B
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84%
84% -- in car am fm radio usage rate for US drivers and passengers (2026)
84% of all drivers or passengers use AM/FM radio in cars.
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84%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Arbitron, Edison Research and Scarborough Research
Primary
Tier C
http://www.syndication.net/page/why-use-radio ↗
Source Article
Why Use Radio
Original Research
Arbitron, Edison Research and Scarborough Research
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Methodology
National survey by Arbitron, Edison Research and Scarborough Research
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Industrymarketing
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US drivers and passengers: 84% in car am fm radio usage rate. Source: Arbitron, Edison Research and Scarborough Research (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/am-fm-radio-in-car-usage
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