The CRTC’s Latest Overview of Broadcasting in Canada

September 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Every year, the CRTC release a report on the health of the Canadian broadcasting industry. Here are some highlights that should save you from diving into the whole report.

In 2013, the average Canadian listen to 19.3 hours of radio every week, down just slightly (from 19.6) in 2012.
Not much change when it came to adoption of satellite radio. About 17% of English Canadians have a subscription while the number for French speakers is 7%.
No change in the amount of streaming Canadians do of AM and FM stations. About 20% of us listened that way.
About 18% of us are using streaming music services now.
50% of us say that YouTube is our favourite source for online music.
There are 1,174 radio stations in Canada, up from 1,156 in 2012.
Canadian radio stations invested $52 million into the creation of Canadian content.
Revenues by FM stations were up 1% over last year. Revenues for AM stations dropped by 1.9%.

(Via FYI Music News)