Most national stations made gains during the three-month period ending December 1999, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. The most significant turnaround was TalkSport, formerly Talk Radio, which saw its weekly reach increasing by 19.3%. The station has been changing its format and audience base over the last year; its largely… Continue reading National Stations Make Gains In Latest RAJAR Figures
BBC Radio has widened the gap between public service and commercial radio’s share of listening, according to the latest RAJAR figures released this morning.The data, which covers the three months to December 1999, shows All BBC Radio’s share of listening increasing by 1.0% points to 51.3%, when compared to the previous period (Q3). At the… Continue reading BBC Increases Its Lead Over Commercial Radio In Latest RAJAR Figures
The breakfast show has long been the lynchpin of a station’s schedule, seen as the point at which listeners will either stick with the station for most of the day or wander off down the dial to a competitor’s broadcast. It is not surprising that the breakfast slot is so important as it attracts by… Continue reading Feature: The Importance Of The Breakfast Show
Capital 95.8FM continued its reign as the top commercial station in the London area in the latest RAJAR figures, released yesterday. Despite a 2.8% drop in its weekly reach, the station’s share of London listening remains healthy at 13%. Capital Gold, however, saw its weekly reach drop by 9.8% period on period to 1.2 million;… Continue reading September 1999 RAJAR: London Stations
With the exception of BBC Radio 1, the country’s national radio stations all saw their audiences fall over the summer period, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. Whilst Radio 1 increased its weekly audience by 2.5% to 11.2 million, the rest of the BBC’s national stations all saw the figures drop… Continue reading National Radio Stations Shed Listeners During Summer
BBC Radio has taken a greater share of listening than commercial radio in the latest radio audience figures released by RAJAR this morning. The new survey shows commercial radio slumping back in both share of listening and weekly reach between the June and September RAJAR survey periods. Overall BBC Radio reports increases in share and… Continue reading BBC Steals Greatest Share In Latest RAJAR Figures
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… Continue reading September 1999 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
A total of 16 new stations reported in June 1999 RAJAR figures. Of these new stations Trax FM recorded the highest Share of Listening (16.9%) and Weekly Reach (33%). Peak 107 FM had the highest Weekly Reach (‘000s) with 81,000 listeners. New Stations Reporting in Q1 1999 Station Share of Listening % Weekly Reach %… Continue reading New Stations Reporting in June 1999 RAJAR
Of the non-London local commercial stations, reporting in the latest RAJAR period, West Sound FM posted the most impressive performance with the highest shares of Listening (33.2%) and Weekly Reach (49%). June 1999 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations Station Survey Period Share of Listening (%) Weekly Reach (%) Weekly Reach (‘000s) 102.4 Severn Sound FM… Continue reading Local Commercial Stations
Chrysalis Radio’s Heart 106.2FM came out well in the June 1999 RAJAR figures, released yesterday afternoon. The London pop station showed an increase of just under four million listeners a week (30.5%) when compared to the previous RAJAR period to March 1999. Heart’s share of listening in London was also up, by 1.0% points to… Continue reading Heart Beats Strong In Latest Radio Figures
