Global Is Still the UK's Number One Commercial Radio Company with a Weekly Reach of 23.1 Million Listeners

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Global is still the UK's number one commercial radio company with a weekly reach of 23.1 million listeners.

HEART Heart is still the largest commercial radio station in the UK with a weekly reach of 9.1 million listeners. More about Heart's results »

CAPITAL Capital is the UK’s second largest commercial radio station, with 7.3m listeners. Capital London reaches 2m. This makes it London’s number one commercial station! More about Capital's results »

CLASSIC FM Classic FM reaches 5.2 million listeners across the country each week with ABC1s making up 69% of its audience. More about Classic FM's results »

SMOOTH Following Heart, Capital and Classic FM, Smooth remains one of the top five commercial stations in the country. Smooth reaches 4.7 million listeners, which is growth of 2% from last quarter. More about Smooth's results »

LBC LBC’s high profile continues to attract new listeners. LBC’s weekly reach is 1.3 million nationwide. In London alone, LBC 97.3 reaches nearly 1 million each week. More about LBC's results »

XFM XFM enjoys impressive growth this quarter. Reach is up 7% to 988,000 listeners. XFM’s Manchester station is the star performer, with reach up a staggering 29% from last quarter, taking its reach to 298,000 More about XFM's results »

CAPITAL XTRA Capital XTRA reaches 809,000 listeners a week with 15-34 year olds making up 79% of its UK audience. Reach for 15-34s in London is up an impressive 16%. More about Capital XTRA's results »

GOLD Gold has a weekly reach of over 1 million – up 20% from last quarter! Hours are up an even more impressive 15%, to nearly 8 million. More about Gold's results »

------COMMENTING ON THE RAJAR FIGURES:

Ashley Tabor, Founder & Executive President of Global, said: “Global is once again celebrating another great RAJAR quarter. I’m extremely proud that Capital has extended its lead in the highly competitive London market, especially making gains in market share. Once more Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon are the clear winners at breakfast, striding ahead of their competitors.

“This is proving to be a fantastic year for Global, with more listeners tuning into our brands than any other, and that is testament to the hard work and dedication of every single Globaler working across all our brands.”

Richard Park, Group Executive Director and Director of Broadcasting at Global, said: “This is a great set of RAJAR results in what has been an incredible year for Global. I am particularly pleased with the continued growth and success of Heart which cements its position as the UK's most popular commercial network. Every new Heart station we launched in May enjoyed an increase in reach, share and hours, proving the ongoing popularity of the brand with our listeners.”

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Source: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 14th September 2014. All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA.

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