Information Broadcasting has achieved one other set of spectacular RAJAR outcomes.
For the survey interval ending 22 June 2025, the group, together with talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, Occasions Radio and Speak, in addition to U105 in Northern Eire, delivered 6.7 million weekly listeners, with cumulative listening hours of 44 million.
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The group’s industry-leading funding in multi-platform innovation means Information Broadcasting is essentially the most digital of the UK’s main teams with 85.8 per cent of listening from digital platforms, and an {industry} main 36.8 per cent of hours from streaming platforms. Over the past 12 months, Information Broadcasting illustrated its power in video with 1.6 billion views on YouTube throughout its manufacturers.
Information UK EVP, President of Broadcasting, Scott Taunton, stated: “Information Broadcasting continues to succeed in new audiences throughout digital audio, social platforms and CTV. Our nationwide manufacturers together with talkSPORT, the Virgin Radio community, Occasions Radio and Speak, proceed to innovate on and off platform – producing compelling audio and video propositions. Our manufacturers actually resonate with their loyal audiences and, by driving a linked listening and viewing expertise, we’re constructing an extremely wealthy image of who they’re and the way we are able to higher serve them.”
The talkSPORT community achieved 3.7 million listeners this quarter with talkSPORT recording 22.8 million listening hours, a rise of 1.3% year-on-year. talkSPORT 2 additionally completed an improved attain year-on-year with 568k listeners, a 0.9 per cent improve.
In a busy quarter of sport, talkSPORT showcased the fruits of all the key soccer leagues together with Liverpool profitable the Premier League. Audiences have been additionally handled to an unique interview between boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois who visited the talkSPORT studios to debate their rivalry earlier than their heavyweight title conflict at Wembley Stadium in July. England soccer supervisor Thomas Tuchel joined for an unique interview with talkSPORT, whereas former footballer Gabby Agbonlahor interviewed Aston Villa participant Ollie Watkins when he broke his membership’s Premier League purpose scoring report.
The talkSPORT staff additionally loved nice success on the Audio & Radio Trade Awards (ARIAS) profitable the ARIA’s Judges’ Award for “not just for serving its viewers brilliantly over time, however for locating new methods to draw report numbers at this time”. The community celebrated its twenty fifth 12 months on air in January.
Occasions Radio continues to attain notable success with report development in listeners year-on-year, solidifying its place because the fastest-growing speech radio station. The station noticed 616k listeners tune on this quarter, a rise of 29 per cent year-on-year, and listening for a formidable 4.9 million hours, up 15 per cent year-on-year.
Occasions Radio consolidated its repute as the vacation spot for prime quality protection of breaking information, knowledgeable evaluation and insightful commentary. On the forefront of a packed information agenda, it lined the dying of Pope Francis and the appointment of Pope Leo XIV, President Donald Trump’s tariff wars, the native elections and the Runcorn by-election. Rod Liddle, host of the Saturday morning present, delivered unique interviews with Reform occasion chief Nigel Farage, BBC Chair Samir Shah and the chief of the Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch.
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Occasions Radio has continued so as to add to its spectacular checklist of hosts with Stephen Sackur and Jo Coburn becoming a member of Andrew Neil, Trevor Phillips and different luminaries as common presenters on The Occasions at One, the agenda-setting one-hour lunchtime present that gives incisive commentary, knowledgeable evaluation and unique interviews.
The Virgin Radio UK community reached 2.2 million listeners, a rise of 3.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter. Particular person stations within the Virgin Radio community proceed to drive success with Virgin Chilled reaching 363k listeners, a rise of 46 per cent year-on-year. Following its rebrand, Virgin Radio Legends is receiving extra listeners with 454k listeners, up 38 per cent year-on-year, and 1.3 million hours listened, up 15 per cent year-on-year. Virgin Radio extends Information Broadcasting’s robust enchantment to advertisers with a formidable 64 per cent ABC1 demographic.
The Chris Evans Breakfast present with The Nationwide Lottery featured a formidable lineup of friends, together with Bono, Simon Pegg, Julia Louis Dreyfus, American writer Mel Robbins, and Hollywood star Jeremy Renner. Chris additionally welcomed American rock band Counting Crows to an unique stay session.
Elsewhere, Virgin Radio UK saved listeners in tune with the Isle of Wight Competition for the primary time with unique interviews with acts together with Sting and Stereophonics. The community additionally introduced the return of award-winning pop-up station Virgin Radio Satisfaction for an additional summer season residency, from 1 June to 31 August 2025.
In the meantime information and opinion model Speak reached 487k listeners, whereas the channel additionally achieved 4.2 million listening hours. Amidst a whirlwind of headline-grabbing tales,Speak lined the persevering with development of the Reform occasion, the continued crises for the Labour authorities and Conservative Occasion, the Center East battle, the Supreme Courtroom ruling on the definition of a girl, and the federal government’s choice to U-turn and maintain a nationwide inquiry on grooming gangs.
Northern Eire’s U105 recorded a complete attain of 211k listeners and 2.1 million hours listened, an improve of 9.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter. The station additionally has the excellence of getting the best common hours of any native business in its core larger Belfast market at 10.4 million.