RNS Number:2423R
UBC Media Group PLC
23 October 2003



             UBC Media Group reports RAJAR figures for Classic Gold



UBC Media Group reports that the new Tony Blackburn breakfast show on its
Classic Gold Digital network has succeeded in holding the network's key
breakfast audience in the final RAJAR audience survey to measure analogue-only
listening (Quarter 3, 2003).



In addition, total listening hours in the core 35 - 44 demographic have risen by
11% to 1.4 million.



The network's total share of listening, at 2.8%, gives it a larger market share
than any other 'Gold' radio service in the UK.



Classic Gold's 15+ weekly reach is 735,000 individuals (818,000 Q2 2003) with
average listening hours of 10.5 (down from 10.7 in Q2 2003).



Classic Gold Digital broadcasts on 18 AM stations, plus a network of digital
multiplexes and Sky Digital, which gives the format a potential audience of 29
million people. This is the last set of RAJAR results to include Classic Gold's
analogue listening only.  Digital listening is now being measured and will be
reported for the first time in February next year.



Commenting on the RAJAR numbers, Simon Cole, Chief Executive of UBC Media Group,
said,



"It is encouraging that the new Tony Blackburn breakfast show is holding on to
our analogue audience.  Analogue AM, however, has never been the future for us
and, as we have said, we expect listening on this platform to decline over the
coming years. Digital listening, especially on BSkyB's platform, is already
proving to be significant and we look forward to receiving our first figures
including this digital listening in February."







Enquiries:

Andrew Sholl
Portland, for UBC Media
(020) 7404 5344

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