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National commercial · RAJAR code 1005 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · National

Part of: TALKSPORT NETWORK, NEWS BROADCASTING NATIONAL NETWORK, NEWS BROADCASTING SPEECH NETWORK, TOTAL NEWS BROADCASTING

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
3.29m
▲ 52k vs prev. quarter
% reach
6.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
22.2m
▼ 487k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.8
▼ 0.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.2%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 66,591

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+3.29m6.0%6.8100.0%
ADULTS 15-24402k5.0%3.412.2%
ADULTS 25-34580k6.0%5.017.6%
ADULTS 35-44662k7.0%7.320.1%
ADULTS 45-54556k7.0%7.416.9%
ADULTS 55-64547k6.0%9.916.6%
ADULTS 65-74428k5.0%6.913.0%
ADULTS 75+112k2.0%6.13.4%
ADULTS 15-34982k6.0%4.329.9%
ADULTS 15-441.64m6.0%5.550.0%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+2.53m9.0%7.576.9%
MEN 15-24294k7.0%3.98.9%
MEN 25-34447k10.0%5.913.6%
MEN 35-44460k10.0%8.014.0%
MEN 45-54436k10.0%7.913.3%
MEN 55-64451k10.0%10.513.7%
MEN 65-74349k9.0%7.510.6%
MEN 75+93k4.0%6.82.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+759k3.0%4.523.1%
WOMEN 15-24108k3.0%2.03.3%
WOMEN 25-34134k3.0%2.04.1%
WOMEN 35-44202k4.0%5.96.2%
WOMEN 45-54120k3.0%5.63.6%
WOMEN 55-6496k2.0%6.92.9%
WOMEN 65-7479k2.0%4.32.4%
WOMEN 75+20k1.0%2.90.6%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS1.84m6.0%5.655.8%
C2DE ADULTS1.45m6.0%8.244.2%
ABC1 MEN1.41m9.0%6.142.7%
ABC1 WOMEN431k3.0%3.913.1%
C2DE MEN1.12m9.0%9.134.2%
C2DE WOMEN329k3.0%5.210.0%

Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
2.1%1.32m
10.00-13.00
▸
2.3%1.16m
13.00-16.00
▸
1.9%1.04m
16.00-19.00
▸
2.2%1.09m
19.00-22.00
▸
2.8%749k
22.00-01.00
▸
3.0%384k
01.00-04.00
▸
1.8%81k
01.00-05.00
▸
1.9%157k
04.00-06.00
▸
2.3%213k
05.00-06.00
▸
2.2%181k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
1.4%253k
09.00-11.00
▸
1.6%358k
11.00-14.30
▸
2.7%747k
14.30-17.30
▸
3.9%699k
17.30-19.30
▸
2.8%345k
19.30-21.00
▸
2.7%162k
19.30-22.00
▸
3.2%243k
22.00-24.00
▸
2.4%145k
01.00-06.00
▸
1.7%63k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
1.4%184k
09.00-11.00
▸
1.4%302k
11.00-13.30
▸
1.8%425k
13.30-18.30
▸
2.6%626k
18.30-21.00
▸
2.3%202k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.1%97k
24.00-06.00
▸
1.4%53k

Share of listening and weekly reach in each time band, all adults 15+. RAJAR aligns daypart boundaries to each station’s own schedule, so the bands are not comparable between stations.

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Compared to other national stations · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 12.57m22.0%133.1m10.613.2%
BBC RADIO 4 9.15m16.0%108.1m11.810.7%
BBC RADIO 1 7.03m12.0%44.9m6.44.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 5.74m10.0%54.8m9.55.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 5.36m9.0%32.3m6.03.2%
CLASSIC FM 4.17m7.0%33.4m8.03.3%
HITS RADIO 3.80m7.0%16.8m4.41.7%
TALKSPORT this station3.29m6.0%22.2m6.82.2%
LBC (UK) 2.88m5.0%27.8m9.72.8%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.65m5.0%24.6m9.32.4%
MAGIC 2.16m4.0%11.0m5.11.1%
BBC RADIO 3 2.06m4.0%16.1m7.81.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 2.01m3.0%13.2m6.61.3%
KISSTORY 1.82m3.0%8.5m4.70.8%
GOLD RADIO UK 1.61m3.0%11.9m7.41.2%
HEART 80S 1.60m3.0%7.0m4.40.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.59m3.0%12.1m7.61.2%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 1.50m3.0%6.3m4.20.6%
KISS 1.48m3.0%6.2m4.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.45m2.0%8.2m5.70.8%
PLANET ROCK 1.13m2.0%9.3m8.30.9%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 1.09m2.0%5.2m4.80.5%
LBC NEWS (UK) 1.08m2.0%3.0m2.80.3%
VIRGIN RADIO 1.04m2.0%6.4m6.10.6%
HEART DANCE 987k2.0%4.4m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 959k2.0%3.3m3.50.3%
HEART 00S 931k2.0%3.9m4.20.4%
CAPITAL DANCE 908k2.0%4.6m5.00.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 907k2.0%2.1m2.30.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 828k1.0%3.1m3.70.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 769k1.0%4.2m5.40.4%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 743k1.0%3.8m5.00.4%
GB NEWS RADIO 676k1.0%4.4m6.40.4%
BOOM RADIO 636k1.0%9.3m14.60.9%
CAPITAL ANTHEMS 626k1.0%1.7m2.80.2%
KISSTORY R&B 623k1.0%2.1m3.40.2%
SMOOTH 80S 617k1.0%3.0m4.90.3%
TIMES RADIO 604k1.0%5.0m8.20.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 80S 585k1.0%2.8m4.80.3%
HEART 70S 581k1.0%2.2m3.70.2%
KERRANG! 569k1.0%3.0m5.30.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 560k1.0%6.1m10.90.6%
TALKSPORT2 549k1.0%1.6m3.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 521k1.0%4.0m7.60.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 515k1.0%2.0m4.00.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 513k1.0%3.4m6.70.3%
SMOOTH RELAX 513k1.0%2.5m4.80.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 70S 506k1.0%2.5m4.90.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 494k1.0%1.9m3.80.2%
HEAT 476k1.0%1.5m3.10.1%
MAGIC SOUL 467k1.0%2.7m5.80.3%
BBC RADIO 1 DANCE 437k1.0%1.7m3.80.2%
MELLOW MAGIC 431k1.0%1.6m3.70.2%
HITS RADIO 90S 427k1.0%1.2m2.90.1%
BBC RADIO 1 ANTHEMS 417k1.0%1.5m3.60.1%
JAZZ FM 416k1.0%1.8m4.40.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 60S 415k1.0%2.6m6.30.3%
SMOOTH CHILL 395k1.0%1.7m4.30.2%
BBC RADIO 3 UNWIND 388k1.0%2.3m6.00.2%
CLASSIC FM CALM 386k1.0%2.4m6.20.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 375k1.0%1.8m4.90.2%
HITS RADIO 00S 357k1.0%928k2.60.1%
HEART 10S 356k1.0%688k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 348k1.0%576k1.70.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 341k1.0%652k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 336k1.0%743k2.20.1%
SMOOTH 70S 304k1.0%936k3.10.1%
MAGIC MUSICALS 303k1.0%1.7m5.60.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 277k0.0%445k1.60.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 275k0.0%747k2.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 259k0.0%732k2.80.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 259k0.0%572k2.20.1%
KISS XTRA 236k0.0%563k2.40.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 221k0.0%1.9m8.70.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 214k0.0%1.0m4.70.1%
CLASSIC FM MOVIES 203k0.0%1.2m6.00.1%
SMOOTH SOUL 202k0.0%770k3.80.1%
HEART LOVE 201k0.0%598k3.00.1%
NATION 80S 191k0.0%566k3.00.1%
HEART MUSICALS 175k0.0%350k2.00.0%
RADIO X CHILLED 151k0.0%268k1.80.0%
RADIO X 90S 146k0.0%627k4.30.1%
RADIO X 00S 143k0.0%437k3.10.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 136k0.0%1.0m7.50.1%
NATION 70S 132k0.0%308k2.30.0%
NATION 90S 124k0.0%227k1.80.0%
COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) 82k0.0%463k5.70.0%
BOOM LIGHT 80k0.0%616k7.70.1%

National stations side by side, all adults 15+ — TALKSPORT is highlighted in the row marked with the cross-station subject indicator.

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)