This statistic shows the total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom (UK) from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2020. The total average number of hours listened to the radio per week remained relatively stable during the period of consideration. In the first quarter of 2020, radio consumption dropped to 990 million hours.
Total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020
(in billion hours)
count varied by quarter; overall adult sample was about 110,000 annually
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
participants in the survey were asked to complete a listening diary for one week**
Supplementary notes
* Time spans of the quarters roughly: Q1: December 31 to March 31 Q2: April 1 to June 23 Q3: June 24 to September 15 Q4: September 17 to December 16 ** Time spans of additional quarters and additional information regarding survey methodology is here. Figures have been rounded.
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RAJAR. (May 30, 2020). Total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 (in billion hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266187/time-spent-listening-to-the-radio-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. "Total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 (in billion hours)." Chart. May 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266187/time-spent-listening-to-the-radio-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. (2020). Total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 (in billion hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266187/time-spent-listening-to-the-radio-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. "Total Time Spent Listening to The Radio in The United Kingdom from The 1st Quarter of 2011 to The 1st Quarter of 2020 (in Billion Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266187/time-spent-listening-to-the-radio-in-the-uk/
RAJAR, Total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 (in billion hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266187/time-spent-listening-to-the-radio-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Total time spent listening to the radio in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 1st quarter of 2020 (in billion hours) [Graph], RAJAR, May 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266187/time-spent-listening-to-the-radio-in-the-uk/
