Newstalk has achieved an all-time high prime-time Market Share of 6.9% - a year-on-year increase of 0.6% - according to the latest JNLR figures released today.
Newstalk has 768,000 weekly listeners (up 14,000 year-on-year), while Daily Listenership is up 31,000 year on year to 419,000.
It makes Newstalk the second most listened to station in the country.
Newstalk Breakfast's Vincent Wall, Andrea Gilligan, Kieran Cuddihy and Shane Coleman
Newstalk has also consolidated its position in the key Dublin Market as the clear Number 2 station in the capital.
All Newstalk prime-time programmes across the weekday and weekend schedule showed audience growth.
The introduction of the new 6am start to live weekday programming is also showing positive increases in audience.
Ciara Kelly
Pat Kenny
Patricia Monahan, Managing Editor of Newstalk, Patricia Monahan said: “With more listeners tuning in to Newstalk every day, it is clear that we are delivering radio that is relevant to our target audience of 25-54 year olds and that our presenters are providing the insight, opinion and analysis they want.
"Today’s figures are the result of strong team-work across the Newstalk schedule. It is great to see all time high listenership results for all shows across the day from Newstalk Breakfast to The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates”.
Ivan Yates
Key figures for Newstalk weekday programmes:
- Newstalk Breakfast Reach 128,000 (Up 7,000 Book-on-Book, up 9,000 Year-on-Year)
- The Pat Kenny Show –Reach 155,000 (Up 6,000 Book-on-Book, up 12,000 Year-on-Year)
- Lunchtime Live with Ciara Kelly – Reach 105,000 (Up 4,000 Book-on-Book, up 6,000 Year-on-Year)
- Sean Moncrieff – Reach 97,000 (Up 6,000 Book-on-Book, up 15,000 Year-on-Year)
- The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates – Reach 170,000 (Up 13,000 Book-on-Book, up 31,000 Year-on-Year)
- Off The Ball – Reach 54,000 (Up 2,000 Book-on-Book, down 1,000 Year-on-Year)
