wits radio conference 2015 10 things you need to know about radio in south africa
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Wits Radio Conference 2015
10 things you need to know about radio in South Africa
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Main sources
futurefact: psychographic and media survey
AMPS: All media and products survey
RAMS: Radio diaries
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1. The South African radio landscape
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The size of the radio market in SA
Total number of radio listeners
33.6 million
87%
Source: RAMS Oct 14/Mar 15
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Source: AMPS 2014
There are as many radio listeners as TV viewers
There are 3X as many radio listeners than Facebook users
There are twice as many radio listeners than newspaper readers
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PBS*
2004 2014/15
Number of stations 12 13
Reach74% 65%
Commercial
2004 2014/15
Number of stations19 23
Reach48% 42%
Community
2004 2014/15
Number of stations104** 239**
Reach19% 23%
Source: RAMS Aug/Nov 2004 & Oct 14/Mar 15
Radio over the last 10 years (the radio market according to RAMS)
*PBS : All SABC African Language Stations, RSG, SAfm and Lotus
**36 individual stations reported on RAMS
**66 individual stations reported on RAMS
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Listenership by provinceLimpopoPBS80%Commercial34%Community 26%
North WestPBS76%Commercial34%Community 28%
MpumalangaPBS82%Commercial33%Community 18%
KwaZulu-NatalPBS70%Commercial45%Community 14%
Eastern CapePBS71%Community 29%Commercial23%
Free StatePBS83%Community 36%Commercial29%
Northern CapePBS73%Community 40%Commercial29%
Western CapeCommercial60%PBS54%Community 20%Source: RAMS Oct 14/Mar 15
GautengCommercial60%PBS54%Community 20%
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2. Time spent listening to radio (and other activities)
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On average we are spending 33% less time listening to the radio compared to 10 years ago
Total population
‘044.9 hrs
'14/15
3.3 hrs
-28% -33% -36% -40%
LSM 1-4 LSM 5-6 LSM 7-8 LSM 9-10
‘044.8 hrs
'14/15
3.5 hrs
‘045.3 hrs
'14/15
3.6 hrs
‘044.8 hrs
'14/15
3.1 hrs
‘044.4 hrs
'14/15
2.6 hrs
-27% -33% -36% -37%
Settlements/ rural
Small towns/ villages
Cities/ large towns
Metro areas
‘044.7 hrs
'14/15
3.4 hrs
‘045.0 hrs
'14/15
3.4 hrs
‘045.3 hrs
'14/15
3.4 hrs
‘044.9 hrs
'14/15
3.1 hrs
Source: RAMS Aug/Nov 2004 & Oct 14/Mar 15
-33%
Number of hours spent per day
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And there are differences in the age groups Number of hours spent per day on radio
Total population
16-24 (15-24) 25-34 35-49 50+
‘044.9 hrs
'14/15
3.3 hrs
‘044.9 hrs
'14/15
2.9 hrs
‘045.2 hrs
'14/15
3.3 hrs
‘044.8 hrs
'14/15
3.4 hrs
‘044.6 hrs
'14/15
3.4 hrs
-33% -41% -37% -29% -26%
Source: RAMS Aug/Nov 2004 & Oct 14/Mar 15
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Comparing the number of hours spent per day….
Source: RAMS Oct 14/Mar 15 / TAMS May 2015 / futurefact 2014
15-24 25-34 35-49 50+
2.01 2.13 2.493.22
15-24 25-34 35-49 50+
2.90 3.30 3.40 3.40
…on
rad
io
18-24 25-34 35-49 50+
4.60 4.30 3.802.40
…on
TV
…on
socia
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ia*
* If they have access to the internet
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3. Listening to the language of your heart
Illustration: wwwlivebreatherdiscover.com
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“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his
head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
Nelson Mandela
futurefact finds that there is a very strong correlation between mother tongue and what people describe as the language of their innermost thoughts (the language of the heart?).
Illustration: thegirlinmirror.wordpress.com
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A strong correlation between language of innermost thoughts & radio language preference
Source: futurefact 2014
84% prefer
Afrikaans radio
Afrikaans mother tongue
93% prefer English radio
English mother tongue
85% prefer Nguni radio
Nguni language mother tongue
80% prefer Sotho radio
Sotho language mother tongue
Language of innermost thoughts88% 85% 85%93%
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The dilemma of English: the language of the head
• At the same time there is a recognition of the importance of English (the language of the head?): around 8 in 10 South Africans say: “You need to speak English well to get a good job”.
• And of course, being able to speak English well enough to get that job, highlights the conflict parents face between preserving their home language (and culture) while wanting to do the best for their children by having them educated in English at school.
Source: futurefact 2014
62% say they are concerned about the future of their own lan-
guage (up from 45% in 2011)
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Preferred language for listening to the radio
Source: futurefact 2014
84% prefer
Afrikaans radio
Afrikaans mother tongue
93% prefer English radio
English mother tongue
85% prefer Nguni radio
Nguni language mother tongue
80% prefer Sotho radio
Sotho language mother tongue
Also like English radio
71% 63% 69%
English comes to the fore more on TV than on radio
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4. Digital has little impact on radio listening
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Internet access*
15.7million42%
No internet access
22million58%
Source: AMPS 2014
Level of internet access: total population
*Internet access = accessed the internet in the past 4 weeks
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Commercial radio more likely to have to take digital into account
base: accessed the internet in the past month
Total radio Commercial radio
Community radio
PBS
42%
61%44%
35%
58%
39%56%
65%No inter-net acces
Internet access
Source: AMPS 2014
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Traditional methods of listening to the radio far prevail over digital devices
Source: futurefact 2014
Normal radio set/ Hi fi
Car radio Cell phone/ tablet Computer/ laptop
78%
35%
19%
1%
Devices have some impact on downloading podcastsWith a tablet: 15%With a PC: 9%With a smartphone: 6%
18-24 37%
25-34 25%
35-49 14%
50+ 3%
Access to more devices encourages radio listening and
doesn’t detract from it.
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But streaming radio is relatively lowBase: have access to the internet
Source: futurefact 2014
Total 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+
52%
74%
58%
39%
14%6% 7% 7% 5% 4%
Download music Stream radio
Regular activities
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5. Need for media as a corruption fighter - with responsibility and balance
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The media perform a balancing act… People want them to be corruption fighters for politics & business…but expect them to be trustworthy
Source: futurefact 2014
44% 45%
35% 35%
18% 17%
3% 4%
Don't know
Disagree
Agree a lit-tle
Agree a lot
It is the duty of the m...
81%
17%
2%
Not sure
Disagree
Agree
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Corruption in SA
Source: futurefact 2014
BUT…9 out of 10 South Africans believe initiatives like Crime Line, and whistle-blowing are a good idea and around 8 out of 10 support Lead SA
Corruption levels are so high in SA that I have lost hope about stopping it 78%
Crime Line Lead SA
91%77%
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6. Trust and confidence in journalists and commentators
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Trust and confidence in the media growing
Attacks on media result in greater trust in journalists
Trust and confidence scores increasing
Also for satirists and comedians
FAR higher than for the P’s:
President, Parties and Politicians.
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Confidence scores Media
Journalists Political commentators Comedians and car-toonists
-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400
214
144171
scor
e
Source: futurefact 2014
To put this in perspective:- ANC = 120 - Thuli Madonsela = 262 - ConCourt = 288- SAPS = 152- Jacob Zuma = -6
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Confidence scoresThe digital space
Social media like Facebook & Twitter The Internet-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400
95
151
233278
-70
-0.5
Total pop Connected Not connected
scor
e
Source: futurefact 2014
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7. A brand status and conscious society
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68%63%
58% 57% 57%
Source: futurefact 2014
Brands are important to radio listeners and often define who they are (regardless of whether they listen to commercial, community or
PBS radio)
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89%82%
72%62%
Source: futurefact 2014
Shopping – the behaviour and retail therapy of radio listeners
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65% 64% 61% 59%
Source: futurefact 2014
The power of advertising: no significant differences among different types of radio listeners
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Radio listeners’ levels of brand status
Source: futurefact 2014
Only 17% of radio listeners have no brand status concerns.
On the other hand 39% are heavily brand conscious.
The remaining 44% are quite brand conscious.
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8. Media synergy is the advertising game……for optimising OTS irrespective of category of purchase
Media planners will need to consider the synergistic effect of plans as media platforms become more and more merged
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the media Radio Annual 2015Jennie Beck: On the Radio
While radio’s share of total world media expenditure is in decline, South Africa’s is on the rise.
South African radio’s share of total media expenditure:
o 2007 12.7%
o 2014 15.5%
South Africa is one of only a handful of global markets to have seen consistent growth in share from 2007 to 2014.
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While radio is not the most useful medium for information, it has an important place in enhancing
the media mix
Source: futurefact 2014
Internet
Radio
Magazines
TV
Newspapers
23%
28%
50%
55%
59%
RADIOThose more likely to obtain information from radio are: black South Africans, those under LSM 8 and those in the working class.
* Buying houses, cars, furniture, appliances, laptops, cellphones, tablets, investing money, changing banks, buying insurance, buying groceries & toiletries, clothing, shoes, accessories, cosmetics & perfume
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TV = 36%
Radio = 21%
Useful media when deciding to change banks…
In combination…….
TV + Radio
= 41%
Source: futurefact 2014
Media synergy is the advertising game……for optimising OTS irrespective of category of purchase
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Internet = 24%
Radio = 22%
Useful media when deciding to take out insurance…
In combination…….
Internet + Radio = 40%
Source: futurefact 2014
Media synergy is the advertising game……for optimising OTS irrespective of category of purchase
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9. The changing research landscape in SA
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The end of single source audience research
Radio survey
TV Panel
OOH survey
Readership survey
Digital survey
Products & brands survey
Establishment survey
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Changes in radio research suppliers
Global media research agency TNS has won the tender to supply South Africa’s radio audience measurement service from 2016.
Source: The Mediaonline
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10. Radio critical for the political arena
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The political frame is more fluid than before
Source: futurefact 2014Total
36%
17%
2%
31%
8%4%
Don't know
Support none
Swing voters
EFF camp
DA camp
ANC camp
Political camps
97%
86%
89%
Regularly listen to the radio
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Social media are also critical for the political arena
EFF Camp DA Camp ANC Camp 'Swing' voter No party camp
43% 42%37% 39%
49%
Regularly access social media
Source: futurefact 2014
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Finally...
Radio can be a conversation and a constant companion but it is also a place where the voice of the people can be heard.
It is a trusted crime and corruption fighter together with other media in our complex society.
Together with other media it enhances the advertising mix.
And most interestingly in these digital times and the proliferation of devices, there is little negative impact and in fact radio is more accessible than ever before.
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