BBC Radio 1 had 8.97m listeners aged 10+ (the stations preferred measurement) and the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Greg James (now on Monday to Friday) had 4.85m 10+ listeners. And Kiss anticipated its listeners changing lifestyle as Jordan and Perris new start time on Breakfast grew audiences to over a million.. The stability of Radio 1s figures is encouraging, along with further increases across YouTube, iPlayer and socials, clearly indicating how important the station is for our audience., David Hamilton at Boom Radio, said: Clearly, Baby Boomers are united in their love for what we are providing. RAJAR figures showed 34.51m people tuning in each week for live output across the stations, with a share of 49.9%. What lies ahead this year is incredibly exciting as Classic FM celebrates 30 years on air, Andrew Marr joins the LBC family and we see the return of live events. The DJ today announced he would depart to spend more time writing novels, after a troubled. The Pod 20. Digital listening surged past 60% in the prior quarter. If you were to compare that with the old RAJAR measurement, then Kemp has lost almost 800,000 listeners in two years. Jazz FM was down 9.6% to 424,000. Based in Milton Keynes, under the Hybrid policy. Listening via online and apps accounts for 16.9% of all listening (and 26% of digital listening) and listening via Digital TV accounts for 5% of all listening (and 8% of digital listening). The 64-year-old, who has had three heart attacks, has been advised to quarantine in a The bureaux's client must also be a RAJAR . Simon Mayo Drivetime, is the incarnation of the drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 between 11 January 2010 and 4 May 2018, being revived briefly for Mayo's final show with the station on 21 December that year, and then fully from 15 March 2021 on Greatest Hits Radio.It is broadcast on weekdays from 16:00 to 19:00 in the United Kingdom. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. He was at the helm of. He has written nine previous novels, including top-ten bestselling Secret Service, and its two sequels, Double Agent and Triple Cross. As a broadcaster, he is best known as the current Anchor of ITV's News at Ten. Simon is renowned for his presentation on BBC Radio and was an award holder of the 34th annual broadcasting press guild. . Find the station on your radio, mobile or ask your smart speaker to play Greatest Hits Radio., Airing on Wednesday 17th March from 9.30pm to 10pm, Focusing on both upskilling female freelancers and finding the next generation of radio talent, John Marshall to host new local afternoon show Lincs FM will continue to be available on DAB digital radio, online, The enchanting evening of musical shows from Magic Radio returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 14th May 2023., Bauer Media is once again the UKs biggest-selling magazine publisher circulating more than 111 million copies in 2022 Almost a, Ahead of the hotly anticipated release of CREED III, actor, producer and director Michael B. Jordan has teamed up with, To celebrate International Womens Day on the 8th March, Scala Radio will be providing a selection of female-led programming across, Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number: 01176085 Registered Office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA Bauer Radio Ltd, Company Number: 1394141 Registered Office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA H Bauer Publishing, Company Number: LP003328 (England and Wales) Registered Office: The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PL, COPYRIGHT 2023 BAUER CONSUMER MEDIA LTD. The combined listening audience for BBC Local Radio was 7.78m. Mayo told the Radio Times: "When Sony come . Capital Dance is a truly unique offering within the genre. Oddly enough I listened to the second hour of Mayo's show last night for the first time in a while. How did Simon Mayo get into radio? Reading some of the lovely comments, Simon said Thanks so much for good wishes and pleasant messages coming in its really reassuring you know.. Having been without full figures to demonstrate the impact of our national portfolio for a while, we can now stand loud and proud in saying that listeners are clearly enjoying our mix of British-only music and comedy, and we have exciting plans in place to keep delivering great radio for them to continue to enjoy.. Simon Mayo, who quit his job as a host on Radio 2's Drivetime show last year, has revealed Chris Evans offered him a job when he defected to the commercial station to present its Breakfast. PAUL O'Grady has stepped down from his BBC Radio 2 show as he self-isolates amid the coronavirus crisis. An email has been sent to you containing a link to reset your password. A BBC insider. Overview for Scala Radio Survey period July 2021 to December 2021 Continuing the classic catalogue theme, Greatest Hits Radio was up 6.7% quarter-on-quarter to 3.09m. Jo Whiley (fourth left) and Simon Mayo (front row, second left) pictured here in 1993, when both were on Radio 1 Whiley and Mayo's listening figures won't be known until later this year, once they . BBC Radio 3 had 1.99m listeners (2.16m in Q3), while BBC Radio 6 Music dipped to 2.60m (down 3.1% quarter-on-quarter). Ken Bruce might just have lost his chance of appearing on it, though. Looking back over our first 18 months on air, Im incredibly proud of what weve built so far. Its Heart, Capital and Smooth brands are the top 3 commercial radio brands in the country in terms of hours and share. Listen on iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, Soundcloud, or NPR One. DONT MISS:. From Capital Dance doubling its audience, to Radio X leaping over two million listeners and LBC achieving its highest ever figures, through to Smooth with a record-breaking six million listeners. Radio listening remained fairly static for Q4, 2021 but some stations enjoyed bigger gains than others. Trailer. Dick Stone, Group Content Manager for JACK Media, commented: While were still feeling the impact of the pandemic and having seen an interesting shift in radio consumption patterns, were delighted to be able to now provide tangible figures that demonstrate strong growth across our national radio brands, which are reaching almost a quarter of a million listeners each week. Please enter your email so we can send you password reset link. Its a truly unique offering within the genre. Outside RAJAR, our own listener polls tell us almost three quarters of our listeners are former R2 stalwarts who are listening less to the BBC.. Chris Moyles has a new record of 1.2m at breakfast, Smooth Radio London drops back below the million mark with 944,000 weekly reach just behind its sister station Smooth North West with 986,000, The Heart Brand is up from 10.02m to 10.27m this quarter even though Heart Dance sees a drop from 646,000 to 348,000 weekly reach its lowest ever, Virgin Radio UK remains static with 1.6m weekly reach as Chris Evans gains more listeners, now with just over 1m, Nation Radio services record big gains in reach Scotland up from 33,000 to 46,000 and UK from 13,000 to 25,000 and all services increasing hours dramatically, At Communicorp, XS Manchester lost 22,000 listeners down to 84,000 but almost doubled total hours, All the JACK local services were down in terms of weekly reach with the exception of JACK 3 Chill, up from 3,000 listeners to 10,000 following its move to FM, Nationally, Union JACK increased listeners from 143,000 to 160,000 whilst Union JACK Dance fell from 82,000 to 51,000 and Union JACK Rock went from 52,000 to 51,000, Radio Essex dropped from 63,000 listeners to 36,000 whilst Radio Essex DAB stayed roughly the same with 50,000, The station with the highest percentage reach and market share in the survey remains Channel 103 in Jersey, with 61% weekly reach, up 2,000 this quarter and 33.4% market share, Lyca Gold registered its first full RAJAR since rebranding from Dilse Radio it now has 68,000 weekly reach compared with 38,000 in the previous quarter, BBC Radio 1 has 8.97m listeners aged 10+ (down from 9.0m) and the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Greg James (Mon-Fri) had 4.85m 10+ listeners (up from 4.72m), Radio 1Xtra is down from 880,000 listeners to 744,000 listeners, BBC Radio 2 has 14.87m listeners (up from 14.6m) with 7.5m tuning in for The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show (up from 7.2m), BBC Radio 3 is down from 2.17m to 1.99m listeners, BBC Radio 4 is also down from 10.76m to 10.48m listeners with 6.62m tuning in for The Today programme (Mon-Sat) (down from 6.71m), BBC Radio 5 Live posted a reach of 5.89m listeners down slightly from 5.91m, BBC Asian Network is down from 533,000 to 489,000 listeners each week, Local BBC Radio is down ever so slightly from 6.71m to 6.67m noticeably BBC CWR is down from 66,000 to 45,000 (its lowest ever) and BBC Radio Nottingham is down 25% in weekly reach from 193,000 listeners to 143,000 and down in share 39%. Simon Mayo has a favourite word. Simon Mayo is to leave BBC Radio 2 after a backlash from listeners over his pairing with Jo Whiley. Simon Mayo is making his return to national drivetime with a new show on Greatest Hits Radio. talkSPORT covered every game from the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including 330 hours of radio coverage live on location from Doha. Radio listening remained fairly static for Q4, 2021 but some stations enjoyed bigger gains than others. Thank you for being there. It's a compound German word, but then he's a smart fellow, with a degree in history and politics. we salute you. From Capital Dance doubling its audience, to Radio X leaping over 2 million listeners and LBC achieving its highest ever figures, through to Smooth with a record- breaking 6 million listeners Im delighted that commercial radio continues to play such a vital role in peoples lives each day. Two years on from its launch, the stations old skool playlist is proving a winning formula to challenge Kisstory. Overall, Capital Network was solid on 6.35m listeners in Q4 (down 2.7% on the prior quarter). The fact that our brands have continued to grow in these challenging times is testament to the skill of those delivering world class content. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. A valedictory solo All-Request Friday ended his 17-year tenure at Radio 2 on December 21. So first thing to say, thank you to all the previous presenters who sat here doing this show in previous months and years, building the show up to where it is now. Simon Mayo took Greatest Hits Radio from strength to strength as the successful move to FM in London continued to drive huge increases. Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer, said: Im delighted that millions of people choose to start their day with our most popular music breakfast shows and their brilliant hosts Greg and Zoe, who continue to entertain and amuse listeners as they go about their morning routines. 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