In the third quarter of 2024, commercial radio accounted for around 53.3 percent of radio listening in the United Kingdom. This marks a slight decline compared to the corresponding figure of 54.1 percent in the third quarter of 2023. Despite this recent dip, commercial radio's proportion of listener time has been on the rise recently, indicating its growing popularity among listeners.
Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2024
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Commercial radio's share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from the 1st quarter of 2011 to the 3rd quarter of 2024
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count varied by quarter; overall adult sample was about 141,139 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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