Classic FM is down to its smallest audience in 30 years

Classic FM is down to its smallest audience in 30 years

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norman lebrecht

May 18, 2023

Rajar’s first-quarter figures for 2023 make uneasy reading for Britain’s commercial classical radio station.

Classic FM have lost 426,000 listeners this year, down 8.6% to 4.54 million. Their only strategy, it seems, is to keep on hiring former BBC TV journalists and presenters.

BBC Radio3 and Scala Radio showed a slight increase.

Charts and analysis here.

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