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Top 100 Radio Stations in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest radio stations in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 671 radio stations tracked in South Korea, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. FM, KEYA and Slacker (music service) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 41k, and the largest, FM, reaches around 2.3M people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each radio station, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea 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 South Korea who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Korea. 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 South Korea, 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 South Korea. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 FM 2.3M 39.7 75.1%
2 KEYA 541k 24.6 23.2%
3 Slacker (music service) 384k 27.0 49.0%
4 Capital (radio network) 131k 26.7 76.2%
5 Radio frequency 47k 33.6 40.1%
6 Jam! 40k 23.1 34.4%
7 XM 35k 38.5 20.7%
8 Deutsche Welle 34k 42.1 34.1%
9 NPR 32k 34.3 53.9%
10 BBC World Service 31k 34.9 57.8%
11 Click (radio programme) 29k 46.0 39.6%
12 WGSN 23k 46.2 83.7%
13 Triple J 21k 27.8 66.9%
14 Nova (radio network) 21k 31.8 75.9%
15 BBC Radio 20k 36.3 50.3%
16 Hot FM (Malaysia) 17k 33.6 62.9%
17 FIP (radio station) 16k 46.7 54.8%
18 Smooth (radio network) 14k
19 Radio France Internationale 14k 27.8 20.2%
20 BBC Radio 1 13k 42.6 64.6%
21 NTS Radio 13k 39.9 59.0%
22 KSTAR 12k 40.7 78.4%
23 The Rock (radio station) 12k 29.4 21.8%
24 Album-oriented rock 12k 50.2 49.1%
25 Cadena COPE 11k 49.4 49.5%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?

FM currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.3M people in South Korea.

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