Coronavirus: more residents tune in to the radio to pass time at home – The National

Coronavirus: more residents tune in to the radio to pass time at home – The National

Coronavirus: more residents tune in to the radio to pass time at home. Capital Radio UAE has clocked 30 per cent more listeners since the pandemic began. Listener figures at a UAE radio station have rocketed as residents look for ways to pass time at home.. Capital Radio UAE is clocking more than 555,000 listeners each day, peaking at 581,000 on Sundays during the Everything UAE segment, according to Nielsen, which monitors radio audience numbers.. Radio stations across the world have also reported rises in listeners since more people started working from home to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.. "Music is a great companion and plays a vital part in everyone's everyday life," said Roger Paine, Capital Radio UAE's director of programming.. Music transcends cultures and barriers and, with the UAE enjoying such a cosmopolitan and diverse population, there is something for everyone on Capital.". Capital Radio UAE station, which relaunched in September 2018, plays songs from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and today..