HEART KENT
Hturn up the feel good!
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3521 · · Local
Part of: HEART BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), HEART NETWORK (UK), HEART SOUTH
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
254k
30kvs prev. quarter
% reach
18.0%
3.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.8m
340kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.0
0.5vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.8%
1.2%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.39m · unweighted sample 1,560
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 Guy Howard | 7.7% | 4,000 |
04.00-06.30 Early Breakfast with Lindsey Russell | 5.8% | 17k |
06.30-10.00 Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden | 6.6% | 137k |
10.00-13.00 Pandora Christie | 7.5% | 136k |
13.00-16.00 Matt Wilkinson | 6.7% | 108k |
16.00-19.00 JK and Kelly Brook | 7.2% | 111k |
19.00-22.00 Dev Griffin | 3.1% | 38k |
22.00-01.00 Ben Atkinson | 2.6% | 15k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 Seb Bailey | 9.5% | 9,000 |
06.00-10.00 Rob Howard | 7.8% | 49k |
10.00-13.00 Saturday Breakfast with Mark Wright and Olly Murs | 8.7% | 52k |
13.00-16.00 Dev Griffin | 8.7% | 50k |
16.00-19.00 Vicky Pattison | 11.2% | 42k |
19.00-23.00 Heart's Club Classics with Pandora Christie | 4.9% | 15k |
23.00-01.00 Rezzy Ghadjar | 4.2% | 4,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 Seb Bailey | 8.8% | 8,000 |
06.00-10.00 Rob Howard | 3.6% | 20k |
10.00-13.00 Zoe Hardman | 6.3% | 39k |
13.00-16.00 Yasmin Evans | 7.7% | 38k |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 7.7% | 34k |
19.00-22.00 Emma Bunton | 7.1% | 16k |
22.00-01.00 Rezzy Ghadjar | 4.9% | 7,000 |
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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).
Source: RAJAR — HEART KENT 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+ | 254k | 18.0% | 7.0 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 39k | 21.0% | 1.8 | 15.3% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 42k | 21.0% | 3.7 | 16.7% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 54k | 24.0% | 6.0 | 21.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 36k | 17.0% | 8.0 | 14.0% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 36k | 16.0% | 8.0 | 14.3% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 39k | 16.0% | 12.6 | 15.2% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 8,000 | 7.0% | 21.4 | 3.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 81k | 21.0% | 2.8 | 31.9% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 135k | 22.0% | 4.1 | 53.3% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 97k | 15.0% | 4.8 | 38.4% |
| MEN 15-24 | 20k | 21.0% | 1.5 | 7.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 22k | 23.0% | 3.0 | 8.5% |
| MEN 35-44 | 15k | 14.0% | 2.3 | 5.9% |
| MEN 45-54 | 17k | 17.0% | 8.9 | 6.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 13k | 12.0% | 9.6 | 5.0% |
| MEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 6.0% | 5.2 | 2.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 5,000 | 9.0% | 6.3 | 2.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 156k | 22.0% | 8.4 | 61.6% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 19k | 21.0% | 2.0 | 7.5% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 21k | 20.0% | 4.5 | 8.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 39k | 33.0% | 7.4 | 15.5% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 18k | 17.0% | 7.2 | 7.2% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 24k | 21.0% | 7.1 | 9.3% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 33k | 25.0% | 13.9 | 13.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 3,000 | 5.0% | 47.9 | 1.1% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 126k | 15.0% | 6.7 | 49.8% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 127k | 22.0% | 7.3 | 50.2% |
| ABC1 MEN | 40k | 11.0% | 3.2 | 15.7% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 87k | 20.0% | 8.3 | 34.1% |
| C2DE MEN | 58k | 20.0% | 5.9 | 22.7% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 70k | 25.0% | 8.5 | 27.5% |
Source: RAJAR — HEART KENT 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 | 1.29m | 93.0% | 26.3m | 20.4 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.04m | 75.0% | 14.9m | 14.4 | 56.8% |
| ANY BBC | 788k | 57.0% | 11.0m | 14.0 | 41.9% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 379k | 27.0% | 4.2m | 11.1 | 16.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 262k | 19.0% | 2.7m | 10.3 | 10.3% |
| HEART KENT | 254k | 18.0% | 1.8m | 7.0 | 6.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 189k | 14.0% | 1.1m | 5.9 | 4.3% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 181k | 13.0% | 861k | 4.8 | 3.3% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 137k | 10.0% | 1.6m | 11.6 | 6.0% |
| CLASSIC FM | 129k | 9.0% | 1.2m | 9.0 | 4.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 128k | 9.0% | 622k | 4.9 | 2.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 126k | 9.0% | 411k | 3.3 | 1.6% |
| * KMFM WEST | 114k | 8.0% | 637k | 5.6 | 2.4% |
| BBC RADIO KENT | 101k | 7.0% | 768k | 7.6 | 2.9% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 98k | 7.0% | 1.1m | 11.5 | 4.3% |
| TALK SPORT | 93k | 7.0% | 460k | 4.9 | 1.7% |
| * KMFM EAST | 92k | 7.0% | 553k | 6.0 | 2.1% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 88k | 6.0% | 378k | 4.3 | 1.4% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (KENT) | 87k | 6.0% | 872k | 10.0 | 3.3% |
| OTHER STATION | 82k | 6.0% | 340k | 4.1 | 1.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO KENT | 81k | 6.0% | 633k | 7.8 | 2.4% |
| MAGIC | 69k | 5.0% | 250k | 3.6 | 1.0% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 67k | 5.0% | 527k | 7.8 | 2.0% |
| KISS TORY | 57k | 4.0% | 275k | 4.8 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 55k | 4.0% | 581k | 10.5 | 2.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 55k | 4.0% | 344k | 6.2 | 1.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 48k | 3.0% | 401k | 8.3 | 1.5% |
| HEART 80S | 47k | 3.0% | 164k | 3.5 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 45k | 3.0% | 176k | 3.9 | 0.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 45k | 3.0% | 480k | 10.6 | 1.8% |
| KISS | 41k | 3.0% | 202k | 5.0 | 0.8% |
| HITS RADIO | 38k | 3.0% | 238k | 6.3 | 0.9% |
| HEART DANCE | 35k | 3.0% | 224k | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 32k | 2.0% | 235k | 7.3 | 0.9% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 31k | 2.0% | 169k | 5.5 | 0.6% |
| HEART 90S | 29k | 2.0% | 70k | 2.4 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 26k | 2.0% | 127k | 4.9 | 0.5% |
| HEART 70S | 26k | 2.0% | 103k | 4.0 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 24k | 2.0% | 131k | 5.4 | 0.5% |
| * HITS RADIO (KENT) | 22k | 2.0% | 207k | 9.4 | 0.8% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 22k | 2.0% | 80k | 3.7 | 0.3% |
| KER RANG! | 22k | 2.0% | 74k | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| TIMES RADIO | 22k | 2.0% | 94k | 4.3 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 21k | 1.0% | 41k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 21k | 2.0% | 172k | 8.3 | 0.7% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 21k | 2.0% | 126k | 6.0 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 20k | 1.0% | 64k | 3.3 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 19k | 1.0% | 355k | 18.6 | 1.3% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 18k | 1.0% | 282k | 15.5 | 1.1% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 16k | 1.0% | 66k | 4.3 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 15k | 1.0% | 81k | 5.3 | 0.3% |
| JAZZ FM | 13k | 1.0% | 114k | 8.8 | 0.4% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 13k | 1.0% | 38k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 13k | 1.0% | 38k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 12k | 1.0% | 105k | 8.8 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 11k | 1.0% | 20k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 11k | 1.0% | 34k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 11k | 1.0% | 25k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 11k | 1.0% | 22k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 10k | 1.0% | 10k | 1.1 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 10k | 1.0% | 15k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 8,000 | 1.0% | 30k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 8,000 | 1.0% | 38k | 4.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 9,000 | 1.1 | — |
| HEAT | 7,000 | — | 13k | 1.8 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 6,000 | — | 20k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 6,000 | — | 16k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 6,000 | — | 61k | 9.5 | 0.2% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 6,000 | — | 57k | 8.8 | 0.2% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 6,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.1 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 6,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.6 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 4,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.2 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 4,000 | — | 38k | 9.1 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 3,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.3 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 3,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.5 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 3,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.5 | — |
| NATION 80S | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.3 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HEART KENT TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART KENT TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART KENT 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 — HEART KENT TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)