song/album/artist ..........so that when you listen to "Your Station" , it has an idea of the music you like. \n\n(I think you only get 5 "skip songs" a day, but I just reclick the genre and so that the song changes.)
943825
This is actually an estimation provided by a company called Nielsen. They do surveys of the general viewing public, and then provide the TV stations with estimates of how many people were watching. A company called Arbitron does the same thing for radio stations (I used to work there).
362672
Radiowaves, look it up.\nAnd you definately got the category wrong.
1065924
www.pandora.com\n\nYou can create your own stations by typing in the names of songs or performers you like, and pandora plays songs that have similar musical qualities... then you can rate the songs so that you can eliminate the ones you don't like, or in the future you can hear the ones you like again.  And you can keep adding different types.  Plus, at least for now, you don't have the intrusive advertisements you get with some other sites.
592702
Yes, there is. Check out Yahoo! Launch at music.yahoo.com\nMy favorite station is Today's Hits, but there are many commercials in the free version. You can upgrade to a premium version if you dont want to be bothered by adverts in between the songs. They also have a feature where you can rate the recently played songs so that you can get to hear your favorite songs often. I love it!
170564
try\n\nhttp://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&ctid=28
281560
Go to yes.com.  You can search for your station and get current playlists listed by minute/hour and also top 100 lists of the most commonly played songs for that station which helps if you don't remember the exact time of the play but know it's been in rotation.
605581
it's called 106.7 needs help?? I'm from Detroit but I don't live there anymore, that was my favorite station ... that sucks ... by the way Detroit has the best radio in the country, coming from that to anything else is weird, there's NO variety!!! Only one station for every genre, it's horrible. Guess you'll have to go back 101.1 Wrif :(
845292
Each station (both radio and TV) has their own scheduled rates.  It depends on the exact show choses (e.g., the Super Bowl vs. a low-rated radio show in upstate NY).  You need to ask the individual stations for specifics.
888308
Listen to the link below and then you will know.\n\nhttp://www.justgreatradio.com/molradio.htm
120184
Yahoo music\n\nchoiceradio.com
59457
Yahoo launchcast! is amazing! and you can settle your music preferences and rate the music you listen to, so its played more frequently!
403915
check out http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR and click your state then choose your county.
364595
I am actually listening to it right now.  Just go to www.xmradio.com.  You can get a free trial if you don't have an account.  But if you have an account, all you have to do is register with your Radio ID (which you get off your radio channel 0) and thats it.  Its fast and great to listen to at work.  :)
448362
You can use www.yes.com to enter your zip code for the radio station. there is a 24 hour listing of what is played on radio stations
321900
I tune in to an all-news AM station once in awhile but I avoid the ones with `Talk Show' programs; the hosts are usually obnoxious and opinionated. The reception on AM stations is very poor and distorted when my computer is running and I leave it on all day.