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<p>His Majesty’s Government strongly supports a vibrant radio sector, including national
and local commercial stations as well as community stations and the BBC, which between
them provide a rich variety of choice for listeners across the UK.</p><p>The UK’s
commercial radio sector now accounts for approximately 55% of radio listening in the
UK, according to figures published by <a href="https://www.rajar.co.uk/docs/2023_12/Q4%202023%20Chart%203%20BBC%20Comm%20Reach%20Share.pdf"
target="_blank">RAJAR for Quarter 4 2023</a>, with 39 million people tuning in to
national or local commercial stations at least once a week. This compares to 42% of
radio listening and 34 million listeners <a href="https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php"
target="_blank">in Quarter 4 2013</a>. The growth in commercial radio listening over
the past 10 years is thanks to the investment the sector has made to develop and grow
new services and its ability to adapt what it offers to listeners on digital radio
or via internet-connected devices such as smart speakers.</p><p>The measures in the
Media Bill to reduce regulatory burdens on commercial radio and to secure protections
for the carriage of radio on smart speaker devices are intended to help support and
secure commercial radio’s long-term future.</p>
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