BBC Radio 2 continued to top the national breakfast rankings during the fourth quarter of 2018, while Capital London’s weekly reach reduced by -1.4% quarter-on-quarter to 915,000 listeners.
The most popular digital-only station remains BBC 6 Music with a weekly reach of 2.3 million listeners, while KISSTORY is the most popular commercial digital-only station, with a weekly reach of 1.8 million listeners.
As Rajar releases its 2018 Q4 results for the radio market, Mediatel presents the key findings showing station and network reach, share and average listening hours.
Tom Green is the current host of KISS’ evening show, having joined in 2017, whilst Daisy Maskell is new to KISS having landed her first TV role as a host on 4Music’s flagship programme, Trending Live just earlier this year.
Magic Radio is set to take the entire radio station to Paris where the upcoming film is mainly set, and will be broadcasting live links from the world premiere during Drivetime with Richard Allison.
The most popular digital-only station remains BBC 6 Music with a weekly reach of 2.52 million listeners, followed by KISSTORY, with a new record reach of 2.16 million listeners – a growth of 18.4% year-on-year.
The third quarter of 2018 has seen BBC Radio 2 continue to top the national breakfast rankings, with an average weekly reach of 8.8m, while Capital London saw its reach slide 10%.
As Rajar releases its third quarter results for the radio market, Newsline presents the key findings showing station and network reach, share and average listening hours.
Dominic Mills’ inference that radio is somehow underperforming digitally gives the wrong impression about a medium that is in rude health, writes Mark Barber.
Rajar’s Q2 2018 report has painted a healthy picture of a sector willing to invest and evolve – here are the key take-outs, with views from industry experts.