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Radiomonitor

A London-based radio and TV airplay data company whose South African operation, running since 2015, feeds its own South African Airplay Chart and data behind Nigeria's TurnTable airplay chart.

Based in
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2002

Radiomonitor is a London-based music data company that tracks radio and television airplay and compiles weekly airplay charts, including the UK Airplay Chart and Italy’s Airplay Italia. It was incorporated in England and Wales in October 2002 and remains active, per UK Companies House records.

It is privately held. Radiomonitor Holdings Limited was registered as the company’s person with significant control in January 2026; no outside acquirer or investor has been identified in available filings or trade press.

Its African footprint runs through South Africa, where it began monitoring radio and TV stations in 2015 and launched the South African Radiomonitor Airplay Chart in October 2019, tracking data from more than 170 radio stations and 24 TV stations. Its monitoring data also feeds TurnTable Charts’ Nigeria radio airplay chart, making it one of the data providers behind airplay rankings used across the West and Southern African markets.

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