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Slide 1 BBC Radio 3 Sat 1700-1830 Jazz Show Note: data inside this pack refers to 17:00-18:00 as this was the most common slot for the programme in Q2 17

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BBC Radio 3 Sat 1700-1830 Jazz Show

Note: data inside this pack refers to 17:00-18:00 as this was

the most common slot for the programme in Q2 17

Summary

• The Saturday 5pm-6pm Jazz slot has a steady audience of 151k live listeners,

with this remaining stable for the last 2 years.

• The programme’s audience skews more female (48% vs. 44% for Radio 3), older

(58% over 65 vs. 47%) and more ABC1 (96% vs. 73%) than the network overall.

• Audience appreciation is strong in this slot, higher than the Radio 3 average.

• The vast majority of live listening (90%) is done in home, with around a tenth

(9%) in car.

• Online requests are driven by live listening, although request numbers are not

significant.

Av. Hrs per listener:

00:39

Share of listening:

1.7%

Weekly Reach (000’s):

151

Proportion who

also listen to: Breakfast Mon-Fri 06.30-09.00: 41%

Jazz Record Requests Sat 16.00-

17.00: 55%

Jazz Now Mon 23.00-24.30: 1%

AI average:

83

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Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+/Pulse (latest quarter)

Average age:

62 Proportion target

audience:

(35-54 ABC1s): 12%

52% 48%

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Live radio listening

performance &

appreciation

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Reach is steady at c150k, while share has nudged down

in the most recent quarter

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

Source: Pulse Panel

84 83

82 82

2015 2016

Jazz Show 5-6pm

Sat

Radio 3 Average

The show’s appreciation (AI) is strong, and up on

the Radio 3 average

Appreciation Index

00:48 00:51

00:48

00:39 00:39 00:40

Adults 15+ 35-54 55+

Q2 16 Q2 17

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Average time spent listening stands at 39mins, having

dipped -9mins over last year, and is consistent across

demographics

Ave. hours per listener

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

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16:30 16:45 17:00 17:15 17:30 17:45 18:00 18:15

Q2 2016

Q1 2017

Q2 2017

Reach is marginally stronger in the second half

of the programme, with dips in the first 30 mins

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Reach (000s) Sat 1700-1800 Jazz Show Sat, 17:00-18:00

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

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The Audience

The audience skews

more well off:

96% are ABC1

The programme

attracts a more male

audience:

52% vs 48%

96%

4%

ABC1

C2DE

6% 11%

6%

7%

13%

58%

15-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+ 52% 48% male

female

The audience skews

65+:

58% are 65+

The audience in this slot are more likely to be

female, older and ABC1 than the Radio 3 average

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

Radio 3 average

55% male

Radio 3 average

47% are 65+

Radio 3 average

73% ABC1

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Reach has remained broadly level for the 55+ age

group over the longer term while there is a downward

trend for the younger 35-54s

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35-54s 55+

Reach (000s) by age groups for Sat 1700-1800 Jazz Show

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

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Listening by platform and

location

90% 9% 0%

The Saturday slot sees the majority of people

reached at home (90%), with around a tenth in

their cars

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

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16:30 16:45 17:00 17:15 17:30 17:45 18:00 18:15

At Home

In A Car/Van/Lorry

At Work/Elsewhere

Reach to those listening at home moves slightly

upwards mid-show

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Reach (000s) Sat 1700-1800 Jazz Show Sat, 17:00-18:00

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

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A rise in digital listening has seen DAB listening

levels now broadly in line with AM/FM listening

DAB

AM/FM

Online

2014: 51.8%

2017: 46.5%

2014: 39%

2017: 44.8%

2014: 1.7%

2017: 2.2%

Source: RAJAR Q2 2017 15+

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Similar to the station, iPlayer requests are driven by live

listening – although request figures are small

Source: Comscore digital analytics /R&M Multiplatform; UK/ BBC iStats av; off-schedule included; UK only. Figures monthly

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Catch-up UK Requests

Live UK Requests

Live & Catch-up: Sat 5pm-6pm slot iPlayer Requests

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