Some 784,000 people tune into Newstalk every week, according to the latest JNLR figures.
The results show that Newstalk remains the most popular station in the country among people aged 20 to 44.
The station has increased weekly listeners by 17,000 over the last year and now has 784,000 weekly listeners – keeping it on a national prime-time market share of 7.1%.
The station is the clear Number One for commercial radio in Dublin with an 11.1% market share and 168,000 daily listeners.
Delighted
“We are delighted to see Newstalk retain its position as the Number One talk radio station for 20 – 44-year-olds nationally,” said Newstalk Managing Editor Patricia Monahan.
“It is fantastic to see growth right across the schedule. That can be attributed to the engaging and entertaining content our hard-working teams produce every day and the strong connection we have developed with our audience.’
Newstalk
Newstalk Breakfast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman leads the charge in audience growth with the show now pulling in 147,000 listeners daily.
The increase makes it the most popular breakfast show in Newstalk’s history.
Meanwhile, Moncrieff and The Hard Shoulder also recorded healthy increases in listenership.
On the weekends meanwhile, Off the Ball is going from strength to strength – with listeners on Saturday up 19,000 and on Sunday up 22,000.
Key figures for Newstalk weekday programmes:
- Newstalk Breakfast, 147,000 Listeners (Up 1,000)
- The Pat Kenny Show, 177,000 Listeners (Down 7,000)
- Lunchtime Live, 108,000 Listeners (down 3,000)
- Moncrieff, 90,000 Listeners (Up 3,000)
- The Hard Shoulder, 156,000 listeners (Up 1,000)
- Off The Ball, 43,000 listeners (Down 1,000)
