HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM)
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 3352 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
83k
26kvs prev. quarter
% reach
9.0%
4.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
382k
262kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
4.6
1.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.5%
1.4%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 885k · unweighted sample 852
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 3.1% | 34k |
10.00-13.00 | 1.7% | 33k |
13.00-16.00 | 2.7% | 38k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.1% | 36k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.7% | 16k |
22.00-02.00 | 1.4% | 4,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 3.0% | 12k |
09.00-12.00 | 1.8% | 11k |
12.00-16.00 | 1.9% | 14k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.6% | 7,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 2.9% | 7,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 1.1% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 1.7% | 5,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 2.2% | 11k |
12.00-16.00 | 2.1% | 13k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.8% | 9,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 3.8% | 6,000 |
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 (NORTH EAST - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) 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+ | 83k | 9.0% | 4.6 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 11k | 9.0% | 3.9 | 13.5% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 22k | 16.0% | 2.2 | 25.9% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 15k | 11.0% | 5.7 | 17.6% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 8,000 | 6.0% | 2.2 | 9.1% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 13k | 9.0% | 11.3 | 15.8% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 12k | 8.0% | 1.0 | 14.4% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 3,000 | 3.0% | 10.3 | 3.6% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 33k | 13.0% | 2.8 | 39.4% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 47k | 12.0% | 3.7 | 57.0% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 28k | 7.0% | 4.4 | 33.8% |
| MEN 15-24 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 2.2 | 2.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 4,000 | 6.0% | 3.0 | 4.4% |
| MEN 35-44 | 5,000 | 7.0% | 0.7 | 5.8% |
| MEN 45-54 | 2,000 | 3.0% | 6.8 | 2.2% |
| MEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 9.0% | 8.4 | 7.9% |
| MEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 10.0% | 1.0 | 7.0% |
| MEN 75+ | 3,000 | 6.0% | 10.3 | 3.6% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 55k | 12.0% | 4.7 | 66.2% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 9,000 | 16.0% | 4.3 | 10.7% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 18k | 27.0% | 2.0 | 21.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 10k | 14.0% | 8.2 | 11.8% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 6,000 | 10.0% | 0.8 | 6.9% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 9.0% | 14.2 | 7.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 7.0% | 0.9 | 7.4% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 26k | 6.0% | 5.4 | 31.8% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 57k | 12.0% | 4.2 | 68.2% |
| ABC1 MEN | 8,000 | 4.0% | 6.0 | 9.3% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 19k | 8.0% | 5.2 | 22.5% |
| C2DE MEN | 20k | 9.0% | 3.8 | 24.4% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 36k | 16.0% | 4.4 | 43.8% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) 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 | 759k | 86.0% | 15.6m | 20.6 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 615k | 69.0% | 10.0m | 16.2 | 64.0% |
| ANY BBC | 418k | 47.0% | 5.5m | 13.2 | 35.4% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 204k | 23.0% | 2.5m | 12.5 | 16.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST | 184k | 21.0% | 2.2m | 11.7 | 13.9% |
| HEART NORTH EAST | 141k | 16.0% | 1.0m | 7.3 | 6.6% |
| * CAPITAL NORTH EAST | 135k | 15.0% | 811k | 6.0 | 5.2% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 135k | 15.0% | 813k | 6.0 | 5.2% |
| * BBC RADIO TEES | 121k | 14.0% | 707k | 5.9 | 4.5% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 119k | 13.0% | 566k | 4.8 | 3.6% |
| HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST TEES SIDE) | 83k | 9.0% | 382k | 4.6 | 2.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 79k | 9.0% | 489k | 6.2 | 3.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 76k | 9.0% | 754k | 9.9 | 4.8% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (TEES SIDE) | 60k | 7.0% | 410k | 6.9 | 2.6% |
| CLASSIC FM | 60k | 7.0% | 538k | 8.9 | 3.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 57k | 6.0% | 357k | 6.2 | 2.3% |
| TALK SPORT | 48k | 5.0% | 744k | 15.6 | 4.8% |
| OTHER STATION | 46k | 5.0% | 91k | 2.0 | 0.6% |
| HEART 80S | 45k | 5.0% | 172k | 3.8 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 40k | 4.0% | 344k | 8.7 | 2.2% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 30k | 3.0% | 129k | 4.3 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 30k | 3.0% | 185k | 6.1 | 1.2% |
| KISS TORY | 30k | 3.0% | 126k | 4.2 | 0.8% |
| HEART DANCE | 29k | 3.0% | 86k | 3.0 | 0.6% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 24k | 3.0% | 207k | 8.8 | 1.3% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 23k | 3.0% | 165k | 7.2 | 1.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 23k | 3.0% | 135k | 5.8 | 0.9% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 20k | 2.0% | 93k | 4.6 | 0.6% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 20k | 2.0% | 273k | 13.6 | 1.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 19k | 2.0% | 104k | 5.4 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 19k | 2.0% | 61k | 3.2 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 18k | 2.0% | 96k | 5.4 | 0.6% |
| HEART 90S | 18k | 2.0% | 42k | 2.3 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC | 17k | 2.0% | 87k | 5.0 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 17k | 2.0% | 106k | 6.1 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 17k | 2.0% | 36k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| KISS | 16k | 2.0% | 32k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 16k | 2.0% | 49k | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| HEART 70S | 16k | 2.0% | 56k | 3.6 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 14k | 2.0% | 190k | 13.7 | 1.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 14k | 2.0% | 326k | 22.8 | 2.1% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 13k | 1.0% | 120k | 9.3 | 0.8% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 13k | 2.0% | 39k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 13k | 1.0% | 12k | 0.9 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 13k | 1.0% | 100k | 7.8 | 0.6% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 12k | 1.0% | 38k | 3.1 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 12k | 1.0% | 21k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| * NATION RADIO NORTH EAST | 10k | 1.0% | 18k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 10k | 1.0% | 36k | 3.6 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 10k | 1.0% | 47k | 4.6 | 0.3% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 9,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 8,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.7 | — |
| KISS TORY R&B | 8,000 | 1.0% | 37k | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 7,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.6 | — |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 6,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 36k | 5.6 | 0.2% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 5,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 4,000 | — | 12k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 4,000 | — | 36k | 9.9 | 0.2% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 4,000 | — | 28k | 7.9 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 4,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.9 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 3,000 | — | 23k | 6.7 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 3,000 | — | 34k | 10.6 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | — | 9,000 | 4.5 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 1,000 | — | 50k | 42.3 | 0.3% |
| JAZZ FM | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 4.3 | — |
| NATION 80S | 1,000 | — | 3,000 | 4.0 | — |
| TALK | 1,000 | — | 20k | 13.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| HEAT | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | — | — | — | 0.8 | — |
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 - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) 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 - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) 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 - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) 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 - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)