RED Rose Rock FM rakes in more listeners than any other radio station in Lancashire according to figures released this week by RAJAR.

The Preston based radio station has 356,000 listeners a week rocking to its music - leaving rivals Radio One and Radio Lancashire trailing behind.

Red Rose Gold ranked third with a weekly audience of 227,000, just pipped at the post by Radio Two which has 235,000 listeners a week. Rock FM's Paul Jordan said: "It just shows that we play the right sort of music and we make it fun. We enjoy our work and it comes through to the listeners."

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