Canadians' radio listening down over past decade
 

Friday, July 8, 2005

Ottawa - Canadians are spending an average of 90 minutes less per week
listening to the radio than a decade ago, says a report on radio listening
habits released Friday by Statistics Canada.

On average, Canadians aged 12 and older spent 19.5 hours a week listening to
radio in the fall of 2004, the same number of hours as the previous year but
down by 11/2 hours compared to 1995. Also they are listening to radio more
in the car and at work and less at home.

The study is a joint project of Statistics Canada, Heritage Canada and the
CRTC. Data was collected over a seven-day period, using a log-type
questionnaire covering an eight-week period from Sept. 6 to Oct. 31, 2004...

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