This statistic shows commercial radio's share of listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2020. In quarter one of 2020, commercial radio accounted for 47.8 percent of radio listening, increasing from 45.7 percent in quarter one of 2019. Commercial radio's share of listening time reached a peak of 48.1 percent in the third quarter of 2019.
Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020
count varied by quarter; overall adult sample was about 110,000 annually
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
participants in the survey were asked to complete a listening diary for one week**
Supplementary notes
* Time spans of the quarters: Q1: December 31 to March 31 Q2: April 1 to June 23 Q3: June 26 to September 15 Q4: September 17 to December 16 ** Time spans of additional quarters and additional information regarding survey methodology is here. Figures have been rounded.
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RAJAR. (May 14, 2020). Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. "Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. (2020). Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. "Commercial Radio's Share of Radio Listening Hours in The United Kingdom from The 1st Quarter of 2011 to The 1st Quarter of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR, Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 25, 2022)
