Like Classical Radio? Move to Finland.

According to an online Helsinki news source, 8 percent of Finnish people listen to classical music (and jazz) radio, and they listen an average of 3 hours and 8 minutes a day.   You can compare that to an American station.  I’m not sure of the average time spent listening [TSL] — maybe somebody can find that number for me — but take KING-FM in Seattle, for example, my local station, and the weekly cume is 3.5 which is high for us.  The Finns love music, and these stats are proof.

About Marty Ronish

Marty Ronish is an independent producer of classical music radio programs. She currently produces the Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts that air 52 weeks a year on more than 400 stations and online at www.cso.org. She also produces a radio series called "America's Music Festivals," which presents live music from some of the country's most dynamic festivals. She is a former Fulbright scholar and co-author of a catalogue of Handel's autograph manuscripts.

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