James Loving - National Radio Text Service

Though our popularity has been largely based on our sports, television and travel coverage the most recent ratings indicate that there is a growing readership from those interested in business and technology. What next? Stay tuned.

Saturday January 31 , 2009

DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE

There has been decided change n our NR Top 10 ratings with the NBA News taking 4 of the Top 10 spots. Given the material read the focus is on the 2009 NBA television schedule which took the top spot and the All-Star game competitors and its balloting results. Those stories took the 1, 2, 3 & 6 positions.

Our sample was taken January 21st and doesn't reflect the entire month's reports. We'll pick where we usually do in the middle of the month for our next ratings report. Since we have 600 + stories on our listings we sample the top 60 only.

The biggest shocker was a release regarding the 2009 PORSCHE 911 Targa 4S taking the 4th position. That is a first in being our highest rising business story about a product. Our fastest riser was a focus on KaKa and the cut throat attitude in the International transfer window titled TRANSFER THIS - Does Money Talk Enough to Make Bulls#!t Walk? As we now know KaKa refused to be lured by money and displayed integrity and character that is hard to find in this day and age where ego, greed and power dominate.

Our Video Beat columns continue to show a large readership taking the 8,9 & 10th spots. The Celebrity Apprentice, Top Model and American Idol are the focus of those columns. The Grammy Hall of Fame took the 7th spot. That reflects the interest of our readers for entertainment and music.

An unexpected result occurred in the sections most visited ratings as eight new sections leaped into the rankings. They've all been there before but this is the first time that there has been such a spectacular change of order in the sections most visited rankings.

A shocker was our Technology and Business sections taking the top two positions of the sections most visited. With the new season of American Idol upon us that section jumped into the fourth spot followed by the TV section. Since they locked down the 3rd and 4th spots it indicates that our television reviews are making some noise and maintaining our reader's interest.

The NBA took the fifth spot while our French language archive coverage of the NBA in the NBA MAX section surprisingly bolted up to sixth on our Top 10 charts. This is its highest ranking ever.

Some of the attention points up to an upward surge of interest in our business and Internet Technology coverage. Though they failed to make the Top 10 information regarding Lake Aircraft Assets Offered for Sale was a fast mover after being published January 11th it rocketed up to the 14th spot.

In technology Samsung Develops World's Fastest and Largest Capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-based (256GB) SSD with SATA II Interface published in June took the 15th position indicating the staying power and continued interest in the product. The Porsche 2009 911 MODEL automobile took the 17th position.

Though our popularity has been largely based on our sports, television and travel coverage the most recent ratings indicate that there is a growing readership from those interested in business and technology. What next? Stay tuned.

The Top 10 most visited sections are:

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1.	NATIONAL RADIO TOP 10 - JANUARY 2009
	NBA NEWS: NBA TV game schedules Southeast Asia on ESPN and Star Sports - November, 2008 Schedule for entire season for games televised Friday on Star Sports and Saturday on ESPN Previous - NR TOP 10 - NOVEMBER, 2008 - NR TOP 10 COLUMNS TAKE 5 of 10 Spots As the year winds down this month we took a look at the stories published this year that appealed to NR readers. The NR Top 10 columns registered five of the 10 positions and was also the top section visited. The October NR Top 10 took the 8th position and was our fastest riser of the month. Our Sports Notes column took three positions on the list topped by September (4th), July (8th) and (6th) and our July Extra edition locked down the 9th spot. Our television review column Video Beat took the remaining two positions. The oldest story was about former NFL (National Football League) player Howie Long who made his made his underdog life TOP DOG. .- SEARCH ENGINES GUILTY OF INTERNET THEFT?
2.	NBA NEWS: 2009 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOT - November, 2008 Fans Can Vote on NBA.com, via Wireless Ballots, and in NBA Arenas – -- T-Mobile USA to Donate $1 For Every Ballot Cast on t-zones to Benefit the Youth of Phoenix.. Previous - Sports Notes - EPL MADNESS - CHELSEA'S ON TOP BUT WHAT THE HULL! - NOVEMBER, 2008 Harry Redknapp showed that he can only swim and not walk on water as the Spurs lost their first game under his leadership - Who-da-thunk a that a third of the way through the season that a promoted club Hull City would command holding down the sixth position in the standings - As the Beatles sang, ''Money can't buy you love,' and former owner and Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sold the club for a profit but is now a man without a country... - FIFA TOP 10
3.	NBA NEWS: 2009 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING FIRST RETURNS ANNOUNCED- December, 2008 Dwight Howard Leads all Players, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets top the Western Conference after the first returns of 2009 NBA All-Star Balloting Tops the West. The 58th NBA All-Star Game will be played in Phoenix on Sunday, Feb. 15. The game will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Previous -. Sports Notes - FOOTBALL'S MERRY GO ROUND & MUSICAL CHAIRS - JULY, 2008 The Cristiano Ronaldo saga goes on and on and on - Yes Ronaldo was very talented player when he joined Man U but it was Sir Alex Ferguson who refined his raw skills and honed them into his being one of the greatest players in the world. If it's respect and appreciation you're looking for at this point IT IS ABSENT - With his Brazilian roots and being an integral member of the Scolari managed 2002 World Cup winning team you would think that Ronaldinho would be highly sought after by his former Brazilian national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari' to join him at Chelsea. ESPN Sports reports have noted that Ronaldinho has said, "Come and get me," yet Scolari has made no attempt to do so
4.	Business - 2009 PORSCHE 911 Targa 4S - August, 2008 The focal point of the Targa’s interior is the new Porsche Communication Management (PCM) 3.0 which features a touchscreen for simplified operation of the audio system as well as the optional hard-disk-drive navigation system. Other important additions to PCM 3.0 are the new options of XM satellite radio with XM NavTraffic capability, Bluetooth connectivity, iPod port, USB port and auxiliary jack. Previous - Sports Notes - THE BUSINESS OF ATHLETES - OCTOBER, 2008 When you think about the plight of some former athletes after they leave sports many are in a situation where they have top struggle in life. In some cases it's due to a lack of education and not being prepared to go on in the real world. For others they succumb to drugs or they squandered the money they earned in sports and their lives fall apart with some falling into a destitute situation others WIN... - FIFA TOP 10 -
5.	Sports Notes - TRANSFER THIS - January, 2009 Of the 2008 FIFA World Player nominees which will be handed out at the Zurich Opera House January 12th Kaká ( Brazil ), Lionel Messi ( Argentina ), Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal ), Fernando Torres ( Spain ), and Xavi ( Spain ) the name that keeps coming up the most to help out Robinho at Man City is KaKa... ESPN LOST THE PLOT - NBA TRIVIA - PETER WITHE Previous - TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - HONG KONG WINS AMAZING RACE ASIA - November, 2008 After quitting on the last task in the semifinals last week Vince and Sam representing Hong Kong overcame a four hour penalty to come from behind and win the US $100,000 prize. In doing so it wasn't easy. - TOP MODEL'S SIX HOUR MARATHON - CAMBODIAN GIRL ON AUSTRALIA'S MISSING PERSONS - Recommended TV Listings
6.	NBA NEWS: DWIGHT HOWARD, RUDY GAY AND NATE ROBINSON SET TO COMPETE IN SLAM DUNK - December, 2008 For the First Time, Fans Will Select Fourth Participant By Voting. Beginning today through Jan. 14, fans can vote at NBA.com/dunk for one of three first-year players. Previous - Sports Notes - ELI MANNING LEADS GIANTS to 17-14 Super Bowl Win over Patriots - February, 2008 Eli Manning joins Peyton to become NFL's first brothers to win back to back Super Bowls & MVP Awards - New England fail in effort for perfect season and a 19-0 record - Eli goes from a pig's ear to a silk purse after being the Giant's #1 pick their fans booed and chanted "Eli Sucks! WHO SUCKS NOW??? - ALL Super Bowl Results
7.	Entertainment BIZ: 2009 GRAMMY Hall of Fame - December, 2008 Inductees Announced as the GRAMMY MuseumSM Debuts to the Public on Dec. 6 The Recording Academy Honors Timeless Recordings Including "Let The Good Times Roll" TV - VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - AMAZING RACE USA DOWN TO FINAL FOUR - November, 2008 The mother Toni and son Dallas team are the first team to finish a leg first other than the brother and sister team of Nick and Starr and former NFL defensive back Ken Greene and his estranged wife Tina. - TOP MODEL ALMOST ASIAN'D OUT of Sheena Sakai - There are two more episodes with Sheena involved so if you want to see America's Top Models first full blooded Asian contestant you have two episodes to do so. - Recommended TV Listings
8.	TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - STAR WORLD SHORT CHANGED ON AMERICAN IDOL MARATHON - JANUARY, 2009 Model Carol Alt is only female remaining on the Celebrity Apprentice - Due to Channel V's continuing to foul of the schedule the Top Model final went out on a whimper this past Sunday as the show went on 45 minutes early - Star World Channel NOT TEL TRUE when they advertised an American 10 hour marathon of seasons 6 and 7 on two consecutive Sunday's - Recommended TV Listings .... - Entertainment - TV TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Part 2 - THE SOPRANO IS ASSASSINATED ON THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE - November, 2008 PASTORE BITES THE DUST - Pastore was playing two ends against the middle and got caught up in lies. Piers Morgan set Pastore up as a fool. The problem here is this is a reality show and it depicts human behavior. In this case it depicted one of the worst kind… cut-throat. - TOP MODEL'S SIX HOUR MARATHON - Recommended TV Listings - Entertainment - TV
9.	TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINAL FOUR - JANUARY, 2009 IT'S ON!!!! - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE final four are model Carol Alt who is the only female survivor and the only female to win as a project manager. She is joined by former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, country singing recording artist Trace Adkins and gossip journalist/talent critic Piers Morgan - Fox News Channel to Debut Glenn Beck on Monday, January 19th - Part 1 American Idol Returns - Recommended TV Listings .... - Entertainment - TV - Previous - Phnom Penh (Ah) Faces & Places - THE WATER FESTIVAL IS ON!!! - NOVEMBER, 2008 The Water Festival also known as Bon Om Tuk will be celebrated from Tuesday November 11 to Thursday November 13. During this period Cambodians flock to the city to celebrate and visit family and friends. Phnom Penh will be crowded.- TV In Cambodia the Amazing Race USA edition made a trip to Cambodia visiting Siem Reap and Angkor Wat.... - More...
10.	TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL MARATHON - JANUARY, 2009 Can we believe the Star World network when they say that American Idol will return to the air for its new season January 14th? Mark it down on your calendar as Simon Cowell returns to annoy many a TV viewer with his snide comments and lengthy opinions. But there's more… for two consecutive Sunday's two American Idol 10 hour marathons are scheduled. - DRUNKEN TOP MODEL ELIMINATED - SOUTH AFRICAN IDOL LOST THE PLOT - CNBC's 'World Business Program' - Recommended TV Listings .... - Entertainment - TV Previous - Sports Notes - RAIDERS AREN'T LOST THEY'RE IN FOOTBALL - SEPTEMBER, 2008 How hypocritical can the statement be, 'The Beautiful Game'? We're talking football here as well as the games lack of ethics. It's a game which is supposed to influence youth around the world to fair play and sportsmanship. Football is a game that has gone out of control with teams raiding each other for their players at any price while disregarding ethics. - FIFA TOP 10 - Entertainment - TV
HOT STORY	Sports Notes EXTRA - MAN CITY DEAL WENT KAKA - January, 2009 KaKa stepped up and became a role model for doing things right and valuing integrity and loyalty when he turned down a reported US $158 million transfer fee and US$500,000 a week wages - NBA TRIVIA - RONALDO SECOND IN THE TOP NEWS OF THE MONTH - FIFA TOP 10