The UK’s biggest commercial radio company, Global, has announced record hours and share
As the results of Q2 2022 RAJAR release are published, Global leads the commercial radio market in all measures, with 25.3m weekly listeners, 242m hours and 24% share.
Global also has the top three commercial radio brands in the UK – Heart, Capital and Smooth – and the top two commercial breakfast shows in the UK – Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston & Amanda Holden (3.7m) and Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp (2.5m).
“We are incredibly grateful to the millions of people who tune in and are spending a record amount of time with our brands.
It’s testament to the fantastic creative and innovative Global family, who deliver their very best work every single day, always putting audiences at the heart of what they do.”
Ashley Tabor-King OBE, Founder & Executive President of Global
“I’m delighted to see Global delivering its highest ever market share and record hours, with more than 25 million people listening to our brands every single week.
It’s great to see Global has the top three brands in British radio with Heart, Capital and Smooth. I’m incredibly proud of the teams across the UK whose energy and expertise continues to drive our success.”
James Rea, Director of Broadcasting & Content at Global
Source
- RAJAR figures for Q2 2022, for the period ending June 26th 2022.
- All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA (Total Survey Area).
Glossary
- Weekly reach is the number of people tuning into a station in an average week.
- Average hours are the average length of time a listener listens to a station per week.
- Total hours are the total amount of listening a station attracts per week.
- The TSA is the area researched by the station in question.
