lets see where he is next month

[gnooryblows]

http://www.talkers.com/top-talk-radio-audiences/

[akwilly]

I heard that the talkers ratings were a payolla type deal

[DanTSX]

I heard that the talkers ratings were a payolla type deal

It is.

[gnooryblows]

I heard that the talkers ratings were a payolla type deal

whats that mean? elaborate por favor?

[MV/Liberace!]

whats that mean? elaborate por favor?

Pay for play.

[karios8]

Is it "pay and we will list your number of listeners" or "pay us x amount of money for 1 million listeners or y amount of money and we will say you have 10 million listeners"

[gnooryblows]

wow, from wikipedia.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talkers_Magazine
"Ratings for talk shows are based upon "the opinion of the TALKERS editorial board" and are "non-scientific projections... and do not represent exact Nielsen Audio or any other ratings service totals."
that certainly leaves a lot of wiggle room.

fahhhhk that

[Sean92008]

I just went to their website...  Talkers is a bullshit calling card service.  Did a search for "Art Bell" and found NO valid articles.  All I found were press releases for 1) His return two years ago; 2) His departure two years ago; 3) His return to a Portland radio station.

Press releases are a controlled environment.  They are NOT articles of probing, journalism, per se.

I'm sure Premier(e) is their major account.  Every page I loaded had an ad or a "feature" on a PRM host.

As the Beach Boys sang:  "Wouldn't it be nice..."  that a wholesale dumping of Dave Noorie starts. 

[Lord Grantham]

Bubba the Love Sponge?

[VegasI15]

Talkers is fun to look at but NOT accurate.  As has already been eloquently pointed out. 

[Uncle Duke]

So if "Talkers" isn't accurate, is there a radio industry source that is both accurate and above board?  Bateman might have the answer.