Advertise on Central Radio
Advertise on local radio and talk directly to your customers
Central Radio has teamed up with our friends at neighbouring station Beyond Radio to give you more options and a bigger reach — local or regional, the choice is yours.
Potential audience
Central Radio North West • DAB
Potential audience: 981,359
- Blackpool and the Fylde Coast: 261,256
- Preston, Leyland and Chorley: 370,103
- Blackburn, Burnley & Darwen: 350,000
Beyond Radio • FM
Potential audience: 148,000
- Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth: 148,000
also available online
mobile apps
Alexa / smart speakers
Why radio?
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✓Commercial radio is the strongest it has been in two decades, with Ofcom reporting “the highest number of weekly radio listeners in the past 20 years.” [2]
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✓Data from Radio Centre shows 89% of the population still tune in every week — around 1 billion weekly hours of listening. [1]
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✓Research also shows that for every £1 invested in radio advertising, the average return on investment (ROI) is £7.70. [1]

What can we offer?
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✓Spot advertising (those 20–30 second radio ads you hear)
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✓Sponsorships: weather, travel, sports, entertainment — or even a whole show (shorter messages, higher frequency)
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✓Outside broadcast: bring the radio studio to your venue with “Beyond Radio Comes To You”
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✓Social media, paid-for articles, new business openings: we can add these to your on-air package to boost your business or brand
Ready to find out more?
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Testimonials
Kirkham Part Exchange Centre sponsors our weather
Blackburn Orthodontics, with on-air ad spots
Bay View Cars & Motorhomes, a long-standing advertiser on Central Radio
Cleveleys Ex Servicemens Club promote fundraiser events with us
Booths Supermarket regularly promote their stores with us

Above: Central Radio hosting an outside broadcast for a new product launch
Sources of data:
[1] https://www.radiocentre.org/why-use-radio/commercial-radio-at-a-glance/
[2] Ofcom Annual Report Jul ’24
[2] Ofcom Annual Report Jul ’24



