Radio Disney and the network will also engage in collaborative selling of airtime. âWe viewed Radio Disney as still unique in targeting a demo that is nationwide,â Robert Struble, president and CEO of iBiquity, tells Billboard. âHD 2 and HD3 had never had a nationally branded content, and we saw this as a chance to keep this in local markets.â.
Approximately 29% of the population is covered by NIBRS reporting, representing 27% of the nation's reported crime and 43% of law enforcement agencies. Seven additional states, 2 individual agency and 4 Federal agencies are currently in the testing phase, while NIBRS is still in the developmental stage in 7 states or territories.
The number of independent agencies has grown. After declining from 44,000 in 1996 to 37,500 in 2006, the number of independent agencies has grown to 38,500 in the past two years. Business conditions for independent agencies improved between the 2010 and 2012 studies. In 2012, 60 percent reported increased revenue, compared to 42 percent in the 2010 study. Systems and data security are now the most important technology challenges facing agencies.