Listening to the radio via DAB showed a large increase in Q1 2009, growing from a total of 116 million hours in Q4 2008 to 130 million hours in Q1 2009, according to the latest RAJAR data.The figures have slowly risen from 111 million to 116 million hours over the past year before this leap… Continue reading RAJAR Q1 09: Digital

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q1 2009, are released today, with Magic 105.4 recording the highest weekly reach in London for the ninth consecutive quarter.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show, meanwhile, remained the Capital’s top morning listen, with a weekly reach of more than 1 million, after an impressive year on year increase of… Continue reading RAJAR Q1 2009: Round-up

BBC Radio 2 continues to have the highest weekly reach of all the national stations at 13.5 million listeners, according to the RAJAR figures for Q4 2008, following a year on year rise of 5%.BBC Radio 1 was not far behind, with 10.5 million listeners, although it was down both year on year and period… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 remains top national station

The latest RAJAR figures, for the fourth quarter of 2008, show that All Commercial radio enjoyed a year on year increase in weekly reach, although its average hours per listener figure was down over the same period.All BBC also saw its average hours per listener figure drop year on year, while its weekly reach showed… Continue reading Weekly reach increase for commercial radio

Magic 105.4 remains above all the other London stations for the third consecutive quarter, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, according to RAJAR figures for Q4 2008.Its average weekly reach in London is back up to almost 2 million listeners, after a period on period increase of around 6%.Magic was also the… Continue reading Magic 105.4 stays on top in London

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 and Magic 105.4’s breakfast shows currently run from 6am-9am, while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show remained on top in Q4 2008, with a weekly reach… Continue reading 95.8 Capital Radio has London’s most popular breakfast show

Q4 RAJAR figures reveal that listening via DAB was up from 114 million hours to 116 million period on period.DAB radio also increased its share of listening on digital platforms, from an 11.3% share in Q3 to an 11.4% share in Q4 2008.In what was a good quarter for digital radio, DAB’s weekly reach rose… Continue reading DAB enjoys rise in listening hours

Big stories in radio in 2008 included the uncertain future of DAB, Global Radio’s takeover of GCap Media and the birth of Absolute Radio.The year began with GCap rejecting a bid from Global Radio, thought to be worth about £310 million (see GCap Turns Down Global Radio Takeover Bid DAB Dealt A Blow As Gcap… Continue reading 2008 round-up: Radio

The latest RAJAR figures, for the third quarter of 2008, show that BBC Radio 2 once again had the highest weekly reach of all the national stations, at 13 million listeners, with a year on year rise of 0.4%.BBC Radio 1 was just behind, with an average of around 10.9 million listeners per week, up… Continue reading Year on Year Rise In Reach For Radio 2

The latest RAJAR figures, for the third quarter of 2008, show that All BBC radio experienced a year on year increase in weekly reach of 0.3%, while All Commercial radio suffered a year on year dip of 0.2%.However, comparing to the previous quarter, All BBC’s reach declined by 1%, while All Commercial enjoyed a 0.6%… Continue reading Mixed Fortunes For Overall Radio Market