The Big Test Flashcards
Def. Average Quarter- Hour Persons
The average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five consecutive minutes during a 15 minute period.
Def. Average Quarter-Hour Rating
The Average Quarter-Hour Persons estimate is expressed as a percentage of the measured population.
Def. Audience Turnover
it is the number of times an audience is replaced by new listener within a daypart.
Avail
The commercial position in a program or between programs on a given station or network is available for purchase by an advertiser.
Def. Cluster
A cluster is a group of stations in the same market under common ownership or sales management. This usually refers to three or more AM and/or FM stations, or at least two stations on the same band, FM or AM. Groups of one AM and one FM are usually referred to as combos. A spot cluster refers to all commercials that run in the same commercial break.
Def. Close of Business
COB refers to any arrangement that is due or becomes valid or invalid end of business day.
Cost Per Point
The cost of reaching an Average Quarter-Hour person audience equivalent to one percent of the population in a given demographic group.
Formula:
1. Commercial cost divided by AQH Persons x 1000 = CPP or
2. Cost of schedule divided by GRP (Gross Ratings Points)= CPP
Def. Cost Per Thousand (CPM)
The cost of delivering 1,000 gross impressions.
Def. Cume Persons
The total number of different persons who listen to a Radio station during a daypart for at least five consecutive minutes.
Def. Cume Rating
percentage of all persons estimated to be in the specific demographic group.
Def. Daypart
The time segments into which a day is divided for the purpose of selling advertising time.
Flight
A scheduling tactic that alternates periods of advertising activity with periods of no activity.
Flight Dates
The start and end dates of a schedule including the weeks on and off air.
Frequency
The average number of times the same person will hear a commercial.
Gross Impressions
The total number of times a commercial will be heard over the course of a schedule.
Gross Rating Points (GRPs)
The sum of all rating points achieved for a particular commercial schedule.
Formula: AQH Rating x the number
ISCI Code (International Standard Coding Identification)
A code previously used to identify specific radio and television commercials. This coding system has been replaced by the Ad-ID system. (See Ad-ID)
Def. Makegood
Comparable commercial time or space given to an advertiser at no additional cost when advertising is pre-empted, omitted or airs in an unfit condition.
Midday
The late morning/early afternoon broadcast time period for Radio is most often represented by Monday through Friday 10 AM-3 PM as defined and reported by Arbitron.
Net Reach
The number of different people that will hear the commercial at least one time.
No Charge
Commercials provided to the advertiser at no charge, usually in return for commercials purchased in other dayparts at higher rates.
PM Drive
Also known as afternoon drive, this is the late afternoon broadcast time period for Radio, most often represented by Monday through Friday from 3-7 PM as defined and reported by Arbitron.