COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK in March 2020 has contributed to a decline in listeners for high profile music radio breakfast shows.Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show has dropped from 7.9million listeners a week to 7.2million, while Radio 1’s breakfast show – presented by Greg James – was down from 4.9million to 4.3million.Capital, KISS and Virgin Radio’s breakfast shows also saw dips in audience figures.
Chris Moyles’ Radio X breakfast show, however, bucked the trend and saw him surpass 1million listeners for the first time since 2015.