Download: The TSL Math Calculator

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By Tracy Johnson

Your audience listens far less than you think, and that should have a profound effect on how you program content, music, information segments, promos, and well, everything. This interactive TSL Math Calculator shows you how much of your content your audience actually hears, and how much they miss. The result is a data-based foundation for a recycling strategy.

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