Rajars
Ken Bruce remains most popular UK radio host as mid-morning trend prevails
Rajar figures reveal changing listening habits as people move from breakfast to pre-lunchtime shows
Jim Waterson Media editor
18, May, 2022 @11:01 PM
Radio 2 breakfast show audience falls to lowest level in a decade
Zoe Ball programme sheds a million listeners as Rajar data shows podcasts are on the rise
Jim Waterson Media editor
23, Oct, 2019 @11:01 PM
Chris Evans' Virgin Radio breakfast show hits 1m listeners a week
Presenter’s audience is huge drop on 9m who tuned in to his BBC Radio 2 programme
Jim Waterson Media editor
15, May, 2019 @11:01 PM
BBC Radio 4 sheds 750,000 listeners in year
Flagship news and current affairs station’s Rajar figures hit hard by commercial rivals
Jim Waterson Media editor
07, Feb, 2019 @12:01 AM
Chris Evans's Radio 2 audience slumps in run-up to his move to Virgin
Ratings for breakfast show of under 9 million a week will ease pressure on new host Zoë Ball
Jim Waterson Media editor
24, Oct, 2018 @11:01 PM
BBC's Today programme sheds 800,000 listeners
Decline in numbers comes amid criticism of the flagship Radio 4 show
Jim Waterson Media editor
01, Aug, 2018 @11:01 PM
If market forces dictate BBC pay, what price Grimshaw and Evans now?
The latest radio audience figures are in. Aren’t these the remorseless indicators of the rising and falling worth of BBC talent?
Peter Preston
06, Aug, 2017 @6:00 AM
Chris Evans lost almost half a million listeners in past year
Breakfast show presented by BBC’s highest paid star remains most listened-to show in UK despite audience slip
Kevin Rawlinson
03, Aug, 2017 @7:59 AM
Chris Evans’ breakfast show loses 400,000 listeners after Top Gear exit
BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw also sheds listeners – but 6 Music breaks its audience record again
Jasper Jackson and agencies
27, Oct, 2016 @7:14 AM
Radio is on the up, but not every station gets a good reception
The latest Rajar figures are impressive overall: but it throws the failure of some broadcasters into sharp relief
Peter Preston
07, Aug, 2016 @6:00 AM
BBC Radio 4's Today gets record ratings with Brexit coverage
6 Music and Asian Network also hit audience highs in second quarter – but Radio 1 continues slide
Jasper Jackson
04, Aug, 2016 @7:22 AM
The Archers audience slips despite domestic abuse storyline
Radio 4 ratings fall slightly overall in first quarter, with Today programme losing 4% of its audience
John Plunkett
19, May, 2016 @8:31 AM
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