{"id":520946,"date":"2025-10-23T01:07:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/520946\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T01:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:07:23","slug":"global-is-the-number-one-commercial-radio-group-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/520946\/","title":{"rendered":"Global is the number one commercial radio group in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                            Radio\u00a0in the UK overall\u00a0still commands massive audiences \u2013 more than 50 million adults listen\u00a0for more than a billion hours a week<br \/>\nGlobal has the top three commercial radio brands in the UK \u2013\u00a0Heart, Capital &amp; Smooth<br \/>\nGlobal has the top three commercial radio stations in London \u2013 Heart, Capital &amp; LBC<br \/>\nGlobal\u2019s\u00a0average weekly listening time is the highest it\u2019s ever been<br \/>\nHeart remains the UK\u2019s biggest radio brand \u2013 still ahead of BBC\u00a0Radio\u00a02<br \/>\nRadio X celebrates a supersonic summer\u00a0with\u00a0record-breaking\u00a0national listenership<br \/>\nRecord-breaking listening figures\u00a0for national stations\u00a0including Heart 10s, Heart Dance,\u00a0Heart Love, Radio X, Radio X 90s,\u00a0Capital Anthems, Classic FM Calm and\u00a0Capital Chill<br \/>\nCommercial radio extends its lead over BBC Radio \u2013 now with a share of 56% vs 41.7%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41426\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"447\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Heart-Breakfast-with-Jamie-and-Amanda-300x200.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Global reports another strong set of <strong>RAJAR<\/strong> figures and record-breaking results for <strong>Q3 2025 (23rd June 2025 \u2013 14th September 2025)<\/strong>. The broadcaster has recorded its highest ever share<strong> (28.1%)<\/strong> and record hours <strong>(286 million)<\/strong>, with <strong>29 million<\/strong> people tuning in every week across its radio brands. Commercial radio also celebrates a new milestone, reaching its biggest ever share of <strong>56%<\/strong>, while radio as a whole reaches more than <strong>50 million<\/strong> people listening every week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42619\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"377\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chris-Moyles-Radio-X--300x169.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here are some\u00a0more key headlines:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>GLOBAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>With <strong>29 million<\/strong> listeners every week, Global is the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s number one commercial radio group.<\/li>\n<li>Global achieves a record-breaking share and hours.<\/li>\n<li>Global holds the top spots with the three biggest commercial radio brands in the <strong>UK<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Heart<\/strong>, <strong>Capital<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Smooth<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>London<\/strong>, Global has the top three commercial stations for reach \u2013 <strong>Heart<\/strong>, <strong>Capital<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>LBC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>HEART<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Heart <\/strong>brand remains\u00a0the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s biggest radio brand with a huge <strong>12.8 million<\/strong> weekly listeners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston &amp; Amanda Holden <\/strong>is the biggest commercial breakfast show in the <strong>UK<\/strong> with <strong>4.1\u00a0million<\/strong> weekly listeners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heart<\/strong>\u2019s sister<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>stations, <strong>Heart Dance (1.1 million)<\/strong>,<strong> Heart 10s\u00a0(361,000)<\/strong>,\u00a0and <strong>Heart Love<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(291,000)<\/strong> all celebrate record-breaking figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CAPITAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Capital<\/strong> is the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>no.1<\/strong> hit music station with <strong>9.4 million<\/strong> weekly listeners across the <strong>Capital<\/strong> brand. This quarter it celebrates its highest ever hours and share.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital<\/strong> brand beats Radio 1 for reach, hours and share.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital XTRA <\/strong>brand continues to reach more than <strong>2 million<\/strong> weekly listeners \u2013 <strong>1.2 million<\/strong> more than BBC 1Xtra \u2013 and up in hours quarter-on-quarter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital Dance<\/strong>\u00a0reaches <strong>1.1 million<\/strong> dance fans every week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital Anthems<\/strong>\u00a0sees record-breaking figures with <strong>639,000<\/strong> weekly listeners,\u00a0adding <strong>160,000 weekly<\/strong> listeners in\u00a0the last quarter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital XTRA Breakfast with Robert Bruce &amp; Shayna Marie <\/strong>reaches\u00a0<strong>606,000 weekly<\/strong> listeners\u00a0every\u00a0morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42620\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"447\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miranda-Burns-Capital-Anthems--300x200.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L<\/strong><strong>B<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Global\u2019s news talk brand <strong>LBC<\/strong>\u00a0continues\u00a0to lead the news agenda\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>3.3 million<\/strong> weekly listeners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LBC\u2019s Nick Ferrari at Breakfast<\/strong>\u00a0is celebrating <strong>1.4 million<\/strong> weekly listeners, increasing in reach, hours and share on the quarter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LBC News, <\/strong>the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s only rolling news radio station, has more than <strong>1\u00a0million<\/strong> weekly listeners, and is up\u00a0in\u00a0reach,\u00a0hours\u00a0and share\u00a0year-on-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>RADIO X<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Radio X <\/strong>is celebrating a record <strong>2.5 million<\/strong> weekly listeners as the station marks its <strong>10th<\/strong> birthday this quarter. The station is up on all metrics year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter. This landmark year also coincides with the long-awaited <strong>Oasis<\/strong> reunion, giving <strong>Radio X<\/strong> listeners even more to celebrate.<\/li>\n<li>Sister station <strong>Radio X 90s<\/strong> reaches a new record-breaking <strong>262,000<\/strong> weekly listeners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X <\/strong>reaches over <strong>1 million<\/strong> listeners each morning, <strong>264,000<\/strong> listeners more than Chris Evans on Virgin Radio.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radio X Classic Rock<\/strong>\u00a0reaches <strong>248,000<\/strong> weekly listeners, up on both reach and hours year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MORE FROM <\/strong><strong>GLOBAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Smooth<\/strong>\u00a0is the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s third biggest commercial radio brand with a new weekly audience of <strong>7.6 million<\/strong> listeners, up in hours and share both on the quarter and year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smooth Relax <\/strong><strong>(483,000)\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong> Smooth 70s (308,000)\u00a0<\/strong>have added<strong>\u00a037,000<\/strong> and <strong>63,000<\/strong>\u00a0listeners respectively\u00a0on the quarter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classic <\/strong><strong>F<\/strong><strong>M<\/strong>, the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0most popular classical music brand, reaches\u00a0<strong>4.5 million<\/strong> weekly listeners, with <strong>Classic FM Calm <\/strong>celebrating\u00a0its highest ever audience, with\u00a0<strong>367,000<\/strong> listeners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gold Radio<\/strong>\u00a0has increased in reach, hours and share in the past quarter, with a new audience of<strong> 1.7 million<\/strong> weekly listeners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global <\/strong>is the <strong>UK<\/strong>\u2019s biggest chart show with <strong>1.8 million<\/strong>\u00a0listeners tuning in every week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42621\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"447\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kirsty-Gallacher-Gold-Radio--300x200.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cI\u2019m so proud to see Global once again delivering record-breaking results, with more people listening for longer than ever before and commercial radio once again extending its lead. Heart remains the UK\u2019s biggest radio brand, in a very competitive landscape, which overall shows an incredibly healthy radio market. As Radio X marks its 10-year anniversary, it has enjoyed a bumper summer, benefitting from the epic Oasis-reunion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It\u2019s also rewarding to see that Capital Anthems, Classic FM Calm, Smooth Relax and Capital Chill are, amongst others, continuing their growth. The strong listening figures we see are testament to the incredible work of every globaller, and we are so grateful to the millions of listeners who choose our brands every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ashley Tabor-King CBE, Founder &amp; Executive President of Global<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0fantastic that so many people still love spending time with radio, and to see record hours and share for Global is wonderful recognition for our teams who work so hard to deliver for audiences. During a summer in which we saw the return of Oasis it\u2019s\u00a0great to see Radio X score its highest ever audiences as it marks ten years on air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">James Rea, Chief Broadcasting &amp; Content Officer at Global<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*RAJAR figures for Q3 2025, 23rd June 2025 \u2013 14th September 2025 (Wks\u00a026-37). All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA (Total Survey Area).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Radio\u00a0in the UK overall\u00a0still commands massive audiences \u2013 more than 50 million adults listen\u00a0for more than a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,29978,112236,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-520946","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-northern-ireland","13":"tag-radio-advertising","14":"tag-rajar","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115420806905201122","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}