This document provides statistics on commercial radio revenues and listening in the UK for the fourth quarter of 2008. Key points:
- Commercial radio revenues were £162 million in Q4 2008, a 1.5% increase from the previous quarter but down 2.5% from Q4 2007. Annual revenues in 2008 were £560.3 million.
- The largest sources of revenue in 2008 were local advertisers at £388 million and national advertisers at £159 million.
- The top spending product categories in 2008 were Government Institutions at £84.8 million and Motors at £83 million, though both showed declines from 2007.
- Global Radio had the largest share of commercial radio listening in Q4 2008 at