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BBC 6 Music overtakes Radio 3 for the first time

31.07.2014 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WorldDAB Member - United Kingdom United Kingdom

BBC Radio 6 Music's listening figures have overtaken those of BBC Radio 3 for the first time. An average weekly audience of 1.89m tuned in to the digital-only rock station over the last quarter, a 5.5% increase on the same period last year. 6 Music's audience has doubled since a public campaign saved it from a proposed closure in 2010. "BBC Radio 6 Music continues to perform well in the digital space, with Shaun Keaveny and Steve Lamacq reaching record audiences," Bob Shennan, controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music.

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