The weekly reach of commercial stations grew across all demographic groups in Q4, up 1.4% period on period, whilst there was also an increase, although a marginal one, for the BBC, which recorded period on period growth of 0.47%.The 4-14 age group saw strong growth in weekly reach for commercial stations, growing by more than… Continue reading Commercial Radio’s Weekly Reach Grows Across All Demographic Groups

Last year was an eventful one for the UK radio industry, with mixed RAJAR results, declining ad revenues and the second national digital multiplex playing on the minds of relevant industry players.At the beginning of the year, GCap’s 95.8 Capital FM was rebranded as Capital Radio, shifting its music policy towards less repetition and focusing… Continue reading End Of Year Round Up: Radio

The BBC overall recorded a slight year on year and period on period decline in weekly reach across the UK in Q3, with local and regional BBC stations also seeing declines, according to Q3 2006 RAJAR figures.The BBC’s overall share of listening also dropped both year on year and period on period, although taken as… Continue reading Commercial Radio Increases Share Of Listening

Heart 106.2 FM grabbed the top spot in London back from Magic FM, enjoying a period on period increase of 3% in Q3, giving it a weekly reach of 1.7 million listeners, the highest figure of the London stations. Heart’s share of listening stayed static quarter to quarter, making it the station with the highest… Continue reading Heart 106.2 FM Retakes London Top Spot From Magic FM

BBC Radio 2 remained the UK’s favourite breakfast time station, with the latest RAJAR figures for Q3 2006 showing it had a national audience of over 7.6 million listeners per week.However, Radio 2 saw its weekly reach fall by 5.2% period on period from a total of eight million, and also a small decline year… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Is Nation’s Number One Breakfast Station

The latest RAJAR data for Q3 2006 reveals that digital only stations are continuing to perform strongly, delivering record performances in weekly reach and total hours.Weekly reach for digital only stations increased by 4% period on period and 17% year on year, whilst total hours grew by 3.5% compared with Q2 and 15% year on… Continue reading Digital-Only Stations Deliver Record Performances

Many music-focused radio stations recorded a year on year increase in their weekly reach, with Xfm boosting its reach by almost 50% and BBC 6 Music adding just over 40% year on year, according to the Q3 RAJAR results.Xfm is now listened to by 1.1 million people, an increase of almost 5.5% compared to last… Continue reading Music-Focused Stations Boost Weekly Reach

Commercial stations increased the average amount of hours that listeners tune in each week across all demographic groups, and whilst some BBC stations have increased their hours in certain groups, other groups are listening to BBC stations less than they did in Q2, according to figures released by RAJAR alongside the Q3 data release.In the… Continue reading Commercial Radio Boosts Hours Per Listener Across All Demographic Groups

The latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2006 show the BBC still well ahead of its commercial rivals, while digital stations continue to perform well as more listeners switch to DAB radios.BBC Radio 1 recorded a 1.77% year on year increase to take its weekly reach to 10.4 million, while its period on period figure was… Continue reading Digital Radio Audiences Continue To Grow

RAJAR has released demographics figures alongside the Q2 2006 data release, which demonstrates the differences in age and social demographic grade for BBC and commercial stations.A general trend can be spotted that those under 44 are more likely to listen to commercial radio, whereas over 45s are more inclined to tune into BBC channels.In the… Continue reading Commercial Radio Dominates Younger Listening