PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 09-1231
Released:  June 2, 2009
MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINES 
FOR FILING COMMENTS AND REPLY COMMENTS FOR NOTICE OF INQUIRY
REGARDING ARBITRON’S USE OF PORTABLE PEOPLE METERS
MB Docket No. 08-187; FCC 09-43
Comment Date:  July 1, 2009 
Reply Comment Date:  July 31, 2009
On May 15, 2009, the Commission adopted a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) seeking comment on 
Arbitron’s use of portable people meters (“PPMs”) as a radio audience measurement device.  The 
Commission’s inquiry responds to concerns that the current PPM methodology may undercount and 
misrepresent the number and loyalty of minority radio listeners, thereby potentially having an adverse 
impact on radio stations that target programming to minority audiences.  The NOI set deadlines for filing
comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after publication of a summary of the NOI 
in the Federal Register.
On June 1, 2009, a summary of the NOI was published in the Federal Register.1 Accordingly, 
comments must be filed on or before July 1, 2009, and reply comments must be filed on or before July 31, 
2009.  Commenters should follow the filing instructions in the NOI beginning at paragraph 29.  The NOI 
is available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-43A1.doc.
For additional information, contact Julie Salovaara of the Media Bureau, Industry Analysis 
Division, at (202) 418-0783 or at Julie.Salovaara@fcc.gov, or Mania Baghdadi of the Media Bureau, 
Industry Analysis Division, at (202) 418-7200 or at Mania.Baghdadi@fcc.gov.  Press inquiries should be 
directed to David Fiske, (202) 418-0513.  TTY: (202) 418-7172 or (888) 835-5322.
By the Chief, Media Bureau.  
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1 74 Fed. Reg. 26,235 (2009).