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Heart announces Isles of Scilly broadcast with Prince William

Heart, the UK commercial radio brand, has announced that Prince William – The Prince of Wales – has invited Heart Breakfast hosts Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden to the Isles of Scilly for a special live broadcast on May 22nd. Prince William personally asked Holden and Theakston to join him on the islands, with his […]

May 19, 2026

Data: Over 1.1m watch Rangers vs Celtic on Sky Sports

More than 1.1 million viewers tuned into the 2-2 draw between Rangers and Celtic on Sky Sports on March 1st as Scotland’s top-flight title race continues to ramp up. The figures for the derby match are the highest for a Scottish league match in nearly two seasons and includes audience numbers for those watching across […]

March 5, 2026

Global Player app on car infotainment systems

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced that its Global Player app is now available directly within car infotainment systems, giving drivers a way to listen to their favourite stations, podcasts and playlists on the road. This builds on Global Player’s integration with BMW, the first car manufacturer to offer the app directly within […]

February 17, 2026

Data: News takes record share of UK radio listening

News Broadcasting has achieved another set of standout RAJAR results for the survey period ending December 14th 2025. The group, including national brands talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, Times Radio and Talk, as well as U105 in Northern Ireland, delivered a record market share of 4.5 per cent with 46 million listening hours, up 4.6 per […]

February 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare

RAJAR: Heart extends lead as UK’s biggest radio brand

RAJAR figures for Global in Q2 2025 show a record-breaking share (27.7 per cent), record-breaking hours (283 million), and 29 million people are still tuning in every week to live radio across Global’s brands, whilst its Heart station has extended its lead as the UK’s biggest commercial radio brand. Key headlines include:  GLOBAL With 29 […]

July 31, 2025

Data: Heart becomes UK’s #1 radio brand

Global’s Heart has become the UK’s most popular radio brand, reaching 13.4 million listeners every week, overtaking Radio 2 for the first time, according to RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited). Global delivered a strong set of Q1 2025 figures, with a record 27.3 per cent of all radio listening, and more than 29 million people […]

May 15, 2025

Global at record 29.2m weekly listeners

Global has seen another consecutive quarter of growth, its sixth in a row, outperforming the commercial radio market and delivering another strong set of RAJAR figures (Q4 2024, 16th September 2024 – 15th December 2024), with 29.24 million people tuning in each week to Global’s brands with gains in reach and share in both the last quarter […]

February 6, 2025