Radio listeners in the UK continue to favour Chris Evans’ BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, which enjoyed a 3.3% YoY rise in weekly reach in Q2 2012. However, the show slipped below nine million listeners after a -3.0% QoQ decline. Evans picked up Music Radio Personality of the Year at the Sony awards in May.
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