Hybrid
| Rank/Marital Status | % of Hybrid Respondents |
| 1. Married first time | 46% |
| 2. Remarried | 18% |
| 3. Divorced | 13% |
| 4. Widowed | 12% |
| 5. Single/Never Married | 10% |
Teaching
| Rank/Marital Status | % of Teaching Respondents |
| 1. Married first time | 44% |
| 2. Remarried | 19% |
| 3. Divorced | 14% |
| 4. Widowed | 12% |
| 5. Single/Never Married | 9% |
The 2025 Finney Media Why Listen® Survey includes almost 12,000 Christian radio listeners nationwide—2,953 from Teaching and Music (Hybrid) Stations and 3,087 from Teaching Stations and Programs
Check out the numbers on marital status. Less than half married the first time. About a third divorced or re-married. Over one in ten widowed. About one in ten never married.
It helps explain why, when we ask about airing Christian marriage advice on the radio we get mixed results. Almost as if the married folks are saying “I could use some of that!” And the non-married folks – about a third – are saying “Not Interested.” It makes planning for Valentine’s Day interesting. It’s not necessarily a happy day.
Coming in February: We compare and analyze the Top Main Reasons for listening. How are Hybrid and Teaching listeners different in why they listen?
