How NPR stations get their criteria for programming, apparently - they use consultants, and this is what the consultants tell them.
Research report on Public Radio audiences
- what is valued? what gets contributions? and more...
Appeal and Public Radio's Music
- What do listeners want? and the argument for "consistency" in programming (WFCR's main criterion, it seems)
Websites for Public Radio insiders:
Station Resource Group
- interesting reports about trends, listenership, local programming, governance, and much more
Aranet.com
- audience research analysis
WFCR uses Arbitron to measure its listening audience (it believes). Here is a
comment on Arbitron.