The statistic depicts the reasons consumers listen to music on the radio in the United States as of 2017. During the survey, 66 percent of consumers stated that they listened to music on radio because they wanted local information.
When you have a choice, why do you listen to music on AM/FM radio?
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Bridge Ratings. (September 14, 2017). When you have a choice, why do you listen to music on AM/FM radio? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/750078/music-radio-preference/
Bridge Ratings. "When you have a choice, why do you listen to music on AM/FM radio?." Chart. September 14, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750078/music-radio-preference/
Bridge Ratings. (2017). When you have a choice, why do you listen to music on AM/FM radio?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/750078/music-radio-preference/
Bridge Ratings. "When You Have a Choice, Why Do You Listen to Music on Am/Fm Radio?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750078/music-radio-preference/
Bridge Ratings, When you have a choice, why do you listen to music on AM/FM radio? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/750078/music-radio-preference/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
When you have a choice, why do you listen to music on AM/FM radio? [Graph], Bridge Ratings, September 14, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/750078/music-radio-preference/