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Marnie Virdee, head of sales operations at talkSPORT, explains why last week’s RAJAR release wasn’t an “artificial blip”; what talkSPORT is doing to help commercial radio compete on a level playing field; and how the station copes with not having “the same deep pockets of the BBC” when it comes to sports rights…

A week after the Q3 2010 RAJAR release, Ofcom has received a format change request from Bauer to launch a new national version of Kiss.

RAJAR’s Q3 2010 figures show another strong performance from commercial radio in what was an all-round positive release for the radio industry.But what do the figures really mean?  Will a nationwide Capital brand do as well as the Heart Network?  Is the target of 50% of digital listening by 2015 still achievable?  Can commercial continue… Continue reading Industry view: Agencies praise “fantastic” commercial radio results

James Cridland, a radio futurologist, says “extra” is beginning to be the theme of the quarterly RAJAR radio audience figures…

RAJAR figures for Q3 2010 saw another stellar performance from commercial radio, which gained half a million new listeners across national and local stations.

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

At first look it seems as if Chris Evans has not had a great RAJAR, losing 341,000 listeners quarter on quarter. However, on closer inspection he only has 5,000 less listeners than his predecessor, Terry Wogan did a year ago.

Magic 105.4 has re-claimed the top spot in London after losing out to Heart 106.2 FM in last quarter’s RAJAR release.

BBC Radio 2 still has the highest number of national listeners despite a small drop in reach during Q3 2010.

Commercial Radio has enjoyed yet another good RAJAR release, gaining half a million new listeners across national and local stations.