I read the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has released a report, using MEDIABASE data, touting the diversity of music on the radio. The NAB report is intended to derail critics that are claiming that consolidation in radio has taken variety out of radio. The NAB report says that over 84,000 different songs were played on the air in 2003, including over 3000 new songs and nearly 600 new artists.



Despite this being kind of being like a fox studying hen house security I thought I'd check it out.



So I went to the NAB site to find it...



Newsroom Issues



Click on the "Radio Format Diversity" link on the top right.



"isn't it ironic, don't ya think?"