Tampa Radio: Nielsen To Delay September PPMs

Nielsen today announced that release of the Weptember PPMs for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market will be delayed.  The company did not announced when the results would be released.

The information being held-up include Week 4 September data and the monthly market results.

Originally scheduled for release Tuesday, Nielsen says they will be delayed to "allow for completion of additional Quality Assurance steps".  They company determined the extras steps were needed after Friday's relevation from the Nielsen and Beasley Media an investigation of ratings tampering was underway.  Click here for originally posting.

The allegations centered around WBRN 98.7 FM morning personality Bubba The Love Sponge. Specific allegations have not been released.

Bubba Clem's local and syndicated show Friday and Monday were "Best ofs..." with no further comment from Beasley or Bubba.