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Winter 2003 Ratings Period 2

© 2003, Cal Radio News. May not be reproduced or quoted without expressed written consent, and in the case of Clear Channel San Diego, $100, payable by money order to David Tanny, PO Box 19569, San Diego, CA 92159-0569.

The February survey had little changes, with the last month of the existance of AM 1450 as a classical radio station among the shows being rated. March is the last month KSDO 1130 is an English-language station as next month, when it goes Spanish, it disappears from the survey altogether. Also, the DFSXmas channel has been closed down due to budget cuts.

The following stations are being rated for the first time in February 2003 and are seen in this month's ballot:

  • . (B/I) 96.5 WHTQ, Orlando, FL - classic rock
  • . (B/I) 96.9 KKGL The Eagle, Boise, ID - classic rock
  • . (B/I) 100.1 WWFX The Fox, Worcester, MS - rock
  • . (B/I) 99.3 KCGQ, Cape Girardeau, MO - rock
  • . (B/I) 96.7 KCMQ, Columbia, Missouri - rock
  • . (B/I) 101.5/100.9 WZZU, Lynchburg, VA - modern rock
  • . (B/I) 95.7 KARX-FM The KAR, Amarillo, TX - Rock

    The following stations will be rated for the first time in March 2003:

  • . ( B ) 1450 KFSD The Fox, Escondido - 70's MOR music.
  • . ( B ) 1090 XPRS The Mighty 1090, San Diego - Sports Talk.
  • . (B/I) Boomer Radio - radio the way it used to be.
  • . ( I ) 3WK Underground Radio - indie and classic rock
  • . (B/I) WQXR 96.3, New York City - classical.
  • . ( I ) Bluegrasscountry.org
  • . (B/I) MIX 99.9 FM, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 80s, 90s, today.

    The following stations are eligible for being rated beginning in April 2003:

  • . ( I ) LuxuriaMusic.com - jazz, lounge, standards, and more
  • . (B/I) 97.7 WOXY "97X", Oxford, OH - alt rock

    With these changes, here's how the ballot stacked up for the month of January 2003, followed by February 2003.

    Registered voters have been sending in what stations they listened to each day via e-mail and registration number, and as for Arbitron, their idea of restrictive voting is outdated and useless for today's music listening base.

  • 1. 5.97 + 6.56 ( I ) Radio Margaritaville - Adult Rock
  • 2. 6.27 + 5.94 (B/I) 93.1 WPYM The Party, Miami FL - dance pop
  • 3. 6.32 + 5.87 ( B ) KIFM 98.1, San Diego - smooth jazz
  • 4. 6.07 + 5.61 (B/I) 95.5 KLOS, Los Angeles CA - rock
  • 5. 5.19 + 5.49 (B/I) KDSK "KD Radio" - oldies
  • 6. 6.26 + 5.44 ( I ) DFSX Comedy and Fun Radio, San Diego - comedy and novelty music 24 hours a day!
  • 7. 5.68 + 5.07 ( I ) That 70's Channel - all music from the 70's decade.
  • 8. 4.35 + 4.81 ( I ) Radio Paradise - adult rock
  • 9. 5.26 + 4.60 ( B ) KPRI 102.1 Authentic Rock, San Diego - AAA rock
  • 10. 3.96 + 4.50 (B/I) WLUP "The Loop" 97.9, Chicago, IL - classic rock (glad to have the stream back!)
  • 11. 3.61 + 4.33 ( B ) KSON 97.3, San Diego - Country
  • 12. 3.74 + 4.31 ( B ) KYXY 96.5, San Diego - soft pop
  • 13. 5.14 + 4.17 (B/I) 95.3/95.9 KOZT The Coast, Ft. Bragg, CA - adult rock
  • 14. 4.80 + 3.95 (B/I) 95.3 WPYO The Party, Orlando, FL - dance pop
  • 15. 3.73 + 3.81 ( B ) Star 100.7, San Diego - Hot AC
  • 16. 3.35 + 3.40 (B/I) WKIT 100.3, Bangor, Maine - rock and roll
  • 17. 4.06 + 3.31 ( I ) 92.1 KFSD Premium Radio, Escondido, CA - ineffible
  • 18. 2.75 + 3.11 (B/I) KLAC "Fabulous" 570, Los Angeles - Nostalgia
  • 19. 3.77 + 2.98 (B/I) 96.5 WKLR The Planet, Richmond, VA - rock
  • 20. 2.69 + 2.92 (B/I) KCBQ 1170, San Diego - talk
  • 21. 3.16 + 2.58 ( B ) KNX 1070, Los Angeles - news
  • 22. 3.11 + 2.57 (B/I) 103.3 KJSR Star 103FM, Tulsa, OK - rock
  • 23. 2.13 + 2.45 ( I ) Music of Your Life - nostalgia.
  • 24. 1.30 + 2.41 ( B ) KPLN "The Planet" 103.7, San Diego - classic rock
  • 25. 3.19 + 2.38 (B/I) Virgin Radio/1215 AM & 105.8 FM, London
  • 26. 1.62 + 2.37 (B/I) 760 KFMB, San Diego - talk
  • 26. 3.48 + 2.37 (B/I) 106.7 Jamz, San Antonio, TX - dance pop
  • 28. 4.54 + 2.31 ( I ) Megamix FM - dance remixes
  • 29. 1.67 + 2.20 (B/I) KUSC 91.5, Los Angeles - classical
  • 30. 2.01 + 2.16 ( I ) Beethoven.com - classical.
  • 31. 2.32 + 1.89 ( B ) KRTH "K-Earth" 101.1, Los Angeles - oldies
  • 32. 1.61 + 1.86 (B/I) KFI 640, Los Angeles - Talk
  • 33. 1.64 + 1.85 (B/I) KPBS 89.5, San Diego - news/classical
  • 34. 2.62 + 1.81 (B/I) KIIS-FM 102.7, Los Angeles - Top-40 (also on XM Radio)
  • 35. 2.28 + 1.79 ( B ) KSDS 88.3, San Diego - jazz
  • 36. 1.41 + 1.71 ( B ) KOCL "KOOL" 95.7, San Diego - oldies
  • 37. 1.09 + 1.51 ( B ) XESUR 540, San Diego - Pop Standards
  • 38. 1.24 + 1.37 (B/I) WKLU 101.9, Brownsburg, IN - classic rock
  • 39. 1.53 + 1.33 (B/I) KOGO 600, San Diego - talk
  • 40. 1.76 + 1.31 (B/I) KBIG 104.3, Los Angeles - adult contemporary pop and dance
  • 40. 1.22 + 1.31 ( B ) KTWV 94.7 "The Wave" Los Angeles, pop jazz and new age.
  • 42. 1.80 + 1.19 ( B ) XMORE 98.9, Tijuana - rock en espanol
  • 42. 1.27 + 1.19 ( B ) KPOP 1360, San Diego - nostalgia
  • 44. + 1.17 (B/I) 101.5/100.9 WZZU, Lynchburg, VA - modern rock
  • 45. 0.85 + 1.13 (B/I) WKTU "KTU" 103.5, New York - Dance (no longer streaming as of 4-1-03)
  • 45. 0.99 + 1.13 ( B ) KBZT 94.9, San Diego - Alternative
  • 47. 0.84 + 1.06 (B/I) KPRZ 1210, San Marcos - talk
  • 48. 1.18 + 0.95 ( B ) KMYI "My" 94.1, San Diego - AC
  • 49. 1.60 + 0.93 (B/I) JazzFM/102.2 FM & 100.4 FM, London
  • 50. 0.79 + 0.87 ( B ) XHRM 92.5, Tijuana - old R&B
  • 51. 1.33 + 0.84 ( I ) WsRadio, Carlsbad - talk topics
  • 52. 1.17 + 0.83 ( B ) "KDL" 103.1 L.A.'s Party Station Santa Monica and Newport Beach, dance.
  • 53. 1.17 + 0.76 ( B ) KIOZ 105.3, San Diego - hard rock
  • 54. 0.39 + 0.71 ( B ) XETRA-FM "91X" 91.1, San Diego - alternative
  • 55. + 0.68 (B/I) 96.9 KKGL The Eagle, Boise, ID - classic rock
  • 56. 0.78 + 0.61 ( I ) World Music Radio, San Diego - Eclectic Mix 24 hours
  • 57. 0.49 + 0.56 ( B ) KCBS-FM "Arrow" 93.1, Los Angeles - Classic-Rock
  • 58. 0.44 + 0.55 ( I ) KNAC.com - hard rock
  • 59. 0.98 + 0.54 ( B ) KKSM Palomar College "Comet 1320 AM", Oceanside - alternative.
  • 60. 0.42 + 0.46 (B/I) KSON-AM "Radio Disney" 1240, San Diego - children's
  • 61. 0.35 + 0.43 (B/I) XEMMM "ESPN Radio" 800, San Diego - sports
  • 62. 0.45 + 0.39 ( B ) KHTS "Channel" 93.3, San Diego - CHR
  • 63. 0.29 + 0.36 ( B ) The Beat 100.3, Los Angeles - R&B and Hip Hop
  • 64. + 0.32 (B/I) 96.5 WHTQ, Orlando, FL - classic rock
  • 65. 0.18 + 0.31 (B/I) XTRA Sports 690/1150, Los Angeles/San Diego - sports
  • 65. + 0.31 (B/I) 96.7 KCMQ, Columbia, Missouri - rock
  • 65. 2.56 + 0.31 ( I ) DFSXmas, San Diego - comedy Holiday music. (off the air Mar 2, 2003)
  • 68. 0.10 + 0.28 ( B ) Power 105.9, Los Angeles - hip hop
  • 69. + 0.25 (B/I) 95.7 KARX-FM The KAR, Amarillo, TX - Rock
  • 69. 0.31 + 0.25 ( B ) XHITZ-FM "Z 90.3", San Diego - RnB/Hip-Hop
  • 71. 0.26 + 0.24 ( B ) KSDO 1130, San Diego - Talk (off the air April 2003)
  • 72. 0.18 + 0.21 ( B ) KABC-AM 790, Los Angeles - talk
  • 73. + 0.17 (B/I) 100.1 WWFX The Fox, Worcester, MS - rock
  • 74. 0.18 + 0.16 ( B ) KLOVE 100.1, San Diego - christian
  • 75. + 0.08 (B/I) 99.3 KCGQ, Cape Girardeau, MO - rock
  • 76. 0.00 + 0.07 ( B ) KFSD 1450, Escondido - classical (switched to 70's MOR in March 2003)
  • 77. 0.07 + 0.01 ( B ) Bob 99.3, San Diego - country
  • 78. 0.08 + 0.00 ( B ) Star 98.7, Los Angeles - Adult Top 40
  • 78. 0.00 + 0.00 ( B ) KGB 101.5, San Diego - classic rock
  • . 6.04 + ---- (B/I) 93.7 WFXZ-FM The Bone, Wilmington, NC - Rock (streaming ended Jan 6th, 2003; average is for five days.)

    To get in on the Evalutron survey, e-mail the editor of this website or you won't be entered. Radio pros and columnists are ineligible to vote.


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