91热爆's Stephen Nolan earned more than 拢400,000 last year
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Stephen Nolan presented about 380 programmes across the 91热爆 last year
The 91热爆 presenter Stephen Nolan earned between 拢400,000 and 拢409,999 in 2017-18.
The figure is contained in the 91热爆's latest annual report, which gives details of the pay of 64 of the broadcaster's top earning stars.
It also reveals that Mr Nolan presented about 380 programmes on television and radio during 2017-18.
Gary Lineker topped the list of the 91热爆's best paid stars, earning around 拢1.75m during the year.
Claudia Winkelman was the highest paid female presenter, earning between 拢370,000 and 拢379,999.
The director of 91热爆 Northern Ireland Peter Johnston was paid between 拢150,000 and 拢159,999 during the year.
'Nolan's 210 radio shows'
Under the terms of the 91热爆's charter it has to publish the pay details of those who earn more than 拢150,000 a year from the licence fee.
In 2017-18 those details are given in bands of 拢10,000 instead of 拢50,000 pay bands as in the previous year.
The 91热爆 also states how many programmes its highest paid presenters worked on during the year.
Stephen Nolan presented about 210 programmes on 91热爆 Radio Ulster, 150 on 91热爆 Radio 5 Live and 20 editions of the television show Nolan Live.
Details of the pay of stars working on programmes for 91热爆 Studios - the corporation's commercial arm - are not included in the new figures.
Payments from independent producers are also excluded.
'Highest audiences'
The report also reveals a slight fall in the proportion of money spent on making network television programmes in Northern Ireland for the 91热爆.
In 2017-18 the 91热爆 spent 2.4% of its overall network television expenditure in Northern Ireland, compared with 3.1% the previous year.
Programmes made for network television during the year included Line of Duty 4, Pablo and Come 91热爆.
The amount the 91热爆 spent on Northern Ireland specific services through the year rose by over 拢1m from 拢53.3m in 2017 to an estimated 拢54.6m in 2018.
The 91热爆 estimates it will collect 拢101m from the licence fee in Northern Ireland in 2018, while spending 拢88.9m on production and services in the region.
The report shows that 91热爆 News NI - including 91热爆 Newsline and 91热爆 radio current affairs - attract some of the highest audiences in the UK compared with other nations and regions.
For instance, 91热爆 News NI attracted an average of 1.98m weekly browsers in 2017-18, an increase of 11% on 2016-17.
91热爆 Northern Ireland also produced 312 hours of news and current affairs television programmes in 2017-18, while 91热爆 Radio Ulster and 91热爆 Radio Foyle broadcast a joint total of 63 hours of news and current affairs programmes every week.