The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London.
Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change
Station
Survey Period
Ending Dec 2003
Ending Dec 2004
% Change
Passion 107.9
Y
11
22
100.0
Star 107 (Cambridge/Ely)
Y
19
38
100.0
Star 107.2 Bristol
H
28
46
64.3
Win 107
Y
8
13
62.5
Fosseway Radio
Y
21
31
47.6
Classic Gold 1332
H
31
45
45.2
Smooth FM (North West)
Q
305
437
43.3
Classic Gold 828 (Dunstable/ Luton)
H
29
41
41.4
KM-fm for Canterbury Whitstable & Herne Bay
Y
18
24
33.3
Brightons Juice 107.2
Y
29
38
31
Valleys Radio
H
100
68
-32
Q96 (Was 96.3 Q.FM)
H
85
55
-35.3
Star 107 Stroud
Y
11
7
-36.4
Pulse
H
219
131
-40.2
Fen Radio 107.5 (Was Star 107.1 Ely)
Y
17
10
-41.2
Capital Gold South Wales
H
65
38
-41.5
Time 107.3 (was Fusion 107.3)
H
7
4
-42.9
Home 107.9
Y
29
15
-48.3
Time 107.5 (was Soul City 107.5)
H
25
11
-56.0
County Sound Radio 1566 AM
H
36
12
-66.7
Top/Bottom 10 Share Of Listening % Point Change
Station
Survey Period
Ending Sep 2003
Ending Sep 2004
% Point Change
Borders
Y
37.1
45.8
8.7
103.4 The Beach
Y
15.0
19.3
4.3
Star 107.7 Weston Super Mare
Y
8.5
12.6
4.1
Radio Mansfield 103.2
Y
15.1
19.0
3.9
Island FM
Y
30.2
34.0
3.8
102.4 Wish FM
H
7.7
11.2
3.5
Channel 103 FM
Y
27.2
30.5
3.3
Radio Wave 96.5 FM (Was The Wave 96.5 FM)
Y
16.1
19.3
3.2
Mix 96
Y
10.7
13.5
2.8
107.1 Rugby FM
Y
17.8
20.4
2.6
FOX FM
H
18.6
14.7
-3.9
SGR Colchester
Y
15.7
11.7
-4.0
Southern Radio
H
21.4
17.2
-4.2
Moray Firth Radio
Y
31.2
26.9
-4.3
Pulse
H
10.4
5.6
-4.8
97.4 Rock FM
H
15.6
10.2
-5.4
Mercia FM
H
15.0
9.6
-5.4
Central FM
Y
16.0
9.9
-6.1
2-Ten FM
H
18.4
12.1
-6.3
Orchard FM
H
27.0
14.0
-13.0
Stations reporting for the first time are KCR 106.7 FM, which will report yearly, Mid 106, which will report yearly and Splash FM which will also report yearly.
The following station name changes have occurred:
Dee 106.3 is now Chester’s Dee 106.3 Imagine FM (Formerly Signal FM) is now Imagine FM
Brighton’s Juice 107.2 will now report yearly.
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