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BBC 6 Music posts record listening figures in 20th year

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BBC Radio 6 Music has posted record listening figures in the first quarter of its 20th year of operation, the BBC has announced.The radio station was launched in 2002 with a focus on alternative music.

At the time, it was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years.According to the BBC, more than 2.8million listeners tuned in to BBC Radio 6 Music in the first quarter of the year.

It is the highest quarterly listening figure since the Radio Joint Audience Research organisation (known as RAJAR) changed its methodology for measuring listening stats after the pandemic.A total of 1.41million listeners alone tune in to the station for Lauren Laverne’s breakfast show, the figures reveal.

As well as 6 Music’s 20th anniversary celebrations, its festival in Cardiff also contributed to the rise in listeners.The RAJAR figures also show that 33.81million people tuned in to BBC Radio each week, while BBC Sounds received a record number of plays of its podcasts and on-demand radio programmes, with 179 million plays.“How better to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the much loved BBC Radio 6 Music than with these figures!” Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer, said. “They really illustrate the unique place that the station has in its listeners’ lives, with its eclectic schedule and specialist, passionate DJs who day in and day out champion music.

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