GLOBAL'S BEST EVER RAJAR RESULTS
Global is still the UK's number one commercial radio company with a weekly reach of 23.2 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 has attracted another 290,000 listeners in the past 3 months, taking its total to 2.2m. This makes it London’s number one commercial station! More about Capital's results »
CLASSIC FM Classic FM has seen strong growth in the past quarter, with reach up 2% and hours up 8%. It now reaches 5.4 million listeners across the country each week. More about Classic FM's results »
SMOOTH Following Heart, Capital and Classic FM, Smooth is now the UK’s fourth largest commercial station. Smooth reaches 4.6 million listeners, which is growth of 7% from last quarter. More about Smooth's results »
LBC LBC’s high profile continues to attract new listeners. 46,000 more are now tuning in, taking LBC’s weekly reach to 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 5% to 926,000 listeners and hours are up 9% to 4.9 million. XFM’s Manchester station is the star performer, with reach up a staggering 39% from last quarter, taking its reach to 231,000 More about XFM's results »
CAPITAL XTRA Capital XTRA has added 30,000 new listeners over the past year. It now reaches 838,000 listeners a week, growth of 4%. More about Capital XTRA's results »
GOLD Gold has a weekly reach of 857,000 – up 11% from last quarter! Hours are up an even more impressive 15%, to nearly 7 million. More about Gold's results »
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Ashley Tabor, Founder & Executive President of Global said: “It’s an immensely special day for the team at Global with our best RAJAR ever, leading the pack in the fiercely competitive London market with Capital, Heart and Smooth all enjoying phenomenal success. I’m very proud that Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon continue to win at breakfast, and Capital London as a whole has added nearly 300,000 listeners, taking it clearly past all commercial competitors in the UK’s biggest market.
“Overall, Global’s brands are reaching more people than ever. A staggering 23.2 million people are listening each week in the UK – these figures reflect the hard work and dedication of every single person working at Global.”
Richard Park, Group Executive Director and Director of Broadcasting at Global, said: “This is a great result for our brands. With an impressive new line up including Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle and Tina Hobley, Smooth has proved itself a force to be reckoned with, in London and across the network, enjoying significant growth in all regions. I’m also particularly proud of the stellar quarter enjoyed by Heart, with more of our audience listening for even longer on our largest brand.”
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Source: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 22 June 2014. All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA.
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