Willie O’Reilly: Radio still has the nation’s ear after all this time
A fascinating document of radio listenership data from the 1950s reveals how much – and how little – has changed in the intervening seven decades
Radio is in rude health, according to a recent survey released by Ipsos/MRBI – and despite what some detractors may have you believe. I’m a tad biased on this one, having worked in the industry for most of my professional life, but the results are undeniable.
Of course people have a greater choice of media than ever, and of course listenership has fallen from its historic high, but radio continues to be the second-most consumed ...
