ALL LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO (ILR)

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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 1691 · Quarterly — 3-month rolling sample · National

Headline figures · MAR 2026

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Weekly reach

25.42m

▼ 126k vs prev. quarter

% reach

44.0%

▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

Total hours

260.4m

▼ 2.5m vs prev. quarter

Average hours

10.2

▼ 0.1 vs prev. quarter

Market share

25.9%

▼ 0.1% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.19m · unweighted sample 33,167

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

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

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By age	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+	25.42m	44.0%	10.2	100.0%
ADULTS 15-24	3.37m	40.0%	6.3	13.3%
ADULTS 25-34	4.40m	47.0%	7.7	17.3%
ADULTS 35-44	4.54m	48.0%	9.2	17.8%
ADULTS 45-54	4.30m	50.0%	11.3	16.9%
ADULTS 55-64	4.19m	47.0%	13.6	16.5%
ADULTS 65-74	3.38m	42.0%	12.8	13.3%
ADULTS 75+	1.24m	24.0%	11.7	4.9%
ADULTS 15-34	7.77m	44.0%	7.1	30.6%
ADULTS 15-44	12.30m	45.0%	7.9	48.4%

Men	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL MEN 15+	11.72m	41.0%	10.6	46.1%
MEN 15-24	1.64m	38.0%	7.4	6.5%
MEN 25-34	1.92m	41.0%	8.2	7.5%
MEN 35-44	1.91m	42.0%	9.4	7.5%
MEN 45-54	2.01m	48.0%	10.5	7.9%
MEN 55-64	1.98m	45.0%	14.4	7.8%
MEN 65-74	1.57m	42.0%	13.1	6.2%
MEN 75+	689k	28.0%	11.6	2.7%

Women	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+	13.70m	46.0%	10.0	53.9%
WOMEN 15-24	1.73m	42.0%	5.2	6.8%
WOMEN 25-34	2.48m	52.0%	7.3	9.8%
WOMEN 35-44	2.63m	54.0%	9.2	10.3%
WOMEN 45-54	2.29m	53.0%	12.0	9.0%
WOMEN 55-64	2.21m	48.0%	13.0	8.7%
WOMEN 65-74	1.81m	41.0%	12.5	7.1%
WOMEN 75+	553k	20.0%	11.8	2.2%

By social grade	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS	13.27m	41.0%	8.8	52.2%
C2DE ADULTS	12.15m	48.0%	11.8	47.8%
ABC1 MEN	5.86m	37.0%	8.6	23.0%
ABC1 WOMEN	7.41m	43.0%	9.0	29.1%
C2DE MEN	5.86m	46.0%	12.5	23.1%
C2DE WOMEN	6.29m	49.0%	11.1	24.7%

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

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

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–Friday	Share	Reach
06.00-06.00 ▸	26.3%	23.21m
06.00-09.00 ▸	24.2%	11.74m
06.00-12.00 ▸	26.2%	17.42m
06.00-18.00 ▸	27.0%	21.84m
06.00-24.00 ▸	26.6%	23.00m
09.00-12.00 ▸	27.8%	14.14m
12.00-15.00 ▸	28.1%	13.89m
15.00-18.00 ▸	27.7%	13.23m
18.00-21.00 ▸	25.6%	8.74m
21.00-24.00 ▸	20.1%	3.67m
24.00-06.00 ▸	21.7%	2.52m

Saturday	Share	Reach
06.00-09.00 ▸	20.7%	3.35m
06.00-12.00 ▸	23.8%	7.62m
06.00-18.00 ▸	24.5%	11.07m
06.00-24.00 ▸	24.7%	12.05m
06.00-06.00 ▸	24.7%	12.26m
09.00-12.00 ▸	25.3%	6.55m
12.00-15.00 ▸	25.8%	6.02m
15.00-18.00 ▸	24.4%	4.45m
18.00-21.00 ▸	26.0%	2.96m
21.00-24.00 ▸	25.6%	1.50m
24.00-06.00 ▸	24.0%	923k

Sunday	Share	Reach
06.00-09.00 ▸	19.9%	2.53m
06.00-12.00 ▸	22.6%	6.45m
06.00-18.00 ▸	24.3%	9.91m
06.00-24.00 ▸	24.4%	10.63m
06.00-06.00 ▸	24.2%	10.99m
09.00-12.00 ▸	23.8%	5.62m
12.00-15.00 ▸	26.4%	5.80m
15.00-18.00 ▸	25.3%	4.27m
18.00-21.00 ▸	26.0%	2.59m
21.00-24.00 ▸	21.4%	1.08m
24.00-06.00 ▸	21.5%	1.01m

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 LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO (ILR) TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Compared to other national stations · MAR 2026

Station	Reach	% reach	Hours	Avg hrs	Share
BBC RADIO 2	12.57m	22.0%	133.1m	10.6	13.2%
BBC RADIO 4	9.15m	16.0%	108.1m	11.8	10.7%
BBC RADIO 1	7.03m	12.0%	44.9m	6.4	4.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO	5.74m	10.0%	54.8m	9.5	5.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE	5.36m	9.0%	32.3m	6.0	3.2%
CLASSIC FM	4.17m	7.0%	33.4m	8.0	3.3%
HITS RADIO	3.80m	7.0%	16.8m	4.4	1.7%
TALKSPORT	3.29m	6.0%	22.2m	6.8	2.2%
LBC (UK)	2.88m	5.0%	27.8m	9.7	2.8%
BBC 6 MUSIC	2.65m	5.0%	24.6m	9.3	2.4%
MAGIC	2.16m	4.0%	11.0m	5.1	1.1%
BBC RADIO 3	2.06m	4.0%	16.1m	7.8	1.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO	2.01m	3.0%	13.2m	6.6	1.3%
KISSTORY	1.82m	3.0%	8.5m	4.7	0.8%
GOLD RADIO UK	1.61m	3.0%	11.9m	7.4	1.2%
HEART 80S	1.60m	3.0%	7.0m	4.4	0.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA	1.59m	3.0%	12.1m	7.6	1.2%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)	1.50m	3.0%	6.3m	4.2	0.6%
KISS	1.48m	3.0%	6.2m	4.2	0.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S	1.45m	2.0%	8.2m	5.7	0.8%
PLANET ROCK	1.13m	2.0%	9.3m	8.3	0.9%
BBC WORLD SERVICE	1.09m	2.0%	5.2m	4.8	0.5%
LBC NEWS (UK)	1.08m	2.0%	3.0m	2.8	0.3%
VIRGIN RADIO	1.04m	2.0%	6.4m	6.1	0.6%
HEART DANCE	987k	2.0%	4.4m	4.4	0.4%
HEART 90S	959k	2.0%	3.3m	3.5	0.3%
HEART 00S	931k	2.0%	3.9m	4.2	0.4%
CAPITAL DANCE	908k	2.0%	4.6m	5.0	0.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA	907k	2.0%	2.1m	2.3	0.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S	828k	1.0%	3.1m	3.7	0.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK	769k	1.0%	4.2m	5.4	0.4%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA	743k	1.0%	3.8m	5.0	0.4%
GB NEWS RADIO	676k	1.0%	4.4m	6.4	0.4%
BOOM RADIO	636k	1.0%	9.3m	14.6	0.9%
CAPITAL ANTHEMS	626k	1.0%	1.7m	2.8	0.2%
KISSTORY R&B	623k	1.0%	2.1m	3.4	0.2%
SMOOTH 80S	617k	1.0%	3.0m	4.9	0.3%
TIMES RADIO	604k	1.0%	5.0m	8.2	0.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 80S	585k	1.0%	2.8m	4.8	0.3%
HEART 70S	581k	1.0%	2.2m	3.7	0.2%
KERRANG!	569k	1.0%	3.0m	5.3	0.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO)	560k	1.0%	6.1m	10.9	0.6%
TALKSPORT2	549k	1.0%	1.6m	3.0	0.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY	521k	1.0%	4.0m	7.6	0.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S	515k	1.0%	2.0m	4.0	0.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK	513k	1.0%	3.4m	6.7	0.3%
SMOOTH RELAX	513k	1.0%	2.5m	4.8	0.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 70S	506k	1.0%	2.5m	4.9	0.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED	494k	1.0%	1.9m	3.8	0.2%
HEAT	476k	1.0%	1.5m	3.1	0.1%
MAGIC SOUL	467k	1.0%	2.7m	5.8	0.3%
BBC RADIO 1 DANCE	437k	1.0%	1.7m	3.8	0.2%
MELLOW MAGIC	431k	1.0%	1.6m	3.7	0.2%
HITS RADIO 90S	427k	1.0%	1.2m	2.9	0.1%
BBC RADIO 1 ANTHEMS	417k	1.0%	1.5m	3.6	0.1%
JAZZ FM	416k	1.0%	1.8m	4.4	0.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 60S	415k	1.0%	2.6m	6.3	0.3%
SMOOTH CHILL	395k	1.0%	1.7m	4.3	0.2%
BBC RADIO 3 UNWIND	388k	1.0%	2.3m	6.0	0.2%
CLASSIC FM CALM	386k	1.0%	2.4m	6.2	0.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY	375k	1.0%	1.8m	4.9	0.2%
HITS RADIO 00S	357k	1.0%	928k	2.6	0.1%
HEART 10S	356k	1.0%	688k	1.9	0.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED	348k	1.0%	576k	1.7	0.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE	341k	1.0%	652k	1.9	0.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS)	336k	1.0%	743k	2.2	0.1%
SMOOTH 70S	304k	1.0%	936k	3.1	0.1%
MAGIC MUSICALS	303k	1.0%	1.7m	5.6	0.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S	277k	0.0%	445k	1.6	0.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED	275k	0.0%	747k	2.7	0.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S	259k	0.0%	732k	2.8	0.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S	259k	0.0%	572k	2.2	0.1%
KISS XTRA	236k	0.0%	563k	2.4	0.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK	221k	0.0%	1.9m	8.7	0.2%
CAPITAL CHILL	214k	0.0%	1.0m	4.7	0.1%
CLASSIC FM MOVIES	203k	0.0%	1.2m	6.0	0.1%
SMOOTH SOUL	202k	0.0%	770k	3.8	0.1%
HEART LOVE	201k	0.0%	598k	3.0	0.1%
NATION 80S	191k	0.0%	566k	3.0	0.1%
HEART MUSICALS	175k	0.0%	350k	2.0	0.0%
RADIO X CHILLED	151k	0.0%	268k	1.8	0.0%
RADIO X 90S	146k	0.0%	627k	4.3	0.1%
RADIO X 00S	143k	0.0%	437k	3.1	0.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL	136k	0.0%	1.0m	7.5	0.1%
NATION 70S	132k	0.0%	308k	2.3	0.0%
NATION 90S	124k	0.0%	227k	1.8	0.0%
COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO)	82k	0.0%	463k	5.7	0.0%
BOOM LIGHT	80k	0.0%	616k	7.7	0.1%

National stations side by side, all adults 15+ — ALL LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO (ILR) is highlighted in the row marked with the cross-station subject indicator.

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