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| Digital radio draws 6m listeners | Digital radio draws 6m listeners |
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| Six million people are listening to the radio digitally - a massive rise since 2003, new figures have revealed. | |
| Twelve per cent of listeners tune in regularly using digital radio, TV and the internet, while 25% of regular analogue users have also tried digital. | Twelve per cent of listeners tune in regularly using digital radio, TV and the internet, while 25% of regular analogue users have also tried digital. |
| In 2003, only 900,000 people were regular digital listeners, according to radio industry analysts Rajar. | In 2003, only 900,000 people were regular digital listeners, according to radio industry analysts Rajar. |
| Overall radio listening figures have also risen, with 91% of the UK population accessing radio broadcasts. | |
| The number of people tuning into the radio increased by 600,000 in the first three months of this year. | |
| Commercial radio has registered its highest listening figures in four years with a regular audience of 32m, up more than one million compared to the same period in 2006. | |
| Chris Moyles' show can be heard on digital and analogue platforms | |
| BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles added 200,000 new listeners to his breakfast show over the past three months. | BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles added 200,000 new listeners to his breakfast show over the past three months. |
| With 7.26m listeners, Moyles has closed the gap on Sir Terry Wogan's BBC Radio 2 breakfast programme, which remains the UK's most popular early morning show. | |
| Radio 1 added another 320,000 listeners during April to June, while Radio 2 saw a slight dip in its audience reach, but remains the country's most listened-to station. | |
| The BBC's digital-only radio networks, including 6 Music and 1Xtra, now have a combined listenership of 3m people. | |
| Mobile listening | |
| It is the first time listening habits have been broken down into digital and analogue audience figures. | |
| People tuning into the radio via digital sets, their digital televisions and online now amass 136m listening hours per week. | |
| Listeners over the age of 15 are increasingly tuning into the radio using their mobile phones - the number has risen by 27% since the last period in 2006. | |
| The number of people who listen to podcasts downloaded to their mp3 players has also risen from 1.9m to 2.7m. |