Last year saw an increased focus on digital broadcasts by the radio industry, as the rising penetration of DAB radio equipment provided increased incentive for station operators.According to figures from RAJAR, DAB listening has now overtaken combined listening via digital television (DTV) and through the internet, with total listening hours for digital radio increasing by… Continue reading End Of Year Round-Up: Radio

The unstoppable march of digital radio led to some healthy increases in weekly reach for the nation’s national digital stations, with the BBC’s wide ranging portfolio reaping particular benefits.The Corporation’s comedy and drama station, BBC 7, notched up particularly impressive listening with an increase of 56.19% year on year, pushing its audience to 631,000.BBC music… Continue reading Digital Proves Popular As Listening Increases

The BBC retained its position over commercial radio in Q3 2005, with the latest set of RAJAR figures showing the Corporation holding on to its position as market leader across national stations.However, local commercial stations outperformed the BBC in terms of share of listening and average hours per listener.Share of ListeningThe UK’s national commercial radio… Continue reading BBC Retains Position As Britons’ Favoured Listen

Heart 106.2 took the lead in the London market during Q3 2005, increasing both its weekly reach and share of listening to secure the top spot, according to the latest RAJAR data covering Q3 2005.The station’s astonishing increase of 14.91% period on period gives Heart a total weekly reach of 1.91 million, while its share… Continue reading Heart Takes The Lead In London

BBC Radio 2 retained its market leadership in the national breakfast market during Q3, despite a substantial dip in weekly reach of 4.9% period on period.The station’s breakfast show, which is hosted by veteran presenter Terry Wogan between 7:30-9:30, now commands an early morning audience of 7.7 million.BBC Radio 1’s Chris Moyles is hot on… Continue reading Radio Market Sees Musical Chairs At Breakfast

The uptake of digital radio in the UK is increasing at a healthy pace, with the latest set of RAJAR figures for the third quarter of 2005 showing the medium enjoying a surge in popularity, with DAB radio ownership amongst adults rising to 10.5% in Q3, up 6 percentage points year on year.The latest RAJAR… Continue reading Digital Radio Increases UK Penetration

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