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The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has today announced that investment from advertisers across the first three months of 2002 was higher than for the previous year. The total invested between January and March 2002 was £135.7 million representing an increase of 0.5% on the equivalent period 2001. The RAB said: “This marginal growth represents an… Continue reading Positive Signs For Commerical Radio Revenue In 2002

Digital radio, or digital audio broadcasting (DAB), will gain broader consumer acceptance within the next five years in Europe and the US, according to a new report from In-Stat/MDR. Despite what In-stat describes as ‘a series of difficulties in the early years of development’, DAB and digital audio radio services (DARS) are now beginning to… Continue reading Digital Radio To Gain Consumer Acceptance By 2005

Executives in the UK radio sector had been planning for consolidation from within the industry in order to achieve audience growth and revenue enhancement through cross-selling and cost-reduction, a radio dinner held by analysts at Merrill Lynch was told. However, the broker believes that the prospect of a small number of pure UK radio groupings… Continue reading UK Radio: Cross Media Synergies More Likely Than Consolidation, Say Analysts

RAJAR figures for the first period of 2002 contained a mixed bag for London radio stations. Jazz FM managed a 41% period on period increase in reach, rising to 802,000, but among the larger stations some losses in reach were seen.Capital 95.8 still leads the field in terms of reach, with 2.7 million, but saw… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2002- London Stations

An overall analysis of RAJAR figures released for the first quarter of this year show that while the BBC enjoys a slight lead in terms of share, commercial and non-commercial radio remain neck and neck when it comes to reach. Encouraging news for both sides, though, is the fact that, year on year, reach for… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2002- Overall Summary

colspan=”5″>BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons

A year on year comparison of RAJAR figures released for the first quarter of this year show that once again BBC Radio 2 dominated the national scene. Compared to Q1 2001 it saw an 18.7% increase in weekly reach to 12.9 million, while share was up 1.6 percentage points to 15.7%.Of the commercial stations Classic… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2002- National Stations

The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London.The following stations were reporting with new survey periods: Real Radio Scotland, which is reporting quarterly and 107.4 The Quay, which is now reporting half-yearly.New groups in this quarter’s report… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2002: Local Commercial Stations

US national radio revenue figures rose 1% in February, while local spend fell by 6%, according to the latest data from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). The RAB says that the dip in local advertising is due primarily to the lack of TV sweeps advertising in this Olympic year. The combined total for February… Continue reading US Radio Revenue Growth Dips In February

MeasureCast has announced internet radio audience size and demographic data for week ending 11 March 2002 revealing a combined total of 4,034,980 hours of programming for the top 10 web radio networks. 66,827 more hours than was streamed by this group of broadcasters during the previous week. Five of the top 10 networks attracted larger… Continue reading Virgin Tops Web Radio Rankings