MONTREAL (December 5, 2018) – Numeris released the results of its fall 2018 PPM surveys today, confirming that with a combined commercial market share of 70.5% among adults 25-54², Bell Media remains Montreal’s #1 English-language radio broadcaster, thanks to solid performances from its stations CHOM 97 7, 95.9 Virgin Radio, CJAD 800 and TSN Radio 690¹. CHOM 97 7 remains on top with its target audience, i.e. men 25-54, with a commercial share of 34.2%¹. As for 95.9 Virgin Radio, the station has a  21.1% commercial share among women 25-54¹. Finally, CJAD 800 holds on to the #1 spot once again among all listeners aged 2+, with a commercial share of 41.1%, up 16% vs. fall 2017¹.

In the French Montreal market, 107.3 Rouge is now Montreal’s #1 music station among adults 25-54 and women 25-54¹. Compared to the same period last year, the station almost doubled its commercial market share among women 25-54 (+80%), and grew its share by an impressive 69% among adults 25-54¹. As for ÉNERGIE 94.3, the station continued to grow among men 25-54 – up 23% in one year, making it Montreal’s #1 music station among men 25-54¹.

107.3 Rouge: VÉRONIQUE ET LES FANTASTIQUES Rules the Afternoon Drive Among Women 25-54³

Survey results confirm the amazing success of the afternoon drive show VÉRONIQUE ET LES FANTASTIQUES on Rouge fm. Hosted by Véronique Cloutier since the start of the season, the show unquestionably dominates its timeslot among women 25-54, with its market share up 57% vs. fall 2017³.

In fact, all weekday shows airing on 107.3 Rouge between 5:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. are the most popular among women 25-54⁴. Market share for the morning show ON EST TOUS DEBOUT with Dominic Arpin, Mélanie Maynard and Marjorie Vallée has more than doubled in the past year (+125%)⁵. That’s also the case with ROUGE AU TRAVAIL hosted by Julie St-Pierre (AM: +170% / PM: +145%), and LE LUNCH 90-2000 hosted by Patrick Langlois and Marjorie Vallée (+177%)⁶. These two shows are also #1 in Montreal among adults 25-54⁶.

With 30.7% commercial market share among women 25-54 and 22% among adults 25-54, 107.3 Rouge registered its best performance since the beginning of PPM measurement in fall 2018¹.

ÉNERGIE 94.3: ÇA RENTRE AU POSTE Grows its Market Share by 71% Among Men 25-54⁷

In comparison with last fall, the afternoon drive show ÇA RENTRE AU POSTE, hosted by José Gaudet, Richard Turcotte and Marie-Christine Proulx, has seen its market share leap by 71% among men 25-54⁷. The morning show LE BOOST! with Philo Lirette, Jonathan Roberge, Julibou and François Pérusse has grown 20% among the same target group⁸, while MIDI+ hosted by Mike Gauthier has grown 50 %⁹. As ÉNERGIE 94.3 celebrates its 40^th anniversary this fall, its commercial market share is 18.5% among men 25-54¹.

These excellent results have led Bell Media to a weekly total of more than 4 million listeners among its six Montreal stations, each offering varied and complementary formats². This gives advertisers an opportunity to reach lots of consumers with a wide range of profiles, in both the English and French Montreal markets.

Please note that the fall 2018 Numeris PPM survey covers the period from August 27 to November 25, 2018.

Sources:

Numeris (PPM), fall 2018 (13 weeks) / fall 2017 (13 weeks)

Other surveys used for “best performance”: commercial meter surveys (13 weeks, excluding summer survey) since 2008 (since launch of PPM methodology in fall 2008)

1. A25-54, W25-54, M25-54, T2+, Mon-Sun, 2am-2am, CITE, CKMF, CJFM, CHOM, CJAD, CKGM, French/English Montreal, commercial shares (based on all listening hours among the market’s commercial stations)
2. T2+, Mon-Sun, 2am-2am, all Bell Media radio stations combined or individual station, as the case may be (CKMF, CITE, CJFM, CHOM, CJAD, CKGM), full coverage, weekly reach
3. W25-54, Mon-Thu, 4-6 p.m., CITE, French Montreal, commercial shares vs other commercial stations*
4. W25-54, Mon-Fri, 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m., CITE, French Montreal, commercial shares (based on all listening hours among the market’s commercial stations)
5. W25-54, Mon-Fri, 5:30-8:30 a.m., CITE, French Montreal, commercial shares
6. W25-54, A25-54, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., CITE, French Montreal, commercial shares
7. M25-54, Mon-Fri, 3:30-5:30 p.m., CKMF, French Montreal, commercial shares
8. M25-54, Mon-Fri, 5:30-9 a.m., CKMF , French Montreal, commercial shares
9. M25-54, Mon-Fri, 12-1 p.m., CKMF , French Montreal, commercial shares

* Commercial stations:
French Montreal: CKMF, CITE, CHMP, CFGL, CKOI, CKAC, CKLX
English Montreal: CJFM, CHOM, CJAD, CKGM, CKBE