September 1999 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations

Local commercial radio listening, including the London stations, dropped around 100,000 listeners (3.6%) period on period according to the September RAJAR survey. The sector’s share of listening fell by 0.9% points to 39.2%; average hours per listener per week increased by 0.1 to 14.9.

Galaxy 105-106 reported its first RAJAR figure in this survey. The Chrysalis-owned North-East station achieved a weekly reach of 415,000 listeners and a share of 9.0%. Wrexham-based The Buzz 97.1 increased its weekly reach by 68.8%, whilst at the other end of the scale, Marcher Gold saw its weekly audience fall by 25.%.

For an explanation of the new RAJAR methodology and how and when the stations report, click RAJAR – The New Methodology Explained.

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