Radio City Hits the Airwaves with a Roaring Beat: Reports 13% YoY Growth in Revenue and 25% YoY Growth in EBITDA for 9MFY24

Music Broadcast Limited (MBL), India’s 1^st Private FM Radio Broadcaster, has reported its un-audited Financial Results for the Quarter ended December 31^st, 2023.

• Key Highlights – Q3FY24:

• Q3FY24 Top line of Rs 60.4 Crores; 11% Growth YoY

• EBITDA* at Rs. 15.3 Crores; 5% Growth YoY

• EBIDTA Margin at 25.3%

• Key Highlights – 9MFY24:

• 9MFY24 Top line of Rs 165.9 Crores; 13% Growth YoY

• EBITDA* at Rs. 40.1 Crores; 25% Growth YoY

• EBIDTA Margin at 24.2%

• Maintained a strong Position with 19% Volume Market Share

*Includes other income

Commenting on the results Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Director said, "I am pleased to share that our revenues experienced an 11% growth in the Q3FY24 with EBITDA margins at 25.3%. Our focus continues towards the digital business which has a significant growth moving forward.

At Radio City, we've executed a range of strategies to expand our positioning in the radio industry. According to Aircheck 15 Markets, in the third quarter, we successfully retained our market share at 19%. Additionally, our comprehensive omni-channel framework allows us to maximize the extensive reach of our networks, ensuring the delivery of optimal value to our clients.

About the growth in the advertising sector, the real estate industry experienced a notable 17% year-on-year increase in spending. The pharmaceutical industry expanded by 15%, while the auto industry demonstrated an impressive growth of 26% compared to the previous year. On the finance side, the industry experienced a 9% growth. Meanwhile, on the Jewellery front we witnessed a massive growth of 44%, and government advertising also saw a good growth of 22% YoY.

In Q3FY24, our digital business witnessed a growth of 27% Y-o-Y. We are aligning ourselves with the ever-changing media landscape, one that is indifferent to specific platforms, with a central focus on digital for content creation, distribution, consumption, and engagement. To ensure a smooth experience across diverse platforms, we are strengthening our capabilities to stand at the forefront of the digital technology revolution. This involves delivering top-tier entertainment that resonates with the evolving preferences and needs of our audience.

Radio City remains a preferred choice for both longstanding and recently acquired clients in the field of radio advertising. For Q3FY24, out of the overall client base utilizing the radio platform, 39% have selected Radio City for their advertising campaigns. Additionally, among the newly acquired clients in the radio domain, 31% have specifically chosen to feature their advertisements on Radio City.

We take pride in deriving 31% of our income from a variety of offerings, that includes, proactive proposals, digital initiatives, sponsorships, and special events.”

About Radio City

Radio City, a part of Music Broadcast Limited (MBL) is a subsidiary of Jagran Prakashan Ltd. Being the first private FM radio broadcaster in India with over two decades of expertise in the radio industry, Radio City has consistently been the No.1 radio station in Bengaluru with 25.2% and No.2 in Mumbai with 14.3% average listenership share respectively. (Source: RAM Data, TG: 12+ Period: Week 1, 2013 to Week 52, 2022). Radio City Delhi ranks #3 with 11.7% average listenership share (Source: RAM Data, TG: 12+ Period: Week 1, 2019 to Week 52, 2022).

Radio City has established a strong presence across 39 stations in 12 states and 1 Union Territory, comprising 62% of the country’s FM population. Radio City reaches out to over 69 million listeners across India covered by AZ Research 2019 (Source: AZ Research Report). The network provides terrestrial programming through its digital interface, www.radiocity.in 

Radio City has spearheaded the evolution of FM radio by offering content that is unique, path-breaking and invokes city passion amongst listeners with its brand philosophy of “Rag Rag Mein Daude City”. With the recent launch of its new station sound #CityKiNayiVibe, a modern version of Rag Rag Mein Daude City, Radio City aims to engage with the young and vivacious Gen Z audience who sought coolness quotient in their experiences. The network’s humour based IPs ‘Babber Sher’, ‘Joke Studio’ and the IP ‘Love Guru’ with a concept of love, relationships and romantic endeavours are immensely revered by the audience. In 2013, the radio station introduced ‘Radio City Freedom Awards’, a platform to recognize independent music. The leading FM station provides a launch pad to budding singers with ‘Radio City Super Singer’, the first singing talent hunt on radio since the last fourteen years. In 2022, the organization launched its pioneering international property ‘Radio City Business Titans’ to recognize Indian businesses for their unwavering business excellence.

Radio City has bagged over 160 awards across renowned national and international platforms such as New York Festivals Radio Awards, ACEF Global Customer Engagement Forum & Awards, Golden Mikes - Radio & Audio Awards, India Audio Summit and Awards, India Radio Forum, etc. in the recent past. In 2022, Music Broadcast Limited won ‘India's Best Company of the Year 2022’ Award by Berkshire media. Radio City has been consistently featured for the 7th time in ‘India’s Best Companies to Work For’ study conducted by Great Place to Work Institute. The company has also been recognized in ‘India’s Best Workplaces for Women – 2019’ and has ranked amongst the Top 75 organizations on the list. In 2020, Radio City ranked 4th in ‘Best Large Workplaces in Asia’, according to the GPTW survey.

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