RNS Number:2293R
Wireless Group PLC
23 October 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                        talkSPORT INCREASES LEAD AS UK's
                         NUMBER ONE COMMERCIAL STATION

       * 450,000 listeners ahead of Classic FM
       * 2 million ahead of Virgin AM and FM

The UK's Number One commercial radio station talkSPORT has increased its lead
over main rival Classic FM, according to the latest results of a national survey
of radio audiences.

talkSPORT's lead of 450,000 more listeners than Classic FM is the widest it has
been since GfK Media GB have been publishing quarterly results in June. The
speech station is also 2 million listeners above the only other national
commercial station Virgin AM and FM.

Comparing today's RAJAR results with the GfK broadcast media survey, which used
electronic measurement over the same period:

   *talkSPORT is ranked bottom of the three national commercial stations
    under RAJAR. Under GfK, talkSPORT is No. 1.

   *talkSPORT has a weekly reach of 1.9 million adults under RAJAR. Under
    GfK, it has 6.2 million adults.

   *Classic FM has a weekly reach of 6.5 million under RAJAR. Under GfK, it
    has just 5.7 million.

Here are the results of the three national commercial stations, ranked in order
of increases over today's RAJAR results:

NATIONAL TSA                   WEEKLY REACH IN 000s

Name of station                RAJAR   GfK           % loss/gain

talkSPORT                      1904    6201            + 226%
Virgin Radio Total             2855    4112             + 44%
Classic FM                     6463    5751             - 11%

In the fiercely-contested London commercial market, speech stations have fared
particularly well compared against the RAJAR diary system.

The top four stations ranked by increases over RAJAR in weekly reach under
electronic measurement are, in order all speech stations: talkSPORT, BBC London,
LBC News and LBC. The only stations to lose reach under electronic measurement
are Jazz FM, Capital Gold and Classic FM.

Here are the full results of London stations, ranked in order of increases over
today's RAJAR results:

LONDON TSA                      WEEKLY REACH IN 000s

Name of station                 RAJAR     GfK          % loss/gain

talkSPORT                        510     1683           + 230.0%
BBC London                       441     1290           + 192.5%
LBC News                         279      722           + 158.8%
LBC                              558     1277           + 128.9%
XFM                              502      723            + 44.0%
Magic FM                        1415     1990            + 40.6%
Virgin Radio Total*             1199     1629            + 35.9%
Heart FM                        1948     2417            + 24.1%
Capital FM                      2269     2631            + 16.0%
Kiss 100 FM                     1499     1667            + 11.2%
Jazz FM                          833      779             -6.5%
Classic FM                      1631     1340            -17.8%
Capital Gold                    1017      685            -32.6%


For further information, please contact:
Luke Morton
Bell Pottinger Financial
Tel: 020 7861 3881



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