Leading radio formats in the U.S. in 2015-2023, by number of stations

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 27, 2025

Country music stations were most frequent radio formats in 2023, with

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unique stations in the United States that year,
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stations less than in 2021. Also popular were news and talk shows and religion stations, with over
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stations respectively.

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Leading radio formats in the United States from 2015 to 2023, by number of stations

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Release date

September 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2024

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data accessed on September 16, 2024

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2023 comes from previous reports.
Release date is the date data was accessed.

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