During an average week in Spring 2021, 43.5 percent of 'Classical' radio listeners in the United States were over 65 years of age. Considering the distribution of various radio formats' audience by age, it is clear to see that this genre is less appealing to the young, with only 8.4 percent of adults aged under 25 tuning in to "Classical" radio.
Audience of various radio formats in the United States in 2021, by age
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Radio Advertising Bureau. (April 20, 2022). Audience of various radio formats in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252222/radio-format-audience-shares-in-the-us-by-age/
Radio Advertising Bureau. "Audience of various radio formats in the United States in 2021, by age." Chart. April 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252222/radio-format-audience-shares-in-the-us-by-age/
Radio Advertising Bureau. (2022). Audience of various radio formats in the United States in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252222/radio-format-audience-shares-in-the-us-by-age/
Radio Advertising Bureau. "Audience of Various Radio Formats in The United States in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252222/radio-format-audience-shares-in-the-us-by-age/
Radio Advertising Bureau, Audience of various radio formats in the United States in 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252222/radio-format-audience-shares-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Audience of various radio formats in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph], Radio Advertising Bureau, April 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252222/radio-format-audience-shares-in-the-us-by-age/