Audience & Demographics

Each week, over 336,000 people listen to WBGO. They spend an average of 6 hours per week (TSL) listening to the station. More people listen to WBGO in one week than attend all of the jazz clubs in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in a similar period. On average, about 17,000 people hear each piece of music WBGO plays and each story it reports.

Among public radio stations, WBGO has one of the most diverse audiences in the country, and ranks in the top three nationwide for percent of African American listeners. The diversity of WBGO's audience parallels the diversity of the service area population: 24% African American, 6.23% Latino and 75% not black or Hispanic.

Reach Your Target Audience

  • 336,000 weekly listeners
  • College-educated adults 25-54
  • Average household income of $100,000
WBGO Listener Demographics % of persons above market average

Education
 
Highest education level attained was post-graduate degree 138%

Highest education level attained was college grad or higher

109%

Occupation
 
Professional specialty 73%
Sales 154%

Home Ownership & Home Market Value
$500,000–$999,000 114%
$1,000,000+ 228%
Own second home 103%

Household Income
$150,000–$249,000 110%
$250,000+ 230%

Cultural & Leisure Activities
Participated in Golf 111%
Participated in Tennis 125%
Attended Carnegie Hall 89%
Attended Lincoln Center 170%
Attended Radio City Music Hall 55%
Museum-goers 121%
Art gallery patrons 139%
Attended Broadway theatre 157%

Financial
401K Plan 59%
Certificates of Deposit 103%
IRA 66%
Money Market 88%
Mutual Funds 52%
Bonds 57%

Miscellaneous
Online Travel Services 51%
Bought a CD in the last 3 months 26%
Took a foreign vacation 27%
Read The New York Times 144%

Call Arajua Backman, WBGO Sales Manager at (973) 624-8880 ext. 245 or e-mail her at abackman@wbgo.org.

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