HITS RADIO (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE)
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3501 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
143k
0vs prev. quarter
% reach
16.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.0m
246kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.2
1.7vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.8%
1.6%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 917k · unweighted sample 1,074
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 4.9% | 44k |
09.00-12.00 | 6.2% | 75k |
12.00-15.00 | 6.7% | 79k |
15.00-18.00 | 7.2% | 65k |
18.00-21.00 | 6.6% | 34k |
21.00-24.00 | 4.4% | 15k |
24.00-06.00 | 11.0% | 10k |
06.00-12.00 | 5.7% | 86k |
06.00-18.00 | 6.3% | 125k |
06.00-24.00 | 6.2% | 130k |
06.00-06.00 | 6.4% | 130k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 3.0% | 7,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 6.2% | 28k |
12.00-15.00 | 7.7% | 28k |
15.00-18.00 | 6.2% | 19k |
18.00-21.00 | 7.4% | 14k |
21.00-24.00 | 7.3% | 12k |
24.00-06.00 | 16.0% | 6,000 |
06.00-12.00 | 5.2% | 28k |
06.00-18.00 | 6.1% | 43k |
06.00-24.00 | 6.3% | 53k |
06.00-06.00 | 6.8% | 53k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 3.3% | 9,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 7.9% | 24k |
12.00-15.00 | 10.5% | 28k |
15.00-18.00 | 9.3% | 21k |
18.00-21.00 | 13.7% | 20k |
21.00-24.00 | 12.7% | 9,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 9.0% | 3,000 |
06.00-12.00 | 6.6% | 26k |
06.00-18.00 | 8.4% | 40k |
06.00-24.00 | 9.2% | 50k |
06.00-06.00 | 9.2% | 51k |
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 (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE) 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+ | 143k | 16.0% | 7.2 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 26k | 21.0% | 5.3 | 18.2% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 35k | 26.0% | 4.3 | 24.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 29k | 20.0% | 8.0 | 20.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 17k | 13.0% | 3.0 | 12.2% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 16k | 11.0% | 15.6 | 11.2% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 14k | 13.0% | 13.6 | 10.1% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 5,000 | 4.0% | 3.1 | 3.5% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 61k | 24.0% | 4.7 | 42.6% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 90k | 22.0% | 5.8 | 63.0% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 57k | 13.0% | 8.2 | 40.3% |
| MEN 15-24 | 13k | 21.0% | 6.5 | 9.3% |
| MEN 25-34 | 14k | 22.0% | 1.4 | 10.2% |
| MEN 35-44 | 9,000 | 12.0% | 5.7 | 6.3% |
| MEN 45-54 | 8,000 | 12.0% | 3.5 | 5.3% |
| MEN 55-64 | 8,000 | 11.0% | 20.9 | 5.6% |
| MEN 65-74 | 4,000 | 8.0% | 29.0 | 2.9% |
| MEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.7 | 0.7% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 85k | 18.0% | 6.6 | 59.7% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 13k | 22.0% | 4.0 | 8.9% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 20k | 30.0% | 6.4 | 14.3% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 20k | 27.0% | 9.0 | 14.1% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 10k | 15.0% | 2.6 | 6.9% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 8,000 | 10.0% | 10.2 | 5.5% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 10k | 20.0% | 7.4 | 7.2% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 4,000 | 5.0% | 3.7 | 2.8% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 72k | 16.0% | 6.8 | 50.8% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 70k | 15.0% | 7.7 | 49.2% |
| ABC1 MEN | 25k | 12.0% | 6.4 | 17.9% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 47k | 20.0% | 7.0 | 32.9% |
| C2DE MEN | 32k | 14.0% | 9.7 | 22.4% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 38k | 17.0% | 6.0 | 26.8% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE) 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 | 795k | 87.0% | 15.2m | 19.1 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 629k | 69.0% | 8.3m | 13.2 | 54.9% |
| ANY BBC | 509k | 55.0% | 6.8m | 13.3 | 44.5% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 219k | 24.0% | 3.0m | 13.8 | 19.9% |
| HITS RADIO (STAFFS & CHESH) | 143k | 16.0% | 1.0m | 7.2 | 6.8% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 133k | 15.0% | 600k | 4.5 | 4.0% |
| * BBC RADIO STOKE | 126k | 14.0% | 1.1m | 8.9 | 7.4% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 126k | 14.0% | 881k | 7.0 | 5.8% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 119k | 13.0% | 720k | 6.0 | 4.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 113k | 12.0% | 389k | 3.4 | 2.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 112k | 12.0% | 1.1m | 9.5 | 7.0% |
| * HEART NORTH WEST | 108k | 12.0% | 483k | 4.5 | 3.2% |
| * SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 105k | 11.0% | 644k | 6.1 | 4.2% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 100k | 11.0% | 250k | 2.5 | 1.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 95k | 10.0% | 349k | 3.7 | 2.3% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO STAFFS &CHESH | 62k | 7.0% | 646k | 10.4 | 4.3% |
| OTHER STATION | 59k | 6.0% | 95k | 1.6 | 0.6% |
| CLASSIC FM | 56k | 6.0% | 320k | 5.7 | 2.1% |
| TALK SPORT | 50k | 5.0% | 299k | 6.0 | 2.0% |
| MAGIC | 44k | 5.0% | 220k | 5.0 | 1.5% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 35k | 4.0% | 244k | 7.0 | 1.6% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 35k | 4.0% | 161k | 4.6 | 1.1% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 33k | 4.0% | 279k | 8.4 | 1.8% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 30k | 3.0% | 48k | 1.6 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY | 29k | 3.0% | 112k | 3.8 | 0.7% |
| KISS | 28k | 3.0% | 60k | 2.2 | 0.4% |
| HEART 80S | 28k | 3.0% | 83k | 2.9 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 27k | 3.0% | 154k | 5.7 | 1.0% |
| KER RANG! | 26k | 3.0% | 196k | 7.6 | 1.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 24k | 3.0% | 59k | 2.5 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 23k | 2.0% | 144k | 6.3 | 0.9% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 22k | 2.0% | 237k | 10.8 | 1.6% |
| PLANET ROCK | 22k | 2.0% | 245k | 10.9 | 1.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 21k | 2.0% | 66k | 3.2 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 21k | 2.0% | 189k | 9.1 | 1.2% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 19k | 2.0% | 219k | 11.5 | 1.4% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 18k | 2.0% | 200k | 11.3 | 1.3% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 18k | 2.0% | 158k | 8.9 | 1.0% |
| HEART DANCE | 18k | 2.0% | 27k | 1.5 | 0.2% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 18k | 2.0% | 24k | 1.4 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 17k | 2.0% | 73k | 4.3 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 17k | 2.0% | 36k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 14k | 1.0% | 15k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 14k | 1.0% | 157k | 11.5 | 1.0% |
| HEART 90S | 14k | 2.0% | 37k | 2.7 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 12k | 1.0% | 34k | 2.8 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 11k | 1.0% | 215k | 19.9 | 1.4% |
| HEART 70S | 11k | 1.0% | 9,000 | 0.8 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 11k | 1.0% | 12k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 11k | 1.0% | 122k | 10.8 | 0.8% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 11k | 1.0% | 124k | 11.2 | 0.8% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 10k | 1.0% | 46k | 4.6 | 0.3% |
| TALK | 10k | 1.0% | 52k | 5.5 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 9,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 9,000 | 1.0% | 28k | 3.1 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 8,000 | 1.0% | 67k | 8.0 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.9 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 7,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 6,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.0 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 6,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 5,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 5,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 4,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.8 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 3,000 | — | 7,000 | 2.4 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.6 | — |
| JAZZ FM | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.3 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 1,000 | — | 3,000 | 2.6 | — |
| NATION 80S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 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 (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE) 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 (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE) 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 (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE) 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 (STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE) (WAS SIGNAL ONE) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)