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Cume (Cumulative Audience)

The number of different people who listen to a radio station for at least five minutes during a given daypart or week.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

Short answer

Cume, or cumulative audience, is the number of different people who listen to a radio station for at least five minutes during a given daypart or week. Each listener is counted only once regardless of how often they tune in, so cume represents a station's unduplicated reach rather than its average audience at any moment.