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CAPITAL MANCHESTER

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Manchester's No.1 Hit Music Station

Local / regional · RAJAR code 3263 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

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

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
453k
▼ 25k vs prev. quarter
% reach
14.0%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.9m
▼ 303k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
4.1
▼ 0.4 vs prev. quarter
Market share
3.3%
▼ 0.6% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 3.21m · unweighted sample 2,541

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

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

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+453k14.0%4.1100.0%
ADULTS 15-2487k17.0%3.119.2%
ADULTS 25-34122k22.0%3.627.0%
ADULTS 35-44137k25.0%4.630.3%
ADULTS 45-5450k11.0%4.211.1%
ADULTS 55-6433k7.0%4.27.4%
ADULTS 65-7417k4.0%7.03.8%
ADULTS 75+6,0003.0%7.31.3%
ADULTS 15-34209k20.0%3.446.2%
ADULTS 15-44346k21.0%3.976.4%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+165k11.0%3.936.5%
MEN 15-2435k14.0%3.27.7%
MEN 25-3435k12.0%4.07.6%
MEN 35-4448k18.0%3.910.5%
MEN 45-5423k10.0%6.15.1%
MEN 55-6415k6.0%4.23.3%
MEN 65-746,0003.0%0.81.3%
MEN 75+5,0004.0%1.41.1%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+287k18.0%4.263.5%
WOMEN 15-2452k21.0%3.011.5%
WOMEN 25-3488k31.0%3.519.3%
WOMEN 35-4490k32.0%5.019.8%
WOMEN 45-5427k11.0%2.76.0%
WOMEN 55-6418k7.0%4.24.0%
WOMEN 65-7412k5.0%10.02.6%
WOMEN 75+1,0001.0%35.80.2%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS251k15.0%4.355.4%
C2DE ADULTS202k13.0%3.944.6%
ABC1 MEN91k11.0%4.320.1%
ABC1 WOMEN160k19.0%4.335.4%
C2DE MEN75k10.0%3.516.5%
C2DE WOMEN127k16.0%4.128.1%

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

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby
▸
3.6%212k
10.00-13.00
Kemi Rodgers
▸
2.7%176k
13.00-16.00
Aimee Vivian
▸
3.0%168k
16.00-19.00
Will Manning
▸
3.7%141k
19.00-22.00
The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill
▸
3.8%89k
22.00-01.00
The Capital Late Show with Sonny Jay
▸
3.5%43k
01.00-04.00
Joe Hollywood
▸
2.0%8,000
04.00-06.00
Ant Payne
▸
3.5%21k
SaturdayShareReach
09.00-12.00
Jimmy Hill
▸
3.3%49k
12.00-16.00
Jay London
▸
4.4%80k
16.00-19.00
Sonny Jay
▸
3.0%41k
19.00-22.00
The Capital Weekender with Kem Cetinay
▸
5.2%28k
22.00-24.00
The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery
▸
5.3%14k
24.00-06.00
Nicola Lashley
▸
4.9%12k
05.00-09.00
Lydia Rodford
▸
2.1%20k
SundayShareReach
09.00-12.00
Ant Payne
▸
4.3%67k
12.00-16.00
Jay London
▸
2.9%47k
16.00-19.00
The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global
▸
4.7%41k
19.00-22.00
Tom Watts
▸
3.3%21k
22.00-24.00
The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery
▸
2.0%6,000
24.00-06.00
Joe Hollywood
▸
4.6%7,000
05.00-09.00
Lydia Rodford
▸
2.0%20k

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 MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST 670k21.0%5.4m8.19.7%
BBC RADIO 2 619k19.0%6.4m10.411.5%
HEART NORTH WEST 520k16.0%3.3m6.45.9%
CAPITAL MANCHESTER this station453k14.0%1.9m4.13.3%
BBC RADIO 4 379k12.0%4.6m12.18.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 379k12.0%3.4m8.96.0%
BBC RADIO 1 336k10.0%1.9m5.83.5%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 334k10.0%2.9m8.65.1%
HITS RADIO 311k10.0%2.1m6.63.7%
* GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 283k9.0%2.5m8.84.5%
TALKSPORT 256k8.0%1.6m6.12.8%
* HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 241k8.0%1.6m6.52.8%
CLASSIC FM 196k6.0%1.6m8.12.8%
RADIO X MANCHESTER 196k6.0%1.5m7.62.7%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 143k4.0%515k3.60.9%
KISSTORY 115k4.0%369k3.20.7%
BBC 6 MUSIC 107k3.0%570k5.31.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 102k3.0%613k6.01.1%
GOLD RADIO UK 101k3.0%1.1m10.71.9%
KISS 99k3.0%620k6.31.1%
CAPITAL DANCE 93k3.0%506k5.50.9%
HEART 80S 88k3.0%228k2.60.4%
ABSOLUTE 80S 79k2.0%373k4.70.7%
MAGIC 78k2.0%377k4.80.7%
HEART DANCE 73k2.0%437k6.00.8%
BBC RADIO 3 69k2.0%561k8.11.0%
RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) 66k2.0%368k5.60.7%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 62k2.0%580k9.41.0%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 60k2.0%225k3.80.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 59k2.0%151k2.50.3%
PLANET ROCK 59k2.0%596k10.01.1%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 58k2.0%89k1.50.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 56k2.0%136k2.40.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 54k2.0%116k2.20.2%
KISSTORY R&B 53k2.0%179k3.40.3%
HEART 90S 50k2.0%121k2.40.2%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 49k2.0%277k5.60.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 49k2.0%283k5.80.5%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 47k1.0%414k8.90.7%
BOOM RADIO 47k1.0%1.1m22.61.9%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 46k1.0%744k16.11.3%
GB NEWS RADIO 45k1.0%176k3.90.3%
HEAT 40k1.0%260k6.50.5%
SMOOTH RELAX 36k1.0%291k8.00.5%
TALKSPORT2 36k1.0%65k1.80.1%
SMOOTH CHILL 33k1.0%86k2.60.2%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 31k1.0%189k6.20.3%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 31k1.0%275k8.80.5%
HEART 70S 30k1.0%38k1.30.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 29k1.0%217k7.60.4%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 29k1.0%31k1.10.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 28k1.0%295k10.50.5%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 25k1.0%58k2.40.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 25k1.0%105k4.30.2%
MAGIC SOUL 24k1.0%254k10.70.5%
KERRANG! 22k1.0%71k3.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 22k1.0%25k1.10.0%
TIMES RADIO 21k1.0%104k4.90.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 17k1.0%27k1.60.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 16k0.0%28k1.70.0%
JAZZ FM 14k0.0%219k15.20.4%
KISS XTRA 12k0.0%14k1.20.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 9,0000.0%79k9.00.1%
CAPITAL CHILL 7,0000.0%12k1.60.0%
NATION 80S 7,0000.0%16k2.30.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 5,0000.0%3,0000.50.0%
COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) 1,0000.0%00.30.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————
MAGIC CLASSICAL —————

* Stations marked with an asterisk do not cover the whole of this Total Survey Area.

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within CAPITAL MANCHESTER’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)