LATEST JNLR RT RADIO LISTENERSHIP FIGURES RELEASED

RT 's radio services reach over two million adults* or 48% of the adult population every week

RT holds 17 of the top 20 radio programmes broadcasting in Ireland

RT Radio 1 remains the only station with a weekly reach of over one million** listeners with gains of 53,000 YoY

RT 2FM weekly reach increases by 77,000 YoY to 764,000

RT lyric FM has 316,000 listeners on a weekly basis increasing by 22,000 YoY

Since this time last year, 53,000 additional listeners are tuning into RT Radio 1 across the week, weekly listenership to RT 2FM has increased by 77,000, and RT lyric FM - which recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary - has an additional 22,000 listeners based on this time last year.

Commenting on the latest figures, RT Deputy Director General Adrian Lynch said: RT radio services are continuing to connect with over 2 million Irish people each week across RT Radio 1, with increases in weekly reach across RT 2FM and RT lyric fm demonstrating the ongoing power of radio and importance of public service broadcasting on the airwaves for Irish audiences. RT radio services are a trusted source for news, sport, entertainment and music across Ireland, and the result of ongoing hard work and dedication of the radio production teams at RT . As the media landscape continues to evolve, radio is steadfast in connecting with Irish audiences at home and abroad.

RT Radio 1

RT Radio 1 reaches 888,000 listeners on a weekday ( 43,000 YoY).

Morning Ireland remains Ireland's most listened to radio programme with 469,000 listeners this book ( 32,000 YoY).

The Oliver Callan Show is Ireland's third most listened to weekday programme, with 330,000 listeners each day.

Today with Claire Byrne, from 10am-12noon Monday to Friday, continues to see 341,000 listeners tuning in every weekday.

The Louise Duffy Show has 218,000 listeners ( 4,000 BoB) tuning in for great music.

News at One has 301,000 listeners ( 2,000 YoY).

Liveline with Joe Duffy has a listenership of 301,000.

The Ray D'Arcy Show weekday afternoons on RT Radio 1 has 181,000 listeners.

Drivetime has 220,000 listeners tuning in every evening.

Countrywide has 255,000 listeners ( 21,000 BoB) on Saturday mornings.

Playback on Saturday has 339,000 listeners ( 9,000 BoB)

The Business on Saturday mornings has 324,000 listeners ( 11,000 BoB).

The Brendan O'Connor Show on Saturday has 352,000 listeners ( 10,000 BoB), with 355,000 listeners now tuning in on Sunday ( 12,000 BoB).

Saturday with Colm Mong in has 242,000 listeners ( 20,000 BoB).

Saturday Sport/Doc On One from 2-6pm on RT Radio 1 has 213,000 listeners ( 9,000 BoB) and Sunday Sport has 213,000 listeners ( 3,000 BoB).

Sunday with Miriam has 304,000 listeners ( 12,000 BoB).

Peter Woods, Head of RT Radio 1 said: A resilient book for RT Radio 1 with ten out of the top ten most listened to programmes in the country, seventeen out of the top twenty, 671,000 listeners between nine and twelve every weekday and our weekends growing incrementally. A tribute as always to our presenters and the hard work of our exceptional production teams and to the enduring support of our listeners.

RT 2FM

2FM Breakfast with Doireann, Donncha, and Carl has 143,000 listeners tuning in on weekday mornings.

Jennifer Zamparelli on 2FM has 135,000 listeners to her 9-12pm show.

Tracy Clifford has 121,000 listeners enjoying great music each lunchtime ( 8,000 BoB).

Drive It with The 2 Johnnies continues to entertain listeners across the country in the afternoons with 151,000 listeners ( 1,000 BoB).

Game On has 37,000 listeners tuning in weeknights for sports chat ( 5,000 BoB)

Laura Fox from 9am-12noon has 129,000 listeners on Saturdays ( 8,000 BoB) and 120,000 on Sunday ( 5,000 BoB)

Roz and Emma on 2FM from 12-3pm have 124,000 listeners on Saturdays and 97,000 listeners on Sundays.

Dan Healy, Head of RT Radio Strategy and RT 2FM, said: 2FM continues to increase its audiences with a growing share of 15- to 34-year-olds. This was a great book for Tracy Clifford with strong growth both book-on-book and year-on-year. The 2 Johnnies and the breakfast show continue to consolidate recent audience gains. Doireann leaves 2FM Breakfast in great shape, and Laura Fox continues to grow her show across weekends. It is great to have an exceptionally talented team both on and off air and I am confident that 2FM will continue to perform well for the rest of the year.

RT lyric fm

Marty in the Morning has 54,000 listeners tuning in every weekday morning.

Niall Carroll's Classical Drivetime has 46,000 listeners weekdays.

Liz Nolan's The Full Score / Aed n in the Afternoon (Friday) have 44,000 listeners.

Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive makes the afternoon sound better for 56,000 listeners.

Aed n Gormley's Movies and Musicals every Saturday afternoon has 58,000 listeners ( 4,000)

Evonne Ferguson's Daybreak has 43,000 listeners ( 6,000 BoB) on Saturday mornings.

The Hamilton Scores with George Hamilton has 44,000 listeners on both Saturdays and Sundays.

Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney/Se n Rocks on Sunday have 50,000 listeners ( 8,000 BoB)

Opera Night with Paul Herriott enjoys 33,000 listeners ( 4,000 BoB and 14,000 YoY)

Sin ad Wylde, Head of RT lyric fm said: RT lyric fm is committed to bringing a world of music to listeners, be it classical, traditional, jazz, film and musicals. Having recently celebrated our 25th birthday on 1 May we know that the station has become a cherished companion to many loyal listeners over the years and from this book we are delighted to welcome 22,000 new listeners who come to RT lyric to listen to great music.

Weekends have been particularly strong in this book with gains for programmes on both Saturdays and Sundays. Our growing audience numbers reinforce the fact that RT lyric fm has a valued

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