Radio stations across the country have received their latest listening figures from RAJAR this morning.
Reach has remained static over the last 12 months, with 88.8% of the population, or 49.7m tuning in every week. That compares to 88.9% over the same period in 2021.
The total average of weekly hours listened to for the fourth quarter of 2022 is 1.01bn hours. On average a listener tunes in to 20.3 hours of live radio every week.
Commercial Radio
Commercial radio continues to dominate the BBC network, with 38.1m weekly listeners, compared to the BBC’s 33m.
Global is the biggest player in the UK, with more than 26m weekly listeners. That’s a record for the group and means it holds a 25.4% market share.
Its Heart, Capital and Smooth brands are the top 3 commercial radio brands in the country in terms of hours and share. Heart alone has recorded 10.9m weekly listeners, 3m more than BBC Radio One.
Capital meanwhile has 7.7m weekly listeners and Smooth recorded 5.8m listeners – an increase of 255k.
“These are magnificent results for Global. Across every single brand, audiences have increased to deliver this record-breaking set of numbers in commercial radio’s 50th year. I’m so thrilled for our teams who work so hard to deliver such brilliant live radio every day,” said James Rea, Global’s Director of Broadcasting & Content.
