A first set of results for Radio X…

Plus a new number 1 commercial station in London

Here are the radio listening headlines from the RAJAR release for Q4 2015. All statistics are for weekly listening unless otherwise stated.

	In their first RAJAR since rebranding from XFM, the Radio X Network has delivered 1.2million listeners – up 17% quarter on quarter.
	The networked stations continue to high reach with listening figures in the millions; Heart 9.1m, Capital 7.5m, Kiss 5.4m, Smooth 4.9m, and, Absolute 4.4m.
	48.2 million (9 out of 10) adults listen to radio every week, with 66% listening to commercial radio.
	Capital is now London's most popular station with 2.1m listeners, replacing Kiss to take the top spot. Magic has continued to hold 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 584,000 weekly listeners – up a whopping 22% year on year.
	41.7% of all listening is via digital platforms, with 56.1% of the population now tuning in digitally every week. The largest proportion of digital listening is via DAB radio with 27.7% of all listening hours.
	Absolute 80s tops the digital-only station race with 1.58m and Kisstory is not far behindm delivering 1.4m listeners.
	In Q4 2015, Dave and Lisa on Capital FM were the most listened to breakfast show in London reaching 1 million listeners. With Lisa departing the show at the end of last year, the search is on to find a suitable replacement. Magic (Nick Snaith) retains 2nd place followed by Kiss (Ricky, Melvin and Charlie) in 3rd place and Heart (Jamie and Emma) 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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