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Percentage of people of color on the radio in the U.S. 1990-2015
Percentage of people of color on the radio in the U.S. 1990-2015
Share of people of color on the radio in the United States from 1990 to 2015
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 30, 2018
The statistic shows the share of people of color on the radio in the United States from 1990 to 2015. According to the report, people of color made up 9.8 percent of the people on the radio in the United States in 2015.
Share of people of color on the radio in the United States from 1990 to 2015
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| Share of people on radio | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% |
| 2000 | 10% |
| 1995 | 14.7% |
| 1990 | 10.8% |
| Share of people on radio | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 5% |
| 2005 | 7.9% |
| 2000 | 10% |
| 1995 | 14.7% |
| 1990 | 10.8% |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 30, 2018
The statistic shows the share of people of color on the radio in the United States from 1990 to 2015. According to the report, people of color made up 9.8 percent of the people on the radio in the United States in 2015.
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- RTDNA; Hofstra University
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- Release date
- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2015
- Number of respondents
- see supplementary notes
- Supplementary notes
- The survey was conducted among all 1,683 operating, non-satellite television stations and a random sample of 3,542 radio stations. Valid responses came from 1,333 television stations (79.2%) and 415 radio news directors and general managers representing 1,110 radio stations. Some data sets (e.g. the number of TV stations originating local news, getting it from others and women TV news directors) are based on a complete census and are not projected from a smaller sample.
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- Sources
- RTDNA; Hofstra University
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- June 2018
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2015
- Number of respondents
- see supplementary notes
- Supplementary notes
- The survey was conducted among all 1,683 operating, non-satellite television stations and a random sample of 3,542 radio stations. Valid responses came from 1,333 television stations (79.2%) and 415 radio news directors and general managers representing 1,110 radio stations. Some data sets (e.g. the number of TV stations originating local news, getting it from others and women TV news directors) are based on a complete census and are not projected from a smaller sample.
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