According to the source, there were 15,377 commercial radio stations in the United States in 2022, 12 down from the previous year but still more than double the amount of stations in 1970.
Number of commercial radio stations in the United States from 1990 to 2022
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Radio Advertising Bureau. (November 7, 2023). Number of commercial radio stations in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252235/number-of-commercial-radio-stations-in-the-us/
Radio Advertising Bureau. "Number of commercial radio stations in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. November 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252235/number-of-commercial-radio-stations-in-the-us/
Radio Advertising Bureau. (2023). Number of commercial radio stations in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252235/number-of-commercial-radio-stations-in-the-us/
Radio Advertising Bureau. "Number of Commercial Radio Stations in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252235/number-of-commercial-radio-stations-in-the-us/
Radio Advertising Bureau, Number of commercial radio stations in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252235/number-of-commercial-radio-stations-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of commercial radio stations in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], Radio Advertising Bureau, November 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252235/number-of-commercial-radio-stations-in-the-us/