Country music stations were most prevalent in the United States in 2023, with 2,164 unique stations in the country that year. Also popular were news and talk shows, with over 2,000 stations falling in this category.
Leading radio formats in the United States as of June 2023, by number of stations
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Radio Advertising Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Leading radio formats in the United States as of June 2023, by number of stations [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252230/top-radio-formats-in-the-us-by-number-of-stations/
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