The latest RAJAR listening figures for the three months to December 2003 show that Chrysalis-owned Heart 106.2 continued to challenge Capital 95.8 FM for the top spot in London with a solid 5% year on year increase in weekly reach to just below the 2 million mark.Heart has seen its popularity increase steadily of late… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Heart Keeps Capital Under Pressure
The latest RAJAR listening figures for the fourth quarter of 2003 reveal a slightly lacklustre performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening decline by 0.9% points period on period to just above 45%. Meanwhile, All BBC extended its lead by a further 1.1% points to just under the 53% mark, despite… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: National Commercial Climbs
colspan=”5″>BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
England’s historic victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup final did little to improve the fortunes of Kelvin MacKenzie’s talkSPORT. The station saw its weekly reach decline by almost 23% year on year, despite its coverage of what proved to be the biggest sporting event of 2003.The latest RAJAR audience figures show that talkSPORT… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Rugby Fails To Boost talkSPORT
The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Dec 2002 Ending Dec 2003 % Change Signals Big AM (was Signal Two) H 31 73 135.5 Delta… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Local Commercial Stations
The latest RAJAR listening figures for the third quarter of 2003 brought bad news for Capital 95.8 FM. The station continued to see its dominance of the London market dip with a 13.9% year on year decline in weekly reach to just below 2.3 million.Capital recently restructured its senior management team and put veteran programming… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2003: Heart Challenges Capital At The Top
The latest RAJAR listening figures for the third quarter of 2003 reveal another positive performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening increase by a solid 1.3% points period on period to just over 46%. Meanwhile, the lead enjoyed by All BBC was eroded by a further 1.2% points to just below… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q3 2003: National Commercial Still Rising
Year on year analysis of listening for national radio services during the third quarter of 2003 reveals a poor performance for BBC Radio 1, which continued to see its audience decline. The flagship youth station saw its weekly reach drop by 9.4% year on year to just over 9.8 million and its share of listening… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2003: BBC Radio 1 Feels The Pressure
The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Sep 2002 Ending Sep 2003 % Change Signals Big AM (was Signal Two) H 27 72 166.7 Capital… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2003: Local Commercial Stations
