R&R Recent Polls


Did America make the right decision picking Kris Allen as this year's "American Idol?"
Yes
  67%
No
  33%

Total Votes Submitted: 264

Now that the House Judiciary Committee has voted to send the Performance Rights Act to the full House for a vote, what chance does it have of passing in the House?

Will pass
  51%
Won't pass
  49%

Total Votes Submitted: 119

Who will ultimately win this year's "American Idol" competition?
Adam Lambert
  36%
Kris Allen
  15%
Danny Gokey
  14%
Don't care
  34%

Total Votes Submitted: 552

Would you take a reduction in salary so that some of your co-workers could keep their job?
Yes
  64%
No
  36%

Total Votes Submitted: 317

What is the most you will pay for a concert ticket this year?
Up to $50.00
  37%
Up to $100.00
  23%
Up to $200.00
  8%
Don't plan on attending any concerts this year
  33%

Total Votes Submitted: 251

Have you reached out to support a laid-off industry colleague or friend lately?
Yes
  67%
No, but thanks for the reminder
  33%

Total Votes Submitted: 115

How involved are you in your station's sales efforts these days?
More than a year ago
  67%
Less than a year ago
  11%
About the same
  22%

Total Votes Submitted: 79

If you had to choose between a marketing budget or a research budget for the next ratings book, which would you choose?
Marketing budget
  73%
Research budget
  27%

Total Votes Submitted: 165

How often do you incorporate sales-generated material into your listener database e-mails?
Every time we send one
  42%
Sometimes
  28%
Never
  30%

Total Votes Submitted: 50

What affect is the wave of industrywide layoffs having on the quality of radio programming?
It hasn’t had any impact
  8%
It’s damaging the over-the-air product
  76%
It’s too early to assess the impact of the cutbacks
  17%

Total Votes Submitted: 264

What do you fill commercials with on your Web stream?
The same loop of music everyone else uses
  31%
Exclusive Web clips and content not available on-air
  33%
New music that hasn't hit the broadcast signal yet
  16%
Dead air
  21%

Total Votes Submitted: 116

Who will eventually win the "performance fee, tax, royalty" battle?
Radio
  64%
Artists/Labels
  36%

Total Votes Submitted: 278

Which social networking destination do you use most?
Facebook
  52%
MySpace
  15%
LinkedIn
  6%
Twitter
  4%
Other
  3%
None
  21%

Total Votes Submitted: 463

Should the radio industry push to get radio on all cell phones?
Yes
  70%
No
  30%

Total Votes Submitted: 563