BBC’s GLR made significant gains in the December RAJAR figures, released this morning. Its weekly reach grew by almost 48% to 436,000; its share of listening in the capital now stands at 1.2%. The station has plans to rebrand itself this year (see Newsline Brief).Another success for the period ending December 1999 was the Premier… Continue reading GLR Makes Gains In Latest RAJAR Figures
Local commercial radio saw a decline in listening share for the December 1999 RAJAR period, from 39.2% in September 1999 to 38.4% for this three month period. At the same time, the sector’s overall weekly reach grew slightly by 0.7% to 26.2 million listeners. Average hours, on the other hand, dropped back by 0.7% to… Continue reading December 1999 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the period to December: Capital Radio Group Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Period On Period Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Sep 1999 Ending Dec 1999 % Change 103.2 Power FM H 315 305 -3.2 BRMB 96.4 FM… Continue reading December 1999 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
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
