{"id":3128,"date":"2021-08-19T13:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T03:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bprworld.com\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2021-08-19T13:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T03:56:30","slug":"us-radio-listening-highest-in-over-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/news\/us-radio-listening-highest-in-over-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"US Radio Listening Highest in Over a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the US, despite the most recent fears about the more contagious Delta COVID variant, Nielsen says audio use continues to increase and that\u2019s being driven by people getting out of their homes. And, one of radio\u2019s biggest strengths is reaching people in their cars and close to making a purchase.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3129\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph1-2.jpg?resize=618%2C455\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph1-2.jpg?resize=300%2C221 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph1-2.jpg?resize=768%2C565 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph1-2.jpg?w=922 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Nielsen\u2019s latest US Audio Today Report, among the employed, two thirds are now working outside the home, up more than 70% since the height of lock-down in the spring of 2020. As a result, the AM\/FM Radio audience just recorded its highest levels in 16 months across Nielsen\u2019s PPM markets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3130\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph2-1.jpg?resize=627%2C326\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C156 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C400 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph2-1.jpg?w=905 905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Nielsen\u2019s latest report, in June 2021, 40% of heavy radio listeners listen in the car, compared to 28% in April 2020. Radio Listeners are active and mobile and are more likely to shop for groceries in a store, (87%) drive in their vehicle (83%), or get together in person with friends and family than the average adult (62%).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph3-1.jpg?resize=629%2C371\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph3-1.jpg?resize=300%2C177 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph3-1.jpg?resize=768%2C454 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/graph3-1.jpg?w=898 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest study from Nielsen\u2019s PPM markets says radio remains America\u2019s top weekly reach medium and audiences are shifting back to pre-pandemic habits with in-car and out-of-home consumption increasing.<\/p>\n<p>Nielsen is also reporting that consumers plan to spend across multiple categories, including major purchases, everyday items, travel and dining.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First published by <em>RadioInk<\/em>. Read original <a href=\"https:\/\/radioink.com\/2021\/08\/11\/radio-listening-at-highest-level-in-over-a-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the US, despite the most recent fears about the more contagious Delta COVID variant, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bprworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-skylar-kang-6368944-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1695","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3128"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3151,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions\/3151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bprworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}