Insight Vernon Kay takes Ken Bruce’s radio crown but loses some of his listeners Posted onOctober 26, 2023 Kay has 6.9 million listeners after replacing Bruce in Radio 2’s mid-morning slot earlier this year. 10114948
Insight BBC local radio shows suffer drop in listeners over past two years Posted onOctober 25, 2023 The average weekly listenership of local stations has slipped by 20% since 2021. 5948146
Insight Desert Island Discs listeners in tears over Adrian Edmondson’s emotional Rik Mayall memory Posted onSeptember 23, 2023 ‘Sobbing into my lunch,’ one listener said of Edmondson’s ‘beautiful’ musings 3827708
Insight Desert Island Discs listeners in tears over Adrian Edmondson’s emotional Rik Mayall memory Posted onSeptember 23, 2023 ‘Sobbing into my lunch,’ one listener said of Edmondson’s ‘beautiful’ musings 44701134
Insight Chris Evans tells listeners he is now cancer free Posted onSeptember 20, 2023 The Virgin DJ said he had undergone surgery last week and received “excellent news” on Tuesday. 54481011
Insight Radio 1 listeners divided as Arielle Free is ‘suspended’ for one week after tense on-air exchange Posted onAugust 3, 2023 ‘Have some respect,’ Free’s fellow DJ ordered her before muting her mic 7398689
Insight Rajars: Radio 2 loses a million listeners as Ken Bruce boosts Greatest Hits Radio Posted onAugust 3, 2023 Ken Bruce attracts 3 million listeners to his new mid-morning show on Greatest Hits Radio. 9255200
Insight BBC Radio 2 loses 1 million listeners since Ken Bruce departure Posted onAugust 2, 2023 A large chunk of audience appears to have followed veteran presenter to rival Greatest Hits Radio, figures show BBC Radio 2 lost more than a … 8972717
Insight Radio 4 flagship Today loses 800,000 listeners in a year to podcasts and rivals Posted onMay 17, 2023 BBC claims online listening increase offsets live decline, while Rajar figures show Greatest Hits and LBC gaining audience Radio 4’s Today Programme has lost 800,000 … 11024451
Insight Vernon Kay dedicates new Radio 2 morning show to listeners Posted onMay 15, 2023 The 49-year-old takes over the mid-morning slot from Ken Bruce, who hosted it for more than 30 years. 586520
Insight BBC presenter Susan Rae thanks listeners for support after Alzheimer’s diagnosis Posted onApril 2, 2023 Radio 4 announcer Susan Rae was diagnosed last year and her sons launched an appeal to fund her care. 2723446
Insight Pharrell Williams song ‘Happy’ makes listeners happier than any other song, new survey finds Posted onDecember 6, 2022 Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ apparently conveys the most joy, while Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’ was the most miserable 6365231
Insight Roger Bolton: Ex-Radio 4 host says BBC is spooked by lack of young listeners Posted onAugust 31, 2022 The veteran broadcaster talks about the decision to drop him from Radio 4’s Feedback after 23 years. 3315838
Insight Joe Rogan tells listeners to ‘vote Republican’ Posted onAugust 30, 2022 ‘I’m hoping that now that this is over, people are going to recognise that some serious errors were made and not repeat those,’ popular podcast … 10009555
Insight Missouri station offering Russian state radio to listeners Posted onMarch 26, 2022 A radio station based in suburban Kansas City is facing criticism for airing Russian state-sponsored programming during the Ukrainian war 57581171