A cluster of cables that have been cut bu a knife

Monthly Stats for March 2024

3,737 people made 8,779 pageviews; 164 daily & 875 weekly users; average Campbell River session 5:19; Podcasts -1,667 plays

1,790 posts and index pages were viewed on Cortes Currents. The aggregate count for Vessels of Concern: Signs of the Times (average session 3m 8s) reached 4,956 views

This month’s leading posts, in terms of views, are:

  1. (353 views) CityWest’s Cable Cut In Whaletown (2m 1s)
  2. (227 Views) Community Meeting for Cortes Zoning Bylaw Update (3m 28s)
  3. (206 Views) Op-ed: Reflections on the Cortes Bylaw update meeting (2m 14s)

Cortes Currents – 8,779 Pageviews

Sources of Traffic – from Google Analytics G4A

  • 2,056 people came through searches on the web, mostly Google. 
  • 855 people came directly to the website.
  • 515 came from a third party website, mostly the Tideline
  • 21 visitors were referred by social media

Top 5 Nations – from Google Analytics G4A

Google G4A tracked visitors from 65 nations, the top 4 were:

  1. Canada – 3,045 people, averaging 2m 46s per session
  2. United States – 398 people, averaging 1m 19s per session
  3. United Kingdom – 45 people, averaging 1m 22s per session
  4. Germany – 32 people, averaging 42s per session
  5. India – 20 people, averaging 49s

Top Canadian Locations – from Google Analytics G4A

  1. CKTZ’s listening Area – 1,227 people
    • Greater Campbell River (which includes Cortes & Quadra Islands) – 791 people, averaging 5m 19s
    • Rural area presumably on West Coast – 312 people, averaging 2m 56s
    • Powell River – 100, averaging 2m 34s
    • Comox – 24, averaging 1m 35s
  2. Vancouver – 981 people, averaging 2m 1s per session
  3. Toronto – 140 people, averaging 1m 09s
  4. Victoria – 96 people, averaging 3m 23s

SoundCloud – 1,652 Plays

The top 3 podcasts this month were:

  1. (26 Plays) Community Meeting for Cortes Zoning Bylaw Update
  2. (19 Plays) Birds are smarter than you think
  3. (18 Plays) CityWest’s Cable Cut In Whaletown

Sources of Traffic

  • 1251 plays through third party websites; 337 through SoundCloud apps and embeds
  • 199 through Cortes Currents website
  • 108 on the SoundCloud website
  • 12 on Cortes Radio
  • Other sources

Top 3 Nations

  1. Canada – 1,372 people
  2. United States – 199 people
  3. Germany – 15 people

Top 3 Canadian locations:

  1. CKTZ’s Listening Area – 1,107 plays
    • Mansons Landing & other parts of Cortes – 1,048 plays;
    • Campbell River – 23;
    • Whaletown – 18;
    • Powell River – 8;
    • Comox – 6;
    • Heriot Bay – 4;
    • Quathiaski Cove – 3
  2. Vancouver – 83 plays;
  3. Kamloops – 39 plays.

Apple Podcasts – 75 Plays

Top 3 podcasts:

  1. (16 Plays) FolkU-Cortes Island Academy (CIA) Episode 3
  2. (11 Plays) CIA on Folk U – Cosmic Confidential
  3. (9 Plays) CityWest’s Cables Cut In Whaletown – Cortes Currents

CKTZ 89.5 FM

Listeners on Cortes Island , Quadra, Campbell River and down the Salish Sea coastline to Powell River and Comox. 8 AM & (repeating) 3 PM, Mon to Fri; Saturday Round-up at 1 PM.