Comments on: More on Crossroads Radio Singles

By: Susan Unthank

Susan Unthank — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:17:05 +0000

Gradie,

Sorry to disagree with you but RadioActiveAirplay does nothing but show how many downloads a song has received. It does not reflect actual airplay and is therefore not accurate at all to determine a song’s popularity or play on radio. It isn’t even accurate as to the number of songs being played on radio.

By: Gradie

Gradie — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:57:27 +0000

RadioActiveAirplay if the station streams the song from the sight. If the song is downloaded by a station, the number of spins in not traced. The system is much more reflective of a song’s actual use (streamed/downloaded) by a station as opposed to simply have a station programmer fill out a list to be published weeks/months after the song has already lived out it’s life on radio.

By: Susan Unthank

Susan Unthank — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:24:18 +0000

Gradie, What charting system are you referring to that is “very close-to-perfect realtime charting”?

By: Susan Unthank

Susan Unthank — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:22:35 +0000

I agree that Southern Gospel needs an accurate charting system based on actual airplay, but until all radio stations report that way you don’t have it. We decided to go with the combination of fan and radio report to give another perspective that wasn’t offered at the time.

By: David Bruce Murray

David Bruce Murray — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:48:37 +0000

I agree with Seaton. It really isn’t that difficult to do.

Any program director who’s got a shred of management skills could develop a system for recording actual spins.

For example, some stations say they can’t afford the software required to track plays, but tracking can be done with iTunes software, which is free. That’s just one method.

By: Chris Unthank

Chris Unthank — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:05:20 +0000

SouthernSpinRadio.com is a charting station to the SoGospelNews Chart (as well as Gospel Music News, Christian Voice Magazine, and SGN Scoops Digital).

Last I heard, SGN had over 20 charting stations. I don’t know how accurate that number is now.

By: Andrew S.

Andrew S. — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:45:11 +0000

At least Singing News could do something similar to SoGospelNews chart with the idea that the fans have some direct aid in making a song high on the chart. Because radio reports are often falsified, it is difficult to request a song everyday or sometimes more and it either barely chart or fail to reach the top. It may not completely change the situation of certain promoters “owning” the chart spots; but it would include the fans’ ideas for what they truly enjoy hearing.

By: Gradie

Gradie — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:37:02 +0000

There’s already a very close-to-perfect realtime charting system in southern gospel music that is accurate and DJs can download music as well. It’s been out for several years. It’s way too fair and unbiased though to sale magazine ads or cater to a select group of radio “promoters”.

By: Seaton

Seaton — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:13:13 +0000

We already have a fan voted awards, we don’t need a fan voted charting system. Southern Gospel needs an accurate charting system based on actual airplay, that’s all.

By: Andrew S.

Andrew S. — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:25:40 +0000

#2-Are the radio reports from SouthernSpin radio or from radio stations across the US (like SN)?