2024-04-18 08:20:36
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 1 hour ago, Updated 37 minutes ago
France Inter gained 144,000 daily listeners over one year to achieve a cumulative audience of 12.8% (+0.2 points). PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP
France Inter continues to widen the gap with its competitors and sets a new record at 7.18 million listeners per day.
France Inter remains largely the leading radio station in France, setting a new historic record of 7.18 million daily listeners from January to March 2024, according to figures from Médiamétrie published on Thursday.
General public radio gained 144,000 daily listeners over one year to achieve a cumulative audience of 12.8% (+0.2 points).
“There have never been so many French people listening to France Inter. 7,180,000 listeners every day, it’s quite simply an absolute record in radio over the last twenty years”greeted the director of France Inter, Adèle Van Reeth.
Also read: Adèle Van Reeth: “France Inter is a progressive radio station and it embraces it”
Beyond France Inter, the CEO of Radio France Sibyle Veil praised the performance of all of the public group’s radio stations: “The French favor media that seek to produce quality, in all areas: on news as well as on culture. Our listeners are sending us the message to continue not to give in to the buzz and the caricatures”she said.
In the detail of the group’s radio stations, France Bleu is progressing (2.775 million listeners, +45,000 in one year), as is France Culture (1.918 million listeners, +245,000 in one year). But, despite the busy international news, Franceinfo is in decline with 4.761 million listeners, 165,000 fewer over a year.
Pascal Praud effect on Europe 1
Driven by the morning show of Nicolas Demorand, Léa Salamé and Sonia Devillers, Inter is well ahead of its private competitor RTL, which brings together 5.375 million listeners, down 233,000 over one year.
Very far behind, in 9th place, Europe 1, controlled by Vincent Bolloré, who has undertaken to bring it closer to CNews with co-broadcast programs, continues to recover, experiencing its third consecutive quarterly increase.
Radio nibbles 0.4 points to 4.3% audience share. On average, Europe 1 attracts 2.387 million daily listeners (+223,000 over one year). One of the drivers of this growth is Pascal Praud, poached from RTL last summer, on its morning and midday slots.
“For the third time in a row, Europe 1 finds its audience and achieves the strongest growth in the market” in audience share, said Constance Benqué, president of the Lagardère News group, to which the station belongs. “These very good results confirm the relevance and coherence of our project”she added.
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