In the first quarter of 2020, the average U.S. consumer spent 99 minutes daily with radio content, or one hour and 39 minutes per day, down three minutes from the corresponding quarter of 2019. Data on the daily time spent listening to AM/FM radio per adult in the United States from 2015 to 2020 reveals a gradual decrease in radio listening for the most part, though the biggest drop occurred between 2017 and 2018.
Average daily time spent listening to the radio per adult in the United States from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2020 (in minutes)
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Nielsen. (August 30, 2020). Average daily time spent listening to the radio per adult in the United States from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2020 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/761889/daily-time-spent-radio/
Nielsen. "Average daily time spent listening to the radio per adult in the United States from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2020 (in minutes)." Chart. August 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/761889/daily-time-spent-radio/
Nielsen. (2020). Average daily time spent listening to the radio per adult in the United States from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2020 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/761889/daily-time-spent-radio/
Nielsen. "Average Daily Time Spent Listening to The Radio per Adult in The United States from 1st Quarter 2015 to 1st Quarter 2020 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/761889/daily-time-spent-radio/
Nielsen, Average daily time spent listening to the radio per adult in the United States from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2020 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/761889/daily-time-spent-radio/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Average daily time spent listening to the radio per adult in the United States from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2020 (in minutes) [Graph], Nielsen, August 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/761889/daily-time-spent-radio/