Radio Today

RAJAR: The ups and downs of local radio

Roy Martin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:48:03 +0000

Whilst Moyles and Evans dominates the national RAJAR headlines, we take time out once again to see how our local stations perform each quarter.

In Q1, we see good results for Tindle stations, Dee 106.3 and Jack South Coast, but something strange is going on in Cumbria.

RAJAR: The ups and downs of local radio

RAJAR: Evans widens the gap on Moyles

Roy Martin — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:12:39 +0000

In the battle for national breakfast listening – Chris Evans continues to attract more listeners than Chris Moyles, and the gap is getting bigger.

Radio 2′s Evans now has 9.23m weekly listeners at breakfast, compared to Moyles’ 7.1m on Radio 1.

RAJAR: Evans widens the gap on Moyles

RAJAR: Capital FM still London’s biggest

Stuart Clarkson — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:55:23 +0000

Global Radio’s 95.8 Capital FM is the biggest London radio station according to the latest listening figures, with 2.269m tuning in each week.

Only BBC Radio 4 has more listeners in the capital city, although Magic 105.4′s market share is bigger than Capital FM’s.

RAJAR: Capital FM still London’s biggest

RAJAR: Steady book for Real and Smooth

Stuart Clarkson — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:43:50 +0000

GMG Radio’s Real Radio and Smooth Radio brands both saw slight increases in audience size over the last 12 months, giving the group an extra 219,000 listeners overall year-on-year.

Smooth saw decent audience rises in most regions where it appears on FM as well as digital radio, while a drop for Real in South Wales was cancelled out by an 18% increase in audience in Yorkshire.

RAJAR: Steady book for Real and Smooth

RAJAR: Record for talkSPORT shows

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:37 +0000

Former television presenters Keys and Gray are delivering a record number of listeners for talkSPORT’s mid-morning slot.

The station’s Q1 RAJAR remains the same at 3.2m listeners but three weekday shows now reach over 1 million.

RAJAR: Record for talkSPORT shows

RAJAR: Absolute network hits 3m listeners

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:04:22 +0000

Absolute Radio’s network of digital stations are attracting almost the same amount of listeners as the main Absolute Radio station, according to the latest audience figures.

The national station, although down this quarter, is growing year on year and now has 1.6m listeners, whilst the entire network has hit 3m.

RAJAR: Absolute network hits 3m listeners

RAJAR: Heart drops to 4th in London

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:02:04 +0000

After winning Station of the Year and Best Breakfast at the Sonys, Bauer’s Kiss has pushed Heart to 4th place in the competitive London commercial radio market.

And Kiss is now just 24,000 listeners behind second place Magic, and 230,000 behind Capital as the top commercial station.

RAJAR: Heart drops to 4th in London

RAJAR: Listening remains static for Q1

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:01:46 +0000

The latest listening figures for radio show that 46.7 million Adults or 90% of the adult (15+) UK population are continuing to tune in each week.

45% of the population has tuned in via any Digital platform, including DAB and Digital TV.

RAJAR: Listening remains static for Q1

RAJAR: Kiss posts highest ever reach

Stuart Clarkson — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:01:30 +0000

Bauer’s Kiss now has 4.4m listeners across the UK, an increase of 7.2% over the year, and in London its reach of 1.958m puts the station third commercial just behind Magic but above Heart.

Magic 105.4 is the commercial market leader in terms of audience share, with its total hours nearly 2m more than the nearest commercial rival.

RAJAR: Kiss posts highest ever reach

RAJAR: More listeners for BBC Locals

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:47 +0000

It worked for 6 Music – and has the threat of cutbacks has given BBC Local Radio a boost of a quarter of a million listeners in the last quarter.

BBC Local Radio in England is up 263,000 listeners on the quarter to 7.6m with market share also up to is at 9%, up from 8.2% last year.

RAJAR: More listeners for BBC Locals

BBC Trust approves revised DQF plans

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:48:24 +0000

All BBC local radio stations will network a new all-England evening show under revised DQF plans announced today.

The BBC estimates overall 130 posts will be lost instead of the original estimate of 280 and the savings target is now 8 million pounds compared with the original of 15 million pounds.

BBC Trust approves revised DQF plans

Industry ready for latest RAJAR figures

Stuart Clarkson — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31:49 +0000

RAJAR listening figures for Quarter 1, 2012 have been released to participating stations across the UK this morning.

Data will become public at midnight and show figures for all BBC stations and most commercial stations.

Industry ready for latest RAJAR figures

Moyles to play King Herod in Superstar

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:23:19 +0000

The self-claimed saviour of Radio 1 is to play villain King Herod in the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

Chris Moyles will make his debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production when it goes on tour around the UK later this year.

Moyles to play King Herod in Superstar

Absolute Radio gives you more Skinner

Roy Martin — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:06:21 +0000

Frank Skinner has re-signed to Absolute Radio for another year – and extended his show by an hour.

His Saturday morning programme, which has been on-air since March 2009, will broadcast 8am till 11am from June.

Absolute Radio gives you more Skinner

Sony Awards – Beryl and Betty take Gold

Roy Martin — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:56:25 +0000

Two BBC Radio Humberside presenters have become the oldest Gold winners for the Sony Radio Academy Awards in its 30-year history.

86 year old Beryl Renwick and 90 year old Betty Smith started presenting on the station alongside David Reeves six years ago after they were talent spotted during a guided tour of the BBC studios.

Sony Awards – Beryl and Betty take Gold

Sony Awards – 6 wins Station of the Year

Roy Martin — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:28:31 +0000

BBC Radio 6 Music has won the UK Station of the Year Award at the 30th Sony Radio Academy Awards, with Kiss crowned Breakfast Show of the Year.

Classic FM awarded The Special Award and Nicholas Parsons is honoured with The Gold Award

Sony Awards – 6 wins Station of the Year

Sony Awards 2012 – full list of winners

Roy Martin — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:47:57 +0000

The Sony Radio Academy Awards – the biggest awards night in the radio calendar – have taken place in London.

The BBC won 22 Golds whilst commercial radio took home 13, with the Guardian and a prison radio station taking one each.

Sony Awards 2012 – full list of winners

Sony Radio Awards take place tonight

Stuart Clarkson — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:46:17 +0000

The radio industry is preparing for the biggest night in the calendar, as the Sony Radio Academy Awards take place in London.

Radio Today is hosting a special live webcast hosted by Editor Stuart Clarkson and radio legend Pat Sharp with the countdown starting from 5pm at radiotoday.co.uk/live

Sony Radio Awards take place tonight

Real takes over Tramlines from Hallam FM

Stuart Clarkson — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:21:20 +0000

Real Radio Yorkshire has announced a deal to partner with Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival after rival station Hallam FM said it was pulling of a similar event.

The Bauer station said last week the Tramlines was getting too big, with attendance at the city centre event up five times last year compared with 2009.

Real takes over Tramlines from Hallam FM

Dancing radio hamster does it for Free

Roy Martin — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:32:08 +0000

Free Radio’s marketing campaign against Global’s quasi-national brands in the Midlands is centred around a dancing Hamster.

A new television advert featuring the hamster dancing to Free Radio music started this week during Britain’s Got Talent, Coronation Street and Piers Morgan Life Stories.

Dancing radio hamster does it for Free

Ken Livingstone makes return to LBC 97.3

Roy Martin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:46:44 +0000

The former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone is returning to LBC to co-host the Saturday morning programme with David Mellor.

The pair will be re-united this Saturday 12th May and will co-present their programme each week from 10am to 1pm.

Ken Livingstone makes return to LBC 97.3

Stars support Radio 1 & 1Xtra Academy

Roy Martin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:48:08 +0000

Singers including Leona Lewis, Plan B and Labrinth are pledging their support for the Radio 1 and 1Xtra Academy.

It’s the stations’ biggest ever programme of social action, offering up to 10,000 young people around Hackney in East London the chance to gain skills and experience.

Stars support Radio 1 & 1Xtra Academy

Global leads Arqivas nomination shortlists

Stuart Clarkson — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:45:20 +0000

Global Radio has 15 nominations for this year’s Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, including seven for Capital FM which goes up against Absolute Radio and Bauer’s Radio City 96.7 for Station of the Year.

Bauer has 13 nominations and Absolute has 11, while GMG Radio receives seven nominations.

Global leads Arqivas nomination shortlists

Arqiva Commercial Radio Award nominations

Stuart Clarkson — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:42:37 +0000

See the shortlists for this year’s Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, organised by RadioCentre.

The winners will be announced in London on Wednesday 4th July.

Arqiva Commercial Radio Award nominations

Digital radio named top in-car gadget

Roy Martin — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:08:21 +0000

A new poll published by ‘What Car?’ shows that a digital radio is most popular must-have gadget for people getting new cars.

44% of those surveyed opted for in-car DAB as their first preference, followed by a reversing camera (38%), mobile internet hotspot (10%) and lane departure warning system (8%).

Digital radio named top in-car gadget