Rajar’s latest report proves everyone loves radio – and despite so many great stations and shows on the ever popular BBC, commercial radio is also in rude health. Here are the key take-outs, with views from industry experts.
According to the latest Rajar results for Q1 2019, digital radio has experienced a significant surge – and now encompasses 56.4% of all radio listening, up 3.8% on the previous quarter.
Chris Evans’ new Virgin Network show has debuted with a reach of just over 1m, while Zoe Ball starts strong in her new BBC Radio 2 slot. Plus: some upsets in the London market.
Global and Bauer both record small quarterly declines, but still dominate the commercial market, while talkSPORT and Wireless Group record solid growth.
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Rajar’s Q4 2018 report has painted a healthy picture of an evolving radio sector – here are the key take-outs, with views from industry experts.
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.