Spin Counts for Syndicated Programming

[ladymadonna]

I posted this over in one of the general chart procedure threads, but it might make more sense to ask over here.

How does BDS and Mediabase tracking work with regards to songs played on syndicated radio shows like Seacrest's myriad shows, Delilah, Kidd Kraddick, etc.?

Do those count as detectable spins on any monitored station that carries the program? Or are these spins discounted due to payola restrictions (I thought I remembered something about syndicated programming being an element of the Warner payola case a few years ago).

Also, with a network of affiliates like Radio Disney, do those spins all get detected separately, or are they essentially counted from the parent station only?

[Slinky]

As far as syndicated programming goes, all the stations that carry the show get their spins counted individually.

So if AT40 has 100 affiliates, and plays a song, that song gets 100 spins.

Note that there are no payola restrictions on BDS and Mediabase. They don't care how it's played; they'll still count it.

Radio Disney and other 24/7 networks are a separate case. In that case, each spin would only be counted once per network, no matter how many stations carry that network.

In Radio Disney's case, it's not really relevant, because they are separate and not on any of the other format panels. Off the top of my head, I think there are a few Jones 24/7 networks that are Mediabase or BDS monitored, but I'm not positive.

[ladymadonna]

Thanks Slinky, that clears things up tremendously!

[mel46]

can someone list all the syndicated radio stations