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Public broadcasting: Total public radio news-oriented station membership (2016)

Year Total station membership for the 125 largest news-oriented public radio licensees
2008 1,621,011
2009 1,701,256
2010 1,793,440
2011 1,943,306
2012 1,959,259
2013 2,019,808
2014 2,011,954

Note: All figures are fiscal year; inflation-adjusted calculations provided by Public Media Futures Forum. Source: Public Media Futures Forum. “State of the News Media 2016”

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