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BBC World Service

Latest audience data

TSA: This radio station broadcasts to a survey area of 50,735,000 adults (aged 15+).
Reach: It is listened to by 1,310,000 people (3%) each week.
Hours: Each listener tunes in for 5.1 hours per week - a total of 6,667,000.
Share: In its area, it has a 0.7% market share.
Source: IPSOS/RSL, March 2008 to June 2008 for 'BBC World Service'
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RAJAR figures are not always comparable between surveys.
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