A study from 2021 on the radio consumption in the United States and Canada found that in a typical week the surveyed radio users listened to radio traditionally in 61 percent of their time compared to spending 35 percent of their radio listening time with digital radio. Since 2013, the share of time spent with traditional radio has slightly but steadily decreased from originally 85 percent of the time.
Distribution of time spent with traditional and digital radio in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021
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Jacobs Media. (May 21, 2021). Distribution of time spent with traditional and digital radio in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246894/traditional-digital-radio-time-spent-united-states-canada/
Jacobs Media. "Distribution of time spent with traditional and digital radio in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021." Chart. May 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246894/traditional-digital-radio-time-spent-united-states-canada/
Jacobs Media. (2021). Distribution of time spent with traditional and digital radio in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246894/traditional-digital-radio-time-spent-united-states-canada/
Jacobs Media. "Distribution of Time Spent with Traditional and Digital Radio in The United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246894/traditional-digital-radio-time-spent-united-states-canada/
Jacobs Media, Distribution of time spent with traditional and digital radio in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246894/traditional-digital-radio-time-spent-united-states-canada/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of time spent with traditional and digital radio in the United States and Canada from 2013 to 2021 [Graph], Jacobs Media, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246894/traditional-digital-radio-time-spent-united-states-canada/