Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular Radio Stations in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest radio stations in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.7k radio stations tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. NPR, WWWQ and Capital (radio network) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 25M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 715k, and the largest, NPR, reaches around 15M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each radio station, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Radio Farda 212k 40.2 37.1%
77 BBC Radio 6 Music 207k 33.3 51.4%
78 WLW 205k 45.4 28.9%
79 WBZ (AM) 203k 48.4 44.6%
80 Radio Disney 202k 36.3 65.2%
81 100.9 The Cat 200k 43.7 66.2%
82 KROQ-FM 198k 41.2 49.0%
83 kate plus 8 197k 28.2 97.5%
84 American Family Radio 196k 39.7 61.2%
85 Chicago Cubs Radio Network 192k 35.4 46.2%
86 99.5 The Wolf 192k 38.3 65.7%
87 Capital FM 190k 33.1 69.0%
88 Radiolab 187k 42.6 51.2%
89 BBC Radio 4 187k 37.9 56.4%
90 SiriusXM Hits 1 184k 44.5 53.0%
91 Kut 184k 39.0 51.6%
92 Relevant Radio 183k 48.2 68.1%
93 La FM 181k 40.8 30.1%
94 BBC Somali Service 178k
95 92nd Street Y 177k 47.4 63.7%
96 WAMU 177k 46.4 59.3%
97 NotiUno 630 176k 43.2 52.2%
98 KSBJ 171k 40.9 75.6%
99 Praise (Sirius XM) 171k 41.3 72.2%
100 Emisoras Unidas 170k 33.5 28.0%

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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 United States 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 United States?

NPR currently leads with an estimated audience of 15M people in United States.

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