JazzWeek Partners with Frequency Media to Create Airplay-Based Jazz Charts

Electronic Monitoring of Jazz Radio Airplay Will Roll Out Summer 2004

ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 22, 2004 — JazzWeek and Frequency Media, Inc. have announced a partnership that will provide the jazz industry with electronically-monitored airplay charts. This union will provide JazzWeek with a more accurate picture of the most popular jazz recordings being played on radio today. JazzWeek publishes weekly charts of the top fifty jazz and smooth jazz recordings played on radio stations across the United States and Canada. Frequency Media offers a range of information products that provide real-time access to radio airplay reports based on college and tastemaker genre stations.

Starting in late summer, all of the JazzWeek charts, including the Top 50 Jazz and Smooth Jazz charts, will be created by Frequency Media, compiled from electronically-monitored airplay data. In addition, JazzWeek will be a partner in Frequency Media's ArtistMonitor© program, which is dedicated to providing independent artists with affordable airplay reports on college and tastemaker radio stations.

Frequency Media relies on the proprietary monitoring technology of its parent company, Mediaguide, which was formed in 2002 in partnership with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Every minute of every day, Mediaguide technology monitors more than 2,300 radio and TV stations in more than 200 markets nationwide, automatically identifying the songs and advertisements being played.

"Because of Frequency Media's automated airplay charts, radio stations will no longer have to manually prepare and submit airplay reports," said Ed Trefzger, Editor of JazzWeek. "Automating our charts with electronic airplay data will allow JazzWeek to focus on providing content for our readers, radio stations, and the Jazz industry."

"At Frequency Media, we are dedicated to providing the most accurate airplay information," said Paul E. Wright, co-founder and vice president of operations and development at Frequency Media. "We are proud to partner with JazzWeek in their efforts to strengthen the bond between Jazz and Smooth Jazz radio, artists and record labels of all sizes."

Garrett Shelton, director of marketing and artist relations at Sunnyside Records said, "Powered by Frequency Media's airplay information and chart compilation, the new and improved JazzWeek charts will give the music industry an incredibly accurate picture of Jazz radio airplay across the country. From promotion to programming, Jazz radio has been changed forever and for the better."