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Sharp drop in listeners to Ray D'Arcy's RTE radio show, new JNLR figures show
As many as 10,000 listeners have turned off Ray D'Arcy's RTÉ Radio 1 show, new figures reveal.
The latest Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) show a drop in listeners to his afternoon radio show in the last quarter.
Figures reveal D'Arcy – who earns €250,000 from the national broadcaster – has 182,000 listeners tuning in daily – a drop of 10,000 from the last quarter.
The latest figures show also show that listenership for Brendan O'Connor's weekend show has surged.
His Saturday morning radio show now has 412,000 listeners – an increase of 49,000 listeners – and his Sunday radio show has 409,000 tuning in – an increase of 40,000.
It is the first time O'Connor has reached over 400,000 listeners on both days of a weekend in the history of the station.
His colleague and Prime Time host Miriam O'Callaghan also celebrated a 13,000 increase. She now has 317,000 listeners tuning into her Sunday radio show.
Elsewhere, RTÉ Radio 1 reported 8,000 listeners tuned out of Joe Duffy's last few months hosting Liveline. Duffy - who earned €351,000 a year from RTÉ - bowed out of the station with 299,000 listeners after 27 years hosting the iconic phone-in radio show.
His successor has yet to be announced, but RTÉ said the station received 500 applications for Liveline and News and Current Affairs.
Morning Ireland still remains the most listened-to breakfast show in the country with as many as 469,000 tuning in daily, a drop of 2,000 people compared to the last quarter.
Oliver Callan has 354,000 people listening in – a drop of 1,000 - while Claire Byrne was celebrating with a 6,000 listener increase to her mid-morning show. She now has 354,000 listeners tuning in daily.
Louise Duffy lost 4,000 listeners to her now 219,000-strong audience, while News at One is up 1,000. They now broadcast to 298,000 people daily. Louise Duffy
2FM suffered a loss in listeners this quarter, with 2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz and Aisling losing 9,000 listeners. They now have 139,000 people tuning in.
Laura Fox has 122,000 listeners, a drop of 5,000 and Tracey Clifford gained 1,000. She now has 110,000 listeners.
Doireann Garrihy's takeover of Drive on 2FM saw 8,000 people tuning out. She now broadcasts to 125,000 listeners daily.
Elsewhere, Today FM saw decent gains this quarter. Ian Dempsey gained 9,000 listeners to jump to 213,000, Dave Moore's listenership increased to 198,000 – an increase of 5,000 people - and Louise Cantillon saw a massive jump of 12,000 extra listeners. She now has 119,000 people tuning in.
As many as 6,000 extra people tuned into Ray Foley this summer. He now has 159,000 people tuning in, while Matt Cooper's The Last Word saw a whopping increase of 18,000 listeners to bring his audience to 181,000.
Newstalk saw a slight decrease in radio listeners. Its breakfast show remained the same with 165,000 listeners, but Pat Kenny lost 8,000 listeners. He now has 216,000 tuning in daily.
Andrea Gilligan's Lunchtime show lost 10,000 listeners. She now has 124,000 people tuning in, while an extra 12,000 people are tuning into The Hard Shoulder. The show now has 165,000 people listening in. JNLR listenership figures
RTÉ Radio 1 Morning Ireland – 469,000, down 2,000
Oliver Callan – 354,000, down 1,000
Today with Claire Byrne – 354,000, up 6,000
Louise Duffy– 219,000, down 4,000
News at One – 298,000, up 1,000
Liveline – 299,000, down 8,000
Ray D'Arcy – 182,000, down 10,000
Drivetime – 217,000, down 4,000
Brendan O'Connor (Saturday) – 412,000, up 49,000
Brendan O'Connor (Sunday) 409,000, up 40,000
Sunday with Miriam O'Callaghan: 317,000 up 13,000
2FM Breakfast on 2FM –139,000, down 9,000
Laura Fox – 122,000, down 5,000
Tracey Clifford –110,000, up 1,000
2FM Drive with Doireann –125,000, down 8,000
Today FM Ian Dempsey – 213,000, up 9,000
Dave Moore – 198,000, up 5,000
Louise Cantillon – 119,000, up 12,000
Ray Foley – 159,000, up 6,000
The Last Word – 181,000, up 18,000
Newstalk Pat Kenny – 216,000, down 8,000
Newstalk Breakfast – 165,000, no change
Lunchtime Live – 124,000, down 10,000
Moncrieff – 108,000, no change
The Hard Shoulder – 165,000, up 12,000
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