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Annual Stats

Annual Stats for 2023

47,194 people made 123,807 pageviews; 6.4K were ‘Returning Users’; average session – 2.36; Podcasts – 33,509 plays

Cortes Currents

The top 5 areas were:

  1. Vancouver – 9,120 people (av session 1m 54 secs);
  2. CKTZ’s listening area – 6,336 people
    • Greater Campbell River, which includes Cortes & Quadra Islands – 5,250 people (av session 7min 18secs)
    • Powell River – 949 people (av session 1m 50s)
    • Comox – 137 people (av 4m 2s)
  3. Undefined (not set) rural area which may, or may not, be partly or wholly within the CKTZ listening area – 3,538 people (av. session 2m 1secs).
  4. Victoria – 1,517 people (av session 1m 55s)
  5. Toronto – 1,342 people (av session 1m 10s)

Top 10 Nations

  1. Canada – 37,339 people, averaging 2m 46s per session
  2. United States – 5,500 people, averaging 1m 13s
  3. United Kingdom – 725 people averaging 1m 7s
  4. Germany – 435 people, averaging 1m 1s
  5. Ireland – 369 people, averaging 22s
  6. Australia – 269 people, averaging 1m 31s
  7. Sweden – 206 people, averaging 16s
  8. Netherlands – 165 people, averaging 50s
  9. France – 150 people, averaging 1m 5s
  10. INdia – 140 people, averaging 37s

SoundCloud

There were an estimated bot visits to SoundCloud, consequently the number of plays has been lowered to 32,676 (from 35,551).

The top 3 Canadian locations were:

  1. CKTZ’s listening area – 22,582 plays
    • Mansons Landing (& Cortes Island) – 22,100 plays;
    • Campbell River – 253 plays;
    • Powell River – 62 plays;
    • Whaletown 44 plays;
    • Quathiaski Cove – 43 plays;
    • Heriot Bay – 38 plays;
    • Comox – 32 plays;
    • Squirrel Cove – 10 plays;
  2. Vancouver 1,630 plays;
  3. Langley 492 plays.

833 plays on Apple Podcasts.

Top 10 posts on Cortes Currents for 2023

  1. 2,944 people scanned the opening paragraphs on the homepage 10,059 times, average visit 2min 26 secs.
  2. (1,114 people made 1,229 pageviews this year, bringing the aggregate count to 60,040 views) – Where Are Germany’s Bears, Wolves And Eagles (averaging 48 seconds) – Cortes Currents (May 6, 2016)
  3. (847 people made 1,033 pageviews this year, bringing the aggregate count to 33,485 views) – Canada’s National Debt (averaging 47 s) – Cortes Currents (Oct 3, 2019)
  4. (689 people made 866 Pageviews) – What’s been happening with the renovations at Gorge Harbour (av 3m 30s)– Cortes Currents (Aug 31, 2023)
  5. (655 people made 793 pageviews) – Changes Coming To The Local Ferries In 2027, And Directions For The Years Beyond (av 2m 39s)– Cortes Currents (Dec 13, 2023)
  6. (608 people made 860 pageviews) – Better Than Ever: Lovefest 2023 (av 1m 12s) – Cortes Currents (June 26, 2023)
  7. ( 523 people made 593 pageviews) – BC Islanders Bid Adieu To Their Queen Who Reigned For Nearly 60 Years (av 25s) – repost from Canada’s National Observer (Jan 24, 2023)
  8. (424 people made 493 pageviews) – RCMP Investigating After Woman Was Found Dead On Quadra Island, Say It Was ‘Targeted,’ But ‘Isolated’ (av 33s) – repost from CKTZ News (Feb 3, 2023)
  9. (420 people made 611 pageviews) – QXMC: The Squirrel Cove Project (av 2m 30s)– Cortes Currents (Sep 1, 2023)
  10. (418 people made 493 pageviews this year, bringing the aggregate count to 4,908) – Vessels of Concern: Signs of The Times (av 3m 13s) – Cortes Currents (Feb 2, 2020)

Top 10 podcasts on our SoundCloud channel

  1. (2,409 plays) – We’ve been drinking a lot more alcohol during COVID, study finds – Cortes Currents
  2. (223) – The Amazing Neuroplastic Brain – Folk U
  3. (168) Wet Dreaming w/Erin Robinsong & Merlin Sheldrake – Folk U
  4. (165) – The Awakeneers New Single: December In The North – Cortes Currents
  5. (160) – Return of a bird species not seen on Cortes for 50 years? Or a Horned grebe? – Cortes Currents
  6. (160) – Mudslide behind Campbell River condos – Cortes Currents
  7. (125) – What’s been happening with the renovations at Gorge Harbour – Cortes Currents
  8. (107) – At the Friday Market Live Music: Jemma Hicken – Folk U
  9. (107) – Kim Paulley (part 1): Quest For The Ultimate Free Voice – Cortes Currents
  10. (102) – Denise Wolda (Part 1 of 2): From Farmer’s Daughter To Professional Musician – Cortes Currents