HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST))
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3121 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
110k
13kvs prev. quarter
% reach
6.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
608k
80kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.5
0.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.8%
0.1%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.85m · unweighted sample 1,926
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
04.00-07.00 | 0.9% | 15k |
07.00-11.00 | 1.5% | 53k |
11.00-13.00 | 1.3% | 43k |
13.00-16.00 | 2.0% | 55k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.6% | 48k |
19.00-21.00 | 2.1% | 23k |
21.00-23.00 | 2.0% | 10k |
23.00-01.00 | 0.5% | 6,000 |
01.00-02.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
02.00-04.00 | 0.3% | 1,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-08.00 | 0.7% | 3,000 |
08.00-11.00 | 1.2% | 18k |
11.00-14.00 | 3.1% | 27k |
14.00-17.00 | 2.4% | 21k |
17.00-19.00 | 1.9% | 11k |
19.00-21.00 | 5.1% | 10k |
21.00-23.00 | 3.9% | 8,000 |
23.00-01.00 | 1.8% | 4,000 |
01.00-03.00 | 0.3% | — |
03.00-05.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
05.00-06.00 | 5.8% | 4,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-08.00 | 0.6% | 1,000 |
08.00-11.00 | 1.0% | 9,000 |
11.00-14.00 | 1.6% | 17k |
14.00-17.00 | 2.0% | 17k |
17.00-19.00 | 1.1% | 9,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 3.2% | 11k |
22.00-24.00 | 0.1% | — |
01.00-03.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
03.00-05.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
05.00-06.00 | 2.6% | 1,000 |
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 — HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST)) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 110k | 6.0% | 5.5 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 10k | 3.0% | 4.5 | 8.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 39k | 13.0% | 5.7 | 35.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 24k | 8.0% | 1.8 | 22.2% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 29k | 11.0% | 9.9 | 25.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 5,000 | 2.0% | 1.9 | 4.7% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 3,000 | 1.0% | 1.6 | 2.9% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 49k | 8.0% | 5.5 | 44.3% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 73k | 8.0% | 4.2 | 66.4% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 51k | 6.0% | 8.2 | 46.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 6.2 | 0.9% |
| MEN 25-34 | 16k | 11.0% | 8.6 | 14.8% |
| MEN 35-44 | 8,000 | 6.0% | 2.2 | 7.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 21k | 17.0% | 11.6 | 19.2% |
| MEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 2.3 | 2.4% |
| MEN 65-74 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 1.1 | 1.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 59k | 6.0% | 3.2 | 53.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 9,000 | 6.0% | 4.3 | 7.8% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 23k | 16.0% | 3.7 | 20.7% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 16k | 11.0% | 1.5 | 14.7% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 7,000 | 6.0% | 5.0 | 6.7% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 2,000 | 2.0% | 1.5 | 2.3% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 1.0% | 2.0 | 1.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 52k | 4.0% | 2.6 | 47.4% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 58k | 9.0% | 8.2 | 52.6% |
| ABC1 MEN | 20k | 3.0% | 3.1 | 18.0% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 32k | 5.0% | 2.2 | 29.4% |
| C2DE MEN | 31k | 10.0% | 11.5 | 28.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 27k | 8.0% | 4.4 | 24.4% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST)) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 1.67m | 90.0% | 34.6m | 20.7 | 100.0% |
| ANY BBC | 1.20m | 65.0% | 18.6m | 15.4 | 53.7% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.17m | 63.0% | 15.6m | 13.4 | 45.2% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 529k | 29.0% | 5.1m | 9.6 | 14.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 440k | 24.0% | 6.1m | 13.9 | 17.7% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 391k | 21.0% | 2.4m | 6.0 | 6.8% |
| * HEART WEST COUN TRY | 374k | 20.0% | 2.3m | 6.2 | 6.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 275k | 15.0% | 1.7m | 6.4 | 5.0% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 218k | 12.0% | 2.5m | 11.5 | 7.2% |
| * HEART WEST C'TRY BRISTOL WESTON BATH | 212k | 11.0% | 838k | 4.0 | 2.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 202k | 11.0% | 1.0m | 5.1 | 3.0% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 194k | 10.0% | 1.1m | 5.6 | 3.1% |
| CLASSIC FM | 157k | 8.0% | 1.0m | 6.5 | 3.0% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 150k | 8.0% | 1.4m | 9.1 | 4.0% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS (WEST OF ENG LAND) | 143k | 8.0% | 1.5m | 10.5 | 4.3% |
| OTHER STATION | 122k | 7.0% | 386k | 3.2 | 1.1% |
| HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENG LAND) | 110k | 6.0% | 608k | 5.5 | 1.8% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 104k | 6.0% | 438k | 4.2 | 1.3% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 104k | 6.0% | 947k | 9.1 | 2.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 97k | 5.0% | 773k | 7.9 | 2.2% |
| * SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNT RY | 93k | 5.0% | 753k | 8.1 | 2.2% |
| KISS | 87k | 5.0% | 322k | 3.7 | 0.9% |
| TALK SPORT | 79k | 4.0% | 368k | 4.7 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 78k | 4.0% | 565k | 7.2 | 1.6% |
| * BBC RADIO BRISTOL | 76k | 4.0% | 475k | 6.3 | 1.4% |
| HEART 80S | 71k | 4.0% | 464k | 6.6 | 1.3% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 70k | 4.0% | 320k | 4.5 | 0.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 69k | 4.0% | 444k | 6.4 | 1.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 68k | 4.0% | 363k | 5.3 | 1.0% |
| KISS TORY | 62k | 3.0% | 224k | 3.6 | 0.6% |
| MAGIC | 59k | 3.0% | 329k | 5.6 | 1.0% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 53k | 3.0% | 222k | 4.2 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 50k | 3.0% | 169k | 3.4 | 0.5% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 48k | 3.0% | 306k | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 44k | 2.0% | 374k | 8.4 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 39k | 2.0% | 335k | 8.6 | 1.0% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 38k | 2.0% | 76k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 36k | 2.0% | 191k | 5.3 | 0.6% |
| HEART 90S | 34k | 2.0% | 153k | 4.5 | 0.4% |
| TIMES RADIO | 34k | 2.0% | 387k | 11.3 | 1.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 31k | 2.0% | 239k | 7.7 | 0.7% |
| HEART DANCE | 30k | 2.0% | 320k | 10.7 | 0.9% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 27k | 1.0% | 142k | 5.3 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 26k | 1.0% | 105k | 4.0 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 23k | 1.0% | 42k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 22k | 1.0% | 159k | 7.2 | 0.5% |
| PLANET ROCK | 20k | 1.0% | 120k | 6.0 | 0.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 19k | 1.0% | 197k | 10.5 | 0.6% |
| JAZZ FM | 19k | 1.0% | 51k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 18k | 1.0% | 85k | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 17k | 1.0% | 73k | 4.2 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 17k | 1.0% | 30k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 16k | 1.0% | 97k | 6.2 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 14k | 1.0% | 162k | 11.8 | 0.5% |
| HEART 70S | 14k | 1.0% | 34k | 2.5 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 14k | 1.0% | 318k | 22.3 | 0.9% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 14k | 1.0% | 58k | 4.1 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 13k | 1.0% | 101k | 7.6 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 12k | 1.0% | 45k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 12k | 1.0% | 127k | 10.6 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 12k | 1.0% | 25k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 11k | 1.0% | 26k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 10k | 1.0% | 42k | 4.3 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80S | 9,000 | — | 25k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 8,000 | — | 11k | 1.4 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | — | 35k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 8,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.0 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 6,000 | — | 5,000 | 0.9 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 6,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.6 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 6,000 | — | 9,000 | 1.5 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 6,000 | — | 9,000 | 1.5 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 4,000 | — | 20k | 5.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 4,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.9 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 3,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 3,000 | — | 28k | 8.0 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 3,000 | — | 7,000 | 2.1 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 2,000 | — | 11k | 5.7 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.0 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST)) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST)) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST)) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Market share over time
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENGLAND) (WAS KISS (WEST)) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)