More people are listening to our stations than ever before 🎧 📈
As the Audioverse continues to expand with new ways to listen, we’re proud to reach a record audience of 24 million people a week. Thank you to our talented teams, innovative partners and loyal listeners
#RAJAR
BREAKING 🚨 We are beyond excited to announce that the legendary
@RealKenBruce
will be joining the Bauer family with a brand-new mid-morning show on
@greatesthitsuk
! 📻 Get ready for more PopMaster and all your favourite songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s. 💿
Congratulations are in order! 👏 We’re delighted to hear that
@greatesthitsuk
’s Ken Bruce has been awarded an MBE for services to radio, autism awareness and charity. 🏅 Well done
@RealKenBruce
, so deserved!
📻
@greatesthitsuk
, the new home of Ken Bruce, has achieved a network record high of 5.3m weekly listeners, with more people than ever before tuning in to
@simonmayo
and
@rossie7dj
.
Three words for your Thursday, Simon: Record Radio Ratings!
#RAJAR
🚨
@empiremagazine
news 🚨
@NickdeSemlyen
has been appointed Editor of Bauer Media’s flagship film and entertainment brand. ✍️ An experienced journalist, Nick has worked at Empire since 2004 and his work has won several awards. Congratulations Nick!
Today was the end of a long, legendary chapter of radio. We can't wait to turn the page...
Congratulations Ken Bruce on a magnificent three decades, we'll see you soon.
With both
#Citadel
and
#LoveAgain
out now,
@priyankachopra
is at her prime. ✨ Today,
@GraziaUK
is thrilled to announce Priyanka as its latest global cover star, gracing the LUXURY ISSUE cover of Grazia UK plus 12 other international editions.
Huge congratulations are in order! 🎖️ Our very own
@absoluteradio
presenter and comedy icon Frank Skinner has been awarded an MBE for services to entertainment in today’s New Years Honours List. Such a well deserved honour Frank! 👏
Introducing Ken Bruce MBE. ⚡️
We're so proud of
@RealKenBruce
and his contribution to broadcasting, charity and autism awareness - and couldn't be any happier to have him as part of our Greatest Hits Radio family.
Learn more here:
Well that was nice to wake up to!
@magicfm
’s
@ronanofficial
was on the
@GMB
sofa today to chat Magic 100% Christmas and shared his and Storm’s wonderful baby news 👶
Congrats to you both 💓
🚨 Tomorrow is the big day, the Ken-down is nearly over! ⏰ Set your alarm for 10am – you don’t want to miss
@realkenbruce
’s first show on
@greatesthitsuk
🥳
As the
@NHSuk
celebrates its 75th birthday,
@greatesthitsuk
presenter
@RealKenBruce
will be going ‘Back to the Start’ for an hour long special looking at the world of hospital radio. 🏥📻 The special will air tonight at 9pm, find out more:
Broadcast legend
@RealKenBruce
continues to shake up morning radio, with his groundbreaking show on
@greatesthitsuk
🌟
The station has seen 124% growth YoY for mid-mornings, with 3.7 million weekly listeners tuning in to the Pop Master’s dulcet tones
Exciting news,
@RonJichardson
will be joining
@absoluteradio
from Saturday September 7th! 🙌
The comedian and star of Cats Does Countdown will be live every Saturday morning from 8am, find out more:
Calling all female freelancers and young women wanting to get into radio! 📢 Bauer Media Audio has today announced the launch of new ‘Women in Programming’ courses and a
@KissFMUK
Summer School to discover, train and foster female talent in radio.
#IWD
In a landmark move, the Government has today published a new clause to the Domestic Abuse Bill which will end the so-called ‘rough sex’ defence. Well done and thank you
@GraziaUK
@HarrietHarman
@Mark4WyreForest
@Wecantconsentto
for all your work on this.
Must. Stay. Calm.
@kylieminogue
is playing an exclusive intimate gig at a secret London location with
@magicfm
😀🌟💃
After wowing the crowds at
@GlastoFest
, this is sure to be special! Read more:
Greatest Hits reaches the greatest audience. 🕺
7.7 million listeners now join
@greatesthitsuk
Network for 64 million hours a week, making it the UK’s number 1 commercial radio station.
#RAJAR
🧑🎤 Greatest Hits Radio continues to break records.
@rossie7dj
entertains over 2.9 million listeners and
@RealKenBruce
welcomes 3.8 million a week, with
@simonmayo
once again crowned the UK’s number 1 commercial drivetime show. 🚘
#RAJAR
Getting to and from work has never sounded so good, thanks to
@greatesthitsuk
! 🚗 🚆
@simonmayo
reaches a record high of 2.5m listeners with commercial radio’s No.1 Drivetime show, whilst
@rossie7dj
wakes up 2.7m with the second biggest commercial radio Breakfast show
#RAJAR
As a company we want to increase the diversity of our workforce and ensure Bauer is a great place to do great work for all. In addition to signing the BITC Race at Work Charter, we have now pledged to the
@BroccoliContent
#EqualityinAudio
Pact.
The
@GreatestHitsUK
Network has truly proved its greatness with an unprecedented accomplishment of 5.3 million listeners a week 🏆 And shout out to the extra half a million listeners who tuned in to
@simonmayo
's Drivetime show this quarter! 🚗
#RAJAR
“Thank you for listening, playing along to
#PopMaster
and taking the time to message in to the show... Your company is always much appreciated” 😍📻
Nearly a million people have joined
@RealKenBruce
’s move to
@greatesthitsuk
, which entertains 3m listeners a week.
BRAND NEW TV ad 📺 just in for the
@KissFMUK
Breakfast Show… coming to a screen near you. Watch as hosts
@Jordan_Banjo
and
@perrikiely
promise to save your mornings⏰🎵
Exhausted, wet, in pain but triumphant
@WyattVW
has just crossed the
#R2R2
finish line 🚴♂️🏁 Huge congratulations Wyatt, you legend!🤟
🎸Don’t forget to download the
@PlanetRockRadio
Allstars charity single version of ‘You’re the Voice’
👉Donate at:
We have taken the time to reflect on what we need to do as a radio and audio company; for our people, and to better represent the audiences we serve. We are very aware of our challenges and recognise that we must work to increase our diversity.
Amazing first set of
#RAJAR
results for our recent station launches
@ScalaRadio
and
@countryhitsuk
! Huge congrats to both teams for their debuts and contribution to Bauer’s overall digital number 🎉🎉 See our full results here:
Bauer Radio hits a new record reaching 20million people! Congrats to all our teams who have contributed to this great result! 🏆👏 See our
#RAJAR
results in full here:
📻
@MagicFM
Breakfast now reaches 1.2 million listeners. Congratulations to
@ronanofficial
,
@harrietscott_
and the team – amazing numbers to wake up to! 📻
Read about Bauer Media's performance in full:
#RAJAR
Liverpool! Have you seen the Radio City Tower today? 👀 To celebrate the launch of sister station Hits Radio Pride this morning, it's lit up in rainbow colours! 🌈
@hitsradiouk
@RadioCity967
#LGBTQ
The good times sound like
@greatesthitsuk
for 6.6 million people 🤩
A record number of people are joining Ken, Simon, Jackie and the gang every week on the UK’s fastest growing radio network
#RAJAR
We've got a new look! 👀
Paying homage to the long history of the company whilst reflecting our exciting future, check out our new corporate brand design as we gear up for the next generation of Bauer Media.
Huge congratulations to our very own Bauer Media Audio Scotland Content Director
@producervic
, who was awarded a
@radioacademy
fellowship today at
#RadFest22
! Couldn't be more well deserved. 🎉👏
You might not have won, but you're OUR King of the Castle Jordan!👏👏
Everyone at
@974RockFM
is so proud of you...... we all had money on you to win... so a bit out of pocket🤣 but we've loved seeing the nation fall in love with you ❤️
Always part of the
#RockFMFamily
The family of
@jazzfm
and
@ScalaRadio
broadcaster Jamie Crick have announced his death at the age of 57 following a short illness, our deepest condolences are with his family and loved ones at this time. A spokesperson for Jazz FM and Scala has shared the below:
Happy
#WorldRadioDay
! 📻 From being one of the most trusted media platforms to bringing communities together, radio is more than just a destination for music. 💙 Thank you to all our listeners who tune in to our stations - which one will you be listening to today? 🎶
📢ANNOUNCEMENT📢
The
@absoluteradio
family is growing! Dedicated to brand new music released this decade, new station Absolute Radio 20s will launch online next week. Expect the freshest tracks from Sam Fender, Michael Kiwanuka, Billie Eilish, Haim & more!
The
@magicfm
Network had their best-ever
#RAJAR
posting 4.2 million listeners – growing 8.3% year on year. Congratulations team! 🎉🎉 Read our full RAJAR results in full here:
3 words for our Thursday… Record
#RAJAR
Ratings 📈
@simonmayo
is once again the UK’s Number 1 commercial drivetime show, with a record high of 2.5 million listeners joining the radio icon every week.
Exciting news! 🚨
@simonmayo
is making a welcome return to national drivetime with a new show on
@greatesthitsuk
. Simon will be back playing the music that defined his career from 15th March, find out more here:
🗨️ "Country Hits Radio’s streaming alone shows that the discovery of contemporary country music is something audiences love when they land with it." - our very own Gary Stein discusses the "huge" potential growth of
@countryhitsuk
and Country music in the UK. 👢🎸
The UK’s number 1 commercial radio network has been crowned 📻👑
Radio is proven to provide entertainment, trusted news and companionship to audiences, which is exactly what The Hits Radio Brand offers to a record 13.5 million listeners every week (incl. partner stations).
He’s done it again! Congratulations
@Daveberry_tweet
who remains the
#1
national commercial Breakfast Show on
@absoluteradio
with a rather tidy 2.2 million listeners. 🏆
See our
#RAJAR
results in full:
“There are a lot of people who struggle to open up about their mental health issues. I think if people were more accepting, less judgmental and more open – it would be such an easier topic to discuss.”
@Charlottegshore
#WheresYourHeadAt
🖊️
A first of its kind,
@ScalaRadio
adds a brand-new Women Composers station to its family as part of its partnership with
@Donne_UK
. ♀️ Music will focus solely on women classical composers, such as Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Arlenne Sierra and more. 🎼🎹
🕺
@greatesthitsuk
continues its meteoric rise, with its beloved presenters and the biggest songs from music legends 🎸🎷
Growing its record reach for a sixth consecutive quarter, 6.8m listeners now join
@simonmayo
,
@JennyPowellTV
,
@rossie7dj
and the gang every week
#RAJAR
Bauer Media Audio has today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire
@CommunicorpIRL
subject only to regulatory approval. Through this transaction Bauer Media Audio enters the Republic of Ireland and extends its business to eight countries.
Happy birthday
@jazzfm
and
@ScalaRadio
! 🎂🎉 As Jazz FM turns 30 today, Scala Radio celebrates its first year. Join in with the celebrations and listen in today for special programmes, exciting guests and exclusive recordings!
THANK YOU
@AngieGreaves
for a wonderful 14 years lighting up
@magicfm
with your unbelievable skill, grace and all-round amazing-ness. All the best of luck🍀we'll miss you!❤️
There is NO way I can thank everyone enough by hitting a like button on all your lovely comments.
From the bottom of my heart I THANK YOU all for your kind wishes and for listening to me on Magic and Magic Soul over the past 14 years.
All your support has meant the world to me
🚨 Bauer Media Audio has today announced that it is to launch Rayo, an exciting new audio product and brand which re-invents radio for an online, on-demand environment to meet the ever-changing needs of listeners and commercial partners across Europe. 🎶📱
The UK is starting the day in style with tea, cornflakes and Bauer at breakfast 🍞☕
Today’s
#RAJAR
results show growth across Bauer Media’s biggest breakfast shows. So let's raise a toast (the buttered kind) to the morning!
We're proud to announce that we are partnering with
@CooperativeBank
to launch Hits Radio Pride 🌈, the first dedicated
#LGBTQ
+ pop-up radio station in the UK by a major broadcaster. Live from August 28th. 🏳️🌈
@hitsradiouk
#pride
Appointment news🚨Bauer Media Audio UK today announces the appointment of
@producersalty
into the newly created role of Deputy Director of Audio. David will start his new position with immediate effect. Congratulations David! 👏
We're moving! 🚨 We're delighted to announce that we'll be relocating to a new central London headquarters based at brand new development, The Lantern, bringing our audio and publishing businesses together into one central site for the very first time. 🏢
A record breaking 21.6 million people listen to Bauer radio stations every week! 📻📈
Thank you to each and every one of you for tuning in and to all of our amazing teams at our stations across the UK.
#RAJAR
A star is born & its name is Magic at the Musicals! ✨
We’re proud to announce our 4th new radio brand this year celebrating all things musical – from both stage and screen.
Read more about the latest addition to the
@MagicFm
family launching 21st Nov:
Bauer Radio enjoys record audience and listening hours! Congrats to our teams who have contributed to a great performance! 🏆👏
See our
#RAJAR
results in full here:
We're proud to announce that Bauer Media has signed up to the UK government’s new ‘kickstart’ scheme, looking to welcome 16-24-year-old jobseekers from across the UK and all backgrounds to their first role in the media industry. ✍️
@baueracademyuk
KING OF THE JUNGLE! 👑🌴
Congratulations to this year’s
#ImACeleb
winner, the incredible
@SamThompsonUK
. Hear Sam’s infectious enthusiasm, weeknights on
@hitsradiouk
📻
After a long day, nothing helps you unwind like your favorite radio show. We’re soundtracking the nation’s drive home, with the No1 and No2 commercial radio hometime shows.
🚘 |
@simonmayo
@bushontheradio
@RichieFirth
We're so delighted that Mayor of London
@SadiqKhan
supports our
#PledgeKindness
campaign '100%'! Have you pledged an act of kindness on our map yet? Every small thing helps - as Sadiq says, ask people how they're feeling and take an interest. 💚🇬🇧
Bauer Media Audio UK has today announced that fifteen of its local stations in England and Wales are to rebrand to
@hitsradiouk
from April this year. Read more:
As part of a ground-breaking project,
@KimKardashian
will feature on the cover of
@GraziaUK
in addition to 11 of Grazia’s international editions! The new issue will be available on UK newsstands and digitally tomorrow, Tuesday 6th October. 🖤
It’s our people behind the great work who make Bauer a great place. We’re so excited to celebrate the extraordinary talent in our teams from across the UK at Alexandra Palace for the
#BMA2019
🥳🌟🎉
A great set of
#RAJAR
results show our distinctive radio brands continue to grow in audience reach and listening with standout performances from
@absoluteradio
,
@magicfm
and
@hitsradiouk
👏 read full results here: