Survey Updates

RAJAR Bulletin 78

Issued: 12th January 2009

  1. Data for the period ended 14th December 2008 will be released as follows:
    Results to stations 1.30 p.m. Wednesday 28th January
    Full Tables/Published Reports Tuesday 10th February

    N.B. Publication of results is embargoed until 7 a.m. 29th January 2009

  2. Stations reporting for the first time
    Station name Survey Period
    Original 106 Y
    106.1 Rock Radio H
    City Talk 105.9 H
    Panjab Radio H
    Lakeland Radio Y
  3. New group report
    Group name Survey Period
    GMG Radio North West Total H
    Radio City/Magic 1548/City Talk 105.9 H
  4. New Survey Period
    Station name New Period
    Gold Devon Y
    Time FM 107.5 H
    Lincs FM Group H
    107.4 The Quay H
    Town and Country Broadcasting (South and West Wales) Y
    Quaywest FM Y
    Oak FM H
  5. Stations name changes
    From To
    Virgin Radio National Absolute Radio National (was Virgin Radio National)
    Total Virgin Radio Total Absolute Radio (was Total Virgin Radio)
    Virgin Radio Classic Rock Absolute Radio Classic Rock (was Virgin Radio Classic Rock)
    Total Virgin Radio Network Total Absolute Radio Network (was Total Virgin Radio Network)
    Virgin Radio Xtreme Absolute Radio Xtreme (was Virgin Radio Xtreme)
    Virgin Radio London Absolute Radio London (was Virgin Radio London)
    Total Virgin (London) Total Absolute Radio (London) (was Total Virgin (London))
    Essex FM (inc Ten-17 FM) Essex FM (inc Ten-17 FM & Southend Radio)
    Power FM Galaxy South Coast (was 103.2 Power FM)
    XFM Scotland Galaxy Scotland (was XFM Scotland)
    XFM Scotland East Galaxy Scotland (East) (was XFM Scotland (East))
    XFM Scotland West Galaxy Scotland (West) (was XFM Scotland (West))
    Real Radio (Scotland/Wales/Yorkshire) Real Radio (ILR Network)
    Smooth Radio (East & West Midlands) Smooth Radio Midlands
    Century Radio (North East/ North West) Century Radio (ILR Network)
    GMG Radio North West (Century Radio (North West)/Smooth Radio (North West)) GMG Radio North West Regional
    GMG Radio North East (Century Radio (North East)/Smooth Radio (North East)) GMG Radio North East
    GMG Radio Scotland (Real Radio/96.3 Rock Radio/Smooth Radio (Glasgow)) GMG Radio Scotland
    Smooth Radio (London/North West/East Midlands/West Midlands/Glasgow/North East) Smooth Radio (ILR Network)
    Nation Radio (was XFM South Wales) Nation Radio
    Original 106fm (Solent) The Coast (was Original 106fm (Solent))
  6. Revised TSAs
    Station name New TSA
    SGR FM 511,133
    Star Radio in Cambridge 258,327
    Wave 102FM 152,920
    Gold Suffolk 511,133
    Durham FM 201,745
    U105 838,813
    Town 102 FM 270,050
    Oak/Fosseway* 308,043

    * Oak and Fosseway have merged to report as a single TSA station called Oak FM.

  7. Stations / Groups not reporting
    Station/Group name
    Oak FM (Hinckley) (formerly Fosseway Radio)
    Oak FM (Loughborough)
    Magic Network (ILR)
    Fen Radio 107.5
    Dream 100 (Colchester)/Dream 107.7 FM (Chelmsford)
    106.7 Merseyside's KCR FM
    Big L
    Real Radio (Scotland)/96.3 Rock Radio
    Easy Radio
    Total Town and Country Broadcasting
    Fresh Radio