Press Release
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
PRESS RELEASE NEWS - RAJAR Q4 2012 EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 THURSDAY 31ST JANUARY 2013 AUDIENCE INCREASE FOR GLOBAL RADIO *CAPITAL BREAKFAST REMAINS LONDON’S FAVOURITE MUSIC BREAKFAST SHOW* *CLASSIC FM INCREASES LISTENERS AND HOURS YEAR ON YEAR* *LBC UK RECORDS HIGHEST EVER REACH* CAPITAL RETAINS NO.1 COMMERCIAL BREAKFAST SHOW IN LONDON - 95.8 Capital FM’s Breakfast Show now has an audience of 1.1 million listeners each week. - Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon beat Radio One’s Nick Grimshaw in his first RAJAR. HEART AND CAPITAL ACROSS THE UK - The Heart Network remains the UK’s largest commercial radio brand with 7.4 million listeners tuning in across the country each week. - Heart has seen significant growth in highly populated areas including Essex and Four Counties. - Capital, the UK’s second largest commercial radio brand, records over 6.8 million weekly listeners across the UK. CLASSIC FM - The UK’s favourite classical music station, Classic FM, enjoys an increase of listeners and hours year on year. 5.4 million listeners tune into the station each week, listening in for a total of 37.5 million hours. LBC UK - LBC UK scores its highest reach ever, increasing its audience yet again with 1.3 million people now tuning into the station each week! XFM LONDON AND CHOICE - XFM London scores its highest reach in two and a half years, significantly increasing listeners and hours this quarter, with 445,000 people tuning in each week. - Choice has also enjoyed a rise in listeners and hours this quarter. 748,000 people now tune in each week for over 3.4 million hours. Ashley Tabor, Founder & Executive President said: “I’m delighted our Heart and Capital brands are performing so well regionally - this shows that our policy of ‘national brands delivered locally’ is really connecting with listeners in every area we serve across the UK.” Richard Park, Director of Broadcasting at Global Radio said: “It’s great to see our brands performing solidly in the final quarter of last year as we head into 2013.” -ENDS- Source: RAJAR / Ipsos - MORI / RSMB, period ending December 2012, all stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA. Glossary * Weekly Reach is the number of people tuning into a station in an average week. * Average Hours is the average length of time a listener listens to a station. * Total Hours is the total amount of listening a station attracts per week. * T.S.A. is the Total Survey Area, the area researched by the station in question. ABOUT GLOBAL RADIO Global Radio was established in 2007. The company owns a number of leading radio brands including national station Classic FM, national networks 95-106 Capital FM and Heart, as well as LBC, XFM, Gold and Choice FM. The company is led by Founder & Executive President, Ashley Tabor, Global Group CEO, Stephen Miron, and Director of Broadcasting, Richard Park. The radio group is chaired by Sir Charles Allen. .