Tag Archives: Rajar

In Praise Of… Paul Phear.

I’ve written a few posts under the title of “In Praise Of..” from time to time, you can check out some here, here, and here. There isn’t really a main reason, or incident that prompts me to draft this one other than a thought coming to mind. I was thinking back over the time IContinue reading “In Praise Of… Paul Phear.”

Platforms

Having the output of your endeavours available on all available platforms might seem like a great idea. As a theoretical concept, I think it’s true. The longer time goes on, the more refined the marketplace and the more mature it becomes, that might no longer be the case, particularly when financial constraints or target audienceContinue reading “Platforms”

A Radio Fad.

Commercial radio hit a big milestone last week. It turned half a century on Wednesday and celebrated 50 years of existence. It is an important milestone to note, as almost since it began there have been detractors and those unsure of its continued success. As Paul Chantler commented in his social post which appeared inContinue reading “A Radio Fad.”

The untold Rajar story.

This week sees the publication of the listening figures for UK Radio. Rajar is jointed owned by commercial radio and the BBC and gathers the listening figures, the currency of listening for the industry. Stations will get the figures at 10:30am on Wednesday morning, with the publication at 00:01 on Thursday morning. It has becomeContinue reading “The untold Rajar story.”

Do the numbers add up?

This week another set of ratings get published for radio by Rajar. Every 3 months new numbers appear- distributed to stations on Wednesday, then made public at 00:01 Thursday morning. This isn’t a post about the ratings analysis- who might go up, or down, or dramatically collapse or gain. There are a few of thoseContinue reading “Do the numbers add up?”

Shooting Stars

Last week I posted an article about being HUMAN- more specifically about having “human connection” to an audience and how that is one of the things that separates a radio station from a stream (think Spotify, Apple Music etc). Personality, presenters and talent woven together, crafted into something more than an algorithm driven feed. ThisContinue reading “Shooting Stars”

Just hold on a minute

When I sit and write the blog posts each week, I sometimes ponder on what to write about, how I feel about a particular topic and if I feel enough about it to give it the energy to write it down! It is also very easy to always be critical and mention how things mightContinue reading “Just hold on a minute”

Rajar Numberwang

My diary for the Rajar Wednesday always used to be blocked out from about 0930 until about 1730 with one entry entitled “Rajar Numberwang!” Lets rotate the board! (for the uninitiated see clip of Mitchel and Webb) There are a few great posts about the ups and downs and analysis of the latest Rajar results.Continue reading “Rajar Numberwang”

And the winner is…

This week has seen the radio and audio industry awards, The Arias from the Radio Academy, give out its latest set of gongs. Congratulations to the winners and commiserations to the losers and all who felt “robbed”. I’ve had a long history with awards during my career- winning a few, judging very many, and attendingContinue reading “And the winner is…”