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CAPITAL LONDON

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London's No.1 Hit Music Station

Local / regional · RAJAR code 3061 · · London

Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
1.61m
130kvs prev. quarter
% reach
12.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
8.3m
296kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.1
0.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
4.2%
0.2%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 13.11m · unweighted sample 6,617

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby
4.5%669k
10.00-13.00
Kemi Rodgers
4.2%534k
13.00-16.00
Aimee Vivian
5.1%606k
16.00-19.00
Will Manning
5.1%660k
19.00-22.00
The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill
3.5%331k
22.00-01.00
The Capital Late Show with Sonny Jay
1.5%78k
01.00-04.00
Joe Hollywood
0.9%14k
04.00-06.00
Ant Payne
2.9%80k
SaturdayShareReach
05.00-09.00
Lydia Rodford
2.6%110k
09.00-12.00
Jimmy Hill
4.6%238k
12.00-16.00
Jay London
5.3%260k
16.00-19.00
Sonny Jay
5.9%210k
19.00-22.00
The Capital Weekender with Kem Cetinay
4.4%93k
22.00-24.00
The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery
2.0%27k
24.00-06.00
Nicola Lashley
1.3%26k
SundayShareReach
05.00-09.00
Lydia Rodford
2.7%68k
09.00-12.00
Ant Payne
3.0%174k
12.00-16.00
Jay London
4.3%256k
16.00-19.00
The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global
4.8%185k
19.00-22.00
Tom Watts
4.0%83k
22.00-24.00
The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery
0.4%6,000
24.00-06.00
Joe Hollywood
1.4%24k

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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+1.61m12.0%5.1100.0%
ADULTS 15-24302k16.0%5.018.7%
ADULTS 25-34362k14.0%3.622.4%
ADULTS 35-44457k19.0%5.728.4%
ADULTS 45-54267k13.0%5.916.5%
ADULTS 55-64159k9.0%5.69.9%
ADULTS 65-7450k3.0%2.93.1%
ADULTS 75+16k2.0%15.91.0%
ADULTS 15-34664k15.0%4.341.1%
ADULTS 15-441.12m16.0%4.869.5%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+657k10.0%4.040.7%
MEN 15-24148k15.0%4.29.2%
MEN 25-34167k13.0%3.210.3%
MEN 35-44143k13.0%2.98.9%
MEN 45-54117k12.0%6.67.2%
MEN 55-6455k6.0%3.13.4%
MEN 65-7419k3.0%4.51.2%
MEN 75+8,0002.0%2.50.5%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+956k14.0%5.959.3%
WOMEN 15-24154k16.0%5.89.5%
WOMEN 25-34195k15.0%3.912.1%
WOMEN 35-44314k25.0%6.919.5%
WOMEN 45-54150k14.0%5.39.3%
WOMEN 55-64105k11.0%6.96.5%
WOMEN 65-7431k4.0%1.81.9%
WOMEN 75+8,0002.0%30.30.5%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS1.02m13.0%5.063.1%
C2DE ADULTS595k12.0%5.436.9%
ABC1 MEN397k10.0%4.024.6%
ABC1 WOMEN620k15.0%5.638.4%
C2DE MEN260k11.0%4.016.1%
C2DE WOMEN336k13.0%6.520.8%

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO10.75m82.0%196.2m18.3100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL8.61m66.0%111.0m12.956.6%
ANY BBC6.07m46.0%80.0m13.240.7%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL3.96m30.0%28.9m7.314.7%
BBC RADIO 42.23m17.0%28.7m12.814.6%
BBC RADIO 21.88m14.0%16.9m9.08.6%
HEART LONDON1.85m14.0%9.6m5.24.9%
LBC LONDON (ILR)1.74m13.0%16.9m9.78.6%
CAPITAL LONDON1.61m12.0%8.3m5.14.2%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.1.55m12.0%8.6m5.54.4%
LBC LONDON1.40m11.0%15.3m10.97.8%
BBC RADIO 11.25m10.0%7.3m5.83.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE1.22m9.0%6.1m5.03.1%
MAGIC (LON DON)981k7.0%4.3m4.42.2%
OTHER STATION965k7.0%5.3m5.52.7%
SMOOTH RADIO LONDON895k7.0%4.2m4.72.1%
BBC 6 MUSIC660k5.0%5.0m7.62.6%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO LONDON651k5.0%5.1m7.92.6%
HITS RADIO (LON DON)629k5.0%1.9m3.01.0%
CAPITAL XTRA (LON DON)597k5.0%2.6m4.31.3%
BBC RADIO 3563k4.0%5.0m8.92.6%
KISS TORY522k4.0%2.1m4.01.1%
LBC NEWS (LON DON)508k4.0%1.6m3.20.8%
KISS506k4.0%2.2m4.31.1%
BBC RADIO LONDON477k4.0%1.4m3.00.7%
OTHER BBC LOCAL406k3.0%3.1m7.71.6%
ABSO LUTE RADIO386k3.0%1.9m4.80.9%
HEART 80S374k3.0%1.3m3.50.7%
RADIO X LONDON368k3.0%2.7m7.51.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA354k3.0%1.6m4.60.8%
GOLD RADIO LONDON322k2.0%2.3m7.21.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE273k2.0%1.3m4.70.7%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA225k2.0%563k2.50.3%
HEART DANCE210k2.0%902k4.30.5%
HEART 90S209k2.0%993k4.70.5%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED189k1.0%613k3.20.3%
ABSO LUTE 80S168k1.0%859k5.10.4%
CAPITAL DANCE167k1.0%657k3.90.3%
GB NEWS RADIO143k1.0%971k6.80.5%
SMOOTH CHILL109k1.0%607k5.60.3%
PLANET ROCK98k1.0%1.3m13.00.6%
HEART 70S89k1.0%171k1.90.1%
SMOOTH RELAX88k1.0%300k3.40.2%
SMOOTH COUN TRY70k1.0%318k4.50.2%
CAPITAL CHILL48k124k2.60.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK30k330k11.10.2%

Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). means no estimate was published.

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for CAPITAL LONDON1.20m1.40m1.60m1.80m2.00m1.79m1.61mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for CAPITAL LONDON. SEP 2021: 1.79m; DEC 2021: 1.69m; MAR 2022: 1.48m; JUN 2022: 1.35m; SEP 2022: 1.51m; DEC 2022: 1.63m; MAR 2023: 1.65m; JUN 2023: 1.58m; SEP 2023: 1.82m; DEC 2023: 1.62m; MAR 2024: 1.49m; JUN 2024: 1.96m; SEP 2024: 1.79m; DEC 2024: 1.71m; MAR 2025: 1.64m; JUN 2025: 1.59m; SEP 2025: 1.58m; DEC 2025: 1.49m; MAR 2026: 1.48m; JUN 2026: 1.61m

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for CAPITAL LONDON5.0m6.0m7.0m8.0m9.0m7.0m8.3mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for CAPITAL LONDON. SEP 2021: 7.0m; DEC 2021: 6.4m; MAR 2022: 6.0m; JUN 2022: 6.1m; SEP 2022: 6.3m; DEC 2022: 7.2m; MAR 2023: 6.9m; JUN 2023: 7.5m; SEP 2023: 7.4m; DEC 2023: 7.2m; MAR 2024: 6.8m; JUN 2024: 8.5m; SEP 2024: 8.7m; DEC 2024: 7.9m; MAR 2025: 6.7m; JUN 2025: 7.8m; SEP 2025: 7.2m; DEC 2025: 7.1m; MAR 2026: 8.0m; JUN 2026: 8.3m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Market share over time

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for CAPITAL LONDON3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%3.4%4.2%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for CAPITAL LONDON. SEP 2021: 3.4%; DEC 2021: 3.2%; MAR 2022: 3.0%; JUN 2022: 3.1%; SEP 2022: 3.1%; DEC 2022: 3.5%; MAR 2023: 3.3%; JUN 2023: 3.7%; SEP 2023: 3.6%; DEC 2023: 3.6%; MAR 2024: 3.4%; JUN 2024: 4.2%; SEP 2024: 4.3%; DEC 2024: 4.1%; MAR 2025: 3.3%; JUN 2025: 3.9%; SEP 2025: 3.7%; DEC 2025: 3.8%; MAR 2026: 4.0%; JUN 2026: 4.2%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)