How much data does Pandora streaming radio use on the iPad 3G?

Pandora streams custom radio stations when connected to a 3G cellular data network. We ran an independent test to see exactly how much bandwidth the Pandora application would require.

Music was played continuously from five different radio stations over the course of 60 minutes.

Pandora data usage results:

Sent: 0.9 MB
Received: 38 MB

Total: 38.9 MB