Newstalk has grown its daily listenership, following the station’s significant revamp in February.
According to the latest JNLR figures, 466,000 people tune into the station on a daily basis, 5,000 more than in the previous survey.
Weekly listenership stands at 846,000, down 3,000.
Overall, Newstalk’s market share has increased to 7.8%, up 0.3% since the last set of JNLR data.
Newstalk Managing Editor Eric Moylan described the figures as a “really positive performance” following the launch of the new schedule.
“To see strong market share growth so early is really encouraging and sets us up nicely for the year ahead, as the new line up beds in,” he said.
“There is tremendous work being done by our teams behind the scenes and I’ve no doubt we’ll see continued growth as we make radio that connects with our audience and delivers the stories and conversations that matter to them.’’
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The figures also revealed that Seán Moncrieff’s afternoon show, Moncrieff, added 9,000 daily listeners, taking its listenership to 101,000.
Andrea Gilligan on Lunchtime Live increased her listenership to 114,000, up 5,000.
While Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly have increased the listenership of The Hard Shoulder to 153,000, up 4,000 listeners.
Listenership for The Claire Byrne Show remained unchanged on 206,000 listeners, as did the number listening to Newstalk Breakfast, which continues to pull in 158,000 people on a daily basis.
The Pat Kenny Show has also debuted strongly in its new weekend slot, pulling in 159,000 listeners on Saturday and 119,000 on Sunday.
