RAJAR figures for Q1 2016
Jen Macro
Digital Content Producer, About the BBC
Today (Thursday 19 May) RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research), the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK released their figures for Q1 2016 (28 December 2015 to 3 April 2016).
The first quarter of 2016 marks a year since Alan Davey succeeded Roger Wright as Controller of BBC Radio 3 and the station saw its highest audience reach in three years with 2.12 million.
BBC Radio 1Xtra had a reach of 1.04 million weekly listeners across the period an increase from 982k last quarter and 839k last year, and BBC Radio 6 Music continued to widen its audience with a record 2.24 million listeners tuning in.
Director of BBC Radio, Helen Boaden said of the RAJAR figures: "BBC Radio 3 is in rude health, and the station has had a fantastic year under its new controller with landmark seasons and carefully thought through changes to the schedule... It’s also brilliant that BBC Radio 6 Music continues to reach record audiences, quarter after quarter, as audiences are discovering the station’s specialist music and expert DJs"
Jen Macro is Digital Content Producer, About the BBC website and blog
- View the full figures on the RAJAR website
- A summary of the RAJAR figures for Q1 2016 is available on the Media Centre website
