HITS RADIO (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM)
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 3281 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
56k
13kvs prev. quarter
% reach
6.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
465k
30kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
8.2
1.9vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.6%
0.2%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 947k · unweighted sample 1,319
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 2.2% | 27k |
10.00-14.00 | 2.5% | 25k |
14.00-18.00 | 2.8% | 30k |
18.00-22.00 | 1.8% | 15k |
22.00-02.00 | 1.9% | 3,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 3.6% | 15k |
10.00-14.00 | 2.7% | 12k |
14.00-18.00 | 1.9% | 7,000 |
18.00-22.00 | 4.1% | 7,000 |
22.00-02.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-08.00 | 4.4% | 5,000 |
08.00-12.00 | 2.9% | 13k |
12.00-16.00 | 3.8% | 14k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.3% | 7,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 2.9% | 4,000 |
22.00-02.00 | 0.2% | — |
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 (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM) 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+ | 56k | 6.0% | 8.2 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 2.0 | 5.1% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 10k | 8.0% | 8.2 | 16.9% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 9,000 | 7.0% | 4.3 | 16.2% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 12k | 10.0% | 5.7 | 21.7% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 7,000 | 4.0% | 11.5 | 12.4% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 13k | 8.0% | 14.8 | 22.3% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 3,000 | 3.0% | 1.5 | 5.3% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 12k | 5.0% | 6.8 | 22.0% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 22k | 6.0% | 5.7 | 38.2% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 20k | 4.0% | 11.2 | 34.8% |
| MEN 15-24 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 2.1 | 1.9% |
| MEN 25-34 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 1.5 | 4.2% |
| MEN 35-44 | 3,000 | 4.0% | 4.8 | 5.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 7.0% | 9.0 | 8.2% |
| MEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 4.0% | 18.4 | 5.2% |
| MEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 7.0% | 18.1 | 10.4% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 37k | 8.0% | 6.7 | 65.2% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 2,000 | 3.0% | 2.0 | 3.3% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 7,000 | 11.0% | 10.5 | 12.6% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 6,000 | 9.0% | 4.0 | 11.3% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 8,000 | 12.0% | 3.7 | 13.6% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 4,000 | 5.0% | 6.6 | 7.2% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 7,000 | 9.0% | 12.0 | 12.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 3,000 | 4.0% | 1.5 | 5.3% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 29k | 6.0% | 6.3 | 50.9% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 28k | 6.0% | 10.2 | 49.1% |
| ABC1 MEN | 10k | 5.0% | 5.5 | 18.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 18k | 7.0% | 6.8 | 32.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 9,000 | 4.0% | 17.5 | 16.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 18k | 8.0% | 6.5 | 32.6% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM) 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 | 862k | 91.0% | 18.1m | 20.9 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 700k | 74.0% | 10.6m | 15.2 | 58.9% |
| ANY BBC | 499k | 53.0% | 6.9m | 13.9 | 38.4% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 237k | 25.0% | 2.9m | 12.1 | 15.8% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO LINCOLN SHIRE | 142k | 15.0% | 1.4m | 10.0 | 7.8% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 139k | 15.0% | 869k | 6.3 | 4.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 139k | 15.0% | 943k | 6.8 | 5.2% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 129k | 14.0% | 865k | 6.7 | 4.8% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 117k | 12.0% | 544k | 4.6 | 3.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 110k | 12.0% | 1.0m | 9.2 | 5.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 82k | 9.0% | 799k | 9.7 | 4.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 80k | 8.0% | 635k | 7.9 | 3.5% |
| CLASSIC FM | 75k | 8.0% | 760k | 10.1 | 4.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 71k | 8.0% | 512k | 7.2 | 2.8% |
| OTHER STATION | 63k | 7.0% | 485k | 7.6 | 2.7% |
| * BBC RADIO LIN COLN SHIRE | 62k | 7.0% | 361k | 5.8 | 2.0% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 57k | 6.0% | 303k | 5.4 | 1.7% |
| TALK SPORT | 57k | 6.0% | 339k | 5.9 | 1.9% |
| HITS RADIO (LINCS) | 56k | 6.0% | 465k | 8.2 | 2.6% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 42k | 4.0% | 270k | 6.4 | 1.5% |
| KISS TORY | 41k | 4.0% | 209k | 5.1 | 1.2% |
| KISS | 38k | 4.0% | 173k | 4.5 | 1.0% |
| MAGIC | 37k | 4.0% | 299k | 8.1 | 1.7% |
| HEART 80S | 34k | 4.0% | 122k | 3.5 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 30k | 3.0% | 354k | 11.7 | 2.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 29k | 3.0% | 123k | 4.2 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 29k | 3.0% | 145k | 5.0 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 28k | 3.0% | 217k | 7.8 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 26k | 3.0% | 143k | 5.5 | 0.8% |
| PLANET ROCK | 25k | 3.0% | 168k | 6.9 | 0.9% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 23k | 2.0% | 134k | 5.8 | 0.7% |
| HEART 90S | 23k | 2.0% | 98k | 4.4 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 23k | 2.0% | 108k | 4.7 | 0.6% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 22k | 2.0% | 132k | 6.1 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 22k | 2.0% | 73k | 3.3 | 0.4% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 20k | 2.0% | 237k | 12.0 | 1.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 19k | 2.0% | 338k | 17.8 | 1.9% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 19k | 2.0% | 184k | 9.6 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 16k | 2.0% | 38k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 15k | 2.0% | 32k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 15k | 2.0% | 101k | 6.6 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 15k | 2.0% | 298k | 19.6 | 1.7% |
| HEART 70S | 15k | 2.0% | 24k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| HEART DANCE | 15k | 2.0% | 54k | 3.6 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 14k | 1.0% | 37k | 2.7 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 13k | 1.0% | 36k | 2.7 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 11k | 1.0% | 38k | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 10k | 1.0% | 62k | 6.3 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 9,000 | 1.0% | 18k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 9,000 | 1.0% | 24k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 8,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 8,000 | 1.0% | 82k | 10.5 | 0.5% |
| TIMES RADIO | 8,000 | 1.0% | 30k | 3.6 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | 1.0% | 32k | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 7,000 | 1.0% | 40k | 5.9 | 0.2% |
| HEAT | 7,000 | 1.0% | 35k | 5.3 | 0.2% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 7,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 7,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.4 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 7,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 6,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 6,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.8 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 5,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 5,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 4.4 | 0.1% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 5,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 4,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.9 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 4,000 | — | 21k | 6.0 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 4,000 | — | 6,000 | 1.6 | — |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.7 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 4,000 | — | 19k | 4.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.0 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 2,000 | — | 21k | 12.1 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 2,000 | — | 13k | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | — | — | — | 0.5 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM) 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 (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM) 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 (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM) 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 (LINCS) (WAS LINCS FM) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)