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RAJAR 2010 Quarter 3: Â鶹Éç Proms boosts Radio 3 by 300,000

  • Radio 3 draws 2.15 million during Proms season
  • Strong performance across networks
  • Record reach for 1Xtra

Â鶹Éç Radio 3 attracted nearly 300,000 additional listeners during this season's record-breaking Â鶹Éç Proms season, according to figures published today by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd).

During the measurement period (28 June-19 September), the network reached 2.15 million people every week – up from 1.86m in the previous quarter – in a period when Radio 3 broadcast every single Prom live from the Royal Albert Hall. The network's share is 1.2%, from 1.0% last quarter and 1.4% last year.

In a strong period for radio listening, all Â鶹Éç Radio had a weekly reach of 34.24m – up from 33.58m last year and slightly down from 34.59m last quarter – and a share of 54.3% – from 54.6% last quarter and 55.0% last year.

Tim Davie, Director Â鶹Éç Audio & Music, said: "These are strong figures for the industry, with Â鶹Éç networks posting solid year-on-year performances after a quarter that saw records broken across the portfolio. Radio 3's commitment to bring the Â鶹Éç Proms to a wider audience has been rewarded as the network bounces back above the two million mark."

Â鶹Éç Radio 1 reported 11.65 million listeners per week in the quarter, up from the 11.11m last year and slightly down its record high of 11.81 million in the previous quarter. Its share – at 9.1% – is down on the quarter (9.3%) and year (9.9%). The Chris Moyles Show has 7.10 million listeners per week, up from last year's 7.04m but down from last quarter's 7.72m.

Â鶹Éç Radio 2 has a reach of 13.68 million – up on last year's 13.62m and down on last quarter's 13.73m. It has a share of 15.6% compared to 15.9% last quarter and last year. The Chris Evans Breakfast Show attracted 8.14 million listeners every week, down on last quarter (8.48m) but up on the breakfast show this time last year (7.76m).

Â鶹Éç Radio 4 maintains a strong reach at 10.37m, up from last year (10.22m) and down slightly from a record last quarter (10.40m). Share is 11.8% – down from 12.5% last quarter and 12.4% last year.

Â鶹Éç Radio 5 Live has a reach of 6.3million listeners, its seventh consecutive quarter above 6 million. Combined with sister station 5 live sports extra the networks reach 6.44 million listeners down on last quarter (6.80m) and down on last year (6.54m). Share for Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra) is 4.9% – from 5.0% last quarter and 5.3% last year.

In digital-only services, Â鶹Éç Radio 1Xtra posted a record 806,000 weekly listeners – up on last quarter's 600,000 and last year's 547,000, and an increase of 47.3% year-on-year.

Â鶹Éç 6 Music attracted 1.20 million weekly listeners in the period – from 624,000 last year and 1.19m last quarter. Â鶹Éç Radio 7 has a weekly reach of 1.05 million – up both on last quarter (949,000) and last year (884,000) and the Â鶹Éç Asian Network's weekly reach is 462,000 listeners, from 437,000 last quarter and 357,000 last year.


Weekly reach - Â鶹Éç Radio
Reach in thousands Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý Sep 09 Jun 10 Sep 10
All Â鶹Éç 33,577 34,585 34,243
All Â鶹Éç Network Radio 30,264 31,263 31,018
Radio 1 11,112 11,810 11,647
Radio 2 13,622 13,729 13,682
Radio 3 2,192 1,858 2,145
Radio 4 10,218 10,403 10,368
Radio 5 Live 6,390 6,763 6,295
Radio 5 Live (including SportsÌýExtra) 6,535 6,804 6,439
Â鶹Éç Local / Regional 8,532 9,135 9,144

Weekly reach - Â鶹Éç Digital Radio
Reach in thousands Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý Sep 09 Jun 10 Sep 10
5 Live Sports Extra 963 547 648
Â鶹Éç 6 Music 624 1,194 1,196
1Xtra 547 600 806
Â鶹Éç Radio 7 884 949 1,045
Â鶹Éç World Service 1,257 1,285 1,319
Â鶹Éç Asian Network UK 357 437 462

Weekly share - Â鶹Éç Radio
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Ìý Sept 09 Jun 10 Sep 10
All Â鶹Éç 55.0% 54.6% 54.3%
All Â鶹Éç Network Radio 46.8% 46.2% 45.4%
Radio 1 9.9% 9.3% 9.1%
Radio 2 15.9% 15.9% 15.6%
Radio 3 1.4% 1.0% 1.2%
Radio 4 12.4% 12.5% 11.8%
Radio 5 Live 4.9% 4.8% 4.7%
Radio 5 Live (including SportsÌýExtra) 5.3% 5.0% 4.9%
Â鶹Éç Local / Regional 8.2% 8.3% 9.0%

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