Exploring the Distribution of Radio Stations Across the U.S.

STA/ISS 313 - Spring 2023 - Project 1

Stats FM

Question 1:

Popular Station Genres Across the U.S.

New Genre Variable

• Religious: ‘Religious’, ‘Christian’, ‘Gospel’, ‘Religion’, ‘Catholic’, ‘worship’

• Urban: ‘Urban’, ‘R&B’, ‘Blues’, ‘Rhythmic’,‘Rhythym and Blues’,‘Hip Hop’, ‘mainstream urban’, ‘Urban adult contemporary’, ‘Urban contemporary’

• Pop: ‘Pop’, ‘Contemporary Hit’, ‘adult contemporary’, ‘Top 40 (CHR)’, ‘Hot AC’, ‘CHR’

• Rock: ‘Rock’, ‘Alternative’,‘Indie’

• Country: ‘Country’,‘Southern’, ‘Bluegrass’

• News/Talk: ‘News’, ‘News/Talk’, ‘Talk’

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Question 2:

Identifying correlation between population size and the number of radio stations in various states/regions of the United States

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Image credit: Patrick Daxenbichler