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  1. Every week, over 240 million individuals nationwide listen to the radio.
    2. Source – RADAR 108, March 2011
  2. Radio reaches more people daily than the Internet.
    3. Source: RAB Marketing Guide -
    http://www.rab.com/public/marketingguide/rabRmg.html
  3. In an average week, radio reaches more people today than it did in 1970… 40 years later.
    4. Source – Time Spent Listening Per Week Report(c) Arbitron: Monday-Sunday 24 hours/Persons 12+
  4. Every week, 93% of people over the age of 12 invite radio to be a major part of their lives.
    5. Source – RADAR 108, March 2011
  5. Every week, 92% of American teenagers listen to radio - two thirds of which listen even more than they did last year.
    6. Source: RAB Marketing Guide -
    http://www.rab.com/public/marketingguide/rabRmg.html
  6. Nearly two thirds of consumers listen to the radio minutes prior to shopping.
    7. Source 2010 Council for Research Excellence
    http://www.researchexcellence.com/news/061610_vcm_dm_release.php
  7. On any given day, people are spending more time with radio than the Internet.
    8. Source: 2010 Arbitron Inc. / Edison Research
  8. In the past week, nearly 60 million people have listened to digital radio.
    9. Source: Arbitron/Edison Research 2011
  9. Adding internet radio to an over-the-air campaign more than triples ad response.
    10. Source: http://www.cdn.targetspot.com/pdfs/TargetSpot-Inc_Ad_Impact_Study_White_Paper-2011.pdf
  10. People who listen to radio online actually listen to more terrestrial radio than the average listener.
    11. Source: Online radio listeners listen to terrestrial radio 20% more: 2010 ARB/Edison report.
  11. Audio content has an equal if not greater emotional impact on consumers than visual content.
    12. Source: Radio Ad Lab Study – Personal Relevance II -
    http://www.radioadlab.org/studyDocs/relevance2Full.pdf
  12. At the end of commercial breaks, research shows that 92% of audience levels remained the same as before the break.
    13. Source: RAB Marketing Guide -
    http://www.rab.com/public/marketingguide/rabRmg.html
  13. Facebook has a monthly unique audience of just over 150 million people… almost 90 million LESS than the leading radio company.
    14. Source: Facebook - comscore Jan-April 2011, Clear Channel (leading radio company) Persons 12+, Arbitron Nationwide, Fall 2010 DMA, Based on contracted times for all Premiere affiliates, Includes all reported AM/FM radio affiliates, Cumes for 2 or more weeks have been developed based on Arbitron multi-week factors
  14. People would actually rather give up their email, cell phones, and iPods than give up their radio.
    15. Source: 2010 Jacobs Tech Survey
  15. Radio is mobile media; it captures 89% of in-car media time!
    16. Source: RAB Marketing Guide -
    http://www.rab.com/public/marketingguide/rabRmg.html
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