Onic celebrates strong JNLR results, with national market share and reach on the rise, and standout growth across Cork, Dublin, Louth/Meath, Limerick, and beyond, bringing nearly 1 million listeners weekly to its trusted radio and digital platforms.
Dublin, Thursday 7th August 2025: The latest JNLR audience figures show that Ireland loves Radio with 90.2% or 3.973m 15+ adults tuning in on a weekly basis. It’s also been a very positive story for Onic which shows growth across all key metrics with national market share growing to 10.6% and national daily reach of 516,000* (percentage 11.7%). Onic reaches 793,000 or 18% of the adult population on a weekly basis.
In Cork, Cork’s 96fm has seen growth in Market Share (7a-7p,) to 17.5% while the combined 96FM/C103 offering now reaches 224,000 listeners every week.
In Dublin, FM104 has grown its listenership to 265,000 adults weekly, while Dublin’s Q102 reaches an impressive 170,000. LMFM in the Louth/Meath regions has shown further growth with a market share of 36.4% and a daily reach of 73,000 while in Limerick, Live 95 reaches 62,390 adults over the age of 15 every day.
The Onic Urban National Package, which includes Galway Bay FM (131,00) and WLR (67,000), now delivers a combined reach of nearly 1 million (994,000) engaged listeners per week.
Separately, U105, Onic’s Belfast based station, broadcasting on FM and DAB+, covering all of Northern Ireland, delivered impressive listenership in the most recent Rajar results with a weekly reach of 211,000
Onic’s continued strong performance and growth is backed by a belief in strong and relevant content for our audiences across regions and demographics. Onic’s suite of DAB+ and digital Onic services have added choice and diversity for the listener, while
Onic Original podcasts and the creation of talkSPORT Ireland content, ensures more people than ever before are enjoying our content across the Island of Ireland. Our multi layered audience touch points provide even more opportunities for our clients to reach our engaged audiences in a meaningful and effective manner.
Sean Barry, Managing Director of Onic, said:
“We’re delighted with the latest set of JNLR results and the growth recorded across our combined product offering on our core FM services. This highlights the importance of our content in the daily lives of our listeners. Onic is committed to enhancing the offering to our listeners through our core services and new digital products.”
* All growth comparisons are year on year, JNLR/Ipsos 2025-2 v JNLR/Ipsos 2024-2
Onic is a forward-thinking broadcaster dedicated to providing high-quality, innovative, and diverse audio content to audiences across the country. Focused on digital transformation, Onic is shaping the future of radio and digital media in Ireland
Onic brands in Ireland include Dublin’s FM104 and Q102, Cork’s 96fm and C103, Live 95 in Limerick, LMFM and U105 in Belfast. Its sales house also represents Galway Bay FM and WLR and is the home of the Onic Urban national package.
Onic is part of News UK & Ireland which also includes News Broadcasting, home of talkSPORT, talkSPORT2, Talk, Times Radio and Virgin Radio in the UK and News Ireland, publisher of award-winning titles The Sunday Times, TheSundayTimes.ie, The Irish Sun and TheSun.ie, as well as HarperCollins.