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Radio Ulster remains Northern Ireland's most listened to radio station
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±«Óãtv Radio Ulster remains the number one listened to radio station in Northern Ireland with an average weekly audience of 539,000 listeners tuning in each week, according to the latest RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd) figures released today.
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According to the figures for Quarter 1 2008, the station is enjoying an increased weekly audience of 2,000 listeners from the same time last year (Quarter 1 2007: 537,000) and an increase of 29,000 listeners from the last RAJAR figures (Quarter 4 2007: 510,000).
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The top performing Radio Ulster weekday programmes include:
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 The Stephen Nolan Show with 134,000 listeners
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Talk Back with 92,000 listeners
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Good Morning Ulster with 88,000 listeners Ìý
Gerry Anderson with 85,000 listeners
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Hugo Duncan with 77,000 listeners
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Weekends on Radio Ulster also attracted a high level of listeners.
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On Saturdays, Your Place And Mine attracted 81,000 listeners and Gardener's Corner also attracted 81,000 listeners.
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On Sundays, Sunday Sequence had a weekly average of 88,000 listeners while Brian D'Arcy attracted 83,000 listeners.
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Susan Lovell, Head of Radio Ulster, said: "We are thrilled to have increased our audience both year on year and quarter on quarter.
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"Despite an increasingly competitive market, we are still maintaining a close relationship with our loyal audience and attracting more listeners to the station.
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"We are constantly innovating to bring additional benefits and added value to our listeners and I think these latest figures are testament to the talent in front of the radio microphone and behind it who continue to provide rich and varied programmes for our listeners to enjoy." Ìý
±«Óãtv Northern Ireland Press Office
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