Despite these dynamics, the radio media as a whole continues to lose ground, with a global decline of 264,000 listeners over a year.
France Inter Caracole still at the top of the radio audiences from January to March, with some 7.3 million daily listeners, while RTL has resumed the number 2 place in Franceinfo, according to figures published Tuesday by Médiamétrie. The public station won 76,000 new listeners compared to early 2024, for a cumulative audience (AC) of 12.8%. “”France Inter has never been so high. His morning too. The last three waves are the three best recorded since the implementation of the mediammetry measure in 2002 ”welcomed Adèle Van Reeth, director of France Inter, in a statement sent to AFP.
A record had been reached in the last wave, with 7.5 million daily listeners in November and December. For this early 2025, RTL returned to the second step of the podium that Franceinfo had delighted since the start of the school year. The Group M6 private private resort has 5 million listeners (8.9% cumulative audience). Continuous public information radio has 4.9 million daily listeners (8.7% cumulative audience). Sibyle Veil, boss of Radio France, noted “The prowess of Radio France which, vague after vague, manages to maintain itself at very high levels”.
Arriving fourth, RMC is slightly decreased over a year (from 5.6% to 5.4% cumulative audience) but has been growing since the start of the season, counting 3 million listeners. For its part, Europe 1, in the giron of the conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré, continues its rise by winning 269,000 listeners in one year, or 2.7 million in total (4.7% in cumulative audience). “The daily listening time explodes (+18 minutes in a year), a sign of listeners’ loyalty”noted to AFP Constance Benqué, director general of her parent company Lagardère Radio. Europe 1 will lose for the benefit of Fun Radio next September Cyril Hanouna, who hosts the 4 p.m.-6pm “Largely contributed to the reporta of Europe 1”according to his manager. The concept of his show should remain.
Finally, “HERE” (ex-France Bleu), the Radio France local antennas network renamed at the start of the year, a 4.9% drop to 4.2% of the cumulative audience in one year, losing 422,000 listeners. Strong international news “Was not favorable to us” et “The radio media is in trouble”especially “Popular radio”we explain at “here”. The radio media as a whole declines, with a loss of nearly 264,000 listeners over the year, for a total of 38.5 million daily followers from January to March.
