In the fourth quarter of 2023, the station BBC Radio 2 ranked first in terms of listener reach with roughly 13.28 million listeners tuning in on a weekly basis. BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1 followed, each with over seven million listeners per week.
Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners
(in 1,000s)
The source provides the following commentary: "Reach is the number of people aged 15+ who tune to a radio station within at least 1 quarter-hour period over the course of a week. Respondents are instructed to fill in a quarter-hour only if they have listened to the station for at least 5 minutes within that quarter-hour. Between 00.00-06.00, listening is recorded in half-hour periods."
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RAJAR. (March 21, 2024). Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR. "Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR. (2024). Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR. "Leading Bbc Radio Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st to 4th Quarter 2023, by Number of Weekly Listeners (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR, Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s) [Graph], RAJAR, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/