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Peel Jr gets 6music show as station sees surge in listeners
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 4 May 2010
Tom Ravenscroft, the son, of course, of John Peel, has been given a show on BBC 6music, replacing Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson in the station’s Friday night slot.
Ravenscroft has been championing new music for several years, presenting on the ill-fated Channel 4 Radio before hosting a number of popular podcasts. He was last heard on 6music when he stood in for Tom Robinson in July.
6music editor Paul Rodgers told reporters: “Tom is much sought after and we are thrilled that he thinks that 6music is the best way for him to reach his audience”.
Meanwhile, the BBC revealed on Friday that 6music has seen a 50% rise in online listeners in the last year, rising from 88,897 in March 2009 to 133,653 in March 2010, the biggest percentage growth for any of the broadcaster’s stations, boosted by the campaign to save the station from being axed. The Asian Network, which also faces closure, saw a 33% rise in online listeners in the same period, going from 31,494 to 41,978.
In total, 6music was estimated to have just under 700,000 weekly listeners at the end of last year. Meanwhile, the Asian Network saw its listeners fall by 20% to around 375,000 in 2009, though it seems both stations may now be on the rise again.
