cns commonwealth NEWS SERVICE 2007 annual report
“Gives me heads up on STORY BREAKOUT NUMBER OF RADIO STORIES STATION AIRINGS* developments I would Budget Policy & Priorities 8 471 miss…It’s a good resource…Appreciate Children’s Issues 4 223 stories out of western Civil Rights 3 182 Mass….It is easy to use… Education 8 459
We’d like more topics.” Endangered Species/Wildlife 1 56
Massachusetts Broadcasters Energy Policy 4 240
Environment 3 184 Global Warming/Air Quality 4 218 “CNS stories focus Health Issues 8 453 on substance, not sensationalism. Their Human Rights/Racial Justice 1 54 success shows that it Hunger/Food/Nutrition 1 80 is possible to include International Relief 6 332 more voices and create Public Lands/Wilderness 2 127 compelling news stories Toxics 6 356 about serious issues that directly affect the lives of Totals 59 3,435 regular people. We don’t need more coverage of celebrities and scandals. What people need is what CNS provides: quality news programming focused on the real information everyone needs to be active citizens in our democracy.” Noah Berger Executive Director Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center In 2007, the Commonwealth News Service produced 59 radio news stories, which aired more than 3,435 times on 44 radio stations in Massachusetts and 451 nationwide.
* Represents the minimum number of times stories were aired. MASSACHUSETTS RADIO STATIONS
City Map # Stations Amherst 1–2 WMUA-FM, WFCR-FM Barnstable 3 WQRC-FM 25 Boston 4–12 WBCN-FM, WJMN-FM, 19 20 17 WKOX-AM, WXKS- 21 38 29 30 AM/FM (2), WBMX-FM, 4 5 7 WBZ-AM, WERS-FM, 1 2 39 13 6 11 14 8 10 12 26 41 42 9 13 WODS-FM, WZLX-FM 27 14 18 28 Cambridge 13–14 WHRB-FM, WMBR-FM 36 40 35 23 15 37 East Longmeadow 15 WHNP-AM Fairhaven 16 WFHN-FM 31 22 Fitchburg 17 WEIM-AM 32 3 34 33 16 Great Barrington 18 WSBS-AM 24 Greenfi eld 19–21 WHAI-FM, WHMQ-AM, City Map # Stations WPVQ-FM Riverside, RI 33 WSKO-AM Harwich 22 WCCT-FM South Yarmouth 34 WOCN-FM Marshfi eld 23 WATD-FM Springfi eld 35–36 WAQY-FM, WHYN-AM/FM (2) New Bedford 24 WBSM-AM Truro 37 WCDJ-AM North Adams 25 WNAW-AM Turner Falls 38 WRSI-FM Northampton 26–28 WHMP-AM, WLZX-FM, WBRK-AM Waltham 39 WRCA-AM Pittsfi eld 29–30 WBRK-FM, WMNB-FM Westfi eld 40 WNNZ-AM Providence, RI 31–32 WPRO-FM, WWLI-FM Worcester 41–42 WTAG-AM, WSRS-FM
CNS Market Share Information
Boston 33% Cape Cod 19% Hartford-New Britain, CT 3% Manchester, NY 2% New Bedford-Fall River 36% Portsmouth-Dover, NH 14% Providence, RI 19% Springfield 32% Worcester 38% Public News Service 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 888-891-9416 CNS National and Regional pick up 451 Stations fax 208-247-1830 [email protected]
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