In the last quarter of 2021, the station BBC Radio 2 ranked first in terms of listener reach with roughly 14.87 million listeners tuning in on a weekly basis. BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1 ranked second and third with close to 11 million listeners and 8.2 million listeners per week, respectively.
Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 4th quarter 2021, by number of weekly listeners
(in 1,000s)
The source provides the following commentary: "Reach is the number of people aged 15+ who tune to a radio station within at least 1 quarter-hour period over the course of a week. Respondents are instructed to fill in a quarter-hour only if they have listened to the station for at least 5 minutes within that quarter-hour. Between 00.00-06.00, listening is recorded in half-hour periods."
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RAJAR. (December 31, 2021). Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 4th quarter 2021, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR. "Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 4th quarter 2021, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR. (2021). Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 4th quarter 2021, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR. "Leading Bbc Radio Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 4th Quarter 2021, by Number of Weekly Listeners (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/
RAJAR, Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 4th quarter 2021, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290490/uk-bbc-radio-stations-ranked-by-listeners-reached/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
