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.
The following stations were reporting with new survey periods: Real Radio Scotland, Saga 105.7 FM, Connect FM and Lite FM, which are now reporting half yearly.
New groups in this quarter’s report were: KM Radio East, which is reporting yearly, KM Radio West, which is reporting half yearly and Tindle Radio Group, which is reporting yearly.
Stations reporting for the first time were: Bath FM, which is reporting yearly.
Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change
Station
Survey Period
Ending Mar 2002
Ending Jun 2002
% Change
Capital Gold Manchester
H
32
66
106.3
West Yorkshire’s Classic Gold
H
49
76
55.1
Star 107.3 Bristol
H
24
36
50.0
107 Swan FM
Y
15
20
33.3
Lite FM
Y
22
29
31.8
Mercury FM (Kent/Sussex)
H
29
38
31.0
Classic Gold 1557
H
28
36
28.6
Tower FM
H
63
80
27.0
Classic Gold WABC
H
51
64
25.5
Kix 96
H
59
74
25.4
Classic Gold Breeze 1521
H
7
6
-14.3
Beat 106 (West)
H
271
231
-14.8
Classic Gold Amber
H
113
95
-15.9
Magic AM (Sheffield)
H
116
96
-17.2
96.3 Radio Aire
H
244
196
-19.7
Breeze 1359/1431
H
57
44
-22.8
Soul City 107.5
H
17
13
-23.5
Clan FM
H
26
19
-26.9
Mercury FM (Herts)
H
33
24
-27.3
Imagine FM (formerly Signal FM)
H
80
44
-45.0
Top/Bottom 10 Share Of Listening % Point Change
Station
Survey Period
Ending Mar 2002
Ending Jun 2002
% Point Change
Bay 96.9 FM
H
17.7
21.1
3.4
Cool FM
H
18.2
21.4
3.2
Trax FM
H
15.4
18.3
2.9
96.4 FM The Wave
H
18.0
20.8
2.8
Orchard FM
H
19.8
22.5
2.7
Tower FM
H
5.9
8.6
2.7
2-Ten FM
H
14.5
17.1
2.6
96 Trent FM
H
15.2
17.7
2.5
Kix 96
H
5.2
7.7
2.5
96.9 Chiltern FM (Bedford)
H
16.0
18.2
2.2
Coast FM 96.3
Y
13.1
10.8
-2.3
Radio City 96.7
H
18.1
15.8
-2.3
FOX FM
H
19.6
17.2
-2.4
Magic 828 (Leeds)
H
9.7
7.1
-2.6
96.3 Radio Aire
H
10.7
8.0
-2.7
Downtown Radio (DTR)
H
14.3
11.6
-2.7
Champion 103 FM
Y
16.7
13.8
-2.9
102.7 Hereward FM
H
19.0
15.8
-3.2
South Hams Radio
Y
18.0
14.6
-3.4
102.4 Severn Sound FM
H
20.1
15.7
-4.4
The following station name changes have occurred: Essex FM (including 101.7 Mercury FM was Ten 17)/Breeze/1395/1431 is now Essex FM (including Ten 17 101.7 FM)/Breeze 1359/1431. Essex FM (including 101.7 Mercury FM was Ten 17) will now be Essex FM (including Ten 17 101.7 FM). Essex FM excluding 101.7 Mercury FM (was Ten 17) has become Ten 17 101.7 FM. Linc FM 102.2 (including Compass FM) is now Linc FM 102.2 (including Compass FM and Rutland Radio). BIG 1458 AM (will be Capital Gold Manchester) has become Capital Gold Manchester. Capital Radio North (100-102 Century FM/105.4 Century FM) has changed to Capital Radio North (100-102 Century FM/105.4 Century FM/Capital Gold Manchester). Chelmer FM will be Dream 107.7 FM (was Chelmer). Active 107.5 FM is now Soul City 107.5.
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