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RAJAR September 2001 – Performance By Ownership

RAJAR September 2001 – Performance By Ownership

The following tables show the performance of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year to September 2001.

BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Ch
BBC 3 Counties H 126 179 42.1
BBC Bristol* H 262 275 5.0
BBC Berks H n/a 120 n/a
BBC Cambridgeshire H 105 120 14.3
BBC Cleveland H 98 119 21.4
BBC Cornwall H 140 144 2.9
BBC WM (Coventry & Warks)** H 92 100 8.7
BBC Cumbria H 118 135 14.4
BBC Cymru Q 162 157 -3.1
BBC Derby H 174 201 15.5
BBC Devon H 213 243 14.1
BBC Essex H 221 292 32.1
BBC Glos H 70 84 20.0
BBC GMR Q 301 295 -2.0
BBC Hereford & Worcester H 122 158 29.5
BBC Humberside H 179 206 15.1
BBC Kent H 258 291 12.8
BBC Lancashire H 254 273 7.5
BBC Leeds H 250 320 28.0
BBC Leicester H 222 212 -4.5
BBC Lincolnshire H 137 147 7.3
BBC London Live Q 234 355 51.7
BBC Merseyside H 406 480 18.2
BBC Newcastle H 228 254 11.4
BBC Norfolk H 199 207 4.0
BBC Nottingham H 186 220 18.3
BBC Radio 1 Q 11,449 11,200 -2.2
BBC Radio 2 Q 10,233 12,222 19.4
BBC Radio 3 Q 2,012 2,068 2.8
BBC Radio 4 Q 9,179 9,342 1.8
BBC Radio 5 Live Q 5,373 5,717 6.4
BBC Radio Oxford H n/a 90 n/a
BBC Radio Guernsey Y 19 22 15.8
BBC Radio Jersey Y 34 37 8.8
BBC Radio Northampton H 94 120 27.7
BBC Radio Scotland Q 861 979 13.7
BBC Radio Shropshire H 98 112 14.3
BBC Radio Ulster* Q 462 541 17.1
BBC Radio Wales Q 414 429 3.6
BBC Sheffield H 280 278 -0.7
BBC Solent H 369 360 -2.4
BBC Solent (Dorset) Y 24 23 -4.2
BBC Southern Counties Q 287 331 15.3
BBC Stoke H 207 229 10.6
BBC Suffolk H 97 110 13.4
BBC Wales/Cymru Q 538 533 -0.9
BBC Wilts Sound H 71 97 36.6
BBC WM (Birmingham & Black Country) Q 371 313 -15.6
BBC York H 105 119 13.3
Total BBC Asian Network Q 113 145 28.3
*Audience to ‘Opt-out’ services included        
**Joint service with BBC Radio WM        
Capital Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Change
103.2 Power FM H 296 328 10.8
Beat 106 (East) H 168 229 36.3
Beat 106 (West) H 249 316 26.9
BRMB 96.4 FM (Birmingham) H 684 687 0.4
Capital 95.8 FM Q 2,804 2,903 3.5
Capital Gold Birmingham H 136 113 -16.9
Capital Gold Hampshire H 58 50 -13.8
Capital Gold Kent H 63 59 -6.3
Capital Gold London Q 1,177 1,181 0.3
Capital Gold Network H 1506 1535 1.9
Capital Gold South Wales H 66 79 19.7
Capital Gold Sussex Q 60 64 6.7
Capital Radio London (excl.Xfm) Q 3,273 3,359 2.6
Capital Radio London (inc. Xfm) H 3,561 3,584 0.6
Capital Radio Midlands H n/a 1,277 n/a
Capital Radio North H 1131 1253 n/a
Capital Radio Scotland (Beat 106) Y 390 509 30.5
Capital Radio South Y 1291 1352 4.7
Capital Radio West H 330 362 9.7
Century 100-102 H 451 524 16.2
Century 105.4 Q 710 673 -5.2
Century 106 H 286 324 13.3
Century Radio Network H 1417 1577 11.3
FOX FM H 213 219 2.8
Invicta FM H 433 425 -1.8
Ocean FM H 249 266 6.8
Ocean FM/Power FM H 437 476 8.9
Red Dragon FM H 285 311 9.1
Southern FM Q 334 368 10.2
Total BRMB (Birmingham) H 747 734 -1.7
Total Capital Radio H n/a 8324 n/a
Total Invicta Radio H 464 457 -1.5
Total Ocean Area H 465 497 6.9
Total Southern Radio H 366 399 9.0
XFM Q 395 443 12.2
Chrysalis Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Change
100.7 Heart FM H 885 822 -7.1
Chrysalis Radio Midlands H 999 987 -1.2
Galaxy 101 H 415 367 -11.6
Galaxy 102 H 437 433 -0.9
Galaxy 102.2 H 238 284 19.3
Galaxy 105 Q 799 885 10.8
Galaxy 105-106 H 462 569 23.2
Heart 106.2 FM Q 1569 1853 18.1
Total Galaxy H 2382 2553 7.2
Total Heart FM H 2464 2521 2.3
EMAP Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Change
96.3 Aire FM H 273 236 -13.6
96.3 Aire FM/Magic 828 H 373 342 -8.3
96.9 Viking FM H 345 302 -12.5
96.9 Viking FM/Magic 1161 H 384 357 -7.0
97.4 Rock FM H 392 409 4.3
97.4 Rock FM/Magic 999(was Red Rose 999) H 453 454 0.2
Big City Network (excl.London) H 3742 3495 -6.6
Big City Network North East H 863 775 -10.2
Big City Network North West H 1,770 1,752 -1.0
Big City Network Yorkshire H 1,109 969 -12.6
EMAP Magic Network Yorkshire H 365 385 5.5
EMAP Radio – North East H 985 944 -4.2
EMAP Radio – North West H 1958 1948 -0.5
Emap Radio – Yorkshire H 1,307 1,196 -8.5
EMAP Radio London (Magic 105.4/Kiss 100) Q 2,607 2,735 4.9
Hallam FM H 507 443 -12.6
Hallam FM/Magic AM H 580 519 -10.5
Kiss 100 FM Q 1514 1543 1.9
Magic 105.4 Q 1,341 1,424 6.2
Magic 1152 (Manchester) H 183 194 6.0
Magic 1152 (Newcastle) H 148 210 41.9
Magic 1161 (Hull) H 67 82 22.4
Magic 1170 (Teesside) H 86 93 8.1
Magic 1548 (Liverpool) H 154 141 -8.4
Magic 828 (Leeds) H 162 183 13.0
Magic 999 (Preston) H 91 61 -33.0
Magic AM (Sheffield) H 152 131 -13.8
Magic Network H 2,375 2,445 2.9
Magic Network – North East H 234 303 29.5
Magic Network – North West H 424 393 -7.3
Metro Radio H 582 547 -6.0
Metro Radio/Magic 1152 H 661 653 -1.2
Key 103/Magic 1152 H 911 889 -2.4
Key 103 H 836 791 -5.4
Radio City 96.7 H 622 631 1.4
Radio City 96.7/Magic 1548 H 678 688 1.5
TFM H 286 232 -18.9
TFM/Magic 1170 H 329 296 -10.0
Total Emap Radio H 6,847 6,798 -0.7
GWR Group Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Change
102.8 RAM FM H 175 158 -9.7
102.4 Severn Sound FM H 115 114 -0.9
102.8 RAM FM / Classic Gold GEM Derby H 230 189 -17.8
2CR FM H 192 187 -2.6
2CR FM /Classic Gold 828 H 228 213 -6.6
2-Ten FM H 271 265 -2.2
2-TEN FM / Classic Gold 1431/1485 H 301 290 -3.7
96 Trent FM H 369 381 3.3
96 Trent FM / Classic Gold GEM Notts H 450 421 -6.4
96.9 Chiltern FM (Bedford) H 104 100 -3.8
96.9 Chiltern FM /Classic Gold 792 (Bedford) H 128 123 -3.9
97.2 Stray FM H 52 55 5.8
97.6 Chiltern FM (Dunstable/Luton) H 204 224 9.8
97.6 Chiltern FM/Classic Gold 828(Dunstable/Luton) H 234 260 11.1
Beacon FM H 302 315 4.3
Breeze 1359/1451 AM Q 66 69 4.5
Broadland 102 H 195 216 10.8
Champion 103 FM Y n/a 35 n/a
Classic Gold – Plymouth 1152 AM H 35 27 -22.9
Classic Gold 1431/1485 H 61 48 -21.3
Classic Gold 666/954 (was Gemini AM) H 47 44 -6.4
Classic Gold 792 (Bedford) H 38 38 0.0
Classic Gold Amber H 112 99 -11.6
Classic Gold Breeze 1521 H 11 3 -72.7
Classic Gold Digital (Brunel) H 159 117 -26.4
Classic Gold Digital 1332 H 55 52 -5.5
Classic Gold Digital 1359 H 58 51 -12.1
Classic Gold Digital 1557 AM H 60 49 -18.3
Classic Gold Digital 774 H 32 28 -12.5
Classic Gold Digital 828 H 58 45 -22.4
Classic Gold Digital 828 AM (Dunstable) H 47 48 2.1
Classic Gold Digital GEM ( Derby) Y 86 51 -40.7
Classic Gold Digital GEM (Notts) H 139 86 -38.1
Classic Gold Marcher 1260 H 43 43 0.0
Classic Gold Network H 1070 981 -8.3
Classic Gold Radio (was Wyvern AM) H 42 40 -4.8
Classic Gold WABC H 79 62 -21.5
Coast FM 96.3 Y 71 64 -9.9
East Anglian Radio FM H 400 433 8.3
Essex FM inc Mercury FM 101.7 (Ten 17)* H 363 391 7.7
Essex FM/Breeze 1359/143* H n/a 431 n/a
FM 103 Horizon H 74 69 -6.8
Gemini FM H 166 184 10.8
GWR Anglia Region H n/a 1197 n/a
GWR Central Region H n/a 1856 n/a
GWR FM Y 428 453 5.8
GWR FM / Classic Gold 936/1161/1260 (Brunel) Y 520 526 1.2
GWR Local Group Total H 4636 5551 19.7
GWR London Region H n/a 629 n/a
GWR Meridian Region H n/a 503 n/a
GWR North West Region H n/a 307 n/a
GWR West Region H n/a 526 n/a
GWR Westcountry Region H n/a 541 n/a
Hereward FM 102.7 H 136 140 2.9
Lantern FM 96.2 H 47 45 -4.3
Leicester Sound 105.4 FM H 227 189 -16.7
Mercia FM H 190 196 3.2
Mercia FM / Classic Gold 1359 H 222 231 4.1
Mercury FM (Surrey and Sussex) 102.7 & 97.5 H 94 103 9.6
Mercury FM/Classic Gold Digital Breeze 1521 H n/a 102 n/a
Mercury FM (Kent and Sussex) H 35 36 2.9
Mercury FM (Herts) H 33 24 -27.3
Mercury FM (Medway) H 31 26 -16.1
MFM 103.4 H 100 93 -7.0
MFM 103.4/Classic Gold Marcher 1260 H n/a 123 n/a
Northants 96 Y 172 195 13.4
Orchard FM H 146 137 -6.2
97 FM Plymouth Sound H 110 128 16.4
Q103 H 127 106 -16.5
SGR Colchester H 60 57 -5.0
SGR FM H 148 160 8.1
SGR FM Total H 206 217 5.3
South Hams Radio Y n/a 23 n/a
The Buzz 97.1 H 66 84 27.3
The Mix GWR Local FM Services Total H n/a 4999 n/a
Total Beacon Radio H 355 315 -11.3
Total East Anglian Radio H 463 490 5.8
Total Gemini Radio H 187 202 8.0
Total Northants Radio H 204 216 5.9
Total Plymouth Sound H 127 162 n/a
Total Radio Wyvern H 151 153 1.3
Total Severn Sound H 131 130 -0.8
Vibe FM H 302 325 7.6
Wyvern FM H 129 135 4.7
*Audience to ‘Opt-out’ services included        
Scottish Radio Holdings Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Change
Borders Y 55 53 -3.6
C.FM Radio Y 115 108 -6.1
Central FM Y 61 56 -8.2
Clyde 1 FM H 744 722 -3.0
Clyde 2 H 401 458 14.2
Cool FM H 337 368 9.2
Downtown Radio (DTR) H 324 390 20.4
Downtown Radio (DTR)/Cool FM H 597 666 11.6
Forth2 (was Forth AM) H 137 150 9.5
ForthOne (was Forth FM) H 376 343 -8.8
Moray Firth Radio Y 119 129 8.4
Northsound One Y 144 132 -8.3
Northsound Two Y 77 77 0
Tay AM H 86 115 33.7
Tay FM H 141 129 -8.5
Total Northsound Radio Y 179 168 -6.1
Total Radio Clyde H 928 939 1.2
Total Radio Forth H 437 418 -4.3
Total Radio Tay H 187 195 4.3
West Sound (inc. West FM)* H 192 197 2.6
*Audience to ‘Opt-out’ services included        
Wireless Group Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Change
102.4 Wish FM H 121 136 12.4
102.4 Wish FM/107.2 Wire FM Y 196 205 4.6
107.2 Wire FM Y 73 77 5.5
1170 – Swansea Sound H 110 101 -8.2
96.3 Q.FM H 128 108 -15.6
96.4 FM The Wave H 162 152 -6.2
Big 1458 AM H 46 22 -52.2
Big AM (was Classic Gold 1278/1530) H 54 32 -40.7
Big AM (was Signal Two) H 43 38 -11.6
Imagine FM (was Signal FM) H 80 81 1.3
Pulse H 203 235 15.8
Pulse/Big AM H 232 248 6.9
Signal One H 271 278 2.6
Signal One & The Big AM (was Signal Two) H 290 293 1.0
talkSPORT Y 2,053 2,224 8.3
The Wave 96.4 FM H 93 152 63.4
Total Swansea Sound/96.4 FM The Wave H 233 222 -4.7
Valleys Radio H 104 106 1.9
Wave 102 (was Discovery 102) Y 38 29 -23.7
Wave 105 FM H 242 298 23.1
Wireless Group – South Wales H 338 328 -3.0

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