Quantitative File Codes


QUANTITATIVE FILE CODES

 

QUANTITATIVE FILE CODES FOR .TV5, .SRZ, .SR3, .SR4, .CCX, .RDR, .BBM FILES

Market Code

Period

 

Geography (GG)

Service Provider (SSSSSSSS)

Profile (PPPPPPPP)

Other (O)

3-letter code

Monthly: YYMM

1=MSA

00000001=Arbitron

00000000=None

0 (zero) = default (*.TV5)

 

Season:

YYSS

2=ADI

00000002=Eastlan

00000001=Black

C4 = Olympic Exclusion (*.TV5)

 

SS: 01=WI

3=TSA

00000003=Accuratings

00000002=Hispanic

04 = Local Monthlies (*.TV5)

 

02=SP

4=SUB

00000004=Nielsen

00000003=Ethnic

 

 

03=SU

5=DMA

00000005=BBM

00000004=Trade Area

2 = Seasonal (*.SRZ, *.SR3,*.SR4, *.CCX, *.RDR, *.BBM)

 

04=FA

6=GEO1

00000006=MediaFax

00000005=Station Totals

4 = Monthly (*.SRZ *.SR3, *.SR4, *.BBM)

 

05=Holiday

7=GEO2

00000007=ADcom

00000006=Cable

 

 

 

8=Prov

00000008=Custom

00000007=Spanish

For CDM only:
2000 = 3-month avg
4000 = 6-month avg
6000 = 12-month avg

 

 

9=CM

00000009=CustRadio

00000100=#

 

 

 

10=EM

00000101=ARB

00000101=# Black

 

 

 

11=FC

00000201=ARB PPM

00000102=# Hispanic

 

 

 

12=ST

00000104=Nielsen NHI

00000107=# Spanish

 

 

 

13=C-DMA

00000204=Nielsen LCR

00000200=Live Only

 

 

 

14=SYS

00000304=Nielsen NTI

00000400=Live+SD

 

 

 

15=SYS-1, 16= SYS-2, ,37= SYS-23

00000404=Nielsen NSS

00000800=Live+7

 

 

 

78=INT, 79=INT-1, 80=INT-2

00000504=Nielsen CBL

00001200=Live Only ACM

 

 

 

105=DMA+B

00000604=Nielsen Custom

00001400=Live+SD ACM

 

 

 

205=DMA+C

00000704=Nielsen NHTI

00001600=Live+27 ACM

 

 

 

405=MET-A

00000904=Nielsen NTIH

00001A00=Live+51 ACM

 

 

 

505=MET-B

0000000A=Ethnic Estimate

00001C00=Live+75 ACM

 

 

 

605=MET-C

0000000B=BBM Meter

00001800=Live+7 ACM

 

 

 

99= LM

0000000C=BBM Diary

00000E00=Live+3

 

 

 

 

0000000D=Birch

00000202=Hispanic Live Only

 

 

 

 

0000000E=iGuide

00000402=Hispanic Live+SD

 

 

 

 

00000209 = PPM Custom

00000802=Hispanic Live+7

 

 

 

 

00000A04=GM Custom

00002000=Live +1

 

 

 

 

00000301=ARB M/D

00002002= Hispanic Live +1

 

 

 

 

00000C04=Big10 Custom

00002001=Black Live +1

 

 

 

 

00000B04=Nielsen Radio

00002007=Spanish Live +1

 

 

 

 

0000000B=BBM Radio

00000801=Black Live +7

 

 

 

 

00000401=ARB RADAR

00000807=Spanish Live +7

 

 

 

 

00000010=Rentrak HH

00000E02=Hispanic Live+3

 

 

 

 

00000D04=Big10 Custom NHI

00004200=Prog ACM LO

 

 

 

 

00000015=Cablevision STB

00004E00=Prog ACM L3

 

 

 

 

00000014=comScore

 

 

 

 

 

00000016=Rentrak Custom

 

 

 

 

 

00000017=Rentrak

 

 

 

 

 

00000018=Triton

 

 

   

00000E04=PAC12 Custom

  
   00000019=Custom STB  
   00001004=Nielsen HUT Impact  
   0000001A=Kroger Custom Rentrak  
   00000F04=Nielsen Parallel  
   0x00000128=Nielsen Audio CDM  
   0x00005004=Nielsen Comcast RPD  

 

NOTE:

  • 0x00000010 service code was called Rentrak. With the VIEW 2.3s release this service code will be re-labeled to Rentrak HH to specify that HH only data. 0x00000017 service code was added for the new Rentrak Demo data support.

 

CHI_0611_05_00000004_00000200_0.TV5

This is the Chicago November 2006 Nielsen TV Live Only survey

 

CHI_0812_01_00000201_00000000_4.SR3

This is the Chicago December 2008 ARB PPM radio survey with Digital Band Codes

 

QUANTITATIVE FILE CODES FOR .TVA FILES - Nielsen, BBM, & Generic

3 Letter Market Code

Year

Month

 

 

 

Type

CHI

A = 2000

1 = January

N = TV Data

D = General

Y = General Market

 

B = 2001

2 = February

P = Program Average

X = Generic

C = Cable (DMA)

 

C = 2002

3 = March

 

Q = Cume

K = Cable (C-DMA)

 

D = 2003

4 = April

 

A = PA

B = Black Data

 

E = 2004

5 = May

 

N = National

H = Hispanic Data

 

F = 2005

6 = June

 

A = Adcom

S = Spanish Ethnic

 

G = 2006

7 = July

 

M = MediaFax

T = Station Totals

 

H = 2007

8 = August

 

Y = BBM Diary

0 = Generic National

 

I = 2008

9 = September

 

B = BBM Metered

1 = Generic DMA

 

J = 2009

A = October

 

 

2 = Generic C- DMA

 

K = 2010

B = November

 

 

4 = Cume data

 

L = 2011

C = December

 

 

V = PA Data

 

 

 

 

 

1 = DMA PA Live +7

 

 

 

 

 

2 = Cable PA Live +7

 

 

 

 

 

L = DMA PA Live only

 

 

 

 

 

3 = DMA PA Live +3

 

 

 

 

 

H = Hispanic PA Live +7

 

 

 

 

 

I = Hispanic PA Live Only

 

 

 

 

 

(NN)C = Fusion

 

 

 

 

 

(BBM)1 = EM

 

 

 

 

 

(BBM)2 = CM

 

 

 

 

 

(BBM)3 = Province

 

 

 

 

 

(BBM)0 = Station Totals

 

CHIH2NDY.TVA

This is the Chicago February 2007 DMA Nielsen TV Survey

CHIH2PA1.SPZ

This is the Chicago February 2007 Nielsen Program Average DMA Survey

CHIH2NX1.TVA

This is the Chicago February 2007 Generic TV DMA Survey

 

Arbitron and Eastlan (.SRZ)

3 Letter Market Code

Season

 

Year

Type

Geography Average

Missing Surveys

CHI

1 = Winter

K = 2000

A = Arbitron

M = Metro

0 = General Market

 

2 = Spring

L = 2001

E = Black

N = Metro 2BK

E = Ethnic Estimate

 

3 = Summer

M = 2002

F = Hispanic

O = Metro 3BK

Z = Arbitron Ethnic

 

4 = Fall

N = 2003

0 = Generic

P = Metro 4BK

1 = missing Winter

 

 

0 = 2004

W = Eastlan

T = TSA

2 = missing Spring

 

 

P = 2005

 

U = TSA 2BK

3 = missing Summer

 

 

Q = 2006

 

V = TSA 3BK

4 = missing Fall

 

 

R = 2007

 

W = TSA 4BK

 

 

 

S = 2008

 

A = DMA

 

 

 

T = 2009

 

B = DMA 2BK

 

 

 

 

 

C = DMA 3BK

 

 

 

 

 

D = DMA 4BK

 

CHI2QAM0.SRZ

This is the Chicago Spring 2006 Arbitron Metro Survey

 

 

Arbitron PPM

3 Letter Market Code

Month

 

Year

Type

Geography Average

Missing Surveys

CHI

A = January

K = 2000

A = Arbitron

M = Metro

0 = General Market

 

B = February

L = 2001

E = Black

N = Metro 2BK

E = Ethnic Estimate

 

C = March

M = 2002

F = Hispanic

O = Metro 3BK

Z = Arbitron Ethnic

 

D = April

N = 2003

0 = Generic

P = Metro 4BK

1 = missing Winter

 

E = May

0 = 2004

 

T = TSA

2 = missing Spring

 

F = June

P = 2005

 

U = TSA 2BK

3 = missing Summer

 

G = July

Q = 2006

 

V = TSA 3BK

4 = missing Fall

 

H = August

R = 2007

 

W = TSA 4BK

 

 

I = September

S = 2008

 

A = DMA

 

 

J = October

T = 2009

 

B = DMA 2BK

 

 

K = November

 

 

C = DMA 3BK

 

 

L = December

 

 

D = DMA 4BK

 

 

M= Holiday

 

 

 

 

 

CHIEQAM0.SRZ or CHIEQAM0.SR3

 

This is the Chicago May 2006 Arbitron PPM Metro Survey

 

NOTE

  • Digital Band Codes for Arbitron PPM markets are only supported in the Long Names for *.SR3 survey files and VIEW v.2.2 or higher.
  • Digital Band Codes for Arbitron Diary markets were introduced with the Summer 2011 survey period. All Diary surveys will be produced as Long Name SRZ surveys files and supported with VIEW v.2.3o2_R2 or higher.

 

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