In 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic broke out, radio advertising spending in the United Kingdom amounted 577.1 million pounds. However, the industry managed to recover in 2021, with ad spend having grown by 24.5 percent to reach 718.7 million pounds that year. The most successful commercial radio station in terms of reach in 2020 in the UK was Classic FM.
BBC radio reach higher than commercial
Although Classic FM was the most successful commercial radio station, it was not the most successful overall. The top three radio stations in terms of reach in the UK in 2020 were BBC stations. BBC Radio 2 had the highest reach, followed by Radio 4 and then Radio 1.
Digital radio reach far from static
The way people listen to the radio has changed, with more and more people listening digitally. In the fist quarter of 2020, digital radio had a reach of 67 percent. That’s twice what it was ten years previous.
Radio advertising expenditure in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021
(in million GBP)
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WARC. (April 28, 2022). Radio advertising expenditure in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262715/radio-advertising-revenue-in-the-uk/
WARC. "Radio advertising expenditure in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in million GBP)." Chart. April 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262715/radio-advertising-revenue-in-the-uk/
WARC. (2022). Radio advertising expenditure in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262715/radio-advertising-revenue-in-the-uk/
WARC. "Radio Advertising Expenditure in The United Kingdom from 2011 to 2021 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262715/radio-advertising-revenue-in-the-uk/
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