Pizza Pizza peppers Toronto: Media Monitors radio rankings: Jan. 18 to Jan. 24, 2010

AlarmForce holds steady at #1 in Montreal radio buys, while in Toronto the pizzeria tops the home market.

Pizza Pizza sliced the radio airwaves with more spots in the Toronto market this week than anyone else, cooking up a 186-place jump to #1, according to spending rankings for the week of Jan. 18 to Jan. 24.

Hot on its heels was Tim Hortons, picking up steam with a five-position jump to #2, while The Home Depot climbed the ladder five spots to take over #3.

There were three big debuts: East Side Mario’s ba-da-binged its way to #6 followed closely by Kelsey’s at #7 and tax software QuickBooks at #8.

In Montreal, security company AlarmForce remained top dog, followed by Hyundai at #2 and Porter Airlines retaining its #3 position for the second week in a row.

Retailer Le SuperClub Vidéotron hiked 324 positions to claim #5, and other large leapers include bedding retailer Dormez-vous (#14 -#6) and the Montreal Canadiens (#82 to #9), with impressive top 10 debuts by Ford (#8) and Autorité Des Marchés Financiers (#10).

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