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Rajar figures – radio's regional winners and losers | Print |  Email to a friend
Monday, 14 May 2007
BBC Radio took almost 57% of the total radio listening audience across the UK for the three months ending 25 March 2007.

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This was the Beeb’s highest share for many years

Some of the national and larger regional commercial stations held up well but overall it’s the smaller local commercial stations which are finding the going toughest.

Commercial broadcasters however pointed out that in fact their overall reach of listeners actually increased by 2.5% year on year. Commercial stations are also keen to reiterate that they typically pick up many more of the ‘key’ 15 to 44 year old demographic with the BBC generally appealing to older audiences.

Commercial stations are also picking up the overwhelming majority of digital listeners.

In the North West, the three BBC stations for Cumbria, Merseyside and the Potteries retain their extremely high share of their local audiences while BBC Manchester's penetration remains one of the lowest in the UK.

Local stations The Bee, The Buzz, 106.7 KCR, Imagine and 107.6 Juice all command local audience shares of under 4%.


        Quarterly Summary Of Radio Listening - Survey Period Ending 25th March 2007
                                    

                                    Survey    Adult (15+)     Weekly     Reach    Share of Listening    
                                    Period        Pop'n  '000    '000            %                %
    
                                
All Radio                          Q            49806            45031            90            100
    
All BBC                            Q            49806            33464            67            56    
All BBC Network Radio      Q            49806            29447            59            45.4    
BBC Local/Regional           Q           49806            10301             21            10.6
    
All Commercial                 Q            49806            31186            63            42.1
    
All National Commercial    Q            49806            13693            27            10.7
    
All Local Commercial        Q            49806            25193            51            31.4
    

BBC Radio Cumbria          H            391                127                    32            16.7   
BBC Radio Lancashire       H           1136               250                    22            9.9    
BBC Radio Manchester      Q           2069               234                   11            5    
BBC Radio Merseyside      H           1611               365                   23            15    
BBC Radio Stoke              H            590                162                    27            16
    
107 The Bee                    H             210                16                    8            3.3    
Galaxy Manchester           H            2743                423                15            5.8    
The Bay                          H            323                110                34            14    
Chester's Dee 106.3         Y            179                  39                22            7.9    
Radio City 96.7                H            1782                458                 26            13.1    
Key 103 (Manchester)       H           2327                510                22            7.8    
97.4 Rock FM                    H           1346                294                  22        10.3    
Magic 1548 (Liverpool)       H            1782                92                    5            2.1    
Magic 1152 (Manchester)    H            2327                105                    5        2.5    
Magic 999 (Preston)           H            1110                52                    5            2.3    
Wave 105 FM                    H             1810                375                 21        8.8    
The Buzz 97.1 FM              H               411              39                    9            2.9    
Coast 96.3                        Y              235                51                22            8    
Marcher Sound                   H            364                57                16            10.1    
Capital Gold Manchester    H            2303                65                3                1.6    
Classic Gold Marcher         H            364                19                    5            2    
XFM Manchester                H            2743                113                4            1.2    
Century FM (North West)    Q            5125            554                    11            4.5    
Smooth FM (North West)    Q            5405             634                    12        5.3    
2BR                                 Y                202            53                      27        11.1    
107.9 Dune FM                  Y               216            26                     12            5.4    
106.9 Silk FM                    Y               167            33                    20            6.6    
Manx Radio                      Y                65             37                    58            32.6    
106.7 KCR FM                  Y                216             9                    4                2.3    
Imagine FM                      H                372            34                    9            2    
107.6 Juice FM                  H               957             112                12            3.8    
Peak 107 FM                    H                393            94                    24            11.3    
Signal One                      H                  774            255                33            16.9    
Signal Two                      H                  774            53                    7            2.3    
107.2 Wire FM                 Y                   242            53                22                8.3    
102.4 Wish FM                 H                 497             122                25            9.5    
                                
Source: RAJAR Ltd                                

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