2. 241 Million American Adults
Listen to Radio Each Week
That’s
93 % of everyone in this country
listening to radio each week.
As the past four quarters demonstrate,
radio listening remains strong
and consistent.
93% 93% 93% 93%
June 2011 September 2011 December 2011 March 2012
2 Spring 2012 Source: RADAR, June, September, December 2011 and March 2012, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid, Persons 12+, Weekly Cume Rating
3. Americans Spend Billions of Hours
Listening to Radio
14.6
Arbitron reports Americans
listen to radio for more than
billion hours
each month
With an ever-growing number of media choices, Americans’
preference for and reliance on radio has endured year after year.
Source: Projection based on RADAR, March 2012, Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid, Total Listening Hours Spring 2012 3
4. Radio Is America’s Daily Companion
70
Nearly
%
of Americans tune in
to radio each day
for an average of
2 hours and
41 minutes
4 Spring 2012 Source: RADAR, March 2012, Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid, Average Daily Cume Rating and Average Daily TSL
5. Radio Reaches Millions of
93
Multicultural Listeners
Each week radio reaches...
%
95 of all Hispanics
% of all African Americans*
* Black non-Hispanic
Source: RADAR, March 2012, Persons 12+, Mon-Sun Mid-Mid, Weekly Cume Rating Spring 2012 5
6. Radio Reaches Millions of Americans
in Every Key Buying Demo
Each week across America, radio is heard by...
93
adults 18-34
%
94 %
adults 18-49
95
adults 25-54
%
95
adults 35-64
%
6 Spring 2012 Source: RADAR, March 2012, Mon-Sun Mid-Mid, Weekly Cume Rating
7. Consumers Tune to Radio During
Prime Shopping Hours
90
You can reach
%
of Americans on the radio
between 6AM and 7PM
during the work week.
Source: RADAR, March 2012, Persons 12+, Mon-Fri 6AM-7PM, Weekly Cume Rating Spring 2012 7
8. Americans Spend Most of Their
Audio Entertainment Time With Radio
Share of daily audio minutes
Internet
Streaming
CD
Players 5%
6%
AM/FM Radio
69 %
iPods/MP3s
11%
Satellite
9%
8 Spring 2012 Source: 2012 USA TouchPoints, Adults 18-64
9. Radio Lifts Brand Advertising Results
Six studies showed radio advertising effectiveness
across five key branding attributes
+13 %
Brand Awareness
+20
Average % lift
Exposed to
radio ad schedule %
vs. not exposed Purchase Consideration
+14 %
Purchase Intent
+37 %
Recommend Advertiser
+38 %
Brand Likeability
Source: Radio Advertising Effectiveness Program, Ipsos OTX, 2010-11; conducted for Katz Marketing Solutions.
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Ad schedules for fast food restaurant, insurance, automobile, movies, office supply retailer, and bank.
10. Fast Food Is Popular With
American Radio Listeners
9 out of 10
radio listeners have visited a fast food
restaurant in the
past month
10 Spring 2012 Source: Scarborough Research USA+, Release 2 2011, Persons 18+, Listened to any radio format in the past week.
11. Radio Is the Primary Medium for
Fast Food Patrons During Lunchtime
Nearly 50
%
of fast food patrons tune to
radio during their lunch hour—nearly twice the
next closest medium, TV.
Radio provides marketers a prime opportunity to
reach their fast food customers each day.
56%
of fast food
restaurants’
business is between
11AM and 3PM.
Source: 2012 USA TouchPoints Spring 2012 11