Newstalk 106-108 fm - 2nd biggest national station in Dublin *
Tom wins from Gerry
JNLR results released today, 14th May, show Newstalk 106–108 fm reaches 528,000 listeners nationally every week, an increase of 10.2% year on year. The station is now showing strong market share growth over the last quarter.
Significant Highlights are:
· Second biggest national station in Dublin beating 2FM, Today FM and RTE Lyric.*
· The station has seen audiences grow outside of Dublin by 15.4%.
· Tom Dunne grows the audience by a massive 41%, Tom has made a successful transition from music to talk radio and is winning listeners in this competitive daypart
· Incredible 45% increase in Off The Ball, confirming its position as the No1 national show in the 7-10pm slot and continues to be the most important sports programme on radio.
· Captain Hook sails past the 100,000 mark with an audience of 103,000 listeners, up 6% and remains the No.1 programme on the station.
Reach Increases (Year on Year)
The Right Hook with George Hook 103,000 Up 6%
Moncrieff with Sean Moncrieff 73,000 Up 9%
The Breakfast Show 72,000 Up 26%
Tom Dunne 69,000 Up 41%
Lunchtime with Eamon Keane 59,000 Up 18%
Off the Ball with Eoin McDevitt 42,000 Up 45%
Speaking today, Frank Cronin, Chief Executive of Newstalk 106-108 fm, said: “Newstalk has taken a great step, beating all but one of its national rivals in Dublin is fantastic, growth in new listeners outside Dublin by over 15% confirms that our content is relevant nationally. The achievement is a just reward for the efforts of the presenting and production teams within our station who remain committed to the highest quality output on the important national issues.’’
ENDS
For further information:
Sophie Clare
Fleishman-Hillard
01 6188 438 / 087 645 6243
Source:
JNLR/TNS mrbi Apr ‘08 – Mar ‘09 V Apr ‘07 – Mar ’08 (year on year)
* based on weekly reach
