Seats are open in five formats on the Arbitron Radio Advisory Council. Ballots are in the mail to fill current openings in these formats:
Adult Contemporary, Continuous markets only;
AOR, Noncontinous markets only;
Black/Urban, All markets;
Country, Noncontinuous markets only; and
News/Talk, Noncontinuous markets only
Forty-five people, with job titles of GM or higher at their stations, are on the ballot for five seats. The council has 14 radio representatives serving three-year terms each; these five new openings are for 2003-05.
Ballots must be returned by Oct. 25.