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  "path": "/news/rajar-gb-news-radio-beats-bbc-talk-lbc-year-on-year-growth",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T07:46:17.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nGB News Radio has outperformed all its network rivals, securing the highest year-on-year audience growth in the latest RAJAR figures.\n\nThe number of listeners tuning into GB News Radio jumped from 468,000 in Q4 2024 to 672,000 in Q4 2025, a rise of 44 per cent.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThis annual audience growth is more than twelve times higher than LBC, almost ten times higher than BBC Radio Four, and over three times larger than Talk.\n\nListening hours have also increased sharply, rising 33 per cent year-on-year, underlining not just a larger audience for _GB News_ Radio, but deeper engagement.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSeveral programmes delivered exceptional performances too, with some shows recording audience growth of more than 100 per cent year-on-year.\n\nCommenting on the “phenomenal” results, GB News’ Head of Programming, Ben Briscoe, said: “The surge in the number of people turning to GB News Radio over the last year is yet another sign of a growing community now turning to our bold and fearless journalism each and every day.\n\n“We’re seeing growing numbers across all our platforms, and these phenomenal results are down to a team which works tirelessly to tell the stories others ignore.\n\n“The fact that listening hours are up so much is hugely significant. It shows that not only are more and more people turning to GB News Radio, but they are staying with us throughout the day to ensure they get the very best and latest live news coverage.”\n\n### Some shows up as much as 100 per cent YoY\n\n\n\n\nFrom Breakfast through to its late-night prime-time show, GB News Radio is delivering strong year-on-year growth across its schedule.\n\nThe highlights from the latest RAJAR data included:\n\n**_Weekday programme growth (YoY)_**\n\n  * **State of the Nation (20:00–21:00):** Audience soared **101.2 per cent.**\n  * **Britain’s Newsroom (09:30–12:00):** Audience rocketed **87.1****per cent**\n  * **Martin Daubney (15:00–18:00):** Audience rose **60.6****per cent**\n  * **Patrick Christys Tonight (21:00–23:00):** Audience climbed **36.9****per cent**\n  * **Dewbs and Co (18:00–19:00):** Audience leapt **34.5****per cent**\n  * **GB News Breakfast (06:00–09:30):** Audience surged **33.7****per cent**\n  * **Farage (19:00–20:00):** Audience up **33.7****per cent**\n  * **Good Afternoon Britain (12:00–15:00):** Audience grew **31.7****per cent**\n\n\n\nGB News Radio programmes also delivered significant gains at weekends.\n\n**Saturdays:**\n\n  * **Nana Akua (15:00–18:00):** Audience rocketed **68.3****per cent** YoY\n  * **The Weekend (12:00–15:00):** Audience soared **42****per cent** YoY\n  * **The Saturday Five Extra (20:00–21:00):** Audience up **4.3****per cent** YoY\n\n\n\n**Sundays:**\n\n  * **The Camilla Tominey Show (09:30–11:00):** Audience climbed **71.2****per cent** YoY\n  * **Nana Akua (15:00–18:00):** Audience leapt **48.7****per cent** YoY\n  * **Sunday with Michael Portillo (11:00–13:00):** Audience grew **43.9****per cent** YoY\n  * **GB News Breakfast (06:00–09:30):** Audience up **39.4****per cent** YoY\n  * **Alex Armstrong Tonight Late Edition (23:00–24:00):** Audience grew **28****per cent** YoY\n  * **The Camilla Tominey Show Highlights (18:00–19:00):** Audience up **25****per cent** YoY\n  * **Alex Armstrong Tonight (21:00–23:00):** Audience increased **19.4****per cent** YoY\n\n\n\n### Where is GB News Radio’s audience growth coming from?\n\n\n\n\nThe RAJAR data reveals GB News Radio has seen its total number of female listeners grow by 68 per cent in the last 12 months.\n\nThe number of women aged 15-54 has soared by a staggering 94 per cent YoY, while the number of listeners classed as ‘ABC1 Adults’ was up 48 per cent YoY. Over 30 per cent of listeners are now aged under 45, according to the RAJAR data.\n\n### GB News: soaring on TV as well as radio\n\n\n\n\nGB News Radio’s growth comes alongside its continued outstanding performance on television.\n\nLatest BARB data shows GB News was Britain’s number one news channel from July 2025 through to the end of January.\n\nThe People’s Channel secured 88,528 average views over that period, ahead of the BBC News Channel on 79,305 and leaving Sky News a distant third on 67,408.\n\nGB News achieved a 1.42 audience share over the same period, exceeding the BBC News Channel (1.27) and Sky News (1.08).\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "GB News Radio beats ALL network rivals to secure highest year-on-year audience growth"
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