Multiple outlets report that BBC radio audiences are falling while commercial radio gains. Figures cited compare Radio 1’s average weekly listenership between April and June of last year with the same months this year. Radio 1 recorded an average of 7.48 million weekly listeners in April–June last year, compared with 6.9 million in April–June this year, a decrease of 579,000. The reporting also links the shift in audience with developments in commercial radio programming, including the recent arrival of former Radio 2 host Ken Bruce, who is described as a factor behind commercial stations gaining more listeners. The articles frame the change as part of a wider trend in which some listeners move away from BBC radio services during the measured period, while commercial competitors attract audiences. Overall, the sources present the same core listening figures for Radio 1 and describe a competitive audience swing, but they do not provide comparable station-by-station commercial audience numbers in the provided text.
BBC radio listeners decline as commercial stations grow, data shows
Multiple outlets report that BBC radio audiences are falling while commercial radio gains. Figures cited compare Radio 1’s average weekly listenership between April and June of last year with the same...
- Radio 1’s average weekly listeners fall from 7.48 million (April–June last year) to 6.9 million (April–June this year).
- The reported decline for Radio 1 is 579,000 weekly listeners over the same period.
- The reported trend is that some listeners switch off BBC radio while commercial radio gains audience.
- Commercial gains are linked in reporting to the arrival of former Radio 2 host Ken Bruce.
- The comparison uses the April–June listening period and average weekly listener figures.
Radio 1 had an average of 7.48 million weekly listeners between April and June last year, compared to 6.9 million in the same period this year - a drop of 579,000.
4 hours agoRadio 1 had an average of 7.48 million weekly listeners between April and June last year, compared to 6.9 million in the same period this year - a drop of 579,000.
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