15% rise in listeners for community radio

The latest Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) National 
Listener Survey shows that the 350+ community radio stations in Australia 
are drawing more listeners.

An average of 29% of all radio listeners tune in 
each week. That’s 5,204,000 of 18,109,000 Australians aged 15 or older, and
 a rise of nearly 15% (from 4,446,000 community radio listeners) since 2012.

Listening is strong across all segments, with mid-morning at 57% followed
 by breakfast (54%), drive (51%) afternoon (48%), evening (31%) and overnight
 (17%). AM/FM are the favourite bands, but DAB+ devotees are coming on at 
12.3%.