21 Oct 2004 | The Media Leader Staff

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