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February 6, 2014updated 25 Feb 2014 10:23pm

Talk stations all grow their audience as UK radio listening rises to new high

By Dominic Ponsford

Radio 4 claimed a record weekly reach in the last quarter of 2013 – its highest ever figure under the current Rajar measurement system which dates back to 1999.

It had a weekly reach of 11.2m listeners, up from 10.9m in the same period a year ago. The station’s flagship current affairs show the Today programme also had a strong showing, with 7.14m listeners a week, up from 7.05m in the same period a year earlier.

Radio 2 was the UK’s most popular station with an audience of 15.5m a week.

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