The Ipsos MRBI JNLR radio ratings were released this week and WLR remains the most listened to station in Waterford.
The station has attracted a further 7,000 listeners since November, with 67,000 people now tuning in weekly - confirming WLR's dominance of the local radio market.
Speech programming remains at the forefront of WLR's success, with a number of programmes recording increased numbers.
Deise Today, which is presented by Damien Tiernan and produced by Jennifer Long, now has 21,420 listeners tuning in every 15 minutes.
Listeners continue in their thousands to tune in WLR News and Sport on the hour and the results confirm the demand from Waterford listeners for a top-class local news service.
Many of WLR’s destination music programmes also recorded major increases in this period including, The Saturday Cafe with Maria McCann and The Lunchbox with Geoff Harris.
The station's Sunday listenership figures have also risen, reflected by the numbers of people tuning into programmes such as Sean's Sunday Sunrise and Timmy Ryan on Sunday.
WLR is also recording a major increase in female listenership, and is now the leading station in Waterford for the 20-44 year-old group.
70% of the station's online listenership is now coming from smart speaker devices, and the online web reach of WLR is now surpassing 1.4 million users a month.
Programme Director Michael Byrne said: “WLR has a loyal listenership and we are delighted with these results today. The team are working very hard across 7-days bringing Waterford people the news and information as it happens. Thank you to all of the listeners and businesses for the continued support."
