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Leading radio formats in the U.S. in 2016, by number of stations

The statistic shows the most popular radio formats by number of stations available in the United States as of December 2016. According to the source, country music stations were most frequent with 2,126 unique stations in the United States in that year. In total, there were over 11,000 commercial stations on air in December 2016.

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The statistic shows the most popular radio formats by number of stations available in the United States as of December 2016. According to the source, country music stations were most frequent with 2,126 unique stations in the United States in that year. In total, there were over 11,000 commercial stations on air in December 2016.

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Release date: February 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: December 2016
Special properties: no Canadian or Mexican stations included

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