Press Releases
Newstalk 106-108 fm - 2nd biggest national station in Dublin
14th May 2009
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."
