RAJAR reports strong audiences for commercial radio

The latest audience figures (for Q1 2016) have been released by RAJAR, the body responsible for measuring radio audiences in the UK.

The total reach of UK radio stood at an impressive 89.3% of the population, the same percentage as this time last year, with listeners tuning in to live radio for an average of 21 hours per week.

Commercial radio audiences continued to remain strong at 64% or 34.3 million people each week, up year-on-year (from 63.4% or 33.9 million people in Q1 2015).

An infographic summarising some of the headlines is available here.