According to data on commercial radio listening in the United Kingdom (UK) from quarter one 2011 to the final quarter of 2021, 36 percent of radio listening was via AM/FM, while another five percent listened to the radio via TV. The highest share, namely 42 percent, used DAB for their radio consumption.
Distribution of commercial radio's listening time in the UK from 1st quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2021, by platform
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 roughly: Q1: December 31 to March 31 Q2: April 1 to June 23 Q3: June 25 to September 16 Q4: September 17 to December 16. ** The source provided the following explaination: "Inevitably, there is a certain amount of unspecified listening because either the respondent is unsure, or it is not always possible for them to know whether the station to which they are listening is being broadcast on analogue or digital, or via which platform. Every effort is made by RAJAR to ensure the instructions given to both interviewers and respondents elicit the highest possible volume of specified analogue/digital stations and platforms." ***Additional information regarding survey methodology is here.
**** The source adds the following information: "As of Q1 2016 a platform attribution model has been applied to the data which eliminates any “unspecified” listening."
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RadioToday UK. (February 3, 2022). Distribution of commercial radio's listening time in the UK from 1st quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2021, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266351/commerical-radio-listening-share-by-platform-in-the-uk/
RadioToday UK. "Distribution of commercial radio's listening time in the UK from 1st quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2021, by platform." Chart. February 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266351/commerical-radio-listening-share-by-platform-in-the-uk/
RadioToday UK. (2022). Distribution of commercial radio's listening time in the UK from 1st quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2021, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266351/commerical-radio-listening-share-by-platform-in-the-uk/
RadioToday UK. "Distribution of Commercial Radio's Listening Time in The Uk from 1st Quarter 2011 to 4th Quarter 2021, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266351/commerical-radio-listening-share-by-platform-in-the-uk/
RadioToday UK, Distribution of commercial radio's listening time in the UK from 1st quarter 2011 to 4th quarter 2021, by platform Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266351/commerical-radio-listening-share-by-platform-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
