This statistic shows the reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in North America as of February 2019. The survey revealed that the top reason for listening to the radio among respondents in the United States and Canada was that it is easiest to listen to in the car, and 62 percent said that the reason they listened to AM/FM radio was because it was free. Other popular reasons included listening because of DJs, hosts and shows, hearing favorite songs and artists or feeling a connection with radio.
Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the United States and Canada as of February 2019
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MarketingCharts. (April 23, 2019). Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the United States and Canada as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015008/reasons-for-listening-to-radio/
MarketingCharts. "Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the United States and Canada as of February 2019." Chart. April 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015008/reasons-for-listening-to-radio/
MarketingCharts. (2019). Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the United States and Canada as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015008/reasons-for-listening-to-radio/
MarketingCharts. "Reasons for Listening to Am/Fm Radio in The United States and Canada as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015008/reasons-for-listening-to-radio/
MarketingCharts, Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the United States and Canada as of February 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015008/reasons-for-listening-to-radio/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the United States and Canada as of February 2019 [Graph], MarketingCharts, April 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015008/reasons-for-listening-to-radio/