Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 most popular Radio Stations in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest radio stations in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 656 radio stations tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. NPR, CBC Radio and 7 Jours lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 109k, and the largest, NPR, reaches around 696k people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each radio station, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Canada, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 NPR 696k 42.0 57.3%
2 CBC Radio 607k 44.1 57.1%
3 7 Jours 599k 47.1 84.4%
4 888casino 585k 35.5 45.2%
5 The Rock (radio station) 517k 28.3 18.0%
6 Capital (radio network) 443k 40.3 46.3%
7 Virgin Radio 395k 31.2 72.0%
8 CBC North 274k 43.1 60.4%
9 CBC Music 252k 46.5 49.0%
10 Jam! 248k 38.0 51.6%
11 Rouge FM 215k 39.6 75.4%
12 Click (radio programme) 205k 44.6 35.8%
13 Radio X 201k 39.0 26.4%
14 Radio station 193k 42.8 45.3%
15 Radio Farda 184k 44.8 40.0%
16 96,9 CKOI 181k 34.6 59.4%
17 Ici Radio-Canada Première 164k 43.7 63.9%
18 Adventures in Odyssey 152k 46.1 100.0%
19 Z103.5 146k 34.6 68.2%
20 BBC World Service 132k 41.5 40.0%
21 Ici Musique 132k 46.4 63.2%
22 BBC Radio 2 121k 40.5 49.3%
23 BBC Radio 1 120k 36.6 48.7%
24 Virgin Radio (France) 118k 33.8 52.9%
25 CHUM-FM 116k 41.2 75.2%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular radio stations compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each radio station by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest radio station in Canada?

NPR currently leads with an estimated audience of 696k people in Canada.

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