SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 3182 · · Local
Part of: SMOOTH BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
60k
10kvs prev. quarter
% reach
4.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
320k
102kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.3
0.7vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.3%
0.4%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.52m · unweighted sample 2,297
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 1.0% | 23k |
10.00-13.00 | 1.8% | 31k |
13.00-16.00 | 1.9% | 27k |
16.00-19.00 | 1.1% | 22k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.1% | 9,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 1.0% | 2,000 |
01.00-04.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
04.00-06.00 | 0.4% | 1,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 1.4% | 51k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-10.00 | 0.9% | 4,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 1.1% | 8,000 |
13.00-16.00 | 1.2% | 4,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 1.3% | 4,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 1.1% | 2,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 1.2% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-10.00 | 1.5% | 7,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 1.5% | 10k |
13.00-16.00 | 0.6% | 6,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 0.5% | 3,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.6% | — |
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 — SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX 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+ | 60k | 4.0% | 5.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 12k | 6.0% | 5.4 | 19.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 11k | 5.0% | 4.7 | 17.7% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 7,000 | 3.0% | 2.6 | 12.5% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 4,000 | 2.0% | 7.0 | 7.5% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 9,000 | 4.0% | 5.2 | 14.5% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 11k | 6.0% | 5.4 | 19.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 5,000 | 3.0% | 9.0 | 9.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 22k | 5.0% | 5.0 | 37.4% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 30k | 4.0% | 4.4 | 49.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 35k | 5.0% | 5.1 | 58.5% |
| MEN 15-24 | 10k | 9.0% | 3.2 | 16.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 6,000 | 6.0% | 6.7 | 10.7% |
| MEN 35-44 | 5,000 | 4.0% | 2.0 | 8.2% |
| MEN 45-54 | — | — | 2.3 | 0.8% |
| MEN 55-64 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 2.8 | 6.3% |
| MEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 8.0% | 5.9 | 10.2% |
| MEN 75+ | 4,000 | 4.0% | 12.3 | 6.2% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 25k | 3.0% | 5.8 | 41.5% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 2,000 | 2.0% | 15.0 | 3.7% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 1.5 | 6.9% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 3.7 | 4.3% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 7.6 | 6.7% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 5,000 | 4.0% | 7.0 | 8.3% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 5,000 | 5.0% | 4.9 | 8.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 2,000 | 2.0% | 2.1 | 2.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 17k | 2.0% | 9.1 | 28.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 43k | 5.0% | 3.8 | 71.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 6,000 | 2.0% | 7.5 | 10.5% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 11k | 3.0% | 10.0 | 18.3% |
| C2DE MEN | 29k | 7.0% | 4.5 | 48.0% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 14k | 4.0% | 2.5 | 23.3% |
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX 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 | 1.28m | 84.0% | 24.6m | 19.2 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.01m | 66.0% | 14.1m | 14.0 | 57.3% |
| ANY BBC | 766k | 51.0% | 10.2m | 13.3 | 41.5% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 308k | 20.0% | 3.4m | 11.2 | 14.0% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 212k | 14.0% | 1.1m | 5.1 | 4.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 206k | 14.0% | 1.4m | 6.6 | 5.5% |
| HEART ESSEX | 194k | 13.0% | 1.4m | 7.3 | 5.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 190k | 13.0% | 2.4m | 12.7 | 9.8% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 157k | 10.0% | 725k | 4.6 | 3.0% |
| * HEART ESSEX CHELMS FORD & SOUTH END | 153k | 10.0% | 955k | 6.3 | 3.9% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 136k | 9.0% | 798k | 5.9 | 3.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 125k | 8.0% | 624k | 5.0 | 2.5% |
| TALK SPORT | 111k | 7.0% | 1.1m | 9.7 | 4.4% |
| * BBC ESSEX | 105k | 7.0% | 951k | 9.1 | 3.9% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 105k | 7.0% | 797k | 7.6 | 3.2% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 104k | 7.0% | 820k | 7.9 | 3.3% |
| CLASSIC FM | 102k | 7.0% | 907k | 8.9 | 3.7% |
| OTHER STATION | 100k | 7.0% | 296k | 3.0 | 1.2% |
| MAGIC | 91k | 6.0% | 645k | 7.1 | 2.6% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 83k | 5.0% | 646k | 7.8 | 2.6% |
| KISS TORY | 76k | 5.0% | 384k | 5.0 | 1.6% |
| KISS | 74k | 5.0% | 334k | 4.5 | 1.4% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 60k | 4.0% | 320k | 5.3 | 1.3% |
| HITS RADIO | 58k | 4.0% | 238k | 4.1 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 58k | 4.0% | 250k | 4.3 | 1.0% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 50k | 3.0% | 426k | 8.6 | 1.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 48k | 3.0% | 586k | 12.1 | 2.4% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 43k | 3.0% | 390k | 9.0 | 1.6% |
| HEART 80S | 42k | 3.0% | 145k | 3.4 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 38k | 2.0% | 107k | 2.8 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 37k | 2.0% | 206k | 5.6 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 33k | 2.0% | 133k | 4.0 | 0.5% |
| * RADIO ESSEX | 28k | 2.0% | 158k | 5.7 | 0.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 27k | 2.0% | 84k | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 26k | 2.0% | 141k | 5.4 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 24k | 2.0% | 311k | 12.7 | 1.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 24k | 2.0% | 106k | 4.4 | 0.4% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 24k | 2.0% | 308k | 13.1 | 1.3% |
| HEART DANCE | 23k | 1.0% | 85k | 3.8 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 22k | 1.0% | 68k | 3.2 | 0.3% |
| HEART 90S | 21k | 1.0% | 70k | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| KER RANG! | 20k | 1.0% | 140k | 7.1 | 0.6% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 20k | 1.0% | 41k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 20k | 1.0% | 190k | 9.7 | 0.8% |
| PLANET ROCK | 19k | 1.0% | 272k | 14.5 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 18k | 1.0% | 56k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| * HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 16k | 1.0% | 29k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 16k | 1.0% | 60k | 3.7 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 16k | 1.0% | 83k | 5.3 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 16k | 1.0% | 154k | 9.5 | 0.6% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 16k | 1.0% | 121k | 7.8 | 0.5% |
| TALK | 16k | 1.0% | 140k | 8.9 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 15k | 1.0% | 65k | 4.5 | 0.3% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 14k | 1.0% | 60k | 4.2 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 12k | 1.0% | 163k | 13.2 | 0.7% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 11k | 1.0% | 16k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 10k | 1.0% | 11k | 1.1 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 10k | 1.0% | 7,000 | 0.7 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 9,000 | 1.0% | 44k | 5.0 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 9,000 | 1.0% | 42k | 4.5 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HEART 70S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 8,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 8,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 8,000 | 1.0% | 18k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 7,000 | — | 25k | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 7,000 | — | 69k | 10.2 | 0.3% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 6,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.5 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 6,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 6,000 | — | 25k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 6,000 | — | 13k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 6,000 | — | 106k | 16.9 | 0.4% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.8 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 5,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.3 | — |
| NATION 80S | 5,000 | — | 25k | 4.7 | 0.1% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 4,000 | — | 16k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.9 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 2,000 | — | 26k | 15.0 | 0.1% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX 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 — SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)