The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year period to December 2000. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Dec 1999 Ending Dec 2000 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 149 147 -1.3… Continue reading December 2000 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
Capital 95.8 FM strengthened its lead over its competition in London, increasing both reach and share during the three month period to December 2000. Its share of viewing across the capital saw the biggest increase of any station over the period, climbing 1.1% points to 12.4%, and its weekly reach was extended to 2.85m people.BBC’s… Continue reading Capital Still On Top As AM Declines Across London
BBC radio continued to improve its overall share of listening, at the expense of commercial stations, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. All BBC improved its share by a further 0.3% points to 51.7% in the final quarter of 2000, while All Commercial slipped 0.7% points to 46%.Amongst commercial stations losses… Continue reading BBC Continues Its Upward Trend In Latest RAJAR Report
According to the RAB the US radio industry could be set for another year of record breaking ad revenues. Sales for November grew by 3% and, although national revenues showed no change, local sales were up 4% compared to the same month in 1999. During Jan-November 2000, local advertising sales were still running 13% ahead… Continue reading Radio Industry Ad Revenue Increase Will Continue into 2001, Says US RAB
This week Virgin Radio unveiled plans to launch four new standalone radio brands that will be broadcast exclusively over the internet. The stations offer Virgin listeners music selections alternative to the playlist used on the main Virgin station. Virgin has also embraced the net by selling advertising specifically on its web broadcasts. The introduction of… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Radio Goes Online To Net More Listeners
Growth could be as high as 16.8% for commercial radio this year, bringing the medium’s share of total display advertising revenue to around 5.7%, but could slow down again in 2001, according to a summary of industry forecasts put together by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). The growth prediction of 16.8% came from the Advertising… Continue reading Advertising Forecasts Predict Growth For 2000 And A Slowdown For 2001 In Commercial Radio
Local commercial radio dropped slightly in terms of share of listening in the latest RAJAR report. For the three months to the end of September 2000 it fell 0.1% points to take a 38.7% share of listening. At the same time the sector’s weekly reach fell back 0.7% to reach 26.5m. Average hours increased by… Continue reading September 2000 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year period to September 2000. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Sep 1999 Ending Sep 2000 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 6 140 126… Continue reading September 2000 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
Capital 95.8FM retained its strong lead across London in the latest RAJAR figures. During the third quarter of 2000 the station increased its reach by 1.5% to 2.8 million. Its share of listening remained static, however, at 11.3%, but it is still way ahead of its nearest rival Magic, which moved into second place in… Continue reading Capital 95.8FM Retains Strong Lead Across London
Virgin Radio (AM)’s weekly reach and share of listening both continued to fall according the September 2000 radio listening figures released by RAJAR this morning. The station, now part of SMG, turned in poor results in the June survey and has seen its reach fall by a further 6.5% and share by 0.5% points this… Continue reading Virgin Takes A Dip In Latest RAJAR
