HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO)
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 3351 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
231k
4,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
14.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.4m
130kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.2
0.6vs prev. quarter
Market share
4.4%
0.2%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.61m · unweighted sample 1,452
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 2.9% | 80k |
10.00-13.00 | 3.9% | 84k |
13.00-16.00 | 5.7% | 93k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.5% | 96k |
19.00-22.00 | 6.5% | 53k |
22.00-02.00 | 2.7% | 17k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 3.1% | 14k |
09.00-12.00 | 3.6% | 37k |
12.00-16.00 | 6.7% | 51k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.4% | 26k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.1% | 6,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 5.0% | 10k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 4.8% | 16k |
09.00-12.00 | 1.7% | 21k |
12.00-16.00 | 2.1% | 33k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.4% | 13k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.8% | 11k |
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 (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) 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+ | 231k | 14.0% | 6.2 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 71k | 28.0% | 5.6 | 30.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 48k | 20.0% | 4.6 | 20.7% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 29k | 12.0% | 4.7 | 12.5% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 43k | 20.0% | 12.4 | 18.5% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 22k | 9.0% | 4.5 | 9.3% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 16k | 7.0% | 2.3 | 6.7% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 4,000 | 2.0% | 4.3 | 1.6% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 119k | 24.0% | 5.2 | 51.4% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 148k | 20.0% | 5.1 | 63.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 126k | 16.0% | 5.4 | 54.5% |
| MEN 15-24 | 39k | 30.0% | 5.0 | 16.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 33k | 28.0% | 4.7 | 14.2% |
| MEN 35-44 | 8,000 | 6.0% | 2.8 | 3.3% |
| MEN 45-54 | 21k | 19.0% | 10.0 | 8.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 11k | 9.0% | 5.3 | 4.8% |
| MEN 65-74 | 13k | 11.0% | 2.4 | 5.6% |
| MEN 75+ | 2,000 | 4.0% | 5.5 | 1.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 105k | 13.0% | 7.2 | 45.5% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 32k | 26.0% | 6.2 | 13.9% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 15k | 12.0% | 4.5 | 6.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 21k | 17.0% | 5.4 | 9.2% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 22k | 20.0% | 14.6 | 9.7% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 10k | 8.0% | 3.7 | 4.5% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 1.8 | 1.1% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 1,000 | 1.0% | 2.2 | 0.6% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 107k | 12.0% | 6.3 | 46.1% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 125k | 16.0% | 6.1 | 53.9% |
| ABC1 MEN | 47k | 12.0% | 7.5 | 20.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 60k | 13.0% | 5.4 | 25.9% |
| C2DE MEN | 79k | 20.0% | 4.2 | 34.3% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 45k | 13.0% | 9.5 | 19.6% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) 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 | 1.46m | 90.0% | 32.9m | 22.6 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.23m | 76.0% | 21.5m | 17.5 | 65.4% |
| ANY BBC | 744k | 46.0% | 10.8m | 14.5 | 32.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST | 374k | 23.0% | 4.0m | 10.6 | 12.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 276k | 17.0% | 3.5m | 12.8 | 10.7% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 247k | 15.0% | 2.0m | 8.1 | 6.1% |
| CAPITAL NORTH EAST | 238k | 15.0% | 1.5m | 6.3 | 4.5% |
| HEART NORTH EAST | 232k | 14.0% | 1.1m | 4.5 | 3.2% |
| HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST TYNE & WEAR) | 231k | 14.0% | 1.4m | 6.2 | 4.4% |
| * BBC RADIO NEW CASTLE | 202k | 13.0% | 1.5m | 7.5 | 4.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 164k | 10.0% | 1.8m | 10.8 | 5.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 153k | 9.0% | 719k | 4.7 | 2.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 151k | 9.0% | 1.1m | 7.2 | 3.3% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 124k | 8.0% | 1.6m | 12.9 | 4.9% |
| OTHER STATION | 113k | 7.0% | 639k | 5.6 | 1.9% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) | 110k | 7.0% | 1.0m | 9.2 | 3.1% |
| CLASSIC FM | 97k | 6.0% | 663k | 6.8 | 2.0% |
| TALK SPORT | 84k | 5.0% | 795k | 9.5 | 2.4% |
| NATION RADIO NORTH EAST | 77k | 5.0% | 456k | 6.0 | 1.4% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 76k | 5.0% | 645k | 8.5 | 2.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 74k | 5.0% | 578k | 7.8 | 1.8% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 71k | 4.0% | 832k | 11.7 | 2.5% |
| HEART 80S | 61k | 4.0% | 399k | 6.5 | 1.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 61k | 4.0% | 437k | 7.2 | 1.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 55k | 3.0% | 681k | 12.4 | 2.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 47k | 3.0% | 520k | 11.1 | 1.6% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 45k | 3.0% | 403k | 9.0 | 1.2% |
| MAGIC | 43k | 3.0% | 232k | 5.4 | 0.7% |
| KISS TORY | 43k | 3.0% | 319k | 7.3 | 1.0% |
| HEART DANCE | 38k | 2.0% | 257k | 6.8 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 34k | 2.0% | 168k | 5.0 | 0.5% |
| HEART 70S | 33k | 2.0% | 84k | 2.6 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 32k | 2.0% | 628k | 19.7 | 1.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 31k | 2.0% | 265k | 8.5 | 0.8% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 30k | 2.0% | 48k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 29k | 2.0% | 43k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 29k | 2.0% | 115k | 3.9 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 29k | 2.0% | 141k | 4.9 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 28k | 2.0% | 46k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| HEART 90S | 28k | 2.0% | 118k | 4.2 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 28k | 2.0% | 99k | 3.5 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 27k | 2.0% | 38k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 23k | 1.0% | 75k | 3.3 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 22k | 1.0% | 33k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 21k | 1.0% | 407k | 19.2 | 1.2% |
| NATION 80S | 20k | 1.0% | 40k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 20k | 1.0% | 76k | 3.9 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 19k | 1.0% | 35k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 19k | 1.0% | 14k | 0.7 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 19k | 1.0% | 14k | 0.7 | — |
| TALK | 18k | 1.0% | 192k | 10.9 | 0.6% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 18k | 1.0% | 30k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 17k | 1.0% | 55k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 16k | 1.0% | 23k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 15k | 1.0% | 277k | 18.8 | 0.8% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 14k | 1.0% | 10k | 0.7 | — |
| KISS | 13k | 1.0% | 23k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 13k | 1.0% | 88k | 6.8 | 0.3% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 13k | 1.0% | 81k | 6.2 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 13k | 1.0% | 81k | 6.0 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 11k | 1.0% | 105k | 9.8 | 0.3% |
| JAZZ FM | 11k | 1.0% | 25k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 11k | 1.0% | 30k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 8,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 1.5 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 7,000 | — | 51k | 7.0 | 0.2% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 7,000 | — | 50k | 7.1 | 0.2% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 7,000 | — | 18k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 6,000 | — | 16k | 2.7 | — |
| HEAT | 6,000 | — | 31k | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 6,000 | — | 11k | 1.9 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 6,000 | — | 58k | 10.0 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.2 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | — | 0.8 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.4 | — |
| 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 (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) 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 (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) 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 (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) 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 (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)