GB News Radio Soars Past Times Radio & Talk Radio In Prime Time
GB NEWS Radio’s unstoppable growth is continuing apace – with the People Channel soaring past Times Radio and Talk Radio.
Latest data reveals GB News Radio is outperforming its two rivals during prime time (1900-2300) both in terms of its weekly reach and total listening hours.
The double-success for GB News Radio is just one of a string of highlights to emerge in newly-published RAJAR data.
They also show that GB News Radio, which has just launched a global distribution partnership with TuneIn, saw its total listening hours leap from 2.792 million to 3.476 million year on year. This is a rise of 24.5%.
The People’s Channel also grew its weekly listener number from 430,000 to 468,000 year-on-year, a rise of 8.9%.
The RAJAR data shows how a string of GB News shows are celebrating massive year-on-year rises.
Highlights included:
Growth for GB News’ Weekend Breakfast show, hosted by Stephen Dixon and Anne Diamond, with its Saturday show up 25% year-on-year.
The weekday Breakfast show, fronted by Eamonn Holmes, Stephen Dixon and Ellie Costello, continued to gain viewers as well, leaping 9% year on year.
The audience for Patrick Christys Tonight leapt by 33% year-on-year overall.
Britain’s Newsroom, hosted by Andrew Pierce and Bev Turner, which has leapt 41% year-on-year.
Good Afternoon Britain, hosted by Emily Carver and Tom Harwood, which soared 39% year-on-year.
The Martin Daubney Show recorded a strong performance with a 12% increase in audience reach.
And Dewbs and Co, hosted by Michelle Dewberry, leapt 9% year-on-year.
Nana Akua also saw her audience numbers soar massively. Her Saturday programme recorded 27% year on year growth. On Sundays, numbers for her show leapt 12% year-on-year.
There were also massive gains in audience reach regionally, with audience reach up by 369% in the Border region and up 106% in the South West, and up 49% in the Midlands, quarter-on-quarter.
GB News’ Commercial Director Nicole O’Shea said: “These latest figures reveal the unstoppable growth of GB News continues unabated.
“The growth in the number of hours the station is listened to shows the value that our listeners and members place in our journalism.
“The growth in listening at weekends shows that listeners are getting more engaged and are looking to the People’s Channel for breaking news and informed opinion outside working hours.
“Overall, we are proud that the station goes from strength to strength and we have some exciting new developments which will be unveiled as 2025 progresses.”
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