A survey conducted at the end of 2021 looking at the effects of COVID-19 on newsrooms across the United States found that most radio newsrooms had not canceled local news due to the pandemic and economic disruption, with 95.1 percent of commercial stations and 83.1 percent of non-commercial stations saying that had not done so. However, there was a clear difference when it came to commercial versus non-commercial stations. Whilst just under five percent of commercial stations had canceled local news because of the COVID-19 outbreak, for non-commercial stations the share who answered that they had amounted to almost 17 percent.
Share of commercial and non-commercial radio stations canceling local news due to the coronavirus in the United States in 4th quarter 2021
*The survey was conducted among 765 radio news directors and general managers representing 2,310 radio stations.
Question: Has the coronavirus/economic disruption led to canceling local news?
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RTDNA. (May 17, 2022). Share of commercial and non-commercial radio stations canceling local news due to the coronavirus in the United States in 4th quarter 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310605/local-radio-news-loss-coronavirus-us/
RTDNA. "Share of commercial and non-commercial radio stations canceling local news due to the coronavirus in the United States in 4th quarter 2021." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310605/local-radio-news-loss-coronavirus-us/
RTDNA. (2022). Share of commercial and non-commercial radio stations canceling local news due to the coronavirus in the United States in 4th quarter 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310605/local-radio-news-loss-coronavirus-us/
RTDNA. "Share of Commercial and Non-commercial Radio Stations Canceling Local News Due to The Coronavirus in The United States in 4th Quarter 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310605/local-radio-news-loss-coronavirus-us/
RTDNA, Share of commercial and non-commercial radio stations canceling local news due to the coronavirus in the United States in 4th quarter 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310605/local-radio-news-loss-coronavirus-us/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Share of commercial and non-commercial radio stations canceling local news due to the coronavirus in the United States in 4th quarter 2021 [Graph], RTDNA, May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310605/local-radio-news-loss-coronavirus-us/
