Arbitron Inc. Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled for February 17, 2009

Arbitron Inc. Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled for February 17, 2009

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:ARB) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter 2008 results on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 during pre-market hours.

Following the release, Arbitron will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company invites you to listen to the call by dialing (toll free) 888-868-9083. The conference call can be accessed from outside of the United States by dialing 973-935-8512. To participate, users will need to use the following code: 79664083. The call will also be available live on the Internet at the following sites: www.streetevents.com and www.arbitron.com/investors/.

A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 p.m. on February 17 through 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2009. To access the replay, please call (toll free) 800-642-1687 in the United States, or 706-645-9291 if you're calling from outside of the United States. To access the replay, users will need to enter the following code: 79664083.

About Arbitron

Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:ARB) is a media and marketing research firm serving the media -- radio, television, cable, online radio and out-of-home -- as well as advertisers and advertising agencies in the United States. Arbitron's core businesses are measuring network and local market radio audiences across the United States; surveying the retail, media and product patterns of local market consumers; and providing application software used for analyzing media audience and marketing information data. The company has developed the Portable People Meter, a new technology for media and marketing research.

Through its Scarborough Research joint venture with The Nielsen Company, Arbitron provides additional media and marketing research services to the broadcast television, newspaper and online industries.

Arbitron's marketing and business units are supported by a world-renowned research and technology organization located in Columbia, Maryland. Arbitron's executive offices are located in New York City.

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CONTACT: Thom Mocarsky, Arbitron Inc., +1-410-312-8239,
thom.mocarsky@arbitron.com

Web Site: http://www.arbitron.com/
http://www.arbitron.com/investors

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