Arbitron Inc. Schedule of Non-Employee Director Compensation

Summary

This document outlines the compensation plan for non-employee directors of Arbitron Inc. Directors receive an annual retainer, meeting fees, and additional compensation for serving as committee chairs. They are also granted stock options, both upon joining the board and annually thereafter, with specific vesting and exercise terms. The Chairman receives a larger annual stock option grant. Directors can choose to defer their cash compensation into deferred stock units or receive it as stock options instead of cash.

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Exhibit 10.18

ARBITRON INC.

Schedule of Non-Employee Director Compensation 1/


	Annual Retainer Fee			$30,000

	Board Meeting Fees (In person or			$1,500
	by telephone)

	Committee Chair Retainer			Audit Committee: $10,000
				Other Committees: $7,500

	Committee In Person Meeting Fees			$1,500

	Committee Telephonic Meeting Fees			$750

	Initial Option Awards			Each newly elected director will receive a one-time grant of
				options to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock, which options
				will vest and become exercisable in three equal installments of
				5,000 shares over a three-year period and will expire 10 years
				from the date of grant.

	Annual Option Awards			Beginning the year after initial election, each non-employee
				director will receive an annual grant of options to purchase
				7,000 shares of common stock, which options will be fully vested
				upon grant. These options will become exercisable in full six
				months after the date of grant and will expire 10 years from the
				date of grant.

	Annual Option Awards to Chairman			The Chairman of the Board of Directors will also receive an
				annual grant of options to purchase 10,000 shares of common
				stock, which options will be fully vested upon grant. These
				options will become exercisable in full six months after the
				date of grant and will expire 10 years from the date of grant.

1/All cash retainer fees and meeting fees payable to directors may be partially or fully deferred at the election of each director into deferred stock units (DSUs) or may be paid at the election of each director in the form of stock options in lieu of cash.