Radio listeners of Tamworth, New South Wales, 1979

The study surveyed radio listening habits of Tamworth people, with particular emphasis on their appreciation and preferences with regard to the ABC station 2NU, with some comparison to 2TM, the local commercial station. Topics include: radio and television ownership; television programmes viewed last night from 6 o'clock onwards; radio stations to which the respondent listens during an ordinary week and at specific times of the day; program preferences for specific times of the day and what the respondent actually does at that time; whether the respondent is usually at home, work, school or some place else on an ordinary work day; listening habits; times when the respondent normally gets up, has breakfast, leaves for work or school, or some place else on an ordinary work day; listening habits; times when the respondent normally gets up, has breakfast, leaves for work or school, etc.; opinion of the ABC programme 'Morning Extra' and of other programmes from different time slots; music preference for various times of the day and whether the music played on 2NU matches this selection; recommended changes to the 2NU music broadcasts; satisfaction with the balance of music to spoken word material in the Saturday afternoon programme on 2NU; and, how often the respondent listens to the Stock Exchange Report on 2NU at 1:15 pm on weekdays. Background information includes age, sex, level of education, occupation, household composition, and an interviewer evaluation of the respondent's level of co-operation. Data refers to period from 18 October, 1979 to 31 October, 1979