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Radio listening stabilized among teens

OTTAWA – As everyone knows, teenagers have dramatically reduced their radio listening over the past several years.However, according to 2005 data released by Statistics Canada today, the drop appears to have flattened. Among the various groups based on age and sex, teenage males aged 12 to 17 reduced their listening time the most during the past five years. In the fall of 2005, they reported listening for an average of 8.6 hours per week, down from 10.1 hours per week in 2001. However, their listening time appears to have stabilized in the past three years as that 8.6 figure has...