---
title: "Audio: Medium on the Brink of Major Change"
description: "Traditional AM and FM radio still dominates the audio landscape, and for the last decade it has been among the most stable traditional media. But heading into 2011 there are growing signals that raise questions about its future."
date: "2011-03-19"
authors:
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Tom Rosenstiel"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2011/03/19/audio-medium-on-the-brink-of-major-change/"
categories:
  - "State of the News Media (Project)"
---

# Audio: Medium on the Brink of Major Change