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BBC Radio 2 remained the national station with the highest reach in Q2 2009, up 3.3% year on year to just under 13.5 million listeners.With 11.3 million listeners, Radio 1 enjoyed a year on year increase of around 6% according to the latest RAJAR figures.In a successful quarter for the BBC’s national stations, Radio 4… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: National Stations

All Commercial and All BBC radio enjoyed a year on year rise in weekly reach in the three months to the end of June, according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2009.All Commercial also witnessed an increase in its share of listening, however, All BBC’s share of listening was down both year on year… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: BBC & Commercial

Magic 105.4 remains above all the other London stations for the tenth consecutive quarter in terms of weekly reach, but has fallen just behind 95.8 Capital Radio’s average hours per listener, according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2009.Magic’s average weekly reach in London still sits above the 2 million listeners’ mark after a… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: London Stations

This analysis is comparing the weekly reach of the breakfast shows of the London stations and not the time slots. Heart 106.2 FM’s breakfast show currently run from 6am-9am, while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am and Magic 105.4’s runs from 5.30am-9am.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show remains on top in the Capital once… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: Breakfast

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q2 2009, show that DAB set ownership increased 22% year on year, with 16.9m adults (15+) now claiming to live in a household which has a DAB receiver, or 33% of adults.The data also shows that 13.1% of all radio listening is now via DAB, up from 11% in the… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: Digital

The latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2009 paint a pretty positive picture for All Commercial radio, with its share of listening up 0.3 percentage points year on year to almost 43% of all listeners.All Commercial’s weekly reach also increased, up 3.2% year on year to almost 32 million listeners.Looking at just the London stations, Magic… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 2009: Round-up

Magic 105.4 has announced an exclusive deal with Lakeside Shopping Centre that will see the Essex retail venue launch its first ever radio sponsorship.The deal, brokered by Mediaedge:cia, will span seven months until 3 January 2010 and support Lakeside Shopping Centre’s bid to encourage London families to visit for a day out.Every Saturday throughout August,… Continue reading Lakeside partners Magic 105.4 for first ever radio campaign

NME Radio has launched an iPhone application via the iTunes store allowing users to immediately purchase and download music played on the station.Users can also text the NME Radio studio directly from the application, which it says is the first app of its kind for a UK radio broadcaster.Sammy Jacob, NME Radio managing and programming… Continue reading NME Radio launches iPhone app

Tory shadow broadcast minister Ed Vaizey has indicated that if the Conservatives win power they will sell off Radio One.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Vaizey said that Radio One’s licence should be put up for auction. “Radio One is not fulfilling its obligation to its audience,” he said.“Its median age is those in… Continue reading Tory minister talks Radio One sell-off

Ofcom has launched a consultation on its plans to relax cross-media ownership and local radio rules.The media regulator wants to change the rules to allow local commercial radio stations in one area to be owned by the same company and media companies to be able to own a combination of TV, radio and newspaper assets… Continue reading Ofcom unveils plans to change local ownership rules