FOX Sports Radio Reports Record Podcast Audience Growth

FOX Sports Radio (FSR), a division of Premiere Networks, Tuesday reported audience growth across several digital platforms, including podcasts, streaming and www.FOXSportsRadio.com, for September and August 2019.

FSR set a new record for total monthly podcast listens in September, reaching more than 11 million monthly listens. It’s the third record-breaking month in a row, with total podcast listens growing nearly 60% since January. (Source: Megaphone September 2019).

With football season officially kicking off last month, The Herd Podcast Network’s football-themed reached a milestone of one million monthly podcast listens in September, and the sports betting-focused podcast doubled its audience since July. September also marked the launch of a new iHeartRadio Original Podcast, The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller, a twice-weekly program focused on football and betting. 

Additionally, FSR experienced its third-highest streaming audience in the history of the network; the streaming numbers grew +8% year-to-year in August 2019, a 25% increase over 2017. Plus, monthly page views for www.FOXSportsRadio.com reached an all-time high in September with 193% year-over-year growth.