9 in 10 people listen to radio every week

Plus a new number 1 commercial station in London

Here are the radio listening headlines from the RAJAR release for Q3 2015. All statistics are for weekly listening unless otherwise stated.

	A winning set of results for the likes of Capital Xtra, Kiss Network, Sunrise, and Absolute Radio.
	The networked stations continue to high reach with listening figures in the millions; Heart 9.1m, Capital 7.4m, Kiss 5.4m, Smooth 4.8m, and, Absolute 4.1m all posted quarter on quarter increases.
	47.8 million (9 out of 10) adults listen to radio every week, with 65% listening to commercial radio.
	41.9% of all listening is via digital platforms with 56.1% of the population tuning in digitally every week.
	Kiss is London's most popular station for only the second time in its history (2.1m), squeezing Capital off the top spot. Magic has held off Heart for the third place spot, with LBC some distance behind in fifth place. Clyde 1 remains the most listened to commercial station in Scotland with 576,000 weekly listeners.
	Absolute 80s tops the digital-only station race with 1.5m and Kisstory is not far behind on 1.3m listeners. The share of radio listening via a digital platform is now at its highest ever with 41.9% of all listening hours being digital..
	Dave and Lisa on Capital FM are the most listened to breakfast show in London (980,000) despite Capital no longer being the most listened to station. Magic (Nick Snaith) retains 2nd place followed by Kiss (Ricky, Melvin and Charlie) in 3rd place with LBC (Nick Ferrari) up to 4th place.
	Commercial radio’s share of listening versus the BBC is at 44.1%, however it is at a local level where commercial radio really dominates with more than three times the amount of listeners.

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