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Radio Wales still top of the Welsh charts; Radio Cymru on the rise
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The latest radio listening figures released today by the industry body Rajar
show that BBC Radio Wales has cemented its position as far-and-away the most
popular of all the radio stations based in Wales.
The station now averages 424,000 listeners per week, way ahead of any of
Wales's other radio stations.
With strong performances from BBC Radios 1, 2 and 4, BBC radio stations now
account for 61% of all radio listening in Wales, well above the UK
average.
The BBC's performance was further boosted by the number of people listening to
the Welsh language radio station BBC Radio Cymru each week.
This has risen to
153,000 and each listener now hears Radio Cymru for an average of 15.5 hours a
week, the highest level for any BBC radio station in the UK.
Both BBC Wales radio stations appointed new Editors last year.
Radio Wales
Editor Sali Collins said: "We made a number of changes to our output last autumn. For instance,
Llanelli's Richard Evans now presents the Radio Wales phone-in and the Welsh
stand-up comic Rhod Gilbert from Carmarthen is now presenting a new show on
Saturday mornings.
"Our listeners have clearly welcomed the changes and Radio Wales shows every
sign of going from strength to strength."
Sian Gwynedd, Editor, Radio Cymru, said:
"One of the reasons for the increase in Radio Cymru's audience is that our
evening service, C2, which is aimed at younger listeners, has performed
particularly well.
"Among Welsh speakers, Radio Cymru's share of all radio listening has climbed
to 18 per cent making it clearly the most popular station for that audience."
BBC Wales Press Office
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