HITS RADIO (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK FM)
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3491 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
181k
31kvs prev. quarter
% reach
11.0%
2.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
786k
334kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
4.3
1.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.5%
0.9%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.71m · unweighted sample 1,583
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 2.8% | 62k |
10.00-13.00 | 2.9% | 77k |
13.00-16.00 | 2.8% | 69k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.6% | 64k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.3% | 21k |
22.00-02.00 | 0.9% | 4,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 2.0% | 6,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 1.5% | 14k |
12.00-16.00 | 1.4% | 16k |
16.00-19.00 | 1.2% | 11k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.1% | 4,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 1.8% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-19.00 | 1.8% | 47k |
09.00-12.00 | 0.9% | 16k |
12.00-16.00 | 1.6% | 22k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.8% | 14k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.1% | 5,000 |
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 (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK 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+ | 181k | 11.0% | 4.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 21k | 9.0% | 3.2 | 11.4% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 56k | 22.0% | 5.8 | 31.0% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 48k | 18.0% | 5.2 | 26.3% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 20k | 8.0% | 3.1 | 11.0% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 13k | 5.0% | 2.5 | 7.4% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 19k | 7.0% | 2.1 | 10.4% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 4,000 | 3.0% | 1.9 | 2.4% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 77k | 15.0% | 5.1 | 42.4% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 124k | 16.0% | 5.2 | 68.7% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 76k | 9.0% | 3.7 | 42.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 2,000 | 1.0% | 0.8 | 0.9% |
| MEN 25-34 | 27k | 21.0% | 3.5 | 15.0% |
| MEN 35-44 | 22k | 16.0% | 5.8 | 11.9% |
| MEN 45-54 | 13k | 11.0% | 3.3 | 7.2% |
| MEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 1.1 | 1.4% |
| MEN 65-74 | 8,000 | 6.0% | 1.3 | 4.4% |
| MEN 75+ | 3,000 | 4.0% | 2.4 | 1.4% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 105k | 12.0% | 4.8 | 57.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 19k | 17.0% | 3.4 | 10.6% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 29k | 23.0% | 8.0 | 16.0% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 26k | 19.0% | 4.7 | 14.4% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 7,000 | 6.0% | 2.7 | 3.8% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 11k | 8.0% | 2.8 | 6.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 11k | 8.0% | 2.7 | 6.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 2,000 | 2.0% | 1.1 | 1.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 73k | 8.0% | 4.9 | 40.1% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 108k | 13.0% | 4.0 | 59.9% |
| ABC1 MEN | 27k | 7.0% | 3.5 | 14.9% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 46k | 10.0% | 5.7 | 25.2% |
| C2DE MEN | 49k | 11.0% | 3.9 | 27.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 59k | 15.0% | 4.1 | 32.6% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK 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 | 1.56m | 91.0% | 31.4m | 20.1 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.30m | 76.0% | 18.6m | 14.2 | 59.1% |
| ANY BBC | 925k | 54.0% | 12.1m | 13.1 | 38.5% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 383k | 22.0% | 4.2m | 10.9 | 13.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 373k | 22.0% | 2.8m | 7.5 | 8.9% |
| * SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 358k | 21.0% | 2.7m | 7.5 | 8.6% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 310k | 18.0% | 1.4m | 4.4 | 4.4% |
| * HEART NORTH WEST | 282k | 16.0% | 1.2m | 4.1 | 3.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 219k | 13.0% | 1.8m | 8.4 | 5.8% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 204k | 12.0% | 1.0m | 5.1 | 3.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 194k | 11.0% | 2.3m | 12.0 | 7.4% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 191k | 11.0% | 725k | 3.8 | 2.3% |
| HITS RADIO (LANCA SHIRE) | 181k | 11.0% | 786k | 4.3 | 2.5% |
| * BBC RADIO LANCA SHIRE | 169k | 10.0% | 1.5m | 8.8 | 4.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 159k | 9.0% | 797k | 5.0 | 2.5% |
| TALK SPORT | 150k | 9.0% | 775k | 5.2 | 2.5% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (LANCA SHIRE) | 146k | 9.0% | 1.6m | 11.0 | 5.1% |
| OTHER STATION | 129k | 8.0% | 758k | 5.9 | 2.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 112k | 7.0% | 934k | 8.3 | 3.0% |
| * CAPITAL LANCA SHIRE | 104k | 6.0% | 584k | 5.6 | 1.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 96k | 6.0% | 1.2m | 13.0 | 4.0% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 90k | 5.0% | 794k | 8.9 | 2.5% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 82k | 5.0% | 649k | 8.0 | 2.1% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 81k | 5.0% | 347k | 4.3 | 1.1% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 79k | 5.0% | 199k | 2.5 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 71k | 4.0% | 579k | 8.1 | 1.8% |
| KISS | 63k | 4.0% | 375k | 5.9 | 1.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 54k | 3.0% | 424k | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| KISS TORY | 49k | 3.0% | 125k | 2.6 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 45k | 3.0% | 249k | 5.5 | 0.8% |
| HEART 80S | 44k | 3.0% | 163k | 3.7 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 41k | 2.0% | 217k | 5.3 | 0.7% |
| MAGIC | 40k | 2.0% | 118k | 3.0 | 0.4% |
| HEART 90S | 40k | 2.0% | 130k | 3.3 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 40k | 2.0% | 241k | 6.0 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 39k | 2.0% | 252k | 6.4 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 39k | 2.0% | 173k | 4.5 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 39k | 2.0% | 154k | 3.9 | 0.5% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 38k | 2.0% | 288k | 7.6 | 0.9% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 36k | 2.0% | 119k | 3.3 | 0.4% |
| BOOM RADIO | 36k | 2.0% | 329k | 9.1 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 35k | 2.0% | 89k | 2.5 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 34k | 2.0% | 87k | 2.6 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 33k | 2.0% | 142k | 4.3 | 0.5% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 31k | 2.0% | 168k | 5.4 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 30k | 2.0% | 94k | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 30k | 2.0% | 101k | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 27k | 2.0% | 131k | 4.9 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 21k | 1.0% | 44k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 20k | 1.0% | 82k | 4.2 | 0.3% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 20k | 1.0% | 53k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 19k | 1.0% | 72k | 3.7 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 19k | 1.0% | 51k | 2.8 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 16k | 1.0% | 163k | 10.0 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 15k | 1.0% | 60k | 3.9 | 0.2% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 15k | 1.0% | 22k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 15k | 1.0% | 37k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 14k | 1.0% | 242k | 16.9 | 0.8% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 14k | 1.0% | 154k | 11.1 | 0.5% |
| TALK | 13k | 1.0% | 210k | 15.9 | 0.7% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 13k | 1.0% | 11k | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 12k | 1.0% | 13k | 1.1 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 12k | 1.0% | 34k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 12k | 1.0% | 166k | 13.9 | 0.5% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 9,000 | 1.0% | 234k | 25.1 | 0.7% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 9,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 8,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.0 | — |
| NATION 80S | 7,000 | — | 19k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 6,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.4 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 6,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.2 | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 5,000 | — | 22k | 4.4 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 5,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.6 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 4,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.5 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | — | 11k | 2.9 | — |
| TIMES RADIO | 2,000 | — | 51k | 26.8 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FM | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.7 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 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 (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK 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 (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK 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 (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK 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 (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK FM) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)