Our thoughts on the radio listening figures – 7 RAJAR Q4 2013 questions answered
Top 7 Q4 RAJAR questions answered by RadioWorks’ Client Insight Director, Simon Pearce
RadioWorks 
Communicorp buys eight stations, RAJAR results released plus Sunrise Radio sold – Behind the Mic, week February 3rd
Feb 2014 Behind the Mic
Earlier this week
Radio listening headlines – RAJAR Q4 2013
48.4 million adults, or 91% of the population, listen to radio every week. That’s a year on year addition of approximately 1.4 million listeners.
RadioWorks
IRN nominations revealed
The awards ceremony that celebrates news teams and reporters at radio stations across the UK has revealed the nomination list for 2014, ahead of the event on March 27th. The IRN Awards will present 10 categories this year, from Best Interview to Best Entertainment Coverage.
Radio Today
Sunrise Radio stations sold to Lyca Media
Four stations owned by Asian station network Sunrise Radio Limited have been sold to telecoms giant Lyca Media Mobile. Sunrise Radio 1, Sunrise Radio 3, Time 107.5 and Time 106.6 have been purchased subject to Ofcom approval.
BizAsia
Smooth Radio to be taken off national multiplex
Global Radio are to take recently purchased Smooth Radio off the Digital One national multiplex and will replace it with a new, currently unnamed station playing “music from the 70s, 80s and early 90s” that appeals to audiences aged 35-54. Ofcom granted the group permission to make the changes with an announcement on the new station expected shortly.
Radio Today
Local radio praised at Parliament
Small businesses have been urged to advertise on local radio by MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven Simon Kirby. The minister told the house that over six hundred businesses have benefited from advertising on Brighton’s Juice 107.2 station in the last four years.
Radio Today
