The latest listership figures show 561,000 people are joining in the conversation on Newstalk every week.
The JNLR results also show impressive start for Pat Kenny during his first month at Newstalk, which showed a listenership of 78,000 for September.
Newstalk now reaches 294,000 listeners every day and these numbers show increases for our flagship shows.
'The Right Hook' has 135,000 people listening daily - which an increase of 1,000 listeners on the last book. 'Newstalk Breakfast' has 121,000 listeners daily - an increase of 1,000 book on book.
While 'Moncrieff' has 110,000 listeners a day - which is a rise of 16,000 year on year. And 'Lunchtime' has 65,000, showing an increase of 3,000 up year on year.
Newstalk CEO Gerard Whelan said "We are delighted to see that the latest JNLR figures show Newstalk generating an underlying momentum across the country, particularly growth in Connaught, Ulster and Leinster".
"Recent changes to our schedule have resulted in thousands of listeners, nationwide, moving the dial to Newstalk".
"We can see a very strong performance from Pat Kenny, after only one month on air. We have every confidence that this momentum will continue and we look forward to seeing continued growth in the months ahead" he added.
