- «The Arbitron Company, in conjunction with Edison Media Research (Arbitron Study, 1999), conducted a large telephone survey of more than 1000 Arbitron diary keepers (...) Because Arbitron has a vested interest in the overall success of radio as an advertising medium, the wording of many questions and the presentation of many findings have an obvious positive spin. Among the relevant findings were that the vast majority of respondents believe that listening to commercials is a "fair price to pay for free programming on the radio." On the other hand, a less publicized finding was that one third of the total sample would be willing to pay $5 per month for commercial-free programming. This study also concedes that young people(ages 12 to 24) are more likely to switch stations due to commercial avoidance. (McDowell and Dick, 2003 pag 52)