Share: Car Drivers Still Tune In To Radio

By | April 12, 2015
 

Even though music downloading and streaming services are becoming increasingly popular, there is still one place where the good old radio reigns supreme: the automobile. According to Edison Research, 84 percent of American drivers use their AM/FM radio at least some of the time, compared to 56 percent who still use their CD player and 38 percent who listen to digital music/MP3s. Radio’s automobile stronghold is likely to erode somewhat in the future as modern stereos capable of playing digital music gain traction in newer vehicles.

From a post by Statista’s Niall McCarthy, this chart shows the percentage of people in the U.S. who currently ever use the following in their primary car.

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Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/4638/radio-still-rules-the-road/