[Nicky]

So, due out today... First official figures since Chris took over the breakfast show.

Anyone have any idea when/where they'll be released?

[Aaron]

Already been done - He's added 700,000 listeners to the breakfast show.

[Nicky]

Jebus, nice. I had a look around the forum and then the bbc site and couldn't see anything :$

[Adam]

'Saviour of Radio 1' Wins 680,000 New Listeners

By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor, PA News


Chris Moyles has lived up to his billing as “the saviour of Radio 1” by adding nearly 700,000 listeners to the breakfast show.

Radio 1 bosses were celebrating today after newly-released figures showed the DJ has helped revive the station’s fortunes.

Old breakfast show host Sara Cox was moved at the beginning of the year after a disastrous slump in ratings.

Since he replaced her in January, Moyles has put on 680,000 listeners to take the audience from 6.5 million to 7.18 million.

The figures, released by industry body Rajar, are for the 4+ age group.

In the 15+ age group, Moyles has pulled in an extra 410,000 listeners to boost the audience from 5.52 million to 5.93 million.

Radio 1’s total audience for the first three months of 2004 was 9.84 million, up from 9.44 million the previous quarter.

A spokesman said: “We are very pleased with the results, particularly for Chris Moyles who has had a great start on the breakfast show.”

Today’s news comes as a relief to Radio 1 bosses after the station fell to its lowest ever audience figures last year.

Sara Cox, who is expecting her first baby, took much of the blame and was moved to Moyles’ old afternoon slot after her audience dipped to just 5.4 million listeners.

Loud-mouthed Moyles, self-styled “saviour of Radio 1”, took over on January 5.

And then goes on to talk about other shows on TV and Radio....

Nice.

[David]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainmen ... 689949.stm

[Nicky]

Brilliant... They don't tell us how the listening figures for the Drivetime slot done though... I was curious to see how much Sara lost

[B26354]

i never realised cox lost so many listeners talentless, unfunny, ugly,nice rack but ugly, trout (best mildly-offensive word i can think of at this time)

[jc]

Hah, I was just wondering what happened to this quarter's RAJAR figures. I visited their web site ten minutes ago, and voilà, PDF results embargoed until 11am this morning. Spooky.

I can't wait to hear how Sara did in her first few months on drivetime. I know I haven't listened. - jc

[Aaron]

Moyles will be on newsbeat between now and 1pm.

[B26354]

missed it by the time i looked at this 3 minutes ago
is it the same stories at 5:45-6:00

EDIT: just taped the last 5 minutes so i now have it on tape and will record it on my dictaphone/machine later (sad i know) good they left it till last
nice to hear georgina and chris together again

[Adam]

Strange, i've just heard it. I recorded it. However, he'll probably be on later but not live.

[Nicky]

I've got it recorded if anyone wants it... Need a host though.


(its 2 meg)

[Adam]

Bloody hell, what did you record that with? I'm sure there are some nice people at chrismoyles.net that will host it for you.

Send an email to mailto:[email protected] for details.

[B26354]

thanks for the tip off Aaron

[Adam]

For all those that missed it, it wasn't that great.

Lets just say - Moyles will be coming back with a tan. He's currently somewhere in the world in his speedo's...

[B26354]

yeah but anything with moyles on it i wanna hear if i have the chance to

i dont care if all he said was a few words i'd still wanna wanna hear it

[MC]

Just remembered, you can Listen to the latest edition of Newsbeat by following this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/media/news/ ... wsbeat.ram

However, it annoyingly cuts out half way through Chris is talking. I presume they will re-run the interview at 5:45 though.

As for the results themselves - great news. Don't think he could have asked for much more in just four months.

[jimmy g]

Yay.

Chris had almost the same amount of people listening to his afternoon show as breakfast anyway - 4.6 million as apposed to 5.2 million (according to a not particularly accurate source). I doubt we will be finding Cox's Drivetime ratings in any hurry.

Expect big R1 losses next quater kids, with M&L leaving and all.

I am off to tease Moyles haters on other forums now.

[gizzy k]

nice to hear georgina and chris together again

those names sound good together dont they

[B26354]

is that sarcasim (spelling?) -difficult to know sometimes with you people

to expalin i always enjoyed G.B and moyles talking after newsbeat in the afternoon dom's a close second (as he was on afternoons quite often and so was jules)

[pip1984_2k]

Do u fink that maybe, Coxy "may" decide that being a mother is too tough of a job aswell as being a radio "presenter" and may decide to give up her slot, thus letting Mills take over and win back some listeners.

[Ste]

Has anyone got the audio.