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RAJAR Results Q3 2004: Performance By Ownership

RAJAR Results Q3 2004: Performance By Ownership
BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Ch
1Xtra from the BBC Q 331 312 -5.7
BBC 6 Music Q 154 228 48.1
BBC Asian Network Q 214 171 -20.1
BBC Asian Network UK H 495 473 -4.4
BBC Essex Q 252 232 -7.9
BBC GMR H 263 277 5.3
BBC Hereford & Worcester Q 118 115 -2.5
BBC London 94.9 Q 441 520 17.9
BBC Radio 1 Q 9,851 10,042 1.9
BBC Radio 2 Q 12,477 13,060 4.7
BBC Radio 3 Q 2,214 2,072 -6.4
BBC Radio 4 Q 9,525 9,422 -1.1
BBC Radio Berkshire H 103 107 3.9
BBC Radio Bristol H 277 252 -9.0
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire H 135 119 -11.9
BBC Radio Cleveland H 119 149 25.2
BBC Radio Cornwall H 152 143 -5.9
BBC Radio Cumbria Q 111 124 11.7
BBC Radio Cymru H 175 141 -19.4
BBC Radio Derby H 180 179 -0.6
BBC Radio Devon H 259 254 -1.9
BBC Radio FIVE LIVE Q 5,716 6,398 11.9
BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE (inc. SPORTS EXTRA) Q 5,793 6,472 11.7
BBC Radio FIVE LIVE SPORTS EXTRA Q 312 424 35.9
BBC Radio Gloucestershire Y 74 66 -10.8
BBC Radio Guernsey H 19 20 5.3
BBC Radio Humberside Y 203 210 3.4
BBC Radio Jersey H 40 36 -10.0
BBC Radio Kent H 266 300 12.8
BBC Radio Lancashire H 233 241 3.4
BBC Radio Leeds H 279 261 -6.5
BBC Radio Leicester H 163 166 1.8
BBC Radio Lincolnshire H 112 141 25.9
BBC Radio Merseyside H 401 343 -14.5
BBC Radio Newcastle H 254 252 -0.8
BBC Radio Norfolk H 216 217 0.5
BBC Radio Northampton H 84 96 14.3
BBC Radio Nottingham H 180 181 0.6
BBC Radio Oxford Q 72 86 19.4
BBC Radio Scotland H 893 941 5.4
BBC Radio Sheffield H 270 262 -3.0
BBC Radio Shropshire H 105 108 2.9
BBC Radio Solent* H 329 341 3.6
BBC Radio Stoke H 168 155 -7.7
BBC Radio Suffolk Q 114 123 7.9
BBC Radio Ulster** Q 483 490 1.4
BBC Radio Wales Y 490 443 -9.6
BBC Radio Wiltshire/ Swindon (was BBC Wiltshire Sound) Q 74 73 -1.4
BBC Radio York (was BBC North Yorkshire) H 97 107 10.3
BBC Solent for Dorset Q 21 22 4.8
BBC Southern Counties Radio H 294 264 -10.2
BBC Three Counties Radio H 153 170 11.1
BBC WM (Birmingham & Black Country) H 327 256 -21.7
BBC WM (Coventry & Warks) Q 75 90 20.0
BBC World Service Q 1411 1365 -3.3
BBC7 H 236 404 71.2
Total BBC Radio Wales/Cymru Q 601 555 -7.7
*Excludes Dorset        
**Audience opt-out services included        
Capital Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
100-102 Century FM H n/a 506 n/a
103.2 Power FM H 277 284 2.5
104.9 XFM London Q 502 572 13.9
105.4 Century FM Q 826 724 -12.3
106 Century FM H 305 321 5.2
95.8 Capital FM Q 2,269 2,172 -4.3
The New 96.4 BRMB H 555 536 -3.4
Beat 106 Y 447 429 -4.0
Beat 106 (East) H 198 215 8.6
Beat 106 (West) H 286 249 -12.9
BRMB Radio H 602 576 -4.3
Capital Disney Q n/a 48 n/a
Capital FM Network (New) H 5,016 4,587 -8.6
Capital Gold Birmingham H 78 68 -12.8
Capital Gold Hampshire H 70 56 -20.0
Capital Gold Kent H 73 51 -30.1
Capital Gold London Q 1,017 745 -26.7
Capital Gold Manchester H 95 104 9.5
Capital Gold South Wales H 58 51 -12.1
Capital Gold Sussex H 47 52 10.6
Capital Radio Group London H 3013 3070 1.9
Capital Radio Group North H 1,820 1,738 -4.5
Capital Radio Group South H 1,284 1,223 -4.8
Capital Radio Midlands/South Wales H 1463 1,412 -3.5
Century Radio Network H 1,843 1,772 -3.9
Choice FM London* Q n/a 383 n/a
FOX FM H 214 194 -9.3
Invicta FM H 438 425 -3.0
Invicta Radio (Invicta FM/ Capital Gold Kent) H 471 445 -5.5
Ocean FM H 235 219 -6.8
Ocean Radio (103.2 Power FM/Ocean FM/Capital Gold Hampshire) H 459 440 -4.1
Red Dragon FM H 296 294 -0.7
Southern FM H 332 305 -8.1
Southern Radio (Southern FM/Capital Gold Sussex) H 355 338 -4.8
Total Capital Radio Group UK H n/a 7,409 n/a
*Acquired by Capital earlier this year        
Chrysalis Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
100.7 Heart FM H 844 885 4.9
Chrysalis Radio (ILR) H 5,463 5,363 -1.8
Chrysalis Radio London H 2,444 2,354 -3.7
Chrysalis Radio Midlands H 1,006 1,032 2.6
Galaxy 102 H 425 379 -10.8
Galaxy 102.2 H 304 319 4.9
Galaxy 105 H 994 952 -4.2
Galaxy 105-106 H 561 544 -3.0
Galaxy Network (ILR) H 2,315 2,193 -5.3
Heart (ILR)** H n/a 2,742 n/a
Heart 106.2 FM Q 1,948 1,810 -7.1
LBC 97.3 (was News Direct 97.3 FM)* Q 558 506 -9.3
LBC News 1152 (was LBC 1152 AM)* Q 279 284 1.8
Total Chrysalis Radio (UK) H 5463 6052 10.8
Total LBC (was Total London News Radio)* Q 643 670 4.2
*Recently Acquired From GWR        
**Sep 03 RAJAR data unavailable as group recently began reporting        
CN Group Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
CENTRE FM Y 63 49 -22.2
City Beat 96.7 FM H 186 141 -24.2
CN Midlands Y 197 197 0.0
Kix 96 H 57 65 14.0
Oak 107 (was Oak FM) Y 24 25 4.2
The Bay H 114 100 -12.3
The Bear 102 (was FM 102 The Bear) Y 53 57 7.5
Total CN Group H 510 432 -15.3
Emap Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
96.3 Radio Aire H 207 193 -6.8
96.9 Viking FM H 304 228 -25.0
96.9 Viking FM/Magic 1161 H 360 281 -21.9
97.4 Rock FM H 381 329 -13.6
97.4 Rock FM/Magic 999 H 421 354 -15.9
Big City Network North East H 735 744 1.2
Big City Network North West H 1,617 1,378 -14.8
Big City Network Yorkshire H 931 815 -12.5
Emap ILR Total (was EMAP Radio) H 6,354 6,012 -5.4
EMAP Radio – North East H 854 839 -1.8
EMAP Radio – North West H 1,777 1,516 -14.7
EMAP Radio – Yorkshire H 1,132 981 -13.3
EMAP Radio London (Magic 105.4/Kiss 100) Q 2,528 2,688 6.3
Hallam FM H 431 399 -7.4
Kerrang! Q 864 n/a n/a
Kerrang! 105.2* Q n/a 256 n/a
Key 103 Q 710 550 -22.5
Key 103/Magic 1152 (Manchester) H 772 636 -17.6
Kiss 100 FM Q 1,499 1,527 1.9
Magic 105.4 Q 1,415 1,581 11.7
Magic 1152 (Manchester) Q 117 131 12.0
Magic 1161 (Hull) H 98 82 -16.3
Magic 1170 (Teesside) H 85 76 -10.6
Magic 828 (Leeds) H 137 144 5.1
Magic 999 (Preston) H 62 43 -30.6
Magic AM (Sheffield) H 112 76 -32.1
Magic Network – North East H 225 174 -22.7
Magic Network – North West H 330 254 -23.0
Magic Network – Yorkshire H 334 294 -12.0
Magic Network (ILR) H 2,280 2,276 -0.2
Magic Network North H 890 723 -18.8
Metro Radio H 517 535 3.5
Radio City 96.7 H 590 504 -14.6
Smash Hits Q 977 724 -25.9
TFM H 220 210 -4.5
Total Kerrang! Q n/a 1017 n/a
Total Kiss (was Total Kiss Network Radio) Q 2,662 2,555 -4.0
Total Magic Q 2,845 2,815 -1.1
*Sep 03 RAJAR data unavailable as station/group recently began reporting        
GMG Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
Jazz FM (London) was Jazz FM 102.2* Q 833 845 1.4
Jazz FM (London)/Smooth FM (North West)** Q n/a 1,251 n/a
Real Radio (Scotland) H 591 654 10.7
Real Radio (Wales) H 328 355 8.2
Real Radio (Yorkshire) H 397 387 -2.5
Smooth FM (North West) Q 351 329 -6.3
Total Real Network H 1,317 1,396 n/a
TotalJazz/Smooth Network UK* Q 1,467 1,578 7.6
*Acquired 06/02        
**Sep 03 data unavailable as group/station recently began reporting        
GWR Group Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
102.4 Severn Sound FM H 122 95 -22.1
102.7 Hereward FM H 132 111 -15.9
105.4 FM Leicester Sound H 157 180 14.6
2CR FM H 150 160 6.7
2CR FM /Classic Gold 828 H 176 176 0.0
2-Ten FM H 261 235 -10.0
2-TEN FM / Classic Gold 1431/1485 H 272 256 -5.9
96 Trent FM H 321 313 -2.5
96 Trent FM / Classic Gold GEM Notts H 368 347 -5.7
96.9 Chiltern FM (Bedford) H 106 107 0.9
96.9 Chiltern FM /Classic Gold 792 (Bedford) H 124 125 0.8
97 FM Plymouth Sound H 135 117 -13.3
97.6 Chiltern FM (Dunstable/Luton) H 207 196 -5.3
97.6 Chiltern FM/Classic Gold (Dunstable/Luton) H 231 231 0.0
Beacon FM H 291 272 -6.5
Broadland 102 H 233 220 -5.6
Champion 103 FM Y 34 33 -2.9
Classic FM Q 6,463 6,145 -4.9
Classic Gold 828 (Dunstable/Luton) H 35 49 40.0
Classic Gold – Plymouth 1152 AM H 26 18 -30.8
Classic Gold 1260/936/1161** H n/a n/a n/a
Classic Gold 1332 H 43 41 -4.7
Classic Gold 1359 H 34 29 -14.7
Classic Gold 1431/1485 H 24 34 41.7
Classic Gold 1521 H 5 5 0.0
Classic Gold 1557 H 31 24 -22.6
Classic Gold 774 H 25 22 -12.0
Classic Gold 792 (Bedford) H 29 25 -13.8
Classic Gold 828 (Bournemouth) H 41 29 -29.3
Classic Gold Amber Radio (Total) H 86 67 -22.1
Classic Gold Breeze H 31 42 35.5
Classic Gold GEM ( Derby) H 40 30 -25.0
Classic Gold GEM (Notts) H 71 52 -26.8
Classic Gold Marcher H 24 25 4.2
Classic Gold Network H 729 662 -9.2
Classic Gold WABC H 49 48 -2.0
Coast FM 96.3 Y 65 59 -9.2
Core Q 162 142 -12.3
East Anglian Radio FM- total H 417 421 1.0
Essex FM* (inc Ten 17 101.7fm)/Classic Gold Breeze H 394 384 -2.5
Essex FM* (inc Ten 17 FM) H 394 354 -10.2
FM 103 Horizon Y 73 76 4.1
Gemini FM H 174 199 14.4
GWR Anglia Region H 1,106 1064 -3.8
GWR Central Region H 1,599 1601 0.1
GWR FM H 383 398 3.9
GWR FM / Classic Gold 1260/936/1161 H 460 460 0.0
GWR Local Group Total H 4,952 4,803 -3.0
GWR London Region H 522 506 -3.1
GWR Meridian Region H 449 432 -3.8
GWR North West Region H 277 215 -22.4
GWR Westcountry Region H 538 539 0.2
Lantern FM 96.2 and 97.3 Y 50 46 -8.0
Mercia FM H 198 185 -6.6
Mercury FM (Herts) H 36 38 5.6
Mercury FM (Surrey & Sussex) /Classic Gold 1521 H 92 84 -8.7
MFM 103.4 H 95 68 -28.4
MFM 103.4/Classic Gold Marcher H 110 89 -19.1
Northants 96 H 150 173 15.3
Orchard FM H 130 137 5.4
Planet Rock Q 247 231 -6.5
Q103 H 110 94 -14.5
RAM FM H 117 141 20.5
RAM FM / Classic Gold GEM (Derby) H 146 162 11.0
SGR Colchester Y 57 55 -3.5
SGR FM H 132 144 9.1
SGR FM Total H 185 201 8.6
South Hams Radio Y 21 18 -14.3
The Buzz 97.1 H 74 55 -25.7
The Mix GWR Local FM Services Total H 4,518 4,402 -2.6
Total Beacon Radio H 321 308 -4.0
Total East Anglian Radio H 458 450 -1.7
Total Gemini Radio H 193 218 13.0
Total Mix** Y n/a 67 n/a
Total Northants Radio H 172 191 11.0
Total Plymouth Sound H 166 142 -14.5
Total Severn Sound H 134 109 -18.7
Wyvern FM H 103 124 20.4
*Audience opt-out services included        
**Sep 03 RAJAR data unavailable as group recently began reporting        
Kent Messenger Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
FM-fm for Medway (was Medway’s KM-fm) H 37 41 10.8
KM-fm East (was KM Radio East) Y 80 77 -3.8
KM-fm for Cant, Whitt and Herne Bay (was KM-fm 106) Y 19 22 15.8
KM-fm for Shepway and White Cliffs Country Y 27 26 -3.7
KM-fm for Thanet (was TLR 107.2 Radio) Y 34 29 -14.7
KM-fm for West Kent (was West Kent’s KM-fm) Y 27 24 -11.1
KM-fm Group (was KM Radio Group) Y 145 142 -2.1
KM-fm West (was KM Radio West) Y 65 66 1.5
Scottish Radio Holdings Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
C.FM Radio Y 112 113 0.9
Central FM Y 62 55 -11.3
Clyde 1 FM H 639 644 0.8
Clyde 2 H 353 381 7.9
Cool FM H 399 341 -14.5
Downtown Radio (DTR) H 319 277 -13.2
Downtown Radio (DTR)/Cool FM H 644 561 -12.9
Forth 2 H 137 113 -17.5
ForthOne H 308 317 2.9
Moray Firth Radio Y 134 123 -8.2
Northsound One Y 128 140 9.4
Northsound Two Y 78 70 -10.3
Radio Borders Y 62 62 0.0
Radio Tay AM H 105 92 -12.4
SRH Central Scotland** H n/a 1,166 n/a
SRH Scotland Region H 1,975 1,972 -0.2
Tay FM H 143 131 -8.4
Total Northsound Radio Y 160 164 2.5
Total Radio Clyde H 796 818 2.8
Total Radio Forth H 370 362 -2.2
Total Radio Tay H 194 183 -5.7
Total SRH Group H 3,552 3,434 -3.3
Total Vibe FM** H n/a 312 n/a
Vibe FM (formerly Galaxy 101) H 267 258 -3.4
Wave 105 FM H 335 331 -1.2
West Sound* (inc. West FM) H 187 186 -0.5
*Audience opt-out services included        
**Sep 03 RAJAR data unavailable as group recently began reporting        
UKRD Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
107 The Edge H 27 27 0.0
96.2 The Revolution* H 69 65 -5.8
96.4 The Eagle H 136 149 9.6
96.4 The Eagle/Delta FM Y 149 152 2.0
County Sound 1566 H 21 27 28.6
Delta FM Y 15 16 6.7
Fen Radio 107.5 Y 18 13 -27.8
KL.FM 96.7 Y 59 55 -6.8
Pirate FM Y 187 194 3.7
Pirate FM 102 (East) H 90 82 -8.9
Pirate FM 102 (West) Y 101 110 8.9
Star 106.6 Slough Y 51 47 -7.8
Star 107 (Cambridge/Ely) H 14 39 178.6
Star 107 Stroud Y 13 7 -46.2
Star 107.3 Bristol H 35 29 -17.1
Star 107.5 Cheltenham Y 19 19 0.0
Star 107.7 Weston Super Mare Y 22 22 0.0
The County Sound Radio Network H 214 180 -15.9
Time 107.5 H 24 15 -37.5
Total UKRD H 674 611 -9.3
Total UKRD East H 93 104 11.8
Total UKRD West H 88 73 -17.0
*Now owned by independent shareholders – but included in UKRD group for RAJAR purposes        
Wireless Group Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Change
102.4 Wish FM H 124 108 -12.9
102.4 Wish FM/107.2 Wire FM Y 190 160 -15.8
107.2 Wire FM Y 67 56 -16.4
107.4 Tower FM H 86 88 2.3
107.6 Juice FM H 154 123 -20.1
107.7 The Wolf H 66 59 -10.6
96.4 FM The Wave H 131 152 16.0
Brighton’s Juice 107.2 H 38 43 13.2
Imagine FM (was Signal FM) H 51 36 -29.4
Peak 107 FM H 126 118 -6.3
Pulse H 216 165 -23.6
Pure Classic Gold H 55 63 14.5
Q96 H 87 69 -20.7
Radio Wave 96.5 FM Y 67 71 6.0
Signal One H 262 240 -8.4
Signal One & Signal Two (was Signal One & Signal’s Big AM) H 276 252 -8.7
Signal Two (was Signal’s BIG AM) H 72 65 -9.7
Swansea Sound – 1170 MW H 88 78 -11.4
talkSPORT Q 1,904 2,182 14.6
The Pulse/Pulse Classic Gold H 242 187 -22.7
Total Swansea Sound/96.4 FM The Wave H 193 207 7.3
Valleys Radio H 93 82 -11.8
Wave 102 FM Y 36 28 -22.2
Wireless Group – South Wales H 286 290 1.4
Wireless Group (excl. talkSPORT)* H 1,222 n/a n/a
Wireless Group (inc talkSPORT) H 3,184 3,444 8.2
*Data not available        

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