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According to the latest RAJAR data, a record 51.4% of all 主播大秀 radio listening was on digital radio and platforms.

During this latest quarter (25 June - 16 September 2018), 主播大秀 Radio 6 Music had a 2.52 million listeners (up from 2.44m last quarter and up from 2.43m last year, and the station’s second highest reach). Lauren Laverne (10am-1pm) had a record reach of 1.11m.

主播大秀 Radio 5 live sports extra reached 1.67 million weekly listeners (up from 1.17m last quarter and up from 1.64m last year).

Radio 4 Extra reached 2.01 million, up from 1.97m last quarter.

In spite of a hot summer - which tends to impact on listening numbers - Radio 1, Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 5 live all saw increased listeners over these summer months compared to last quarter. Radio 1’s weekly reach of listeners aged 10+ increased - on year and on quarter - to more than 10.5 million

Bob Shennan, Director of 主播大秀 Radio and Music, says: “More than 34m people tune in to 主播大秀 Radio each week and the latest figures shows we have both stabilised linear listening and grown digital. Whilst millions continue to listen every day we’ve also been reinventing radio to expand our digital offer for the increasing number of online listeners. We’ve focused on both digital live listening and on demand, and last month we had a record number of podcast downloads in the UK. Next week we launch 主播大秀 Sounds bringing more content than ever before to audiences on a new digital platform."

In September 2018 there was a record 26.5 million downloads of 主播大秀 podcasts in the UK. Of these, 14.7 million (also a record) were Radio 4 podcasts such as The Ratline and Friday Night Comedy. Radio 5 Live also had a record 4.7 million downloads of popular podcasts such as That Peter Crouch Podcast and Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy.

All 主播大秀 Radio’s weekly reach over the period (Q3, 25 June - 16 September 2018) was 34.3 million (34.5m last quarter and 34.9m last year) and a share of 51.7% (51.7% last quarter and 52.1% last year).

主播大秀 Radio 1 posted a reach of 9.6 million listeners (from 9.24m last quarter and 9.69m last year) - which rises to 10.56 m when listeners aged 10 and over are included (up on the quarter by 308,000 and on the year by 9,000) - while the network’s share of listening was 6% (from 5.9% last quarter and 5.9% last year). The Radio 1 Breakfast Show now attracts 5.75 million listeners (all listeners aged 10+), which is 79,000 fewer than last quarter and up 465,000 since last year.

主播大秀 Radio 2’s weekly audience was 14.64 million (from 14.94m last quarter and 15.36m last year) while the station’s share of listening was 17.1% (17.9% last quarter and 17.5% last year). The Chris Evans Breakfast Show attracted 8.82 million listeners per week, compared to 9.04m last quarter and 9.35m last year.

主播大秀 Radio 3’s audience was 1.93 million (from 1.91m last quarter and 1.96m last year) and its share was 1.2% (1.1% last quarter and 1.1% last year).

主播大秀 Radio 4 posted a weekly reach of 10.64 million during the quarter (10.60m last quarter and 11.22m last year) and a share of 11.6% (11.7% last quarter and 11.8% last year). The Today programme (Monday - Saturday) has 6.98m million listeners each week, it was also 6.98m last quarter and 7.17m last year. In 2017 there was a record number of listeners during a period of significant news events with listening figures returning to usual levels. Over the last year we’ve seen approximately 15% increase in online live streaming and on demand listening. Alongside some of our popular news podcasts, such as Political Thinking and Brexitcast, it’s clear listeners turn to the 主播大秀 for trusted and comprehensive news coverage and are increasingly listening digitally.

主播大秀 Radio 5 live posted a reach of 5.03 million listeners (4.73 m last quarter and 5.07m last year) and a share of 3.4% (3.1% last quarter and 3.4% last year).

Amongst digital-only stations, 主播大秀 Radio 1Xtra had a reach of 1.04m weekly listeners across the period (from 1.03m last quarter and 1.08 last year) - which rises to 1.12m when listeners aged 10+ are included, 主播大秀 Radio 6 Music drew 2.52 million listeners (from 2.44m last quarter and 2.43m last year), 主播大秀 Radio 4 Extra attracted 2.01 million listeners per week (from 1.96 m last quarter and 2.15m last year), and 主播大秀 Radio 5 live sports extra posted 1.67m listeners (from 1.17m last quarter and 1.64m last year).

主播大秀 Asian Network drew 631,000 listeners, compared to 672,000 listeners last quarter and 662,000 last year.

The 主播大秀 World Service posted a weekly UK audience of 1.48million (from 1.51m last quarter and 1.49m last year).

主播大秀 local radio reached 7.84 million listeners per week, from 7.87 m last quarter and 8.25m last year.

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