Radio listening time by platform UK 2011-2024| Statista

According to a study on the radio listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) between the first quarter of 2011 to the third quarter of 2024, most people like to listen to the radio using DAB. In the third quarter, radio listening via website or app accounted for nearly 11 percent of all listening time in the UK, up from 10.4 percent in the third quarter of 2023.

Distribution of radio listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2011 to 3rd quarter 2024, by platform

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2011 to Q3 2024***

Number of respondents

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

* The source adds the following information: "As of Q1 2016, a platform attribution model has been applied to the data which eliminates any "unspecfied" listening.
** For data before Q1 2016, the source includes this commentary regarding unspecified listening: "Inevitably, there is a certain amount of unspecified listening because either the respondent is unsure, or it is not always possible for them to know whether the station to which they are listening is being broadcast on analogue or digital, or via which platform. Every effort is made by RAJAR to ensure the instructions given to both interviewers and respondents elicit the highest possible volume of specified analogue/digital stations and platforms".
*** Time spans of the quarters roughly:
Q1: December 31 to March 31
Q2: April 1 to June 23
Q3: June 26 to September 15
Q4: September 17 to December 16
**** Additional information regarding survey methodology is here.

Figures may not total 100 due to rounding.

Data from before 2021 comes from previous reports.

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