Is it time for BBC to stop forcing licence fee on Britons?

GB News Radio’s audience increased by a staggering 43 percent in the past 12 months, ratings body RAJAR has confirmed.

After just two years on the airwaves, GB News Radio now reaches its biggest audience ever, with 455,000 listeners tuning in each week.

This represents a year-on-year growth of 43 percent and is in stark contrast to the likes of Times Radio, TalkRadio and LBC (London), all of whom recorded losses of between 9-10 percent of audiences in the same timeframe.

While pleasant reading for everyone at GB News and a true testament to its loyal audience, the BBC may want to look away.

The BBC Radio Network (collectively all BBC local and national stations) is down by three percent in terms of reach while the likes of BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 Extra are down four, nine and 10 percent respectively.

Now we ask is it time for the licence fee to be a choice in Britain rather than forced on people?