EX-99.1

Company Contact: Sean Creamer, CFO
Arbitron Inc.
Phone: 410-312-8410
sean.creamer@arbitron.com

Investor and Media contact: Thom Mocarsky
Arbitron Inc.
410-312-8239
thom.mocarsky@arbitron.com

ARBITRON INC. REPORTS 2007 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Revenue up 6.4 percent
Planned spending on Portable People Meter^TM rollout drives increase in costs
Net income per share (diluted) is $0.58
Reiterates full year guidance

NEW YORK, October 18, 2007 – Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.

For the third quarter of 2007, the Company reported revenue of $96.5 million, an increase of 6.4 percent over revenue of $90.7 million during the third quarter of 2006.

Costs and expenses for the third quarter increased by 16.4 percent, from $56.8 million in 2006 to $66.1 million in 2007, due in part to planned expenditures for the rollout of the Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings service in Philadelphia, New York, Nassau-Suffolk, Middlesex-Somerset-Union, Los Angeles, Riverside, Chicago and San Francisco.

Earnings before interest and income tax expense (EBIT) for the quarter were $27.2 million, a decrease of 15.4 percent compared with EBIT of $32.1 million for the third quarter of 2006.

Net income for the quarter was $17.2 million, compared with $20.2 million for the third quarter of 2006. Net income per share for the third quarter of 2007 was $0.58 per share (diluted), compared with $0.69 per share (diluted) during the comparable period last year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, revenue was $267.3 million, an increase of 6.9 percent over revenue of $250.0 million for the same period in 2006.

EBIT decreased 21.7 percent from $73.1 million in the first nine months of 2006 to $57.2 million in 2007. Net income for the period in 2007 decreased 20.2 percent to $36.5 million compared with $45.7 million in 2006. Earnings per share (diluted) for the nine months in 2007 were $1.21, compared with $1.51 per share (diluted) last year.

Stephen Morris, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Arbitron, made the following comments:

“While the PPM commercialization is both complex and challenging, we have been able to stay on track with our ambitious market-by-market rollout schedule for the Portable People Meter ratings service. On September 20, we launched the ‘pre-currency’ survey period in New York and the embedded radio markets of Nassau-Suffolk and Middlesex-Somerset-Union. These three markets are scheduled to convert to Portable People Meter as full ‘currency’ on December 31.”

“At the same time, we are recruiting consumers for Los Angeles, Riverside, Chicago, San Francisco and San Jose. While this has been logistically demanding, especially because each market has its own unique characteristics, we’re committed to converting these markets as scheduled.”

“For Project Apollo, we announced last week that we are extending the pilot evaluation period into the first quarter of 2008. This extension has the full support of our seven pilot subscribers. The additional time will be used to address a number of specific efforts aimed at helping the members of the Project Apollo Steering Committee build the strongest possible business case for the commercialization of the proposed single-source marketing information service,” said Mr. Morris.

Arbitron is reiterating the revenue and earnings per share guidance for the full year 2007, which was provided by the Company on July 19, 2007.

The Company continues to expect that revenue will increase between 5.5 percent and 7.5 percent in 2007 compared to last year. Earnings per share (diluted) are expected to be between $1.35 and $1.45 for the full year 2007.

Arbitron will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on October 18 to discuss its third quarter results and other relevant matters. To listen to the call, dial (toll free) 888-694-4641. The conference call can be accessed from outside of the United States by dialing 973-582-2734. To participate, users will need to use the following code: 9307832. The call will also be available live on the Internet at the following sites: www.arbitron.com, www.ccbn.com and www.streetevents.com.

The terms EBIT (earnings before interest and income taxes) and EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) are non-GAAP financial measures that the management of Arbitron believes are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s results. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for, or superior to, either net income, as an indicator of Arbitron’s operating performance, or cash flow, as a measure of Arbitron’s liquidity. In addition, because EBIT and EBITDA may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, see the EBIT and EBITDA Non-GAAP Reconciliation, along with related footnotes, below.

Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is an international media and marketing information firm serving radio broadcasters, cable companies, advertisers, advertising agencies and out of home and online media advertising companies in the United States and Europe. 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 also developed the Portable People Meter system, a new technology for media and marketing research.

Arbitron’s marketing and business units are supported by its research and technology organization, located in Columbia, Maryland. Arbitron has approximately 2,100 employees; its executive offices are located in New York City.

Through its Scarborough Research joint venture with The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU) Arbitron also provides media and marketing research services to the broadcast television, magazine, newspaper and online industries.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements regarding Arbitron Inc. and its subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” “Arbitron” or the “Company”) in this document that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” or “plans,” or comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations about future events, which Arbitron has derived from information currently available to it. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our results to be materially different from results implied in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, in no particular order, whether we will be able to:

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successfully execute our business strategies, including entering into potential acquisition, joint-venture or other material third-party agreements;

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effectively manage the impact of any further ownership shifts in the radio and advertising agency industries;

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respond to rapidly changing technological needs of our customer base, including creating new proprietary software systems and new customer products and services that meet these needs in a timely manner;

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successfully manage the impact on our business of any economic downturn generally and in the advertising market in particular;

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successfully manage the impact on costs of data collection due to lower respondent cooperation in surveys, privacy concerns, consumer trends, technology changes and/or government regulations;

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successfully develop and implement technology solutions to measure multi-media and advertising in an increasingly competitive environment; and

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successfully obtain and/or maintain Media Rating Council accreditation for our audience measurement services.

Additional important factors known to Arbitron that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are identified and discussed from time to time in Arbitron’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, in particular, the risk factors discussed under the caption “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS” in Arbitron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

The forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date hereof, and Arbitron undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Arbitron Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
							$			%
	2007			2006			Change			Change
Revenue	$	96,515		$	90,714		$	5,801			6.4	%
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue		37,202			26,775			10,427			38.9	%
Selling, general and administrative		19,228			18,665			563			3.0	%
Research and development		9,659			11,340			(1,681	)		(14.8	%)
Total costs and expenses		66,089			56,780			9,309			16.4	%
Operating income		30,426			33,934			(3,508	)		(10.3	%)
Proportionate share in net loss of affiliates		(3,263	)		(1,827	)		(1,436	)		78.6	%
Earnings before interest and income taxes (1)		27,163			32,107			(4,944	)		(15.4	%)
Interest income		586			723			(137	)		(18.9	%)
Interest expense		95			1,061			(966	)		(91.0	%)
Earnings before income taxes		27,654			31,769			(4,115	)		(13.0	%)
Income tax expense		10,434			11,579			(1,145	)		(9.9	%)
Net income	$	17,220		$	20,190		$	(2,970	)		(14.7	%)
Net income per weighted average common share
Basic	$	0.58		$	0.69		$	(0.11	)		(15.9	%)
Diluted	$	0.58		$	0.69		$	(0.11	)		(15.9	%)
Weighted average shares used in calculations
Basic		29,602			29,273			329			1.1	%
Diluted		29,903			29,382			521			1.8	%
Dividends per common share	$	0.10		$	0.10		$	—			—
Other data:
EBITDA (1)	$	30,467		$	34,609		$	(4,142	)		(12.0	%)

(1)

The terms EBIT (earnings before interest and income taxes expense) and EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) are non-GAAP financial measures that the management of Arbitron believes are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s results. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP equivalent, see the EBIT and EBITDA Non-GAAP Reconciliation, along with related footnotes, below.

Arbitron Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					$			%
	2007			2006		Change			Change
Revenue	$	267,339		$	249,967	$	17,372			6.9	%
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue		115,920			87,714		28,206			32.2	%
Selling, general and administrative		60,046			58,678		1,368			2.3	%
Research and development		32,226			31,352		874			2.8	%
Total costs and expenses		208,192			177,744		30,448			17.1	%
Operating income		59,147			72,223		(13,076	)		(18.1	%)
Equity in net (loss) income of affiliates		(1,930	)		851		(2,781	)
Earnings before interest and income taxes (2)		57,217			73,074		(15,857	)		(21.7	%)
Interest income		1,837			2,539		(702	)		(27.6	%)
Interest expense		286			2,941		(2,655	)		(90.3	%)
Earnings before income taxes		58,768			72,672		(13,904	)		(19.1	%)
Income tax expense		22,265			26,936		(4,671	)		(17.3	%)
Net income	$	36,503		$	45,736	$	(9,233	)		(20.2	%)
Net income per weighted average common share
Basic	$	1.23		$	1.52	$	(0.29	)		(19.1	%)
Diluted	$	1.21		$	1.51	$	(0.30	)		(19.9	%)
Weighted average shares used in calculations
Basic		29,768			30,087		(319	)		(1.1	%)
Diluted		30,049			30,225		(176	)		(0.6	%)
Dividends per common share	$	0.30		$	0.30	$	—			—
Other data:
EBITDA (2)	$	65,914		$	79,933		($14,109	)		(17.5	%)

(2)

Arbitron Inc.
EBIT and EBITDA Non-GAAP Reconciliation
Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30
	2007			2006		2007			2006
Net income	$	17,220		$	20,190	$	36,503		$	45,736
Income tax expense		10,434			11,579		22,265			26,936
Net interest (income) expense		(491	)		338		(1,551	)		402
EBIT (3)	$	27,163		$	32,107	$	57,217		$	73,074
Depreciation and amortization		3,304			2,502		8,697			6,859
EBITDA (3)	$	30,467		$	34,609	$	65,914		$	79,933

(3)

Arbitron’s management believes that presenting EBIT (earnings before interest and income taxes) and EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization), both non-GAAP financial measures, as supplemental information helps investors, analysts, and others, if they so choose, in understanding and evaluating Arbitron’s operating performance in some of the same manners that management does because EBIT and EBITDA exclude certain items that are not directly related to Arbitron’s core operating performance. Arbitron’s management references these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing current performance and making decisions about internal budgets, resource allocation and financial goals. EBIT is calculated by deducting net interest income from net income and adding back income tax expense to net income. EBITDA is calculated by deducting net interest income from net income and adding back income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization to net income. EBIT and EBITDA should not be considered substitutes either for net income, as indicators of Arbitron’s operating performance, or for cash flow, as measures of Arbitron’s liquidity. In addition, because EBIT and EBITDA may not be calculated identically by all companies, the presentation here may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Arbitron Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
(In thousands)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2007		2006
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
Assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	26,848	$	61,265
Trade receivables		32,112		33,296
Property and equipment, net		44,445		41,470
Goodwill, net		40,558		40,558
Other assets		28,925		33,731
Total assets	$	172,888	$	210,320
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Deferred revenue	$	58,308	$	66,875
Other liabilities		48,926		54,189
Stockholders’ equity		65,654		89,256
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	172,888	$	210,320