Where the Listeners Were in November 2007

What an odd mix of music to hand off to my listeners in November: mostly an extension of All Saints/All Souls music coupled with a week-early start to this year's Advent playlist. A more punishing than usual work travel schedule was to blame. Nonetheless, there were listeners aplenty, for which I am grateful! Here are the top 10 US metro areas for listeners in November:

1. New York
2. Boston (Manchester)
3. Philadelphia
4. San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose
5. Albany - Schenectady - Troy
6. Albuquerque - Santa Fe
7. Tampa - Saint Petersburg (Sarasota)
8. Cincinnati
9. Washington DC (Hagerstown)
10. Denver

As for the top 10 countries for listeners in November, here they are (with a couple of surprises):

1. United States
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Luxembourg
5. Sweden
6. Netherlands
7. Bahamas
8. Brazil
9. Spain
10. Afghanistan

Once again, some smaller countries are right up there (i.e. Luxembourg and Bahamas). And Afghanistan beat out Mexico and Japan for 10th spot---while I doubt a surge of interest in Anglican-leaning church music among the Muslim population, my guess is that there are folks in uniform listening intently from there. Regardless of anyone's position on policy, I want to thank all who serve in the military in dangerous places---many people are praying for you and for the safe completion of your mission.

In November there were listeners in 60 countries, with those in 42 countries listening for at least an half-hour. All continents were represented with the exception of Antarctica. Not bad for a month of 3/4 funeral music and 1/4 early Advent, you think? =)

Also in November, this station achieved a milestone of a sort in having more than 100 listeners chose it their Overall Favorite Station on Live365. Not a big thing for stations with broader appeal, but for this particular and rather special niche in the world of music, this was a very gratifying development. My thanks to you all!