Radio 24 gains listeners

In the period from January 1 to June 30, 2006, 268,100 people listened to Radio 24 every day, giving the station a net reach of 6.1 percent in German-speaking Switzerland and putting it in the top position among private radio stations. In the Zurich license area, Radio 24 reached around 205,000 people every day. Radio 24's market share in the target group of 15 to 49-year-olds was 16 percent, according to a press release. Compared to the same period last year, 12,900 listeners have been gained. The information programs were particularly well received, according to the press release: During the station's one-and-a-half-hour evening info program between 5.00 and 6.30 p.m., the market share is 3.6 percent. The morning show "Ufsteller" between 06.00 and 09.00 reaches around 130,000 listeners in the greater Zurich area every day, with a market share of 3 percent.