Nearly half of Americans hear religious audio

A nationally representative survey plus a seven‑day audio crawl and station mapping show that about 45% of U.S. adults report listening to at least one form of religious audio (radio, podcasts or streaming). The dataset also links station ownership, geography and program type to listener motivations and political commentary exposure. — If roughly half the population consumes religious audio, that medium is a major vector for civic information, political persuasion and community organizing — relevant to debates over media influence, local politics and regulation.