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• Record listening figures for Radio 4
• Radio 4 Extra adds half a million
• New record for Today programme

Radio 4 is more popular than ever, boosted by record figures for the Today programme and a surge in listening to Radio 4 Extra – the rebranded Radio 7 – according to data published today by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd).

The figures show that during the measurement period (March 28 to June 26), Radio 4 reached 10.85 million people each week (from 10.40m last year and 10.83 last quarter), the Today programme attracted 7.18 million listeners per week (from 6.98m last year and the previous record of 7.03m last quarter) and Radio 4 Extra added half a million listeners to post a reach of 1.61 million – up from 949,000 last year and 1.16 million last quarter.

Radio 4 Extra launched on April 2 and is now the country's most popular digital-only radio network – more details can be found here: http://bbc.in/qE9htw. The reach for Radio 4 and the Today programme are the biggest since new research methodology was introduced in January 1999.

RAJAR statistics also show radio listening at record levels, with 47.62 million people tuning into their favourite radio stations every week – 91.7% of the country's population aged 15+.

Tim Davie, Director 91Èȱ¬ Audio & Music, said: "Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra play a unique role in the country's cultural and news agenda, so I am delighted to see listeners tuning into them in record numbers. Radio goes from strength to strength as a result of the industry's co-ordinated efforts and we are now seeing impressive performances and growth across the sector."

All 91Èȱ¬ Radio has a weekly reach of 35.53 million, up from 34.59m last year and 35.07m last quarter, and a share of 54%, down from 54.6% last year and 55% last quarter.

91Èȱ¬ Radio 1 attracted 11.69 million listeners per week, compared to 11.81m last year and 11.83m last quarter. Its share is 8.5%, from 8.7% last quarter and 9.3% last year. The Chris Moyles Show now has 7.44 million listeners every week – from 7.52m last quarter and 7.72m last year – and Radio 1's sister station, Radio 1Xtra, now reaches nearly a million people every week, with 992,000 listeners, up from 892,000 last quarter and 600,000 last year.

91Èȱ¬ Radio 2 has 13.97 million listeners – from last year's 13.73m and last quarter's 14.54m. It has a share of 14.9% compared to 16% last quarter and 15.9% last year. The Chris Evans Breakfast Show attracted 8.67 million listeners every week, from 8.74m last year and 9.18m last quarter.

91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 has a weekly audience of 2.17 million listeners – compared to 1.86m last year and 2.26m last quarter. The network's share is 1.2%, from 1% last year and 1.3% last quarter.

91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live posted a combined reach with sister station 5 Live Sports Extra of 6.68 million listeners, from 6.80m last year and 6.76m last quarter. Share for Radio 5 Live (inc. Sports Extra) is 4.9% (4.7% last quarter and 5% last year).

91Èȱ¬ Radio 6 Music drew 1.27 million listeners per week during the period (1.19m last year and 1.3m last quarter), while the 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network's weekly reach was 471,000 – from 437,000 last year and 500,000 last quarter.

91Èȱ¬ World Service posted a UK reach of 1.72 million – up from 1.29m last year and close to last quarter's record 1.79m, while 91Èȱ¬ Local/Regional radio reached 9.65 million listeners per week – from 9.14m last year and 10.2m last quarter.

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