• Absolute Radio’s network reach is back up to over 2 million listeners – the highest since Q4 2008.

• The Absolute Radio network posted a 10.9% increase quarter on quarter, 7.5% year on year with 2.02 million listeners with a 13.9% year on year increase in listening hours (+4.5% quarter on quarter).

• Listening to the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show has increased by 12.1% quarter on quarter, now with 908,000 listeners.

• Absolute Radio’s reach is also up 13.7% quarter on quarter to 1,587,000. Its reach is up 6.5% quarter on quarter and 4% year on year.

• Absolute Classic Rock’s reach is up 9% quarter on quarter and 45.5% year on year.

• New station Absolute 80s is up 9.1% quarter on quarter to 288,000.

“This quarter we launched our Faces for Radio marketing creative focused on our 7 day breakfast offering; Frank Skinner, Dave Gorman and Christian O’Connell – and Breakfast is up. We undertook a successful World Cup campaign fronted by Baddiel & Skinner and next quarter we kick-off our Barclays Premier League coverage with Rock ‘N’ Roll Football.” said Clive Dickens, Chief Operating Officer at Absolute Radio. “Digitally – Absolute 80s and Absolute Classic Rock continue to perform very strongly – next quarter Absolute Radio 90s and Absolute Radio extra will add to this even more.”