RAJAR

RadioToday looks in depth at local radio around the UK - which stations are up, which are down?

Heart has overtaken BBC Radio 1 in terms of weekly reach for the very first time - making it the first commercial radio brand to ever have more listeners than the historic BBC station.

Digital listening has reached a new record share of 50.9% - an important landmark achievement for the industry which hopes will trigger action from the Government about the future of DAB.

The quarterly RAJAR Infographic is here with all the data you need for Q1, 2018, including All Radio Listening, Average Hours Per Listener and Digital Platforms.

In our London and national round-up, Chris Moyles posts his best-ever Radio X breakfast figures, while Capital and LBC remain top commercial stations in London on reach and share.

RadioToday brings you its regular look at which local stations around the UK are up, which are down, and a number of other interesting talking points.

Digital listening reached a new record share of 49.9%, a percentage share growth of 10% compared to 45.2% in Q4 2016 in the latest RAJAR.

The quarterly RAJAR Infographic is here with all the data you need for Q4, 2017, including All Radio Listening, Average Hours Per Listener and Digital Platforms.

The latest audience research for Q4 2017 has been delivered to radio stations across the UK, with a number of small changes being made this quarter.

Digital radio triumphs nationally this quarter, with record audiences for BBC 6 Music, Kisstory, Heart 80s, Mellow Magic and Virgin Radio.

All eyes are on BBC Local Radio as it turns 50 but the network is on a downward trend in audience figures.

The quarterly RAJAR Infographic is here with all the data you need for Q3, 2017.

The latest audience research has been delivered to radio stations across the UK, with a number of changes being made this quarter.

BBC Radio London has almost doubled its audience in the last quarter, giving the station its highest ever audience since RAJAR’s current methodology began.

Heart 80s has posted an impressive debut set of listening figures, with Q2/2017 RAJAR data showing the digital station reaches 852,000 listeners each week.

Commercial radio has posted its highest ever total audience of almost 35.9 million people in Q2 2017 surpassing the previous record of 35.6 million set in Q2 2016.

The quarterly RAJAR Infographic is here with all the data you need for Q2, 2017, including All Radio Listening, Average Hours Per Listener and Digital Platforms.

The latest Junior Audio Measurement Joint Audience Research figures shows kids are still listening to the radio, which is a relief.

Local and regional headlines including great results for Wave 105 and BBC Radio Manchester.

Wireless Group's new stations Virgin Radio and talkRADIO are losing listeners nationally.

Digital listening has increased year-on-year to 45.2% share, up from 41.7% in Q4 2015.

The quarterly RAJAR Infographic is here with all the data you need for Q4.

Join us as we look at the RAJAR figures for local and regional radio stations outside London.

Capital has taken the top commercial local radio spot from Kiss in London, as both stations retain over 2m listeners each.

BBC Radio 6 Music is back on top as the UK's most popular digital-only radio station, with 2.2m listeners this quarter.

In the latest RAJAR for quarter 4, 2015, 48.2 million adults (up from 47.8m last quarter) tuned in to the radio each week - that's 90% of the population.

BBC Radio 1's controller Ben Cooper writes about the most recent RAJAR figures, in which the station lost listeners.

The first set of RAJAR figures for the renamed Bauer Place 2 stations have seen drops in both reach and hours in all locations where the Magic station changed its name.

We chart the best and worst performers across local radio in the UK, based on year on year change for reach and total hours.

BBC Radio 4 Extra is now the UK's biggest digital-only radio station after adding more than half a million weekly listeners in the last 12 months.

More people are listening to radio in London via a digital platform than they are on analogue, according to the latest RAJAR figures.

Magic takes the top commercial spot in London, whilst Absolute almost reaches one million listeners in the capital.

We love an infographic as much as the next person, so here, in full, we present the full details on RAJAR Q1, 2015 direct from RAJAR.

Asian radio group Panjab Radio is re-joining RAJAR to measure its audience on DAB in London.

Read our local radio round-up, as UTV gets more listeners across the group and Orion Media stations face a big drop in hours.

Here's how the RAJAR figures look for the national analogue stations and brands for Q4, 2014.

BBC Radio 6 Music has become the first digital-only station to reach two million listeners in the latest RAJAR.

Historic day for KISS as the Bauer station becomes the biggest commercial radio station in London on reach.

A quarter of all listening to the radio is now being done on a DAB radio set, according to the latest RAJAR results for Q4, 2014.

The numbers are in, the data has been calculated, and the designers at RAJAR have once again created our favourite infograph of the quarter with the latest results. And here it is!

As the midnight embargo for RAJAR results comes and goes, stay with this page open for all the results and announcements in real time.

RAJAR subscribing stations across the UK have taken delivery of the latest listening results for quarter 4 of 2014.