According to a study between 2011 and 2023 on radio's share of listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) commercial radio consumption is increasing. In the third quarter of 2023, commercial radio accounted for 54.1 percent of radio listening, increasing from 50.2 percent in the corresponding quarter of 2023.
Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2023
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: Q1: December 31 to March 31 Q2: April 1 to June 23 Q3: June 26 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. Figures from before 2021 come from previous reports.
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RAJAR. (October 26, 2023). Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. "Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2023." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. (2023). Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR. "Commercial Radio's Share of Radio Listening Hours in The United Kingdom from The 1st Quarter of 2011 to The 3rd Quarter of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
RAJAR, Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2023 [Graph], RAJAR, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266244/commercial-radio-share-of-radio-listening-hours-in-the-uk/
