A new benchmark for mechanical avoidance of radio advertising: Why radio advertising is a sound investment Aaron Michelon, Steven Bellman, Margaret Faulkner, Justin Cohen, and Johan Bruwer Radio remains popular, delivering an audience reach of over 90 percent, but radio ratings may overestimate real advertising exposure. Attitudes to advertising Engagement Radio & audio audiences Radio & audio planning & buying Canada Media consumption Peoplemeters Michelon, Bellman, Faulkner, Cohen, and BruwerMANAGEMENT SLANT Overall, radio has a low level of mechanical advertising avoidance. There is little variation in mechanical avoidance of radio advertising across media factors. Music stations have slightly higher...