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QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 1 - (INCLUDING AND ISLE OF MAN) Adults aged 15 and over: population 51,618,000

Survey Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

ALL RADIO Q

ALL BBC Q

ALL BBC 15-44 Q

ALL BBC 45+ Q

All BBC Network Radio1 Q

BBC Local/Regional Q

ALL COMMERCIAL Q

ALL COMMERCIAL 15-44 Q

ALL COMMERCIAL 45+ Q

All National Commercial1 Q

All Local Commercial (National TSA) Q

Other Listening Q

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB 1 See note on back cover. For survey periods and other definitions please see back cover. Embargoed until 00.01 am Enquires to: RAJAR, 2nd floor, 5 Golden Square, W1F 9BS 3rd February 2011 Telephone: 020 7292 9040 Facsimile: 020 7292 9041 e mail: info@.co.uk Internet: www.rajar.co.uk ©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 1 - UNITED KINGDOM (INCLUDING CHANNEL ISLANDS AND ISLE OF MAN) Adults aged 15 and over: population 51,618,000

Survey Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA % All BBC Network Radio Q BBC Radio 1 Q BBC Radio 2 Q BBC Radio 3 Q BBC Radio 4 Q BBC Radio FIVE LIVE Q BBC Radio FIVE LIVE Q (inc SPORTS EXTRA) FIVE LIVE SPORTS EXTRA Q BBC 6 Music Q 1Xtra from the BBC Q BBC Radio 7 Q BBC Asian Network UK Q BBC World Service Q All National Commercial Q Total Q (was Total Virgin Radio) Absolute 80s Q Q Absolute Radio Classic Rock H (was Virgin Radio Classic Rock) Network (UK)2 H Chill H Total Choice (UK)2 H Classic FM Q Network (UK)2 H Network (UK)2 H Network (UK)2 H Heat Q Q Jazz FM Q Total Kerrang!2 H Total Kiss Network2 H Total LBC (UK)2 H Total Magic2 Q NME Radio H Panjab Radio Q Planet Rock Q Q Q Total Real Radio2 H Smash Q UK2 H National2 Q Q Total XFM (UK)2 H Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB 2 See note on back cover.

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 2 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL BBC SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Editorial Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

BBC NETWORK RADIO

BBC Radio 1 Q BBC Radio 2 Q BBC Radio 3 Q BBC Radio 4 Q BBC Radio FIVE LIVE Q BBC Radio FIVE LIVE Q (inc SPORTS EXTRA) FIVE LIVE SPORTS EXTRA Q BBC 6 Music Q 1Xtra from the BBC Q BBC Radio 7 Q BBC Asian Network UK Q BBC World Service Q

NATIONAL REGIONAL

BBC Radio H BBC Radio Ulster3 H Total BBC Radio /Cymru H BBC Radio Wales H BBC Radio Cymru H

LOCAL

BBC Local Radio Q BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC and H BBC Radio Cumbria H BBC Radio H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB 3 See note on back cover.

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 2 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL BBC SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Editorial Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

BBC Radio Devon H BBC H BBC Radio Gloucestershire H BBC Hereford & Worcester H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC London 94.9 Q BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio Newcastle H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Oxford 95.2FM H BBC Radio H BBC Radio H BBC Radio Solent** H BBC Solent for Y BBC Somerset H BBC Radio Stoke H BBC Radio H BBC Sussex and BBC H BBC Tees H BBC Three Counties Radio H BBC WM H ( & ) BBC Radio Wiltshire/Swindon H BBC Radio H BBC Radio Y BBC Radio Y

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB ** Excludes Dorset

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PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA % NATIONAL Total Absolute Q (was Total Virgin Radio Network) Total Absolute Radio Q (was Total Virgin Radio) Total Q (London) Total Absolute Radio (London) Q (was Total Virgin (London)) Absolute Radio London Q (was Virgin Radio London) Absolute Radio National Q (was Virgin Radio National) Absolute 80s Q Absolute Radio 90s Q Absolute Radio Classic Rock H (was Virgin Radio Classic Rock) Capital Network (UK) H Chill H Total Choice (UK) H Classic FM Q Galaxy Network (UK) H Gold Network (UK) H Heart Network (UK) H Heat Q The Hits Q Jazz FM Q Total Kerrang! H Total H Total LBC (UK) H Total Magic Q NME Radio H Panjab Radio Q Planet Rock Q Q Q Total H Q Smooth Radio UK H Sunrise Radio National Q talkSPORT Q Total XFM (UK) H Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

LOCAL All Local Commercial Radio (ILR) Q 107.8 Arrow FM for Hastings Y 105-107 Atlantic FM Y Total H Total Bauer Radio ILR H Big City Network H Big City FM and AM H Big City H Total Magic Q Magic Network - North H Bauer Radio - North East H Big City Network - North East H H TFM Radio H Magic Network - North East H Magic 1152 (Newcastle) H Magic 1170 (Teesside) H Metro Radio/Magic 1152 H TFM Radio/Magic 1170 H Bauer H Total City Talk/Magic 1548 H Bauer FM Liverpool H City Talk 105.9 H Bauer Radio - North West H Big City Network - North West H 96.7 H Key 103 (Manchester) H 97.4 Rock FM H Magic Network - North West H Magic 1548 (Liverpool) H Magic 1152 (Manchester) H Magic 999 (Preston) H Key 103/Magic 1152 (Manchester) H Radio City 96.7/Magic 1548 H 97.4 Rock FM/Magic 999 H Bauer Radio - H Big City Network - Yorkshire H 96.3 H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

Hallam FM H 96.9 Viking FM H Magic Network - Yorkshire H Magic 828 (Leeds) H Magic AM (Sheffield) H Magic 1161 (Hull) H 96.3 Radio Aire/Magic 828 H Hallam FM/Magic AM H 96.9 Viking FM/Magic 1161 H Total Kerrang! H Kerrang! 105.2 H Bauer Radio London Q (Magic 105.4/Kiss 100) Kiss 100 FM Q Magic 105.4 Q Total Kiss Network H Kiss East H Kiss West H Bauer Radio Total Scotland H Big City Scotland Y Bauer Radio Central Scotland H Scottish AMs H Total H FM H H Total H ForthOne H Forth2 H C.F.M.Radio Y Moray Firth Radio Y Total Northsound Radio Y Northsound One Y Northsound Two Y Y Total Y Tay-FM Y Tay-AM Y West Sound3 Y

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

Downtown Radio (DTR)/ H 97.4 Cool FM 97.4 Cool FM H (DTR) H FM H 107 Y Total Broadcast Co Y Y Nova Radio - Weston Y (was Star Radio in ) Central FM Y Radio 107.7 FM Y Total Radio Y Cheshire's Silk 106.9 Y Chester's Dee 106.3 Y Total CN Radio Y The Bay Y Citybeat 96.7/102.5FM H Lakeland Radio Y The Coast H Connect FM Y Connect FM Y (was Lite FM) Colourful H 3FM Y Fun Radio H Total Global Radio (UK) H Capital Network (UK) H Galaxy Network (UK) H Total Choice (UK) H Choice FM London Q Classic FM Q Gold Network (UK) H Heart Network (UK) H Total LBC (UK) H Total XFM (UK) H Global Radio (ILR) H Global Radio London (ILR) Q Capital Network (ILR) H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA % 95.8 Capital FM Q Galaxy Network (ILR) H Galaxy Birmingham H Galaxy Manchester H Galaxy North East H Galaxy Scotland H Galaxy Scotland (East) H Galaxy Scotland (West) H Galaxy South Coast H Galaxy Yorkshire H 105.4 FM H RAM FM Y Red Dragon H 96 Trent FM H Gold Network (ILR) H Gold H Gold Berkshire/North H Gold Birmingham4 H Gold Bristol/Bath/Wiltshire H Gold Coventry4 H Gold Crawley Y Gold Derby Y Gold Devon Y Gold Dorset H Gold Essex H Gold Gloucester Y Gold Hampshire H Gold Kent H Gold London Q Gold H Gold Manchester H Gold Norfolk/Suffolk H Gold Norfolk H Gold Suffolk H Gold /Cheshire Y Gold Northampton H Gold Nottingham H Gold Peterborough H Gold Plymouth Y

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

Gold Sussex H Gold South East Wales H Gold Wolverhampton4 H Heart Network (ILR) H Heart Cambridgeshire H Heart Devon H Anglia H Heart 106 FM East Midlands4 H Heart Essex3 H H H Q and Wales H H H H Heart West Country H Heart West H LBC (ILR) Q LBC 97.3 Q LBC News 1152 Q XFM (ILR) H XFM London Q H Total GMG Radio H GMG Radio North West Total H GMG Radio North West Regional H GMG Radio North East H GMG Radio Scotland H Total Real Radio H Real Radio (ILR Network) H Real Radio (North East) H - (was Century Radio) Real Radio (North West) H - (was Century Radio) Real Radio (Scotland) H Real Radio (Wales) H Real Radio (Yorkshire) H 96.3 Rock Radio H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB 4 See note on back cover.

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA % 106.1 Rock Radio H Smooth Radio UK H Smooth Radio (ILR Network) H Smooth Radio Midlands H Smooth Radio () H Smooth Radio () H Smooth Radio () H Smooth Radio (London) Q Smooth Radio (North East) H Smooth Radio (North West) H Imagine FM Y IOW Radio Y JACKfm H 106 JACKfm (Oxford) H Glide FM 1079 H (was Oxford's FM 107.9) 106 JACKfm/Star Radio (Bristol) Y 106 JACKfm (Bristol) H (was ) Star Radio (Bristol) Y Kingdom FM Y kmfm Group H kmfm East H kmfm West H Lincs FM Group H Lincs FM 102.23 H Oak FM Y Lincs FM Group Yorkshire Y Dearne FM Y KCFM 99.8 Y Ridings FM Y Rother FM Y Trax FM Y Y Group Total 2BR Y Minster FM Y Mix 96 Y Spire FM Y Spirit FM Y Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

Star North East Y Star NE - North (was Durham FM) Y Star NE - South (was Alpha 103.2) Y 97.2 Stray FM Y Sun FM Y Wessex FM Y Y Radio 103.2 Y Manx Radio Y Midwest Radio Y Northern Media Group Y Five FM Y Q102.9FM/Q97.2FM/Q101.2FM Y Seven FM Y Six FM Y Original 106 (Aberdeen) Y Total Orion Midlands H Orion Midlands FM H Heart 106 FM East Midlands H Orion West Midlands H Orion West Midlands FM H Beacon Radio H 96.4 BRMB H Mercia H Wyvern FM Y Gold Birmingham H Gold Coventry H Gold H Q 107.4 The Quay Y Reading 107 FM Y 96.2 The Revolution H Southwest Local Radio Group Y (Palm & Exeter FM) Exeter FM Y Palm FM Y 107.5 Sovereign Radio Y The Sunrise Group H 963 & 972AM H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

Kismat Radio 1035 Q () Sunrise Radio (Greater London) Q Sunrise Radio National Q Time FM 106.6 Y Y Kestrel FM (North and South) Y Kestrel FM Y KESTREL FM - was Delta Radio Y Tindle Radio Anglia Y THE BEACH Y Dream 100 Y Y Radio 99.9 Y FM Y Channel 103 FM Y Island FM 104.7 Y Total Touch Radio Network Y 107.6 Banbury Sound Y Rugby FM Y Touchradio Staffs Y 96.2FM Touchradio - Coventry Y 102FM Touchradio Y - Warks Worcs Cotswolds 107.3 Touchradio - Warwick Y Total Town and Country Y Broadcasting NME Radio H Town and Country Broadcasting Y (South and West Wales) 102.1 Bay Radio Y 106.3 Bridge FM Y 97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire3 Y Nation Radio H 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire Y Total UKRD H Pirate FM Y The County Sound Radio Network H County Sound 1566 H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF RADIO LISTENING Survey Period Ending 19th December 2010

PART 3 - RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES Results are shown based on each station's Total Survey Area

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA %

96.4 H Total UKRD East H KL.FM 96.7 Y Star Radio in Y UTV Radio (inc. talkSPORT) H UTV Radio (excl. talkSPORT) H 107.6 Juice FM H Peak 107 FM Y The Pulse/ H The Pulse H Pulse 2 H Signal One & Signal Two H Signal One H Signal Two H Total Sound/ Y 96.4 FM The Wave 96.4 FM The Wave Y Swansea Sound - 1170 MW Y H Radio Wave 96.5 FM Y 102.4 Wish/107.2 Wire/ Y 107.4 Tower FM 107.4 Tower FM Y 107.2 Wire FM Y 102.4 Wish FM Y 107.7 The Wolf Y Wave 102 FM Y Yorkshire Radio H

Source: RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB

©Rajar 2010. Any use of information in this press release must acknowledge the source as "RAJAR/Ipsos MORI/RSMB." PART 4 - UNITED KINGDOM (Key Demographics)

Survey Adults (15+) Weekly Reach Average Hours Total Hours Share in Period Pop'n '000 '000 % per head per listener '000 TSA % ALL COMMERCIAL 15+ Q Children 10-14 Q 15-24 Q 25-44 Q 45-64 Q 65+ Q Main Shoppers Q Main Shoppers with children Q ABC1 Q C2DE Q ALL BBC 15+ Q Children 10-14 Q 15-24 Q 25-44 Q 45-64 Q 65+ Q Main Shoppers Q Main Shoppers with children Q ABC1 Q C2DE Q DEFINITIONS (1) Audiences in local analogue areas excluded from 'All BBC Network Radio' and 'All National Commercial' totals. (2) National groups that are a combination of analogue and digital broadcast. (3) Audience to 'Opt-out' services included. (4) Station owned by . AREAS UNITED KINGDOM (Parts 1 and 4) (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man) EDITORIAL AREAS (Part 2) BBC stations' defined service areas TOTAL SURVEY AREAS (Part 3) Commercial stations' defined marketing areas In Part 1 'BBC Local/Regional' and 'All Local Commercial' include listening to local stations outside their own Editorial/Total Survey Areas. In Parts 2 and 3 'BBC Local Radio' and 'All Local Commercial Radio' are based on the net Editorial/Total Survey Area of the individual services making up the network. TERMS WEEKLY REACH The number in thousands or as a percentage of the UK/area adult population who listen to a station for at least 5 minutes in the course of an average week AVERAGE HOURS The total hours of listening to a station during the course of a week, averaged: PER HEAD - across the total adult population of the UK/area PER LISTENER - across all those listening to the station for at least 5 minutes TOTAL HOURS The overall number of hours of adult listening to a station in the UK/area in an average week SHARE IN TSA The percentage of total listening time accounted for by a station in the UK/area in an average week SURVEY PERIODS

CODE FIELDWORK DATES SAMPLE SIZE (Adults 15+) Q 20th September 2010 - 19th December 2010 24,450 H 28th June 2010 - 19th December 2010 50,073 Y 4th January 2010 - 19th December 2010 103,080

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