The Fall 2012 radio ratings were released Thursday by BBM Canada, putting CJOB at the top of the list for another year, along with fellow talk radio station CBC Radio One.
Rock stations 92 CITI FM (Rogers) and 103.1 Virgin Radio (Astral) followed, with country music station QX104 (Astral) rounding out the top five.
Power 97 saws its share drop more than two points, while 92 CITI FM increased its listenership. Industry insiders predicted a bump in CITI’s numbers after “Wheeler in the Morning” made the move in September.
Bell Media’s 99.9 BOB FM and TSN Radio 1290 were up, along with Corus’ 99.1 Fresh FM. Top 40 station Energy 106 (Evanov) dropped more than one point.
The below data is for the 12+ demographic, with the Fall 2011 ratings in parentheses for comparison.
- CJOB — 14.8 (14.7)
- CBC Radio One — 9.9 (8.9)
- 92 CITI FM — 8.1 (5.6)
- 103.1 Virgin Radio — 7.4 (8.6) *Hot 103
- QX104 — 7.4 (8.6)
- 99.9 BOB FM — 7.2 (4.9)
- Power 97 — 6.8 (9.0)
- FAB 94.3 — 6.2 (6.6)
- Energy 106 — 5.6 (6.9)
- 102.3 Clear FM — 5.2 (5.9)
- CBC Radio 2 — 3.1 (3.3)
- 99.1 Fresh FM — 2.5 (0.9)
- TSN Radio 1290 — 2.4 (1.1)
- 100.7 The Breeze — 0.9 (1.2)
