RTE 1 gains share as RTE 2 suffers

The recession is proving good news for speech-based radio: RTE and Newstalk were the biggest winners in last week’s Joint National Listenership Report (JNLR), covering the full year of 2008.

Virtually all of Radio 1’s shows made gains, with Drivetime With Mary Wilson up 14 per cent on the weekday average quarter hour basis, which is favoured by media buyers.

On this basis, Derek Mooney’s afternoon show also performed exceptionally well, with a ...