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Radio 2 listening figures plunge as fans abandon station after veteran DJs dumped

BBC radio listeners are switching off in their droves and tuning into alternative stations after older DJs were replaced with younger ones, according to latest figures.

Zoe Ball's Radio 2 breakfast show has been the hardest hit, losing the most weekly listeners among the main BBC stations.

While it is still the most listened to breakfast radio programme with a weekly audience of 7.1million, its total was down 359,000 in 2022's last quarter in comparison with the same period a year prior.

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