Canadian media/data company Numeris has released its AM/FM Radio Listening study for winter 2025. The word “solace” is interestingly used to describe Canadians’ use of in-home radio during the cold season.
Not to say that streaming is ignored by Canadians — it is not — but metrics for digital listening do not appear in this report. Instead, we find a brisk single-page PDF presentation of AM/FM’s penetration in three of Canada’s major metered markets (Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary). Here’s that breakout:
A second breakout illustrates in-home radio tuning in six Canadian markets. As shown below, Montreal has the highest proportion of in-home tuning in both 2024 and 2025:
We also learn about time-spent, with Montreal French listening leading the pack with 8.4 hours per week on average for French listening, and 8.0 hours for English listening.
There’s more to this, including metrics around AM/FM live radio streaming. The report is freely downloaded HERE.