Written By Francesca Owens
GB News Radio’s phenomenal growth has hit a new record-breaking high, official audience data reveals. Latest RAJAR figures show GB News’ Radio weekly audience has grown to 684,000 rising 25% in the space of three months, and 12% year-on-year. In comparison, Talk Radio saw its audiences plummet 12% year-on-year. Times Radio, meanwhile, recorded an 8 per-cent drop quarter-on-quarter.
It means GB News has now soared past both Talk Radio and Times Radio, and is officially Britain’s fastest growing radio station.
“These record breaking figures show the unstoppable growth of GB News Radio,” said Angelos Frangopoulos, the CEO of GB News.
He added: “Our audiences are booming across all our platforms because we are serving the nation with fearless journalism and telling the stories others ignore. Via radio and smart speakers, more and more listeners are now turning to Britain’s number one news channel for programming which puts the people first.”
Programme growth
From Breakfast through to its late night prime time shows, GB News Radio is growing its audience during the week and at weekends at a staggering-rate. The latest RAJAR data, which covers July 1 to September 30 (Quarter 3) reveals the following:
Weekdays
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Dewbs and Co, Monday to Friday:18:00-19:00: Saw audiences leap 232% in the last three months. This is the single biggest quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) jump across the GB News Radio schedule. The programme’s year-on-year (YOY) reach was also up by 130%.
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Britain’s Newsroom, Monday to Friday 09:30-12:00: Recorded a 73% QoQ rise. Its YoY reach was up 210%, this is the biggest annual rise across the schedule.
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GB News Breakfast, 06:00 to 09:30: Saw audiences leap by 40% QoQ, and by 147% YoY. The numbers cement the show’s position as the powerhouse anchor behind GB News thriving radio schedule.
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Patrick Christys Tonight, Monday to Friday 21:00-23:00: Audiences rocketed by 96% QoQ – almost-doubling its reach. The show’s YoY reach was also up by an impressive 132%.
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Farage, Monday to Thursday: 19:00-20:00 The show has seen audiences sky-rocket too. They jumped by 140% QoQ, and by 89% YoY
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Lee Anderson, Friday 19:00-20:00: Recorded strong growth as well. The show’s audience leapt by 139% QoQ. Its YoY reach was up 167%.
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State of the Nation, 20:00-21:00: Show is attracting rising numbers of listeners too. The programme saw its audience soar by 91% QoQ. Its YoY reach was up 134%.
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Good Afternoon Britain, Monday to Friday, 12:00-15:00: Show saw its audiences jump by 73% QoQ, its YoY reach has also soared, leaping by a massive 114%.
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Martin Daubney 15:00 to 18:00: Recorded strong growth with audiences rising 40% QoQ, and a massive 106% YoY.
At Weekends GB News Radio programmes have also seen a huge growth in numbers.
Saturdays
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Saturday Morning Live, 10:00–12:00: Saw audiences leap by 185 % QoQ, the strongest rise across the Saturday schedule. The show’s YoY was also up, leaping 180%
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Nana Akua, 15:00–18:00: Nana’s show was up 55 % QoQ, and 105 % YoY, meaning the programme has now DOUBLED its reach year-on-year.
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The Weekend, 12:00–15:00: Numbers were up 92 % QoQ, and by 143% YoY as soaring numbers of new listeners now tune in on Saturdays.
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GB News Breakfast, 06:00–10:00: Like in the week, numbers are soaring. They are up 86 % QoQ, and a phenomenal 148% YoY on Saturdays.
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Ben Leo Tonight/Alex Armstrong Tonight, 21:00–23:00: The show has seen a 40 % QoQ rise, and a huge 179% YoY increase.
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The Saturday Five Extra, 20:00–21:00: The show was up 29 % QoQ, and 198 % YoY meaning it has TRIPLED its audience year-on-year.
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The Saturday Five 18:00–20:00: The programme was up 22 % QoQ, and 96% YoY as Britain’s boldest Saturday-night show creates a new army of fans and followers.
Sundays
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GB News Breakfast, 06:00–09:30: The Sunday edition of Breakfast secured massive growth – up by 156 % QoQ. This is the largest reach increase across Sunday programming. The show’s YoY figures were up by 265% – helping to turbocharge overall Sunday growth on the station.
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The Camilla Tominey Show, 09:30–11:00: Britain’s best political show is breaking records too – it leapt 68 % QoQ and a staggering 255% YoY.
Free Speech Nation, 19:00–21:00: – The show doubled (100 %) its audience QoQ, as it cemented its Sunday evening appeal. YoY figures grew by 196%.
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Sunday with Michael Portillo, 11:00–13:00: The show’s audience leapt by 99 % QoQ, and rose by a massive 169% YoY.
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The Weekend 13:00–15:00: The Sunday performance mirrored its Saturday growth with audiences up 39 % QoQ, and 1625 YoY.
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Nana Akua 15:00–18:00: Like on Saturdays, more and more people are tuning in to Nana’s show. Audiences on Sundays are up 38 % QoQ, and 72% YoY.
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The Camilla Tominey Show Highlights 18:00–19:00: The repeat of Camilla Tominey’s show is drawing in a rising audience too. Numbers were up 44 % QoQ, and a huge 145% YoY.
More and more younger listeners turn to GB News Radio:
The performance means GB News is the fastest growing radio station in the UK. It now boasts a higher growth in reach and hours, quarter-on-quarter, and year-on-year than any other commercial network or national BBC/Commercial station. The surge has been driven by younger listeners with its 15-34-year-old audience numbers more than doubling quarter on quarter. GB News Radio also saw a surge in AB audiences which leapt by 32% quarter on quarter
