Absolute Radio

Audience data for December 2008 to March 2009

TSA: This radio station broadcasts to a survey area of 50,735,000 adults (aged 15+).
Reach: It is listened to by 1,693,000 people (3%) each week.
Hours: Each listener tunes in for 7.1 hours per week - a total of 12,037,000.
Share: In its area, it has a 1.2% market share.

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Source: IPSOS/RSL. Media UK uses national audience data where it exists. These figures are not always comparable between surveys. Full datasets used:
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