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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 1680 · Quarterly — 3-month rolling sample · National

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
27.86m
327k vs prev. quarter
% reach
48.0%
0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
286.8m
10.6m vs prev. quarter
Average hours
10.3
0.3 vs prev. quarter
Market share
28.5%
0.8% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 33,250

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

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

Source: RAJAR — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+27.86m48.0%10.3100.0%
ADULTS 15-243.38m40.0%6.612.2%
ADULTS 25-344.51m48.0%7.816.2%
ADULTS 35-444.95m53.0%10.217.8%
ADULTS 45-544.64m54.0%11.416.7%
ADULTS 55-644.53m50.0%12.416.3%
ADULTS 65-743.78m46.0%11.913.6%
ADULTS 75+2.05m39.0%12.17.4%
ADULTS 15-347.90m44.0%7.228.4%
ADULTS 15-4412.85m47.0%8.446.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+13.92m49.0%11.150.0%
MEN 15-241.73m40.0%6.86.2%
MEN 25-342.18m47.0%8.57.8%
MEN 35-442.36m52.0%11.08.5%
MEN 45-542.35m56.0%12.68.4%
MEN 55-642.36m54.0%13.88.5%
MEN 65-741.86m50.0%12.16.7%
MEN 75+1.08m44.0%12.23.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+13.93m47.0%9.550.0%
WOMEN 15-241.65m40.0%6.45.9%
WOMEN 25-342.33m49.0%7.08.4%
WOMEN 35-442.59m53.0%9.59.3%
WOMEN 45-542.29m53.0%10.18.2%
WOMEN 55-642.17m47.0%10.97.8%
WOMEN 65-741.92m43.0%11.66.9%
WOMEN 75+975k34.0%12.13.5%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS15.63m48.0%9.556.1%
C2DE ADULTS12.23m48.0%11.443.9%
ABC1 MEN7.60m49.0%10.027.3%
ABC1 WOMEN8.03m47.0%8.928.8%
C2DE MEN6.33m50.0%12.422.7%
C2DE WOMEN5.90m46.0%10.321.2%

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

Source: RAJAR — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
28.7%25.35m
06.00-09.00
24.8%12.03m
06.00-12.00
27.2%18.39m
06.00-18.00
28.8%23.38m
06.00-24.00
28.8%25.13m
09.00-12.00
29.1%15.17m
12.00-15.00
30.7%14.94m
15.00-18.00
30.4%14.42m
18.00-21.00
28.4%9.75m
21.00-24.00
30.6%4.79m
24.00-06.00
26.0%3.01m
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
21.8%3.50m
06.00-12.00
26.0%8.25m
06.00-18.00
27.7%12.02m
06.00-24.00
28.1%13.26m
06.00-06.00
28.1%13.45m
09.00-12.00
28.1%7.06m
12.00-15.00
29.9%6.45m
15.00-18.00
29.1%5.06m
18.00-21.00
30.0%3.16m
21.00-24.00
31.0%1.76m
24.00-06.00
27.1%1.01m
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
22.7%2.82m
06.00-12.00
25.7%7.19m
06.00-18.00
27.4%11.03m
06.00-24.00
27.6%11.97m
06.00-06.00
27.5%12.37m
09.00-12.00
27.0%6.20m
12.00-15.00
29.3%6.30m
15.00-18.00
28.6%4.59m
18.00-21.00
28.0%2.79m
21.00-24.00
29.5%1.39m
24.00-06.00
25.9%1.24m

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 — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 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 3.29m6.0%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+ — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL is highlighted in the row marked with the cross-station subject indicator.

Source: RAJAR — ALL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)