JNLR radio figures RTÉ 2FM shows have enjoyed a slight boost in listeners despite the loss of a number of high-profile presenters, according to the latest JNLR figures. It has been a summer of turmoil for the station as it lost five of its most popular hosts – Doireann Garrihy, The 2 Johnnies, Jennifer Zamparelli and Donncha O’Callaghan. In an unexpected turn of events, Garrihy, Zamparelli and The 2 Johnnies all left in the space of a week.
Bláthnaid Treacy, who is on air across the weekend from 9am to 12pm, has enjoyed an increase of 7,000 on Saturday and 18,000 on a Sunday, bringing her total audience to 136,000 and 128,000 respectively. Today's News in 90 Seconds - August 15th The presenter, who took over the slot in May, returned to work seven weeks after the birth of her first child, a girl named Nancy Claire, in June of last year. The latest JNLR figures represent listenership across April, May and June.
RTÉ Radio 1 has also had an increase in listeners across most shows except for the News at One, which is down 6,000 listeners to 295,000 after bidding farewell to long-time host Bryan Dobson in May. Dobson retired from RTÉ after a 37-year career and presented his last show on May 3. Gavin Jennings took over from Dobson on the programme before he was permanently replaced by Rachael English in mid-July.
On the other side of the dial, Newstalk has had a boost in its morning listenership. The Pat Kenny Show numbers represent an increase of 15,000 listeners, achi.