Rajar’s Q3 report reveals how radio is reaping the benefits of digitisation – here are the key take-outs, with views and analysis from industry experts.
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The most popular digital-only station remains BBC 6 Music with a weekly reach of 2.52 million listeners, followed by KISSTORY, with a new record reach of 2.16 million listeners – a growth of 18.4% year-on-year.
The third quarter of 2018 has seen BBC Radio 2 continue to top the national breakfast rankings, with an average weekly reach of 8.8m, while Capital London saw its reach slide 10%.
The station will feature a wide range of women in music, from Adele, Kylie and Beyonce, to Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Dusty Springfield.
According to new research, the addition of voice control to hybrid car radios (DAB/FM/internet) may prove a wise step, as drivers glance away from the road more than six times less than when using a touchscreen radio.
The advertising industry is going to need to upgrade its weaponry if it thinks it’s going to take the fight back to the likes of Accenture, writes Dominic Mills. Plus: raining on radio’s parade…
The latest findings from the AA/WARC show that radio has witnessed a huge surge in adspend, rising 12.5%, while radio’s digital ad formats have grown almost 40%. We asked those in the sector what’s behind the strong performance.
Digital radio remains in rude health and now represents half of all radio listening with a narrow 50.2% share, according to the latest Rajar results for the second quarter of 2018.
Following a tough start to the year, the national breakfast market went on to record a mixed bag of results in the second quarter.
Rajar’s Q1 report has unveiled some exciting new milestones for the industry – here are the major take-outs.