The group, including national brands talkSPORT, Times Radio, Virgin Radio UK and Talk, as well as U105 in Northern Ireland, delivered a reach of 6.4 million weekly listeners and 44.3 million listening hours. It’s been an exceptional quarter for Times Radio, setting records for both weekly listeners and total listening hours. talkSPORT reaffirms its position as the UK’s leading sports radio network, reaching 3.7 million listeners and 23.6 million listening hours. The Virgin Radio UK network recorded 1.8 million weekly listeners across its portfolio, with listeners tuning in for 8 million listening hours. The station now has 241,000 weekly listeners across Northern Ireland, a 14 per cent increase from the same period last year.