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
26 Talksport 112k 39.1 23.5%
27 Classic FM (UK) 107k 46.4 44.2%
28 CBC Radio One 106k 43.3 63.7%
29 CHFI-FM 103k 42.2 68.5%
30 CKOI (network) 101k 37.3 58.2%
31 FM 99k 35.9 69.2%
32 Radio France Internationale 97k 40.1 37.2%
33 92.9 The Bull 95k 39.0 64.3%
34 rfi 86k 39.9 23.0%
35 AMP Radio 86k 33.3 66.7%
36 Radio France 86k 40.9 46.7%
37 91.5 THE BEAT 85k 35.5 70.4%
38 Skyrock (radio) 84k 28.3 43.4%
39 Q107 Toronto 84k 46.6 47.9%
40 Triple J 81k 38.5 42.3%
41 B92 81k 45.3 50.7%
42 Fun Kids 80k 37.6 76.3%
43 XM 79k 43.2 46.8%
44 CISN Country 103.9 75k 38.7 70.7%
45 Deutsche Welle 71k 36.8 56.0%
46 Radio wave 68k 40.3 39.4%
47 WKND 91,9 FM 67k 38.5 65.0%
48 France Culture 67k 40.7 48.2%
49 Rythme FM 67k 40.7 76.0%
50 YFM 67k 39.3 48.3%

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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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