More people than ever tune into Newstalk every week, the latest figures in the JNLR have revealed.
The station has 852,000 weekly listeners and 489,000 who tune in on a daily basis.
The Pat Kenny Show is Ireland’s most popular commercial radio show with 229,000 listeners - up 55,000 in 12 months.
Newstalk Breakfast presented by Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman has a record high audience of 157,000 listeners.
Lunchtime Live’s listenership hit 118,000, while 104,000 tune into Moncrieff and a further 147,000 to The Hard Shoulder.
Newstalk have achieved a new all-time high record audience, with 852,000 listeners tuning in every week, according to new JNLR results 🎉@PatKennyNT has been crowned king of the airwaves with the most listened to on commercial radio! 👑📻
Thank you to all of our followers! 💜 pic.twitter.com/rWWZu2nBOQ— NewstalkFM (@NewstalkFM) May 16, 2024
Newstalk Managing Editor Patricia Monahan said she was “delighted” with the figures.
“The success of The Pat Kenny Show is particularly rewarding and richly deserved by Pat and his team,” she said.
“They work tirelessly to deliver a compelling, engaging and entertaining listen for the audience every day.
“It is fantastic to see them and the rest of the Newstalk team get the recognition it deserves from the people who matter most.”
Newstalk’s market share now stands at a record 8.2%.
