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John Peel tributes trigger record traffic for BBC.co.uk

Posted: 30/11/05 By: Jemima Kiss

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John Peel tributes trigger record traffic for BBC.co.uk

The BBC's tributes to legendary DJ John Peel helped to generate record traffic for the corporation's website last month.

A BBC 6 Music re-broadcast of John Peel's 1967 BBC radio debut became the most popular on-demand programme ever, prompting 300,000 listening requests during October.

Radio 1's 'Keeping it Peel' micro-site recorded three million page impressions over the month, contributing to a record three million monthly unique users on BBC.co.uk/radio1. The network of BBC radio sites collectively recorded 7.7 million unique users - the highest figure yet.

Web users have listened to 134 million hours of BBC radio through the website this year.

"These incredible figures show that people really value the option of listening online and catching up with their favourite programmes if they miss them," said Simon Nelson, controller of BBC Radio & Music Interactive.

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