A TGI survey released on Sunday, 14 Menachem Av 5773 shows that Kol Berama remains ahead as the leading chareidi radio station with 5.6% exposure in the first half of 2013, an increase from 5.2% in the last half of 2012. More dramatic is Kol Chai Radio�s decline from 5.6% in the second half of 2012 to 4.4% of the listening market in the first half of 2013.

Galei Yisrael Radio, which is affiliated with the dati leumi right-wing community dropped in the rankings as well from 1.4% in the second half of 2012 to 1.2% in the first half of 2013.

The stations mentioned above are viewed as regional stations. In the listings of nationwide stations, Israel Radio�s Reshet Bet suffered the most significant loss with almost a 15% decline. All of the Israel Radio stations earn it a 34.6% share of the listening market.

The poll included Jewish residents 18+ representing a population of four million. The annual survey has been conducted since 1998.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)