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BBC Radio 2 still has the highest number of national listeners following a rise this quarter (after two periods of suffering a drop in reach).

Digital radio put in a strong performance once again this quarter, posting substantial increases in weekly reach, listening hours and DAB set ownership.

Magic 105.4 held on to the top spot in London following a positive YoY increase in weekly reach (although it did see its reach fall 4.6% QoQ).

Overall, national breakfast shows enjoyed a boost in listeners between October and December. BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans show has retained Terry Wogan’s crown as the most popular way to wake up in the morning, with a weekly reach of 8.7 million listeners.

Commercial listening suffered a slight drop in Q4, with local commercial seeing a dip in figures. However, national commercial stations made a gain – up QoQ and YoY.

Less than a week before MediaTel’s much-anticipated 2011 Year Ahead event, industry body chiefs from Thinkbox, the RAB and Postar give their views and predictions for the year ahead…

Ofcom has permitted all three Kiss commercial radio stations to drop their current ‘localness’ obligations.

2.2 million smartphone owners have downloaded a radio app; 16.3 million listeners now claim to listen to radio via the internet; 12.7 million adults have used a Listen Again service; and 8.1 million adults have downloaded a podcast, according to RAJAR’s Midas 7 survey.

RAJAR is on the verge of taking part of the survey online, research director Paul Kennedy told the ASI European Radio Symposium in Paris.

Margo Swadley, the BBC’s head of audience research for audio and music, opened the ASI European Radio Symposium by putting a brave face on digital radio take up in the UK.