Article in Poynter by Amaris Castillo, 3/26/25

Headline:  “A quarter of US radio stations are religious, and most listeners aren’t tuning in for politics, study finds”

Subhead:  “The Pew-Knight study shows religious programming is nearly ubiquitous in the U.S. and often blends faith with lifestyle content”

“About a quarter of all AM/FM radio stations in the United States have a faith focus, and 98% of U.S. adults live within range of at least one religious radio station, a study from the Pew-Knight Initiative released Thursday found.

“The research found that while religion is a throughline, programming often interweaves lifestyle advice, conversations about family, parenting and education, and social commentary or discussions of politics and current events. Among listeners, 62% of those surveyed said they tune in because the content is “spiritually uplifting.”

“Most did not cite news and politics coverage as a core reason for tuning in. . .”

Read the full article at:https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/christian-news-radio-united-states/