FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

FARBER ERICA 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ARBITRON INC [ ARB ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

9705 PATUXENT WOODS DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/30/2013
(Street)

COLUMBIA, MD 21046
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   9/30/2013     D    3106   (1) D $48.00   0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units     (2) 9/30/2013     D         12173.7550   (3)     (4)   (4) Common Stock   12173.7550   $48.00   0   D    
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $41.02   9/30/2013     D         7000      (5) 5/24/2015   Common Stock   7000   $6.98   0   D    
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $39.87   9/30/2013     D         7000      (5) 5/24/2016   Common Stock   7000   $8.13   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Nielsen Holdings N.V. ("Nielsen"), TNC Sub I Corporation and Arbitron Inc., as amended (the "Merger Agreement"), these shares were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to $48.00 per share.
( 2)  These deferred stock units convert on a one for one basis.
( 3)  Includes 258.7550 deferred stock units acquired through dividend reinvestment. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the deferred stock units were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to $48.00 per share.
( 4)  These deferred stock units vested in full on the first anniversary from the date of grant and may be deferred until 30 days after the first anniversary of the vesting date.
( 5)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these options, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant for each such option, were canceled in exchange for a cash payment representing (1) the difference between $48.00 per share and the exercise price of each such option and (2) the "Black-Scholes Termination Value," which is a term defined in the option award agreements to mean the excess, if any, of the Black-Scholes value of the option determined at the time of the transaction using assumptions set forth in the option award agreements, over the in-the-money value of the option calculated in accordance with (1) above.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FARBER ERICA
9705 PATUXENT WOODS DRIVE
COLUMBIA, MD 21046 		X



Signatures
/s/ Timothy T. Smith Attorney in Fact for Erica Farber 9/30/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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