Radio is as popular as ever, especially with young listeners

Pat Kenny won 28,000 new listeners, bringing his total listenership to 183,000. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Radio is as popular as ever with 3.2m of us tuning into it every weekday, according to the latest listenership figures.

While 53% listen to national radio, the number of those listening to local radio stations is up 1% as is the number of younger listeners, aged 15-34, who listen every day.