BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS (BDS)

BDS is the world's leading provider of off-the-air music recognition to the record and radio industries monitoring music in more than 128 markets. BDS listens to more than 1,100 radio stations 24 hours a day, seven days a week and detects more than one million songs a week. BDS houses one of the largest music libraries in the world, recognizing over 400,000 songs.

• General BDS Information: Log on to http://nielsen.com/us/en/links/Soundscan-BDS.html.
  
• Christian Radio Stations: Contact Client Services, clientservices@bdsonline.com, for access.
• Record Labels: Contact ben.cooper@cmta.biz for access information.