New Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR) figures for Q1 2024 make happy reading for GB News staff – they’ve secured the highest year-on-year growth in weekly reach of a whopping 43%. With a 6% quarterly boost it has now overtaken LBC News in London for the first time ever. It’s impressive to secure 455,000 listeners to the simulcast of your television station…

GB News is the top news radio station from 7 p.m. onwards. Meanwhile TalkTV, whose only linear platform remaining is radio, saw a decline of 10%. LBC News and Times Radio dropped off by 9%. GB News’ televised output is also getting a refresh with extensive new furniture and lighting getting installed in their Paddington headquarters from the 17th to 24th of June. GB gets a new sofa and the rest are rearranging deckchairs…