The latest RAJAR results report, along with the usual ups and downs, a potentially seminal moment in the life of digital radio: half of the UK adult population now listens to the radio on a digital platform. Unfortunately this is not ‘the’ 50% that has been touted by the Government as the tipping point for any digital switch over, but it’s still positive news says IPSOS MediaCT’s Andy Haylett.
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