{"id":293939,"date":"2026-03-26T06:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=293939"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:05:06","slug":"religious-radio-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2026\/03\/26\/religious-radio-across-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Radio Across America"},"content":{"rendered":"

25% of all AM\/FM radio stations in the U.S. have a faith focus<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Pew Research Center illustration showing the former KNOF radio tower in St. Paul, the KSBJ radio studio in Houston, and a woman reading a Bible in Seneca, South Carolina. (Milonica via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brett Comer\/Houston Chronicle and Willie B. Thomas via Getty images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pew Knight Initiative<\/summary>\n
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The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. Learn more ><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative is about the AM and FM radio stations across the United States that primarily broadcast religious or faith-based content. It looks at the characteristics of these stations and the programming they play, along with who listens to religious programming and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pew-Knight Initiative<\/a> is a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center does high-quality research to help the public, the media and decision-makers understand important topics. Understanding more about the sources Americans turn to for information \u2013 including religious radio stations \u2013 is a key part of the Center\u2019s long-standing research agenda on news habits and media. Religious radio stations can be heard in most parts of the U.S. and make up a considerable portion of the country\u2019s media landscape.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our news habits and media research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this study, we used three main data sources to get a broad look at where religious radio stations are, what their programming tends to sound like and reasons their listeners tune in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n