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>Thanks for the clarifications David. >I see we missunderstood eachother on the station move >within show formats of WW1. So if you've counted only >CT40 stations, you are right: They've lost 50% >due to the fact that Mainstream Top 40 radio went down >on an absolute lowpoint in the 90's. But since they >held almost the same total number of stations counting >all 3 shows, that was OK for the producers .... I >guess ! > >With your guess of currently 160 to 180 you are >probably a bit too optimistic. Due to the fact, that >Casey shows have a market exclusivity, there is no big >room for growing since 1998. I believe the number of >around "118" sounds possible, still today. You can >find a list of stations on www.geocities.com/casey488/ > >This list in not up to date !!! It includes stations >wich have currently moved to AT20 Hot, like KSSR and a >number of others. Also the international outlets are >not up to date. >Some stations are listed twice, wich are operating as >one. > >I do my own station listings for about 10 years or so. > If you calculate 4 x 3 station mentions every week, >you come up with a rotation of 12 weeks for naming >each station. But sometimes there is only 3 times >mentioning stations in each show ..... >You can check it by yourself: Pick one - like "OZ-FM" >for instance - and see how often it is named during >the year. >You'll never come up with 160-180, even if you add a >tolerance of +10 stations, wich are not named ( for >what reason ever )........ > > > > >> >>You are right about that. Many stations that had AT40 >>didn't just completely drop Casey but they did drop >>the the top 40 program, and, yes, some did move to >>AT20. I was speaking in reference to stations >>dropping AT40 or Casey's Top 40 and not solely Casey >>Kasem. I read on the "Scooby Doo" interview that AT40 >>is heard on 450 stations today. It should have read >>CASEY is heard on 450 stations today. I count each >>show as a separate unit. >> >>>Others I can't agree with the number of 150 for AT40 >>>today.>My countings for AT40 alone went no higher >>than 80-100. >> >>One of the higher ups at AM/FM told me in the Spring >>of 1998 that AT40 had 118 stations. I doubt seriously >>that it dropped as low as 80, otherwise I'm sure >>they'd stop making the program, as it would have lost >>over one third of all its stations in a short time. >>My current guess would be about 160 - 180, as I >>believe the show has grown since it started back up >>again in '98.

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