The forthcoming merger of Emap and Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) looks set to boost Emap’s market share substantially when the deal is completed within the next few months.The latest RAJAR data shows Emap Advertising commanding combined airtime sales of just over 61,000 hours, although with the addition of SIRS’ 36,000 hours this gives Emap a… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Emap Set For Market Share Hike
Digital stations continue to top the charts in terms of growth according to the latest RAJAR data, with figures for Q2 2005 showing the BBC and Commercial broadcasters notching up positive growth as sales of DAB radios increase.Chrysalis’ The Arrow saw the largest percentage growth in weekly reach, adding 229.17% year on year in the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Digital Leads The Way In National Radio
The BBC saw its radio operations perform well in the second half of 2005, with the Corporation increasing its weekly reach and share of listening for both national and local stations at a cost to commercial rivals, which suffered dips overall.However, there were some increases in share of listening and average hours per listener for… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:BBC Rises At A Cost To Commercial Rivals
The latest RAJAR figures for the three months to June show Capital 95.8 regaining the top spot in London whilst maintaining its share of listening at 6.1%The increase sees the GCap-owned station reclaim its position ahead of Chrysalis’ Heart 106.2, which despite making a surprise entry as London’s top station in terms of listening share… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Capital Regains Top Spot In London
Breakfast listening, both nationally and locally, produced mixed results in the latest RAJAR figures for the three months to June.Nationally, BBC Radio 2 retained its position as market leader; losing just 0.36% quarter on quarter in weekly reach and attracting 8,063 million listeners to Terry Wogan’s Breakfast Show.As the football season came to an end,… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Capital Top Of The Table For Breakfast
The continued growth of digital radio fuelled several impressive increases in market share in the three months to March, with many of the nation’s digital stations seeing percentage increases above 50%, while some more than doubled their audience year on year.Leading the way in terms of percentage growth year on year is Chrysalis’ The Arrow,… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2005: Digital Uptake Boosts National Stations
With the merger of Capital Radio and GWR expected to complete this month, RAJAR’s latest audience figures for the three months to March look likely to be the last for the broadcasters as separate companies. The consolidation will give unprecedented market share to the newly formed GCap Media, with combined airtime sales accounting for 36.72%… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2005: GCap Media Set For Unprecedented Market Share
Breakfast listening both nationally and in London has enjoyed an upward surge in audience with the majority of stations revealing growth in their weekly reach for the three months to March, according to the latest RAJAR figures.Nationally, Kelvin Mackenzie’s talkSPORT stove off the competition to see a massive rise in its weekly reach of 31.81%,… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2005: Listeners Hungry For Breakfast Shows
Commercial radio slipped further away from the BBC at the beginning of 2005, with the Corporation outperforming its rivals in terms of share of listening, weekly reach and average hours per listener. Commercial radio now accounts for 43.8% of all listening, while the BBC represents 54.2%.Share Of ListeningThe nation’s commercial radio stations saw a relatively… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2005: BBC Rises As Commercial Rivals Falter
The latest RAJAR figures for the three months to March show Capital FM retaining its position at the top of the London market with 2.1 million listeners, over 200,000 ahead of its closest rival, Heart 106.2.However, the latest RAJAR data shows Heart 106.2 listeners are tuning in for longer than their Capital counterparts, giving the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2005: Capital Ahead On Reach But Heart Moves Infront With Hours
