The graph shows reasons US consumers named for listening to AM and FM radio in January and February 2016. It was found that 41 percent of respondents listened to radio because they want to be informed about what's going on in the news.
Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the U.S. and Canada as of 2016
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MarketingCharts. (April 28, 2016). Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the U.S. and Canada as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/277103/streaming-radio-reasons-for-listening-in-the-us/
MarketingCharts. "Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the U.S. and Canada as of 2016." Chart. April 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/277103/streaming-radio-reasons-for-listening-in-the-us/
MarketingCharts. (2016). Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the U.S. and Canada as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/277103/streaming-radio-reasons-for-listening-in-the-us/
MarketingCharts. "Reasons for Listening to Am/Fm Radio in The U.S. and Canada as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2016, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/277103/streaming-radio-reasons-for-listening-in-the-us/
MarketingCharts, Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the U.S. and Canada as of 2016 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/277103/streaming-radio-reasons-for-listening-in-the-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Reasons for listening to AM/FM radio in the U.S. and Canada as of 2016 [Graph], MarketingCharts, April 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/277103/streaming-radio-reasons-for-listening-in-the-us/