last updated, July 29th, 2025

NCRA/ANREC National Listener Data update – June 2025

This data, collected by Abacus Data in June 2025, shows steady growth and impact for campus and community radio in Canada since 2017. These numbers, drawn from a survey of 1,500 Canadians, offer new insight into our audiences and provide strong evidence of our sector’s reach. 

Find the full report below

National-Campus-and-Community-Radio-Association-July-2025-Download

Below is information from our 2025 Updates

We’re excited to share updated national data highlighting the continued strength and diversity of our sector. The latest findings reveal an increase in impact and reach since 2022—a positive sign. Please take a look at the slideshow below to view the full data breakdown. 

Access the report here: National Campus and Community Radio Association – July 2025 .pdf

Additional key insights from licensed member stations:

  • 40% play at least one hour of programming each week in a language other than French or English.
  • 25% play at least three hours of programming each week in a language other than French or English
  • 15% play at least eight hours of programming each week in a language other than French or English
  • 46% play at least one hour of Indigenous programming each week
  • Members play programming in 55 languages, including 20 Indigenous languages. You’ll note this is down from 65 in 2019.
  • 30% play at least one hour of programming each week in French

Our public press release will go out on Monday. You can grab it here (or attached)

Please contact barry@ncra.ca for more information

Nanos Research Poll – Results from December 2017

Snapshot of the Sector

The NCRA/ANREC currently (November 2021) has 117 member stations. Most of our members are located in English-speaking communities, and broadcast mainly in English, but serve a diverse range of cultural, social and linguistic communities. We have several Native B and French-language or bilingually-licensed members, although most French-language c/c stations are members of either of the French community radio associations: l’Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada (“ARCC”) and l’Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec (“ARCQ”).

Of our 117 members, approximately 1/3rd have a Campus license, with 2/3rds holding a community license.  Some members currently are developing to apply for licenses or are broadcasting online only and do not seek a CRTC License.  Stations in our sector vary widely: some are in tiny rural communities with no staff, a small group of volunteers, and budgets of less than $5,000, like CJUC-FM in Whitehorse, YK, or CHBB-FM in Norris Point, NL; some are medium-sized with a few staff and budgets in the range of $150,000 to $350,000 like CKDU-FM in Halifax, NS; and a few are in large urban areas with up to seven staff, 200 volunteers, and an annual budget of more than $800,000.

More info here – NCRA Info Sheet – All About the NCRA – 2018.pdf

Six Typical Stations
We used data from 60 annual returns from our members to develop 6 typical stations. These fictional stations give an idea of the different types of stations making up the NCRA/ANREC membership