CAPITAL SOUTH COAST
HSouth Coast's No.1 Hit Music Station
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3542 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 1.25m · unweighted sample 1,286
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Total hours over time
All adults 15+, ’000s of hours
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Market share over time
Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Audience profile · MAR 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 149k | 12.0% | 5.7 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 35k | 19.0% | 8.4 | 23.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 57k | 30.0% | 6.4 | 38.1% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 16k | 9.0% | 1.5 | 10.8% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 20k | 11.0% | 4.0 | 13.3% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 10k | 5.0% | 4.1 | 6.6% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 9,000 | 5.0% | 5.3 | 6.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 2,000 | 2.0% | 2.1 | 1.6% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 92k | 24.0% | 7.1 | 61.7% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 108k | 19.0% | 6.3 | 72.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 63k | 10.0% | 7.7 | 42.1% |
| MEN 15-24 | 23k | 23.0% | 11.2 | 15.1% |
| MEN 25-34 | 28k | 30.0% | 6.6 | 19.0% |
| MEN 35-44 | — | — | — | — |
| MEN 45-54 | 4,000 | 5.0% | 3.4 | 2.7% |
| MEN 55-64 | 4,000 | 4.0% | 5.5 | 2.4% |
| MEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 2.0% | 3.3 | 1.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 2,000 | 3.0% | 2.1 | 1.6% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 86k | 14.0% | 4.3 | 57.9% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 13k | 14.0% | 3.3 | 8.5% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 28k | 30.0% | 6.2 | 19.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 16k | 17.0% | 1.5 | 10.8% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 16k | 18.0% | 4.2 | 10.6% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 6,000 | 6.0% | 3.3 | 4.2% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 7,000 | 7.0% | 5.9 | 4.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | — | — | — | — |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 74k | 10.0% | 3.9 | 49.8% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 75k | 15.0% | 7.6 | 50.2% |
| ABC1 MEN | 30k | 8.0% | 3.1 | 19.8% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 45k | 12.0% | 4.4 | 29.9% |
| C2DE MEN | 33k | 14.0% | 11.8 | 22.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 42k | 16.0% | 4.2 | 28.0% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby | 4.1% | 75k |
10.00-13.00 Kemi Rodgers | 2.4% | 55k |
13.00-16.00 Aimee Vivian | 2.3% | 55k |
16.00-19.00 Will Manning | 4.0% | 56k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill | 4.5% | 43k |
22.00-01.00 The Capital Late Show with Sonny Jay | 2.3% | 14k |
01.00-04.00 Joe Hollywood | 2.8% | 5,000 |
04.00-06.00 Ant Payne | 9.2% | 15k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 Jimmy Hill | 2.1% | 18k |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 2.8% | 30k |
16.00-19.00 Sonny Jay | 3.6% | 23k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Weekender with Kem Cetinay | 6.8% | 17k |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 2.4% | 4,000 |
24.00-06.00 Nicola Lashley | 7.9% | 10k |
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 4.4% | 12k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 Ant Payne | 3.1% | 24k |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 2.5% | 21k |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 3.9% | 13k |
19.00-22.00 Tom Watts | 6.4% | 9,000 |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | — | — |
24.00-06.00 Joe Hollywood | 5.5% | 4,000 |
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 4.4% | 8,000 |
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 — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 300k | 24.0% | 3.3m | 11.1 | 13.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 263k | 21.0% | 4.1m | 15.4 | 15.9% |
| HEART SOLENT - HAMPSHIRE | 230k | 18.0% | 1.6m | 6.8 | 6.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 193k | 16.0% | 1.6m | 8.2 | 6.2% |
| CAPITAL SOUTH COAST this station | 149k | 12.0% | 855k | 5.7 | 3.4% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 148k | 12.0% | 1.9m | 13.0 | 7.6% |
| * NATION RADIO HAMPSHIRE | 126k | 10.0% | 1.6m | 12.7 | 6.3% |
| CLASSIC FM | 90k | 7.0% | 833k | 9.3 | 3.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 77k | 6.0% | 340k | 4.4 | 1.3% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 67k | 5.0% | 607k | 9.0 | 2.4% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 56k | 5.0% | 358k | 6.4 | 1.4% |
| KISSTORY | 55k | 4.0% | 308k | 5.6 | 1.2% |
| HITS RADIO | 54k | 4.0% | 199k | 3.7 | 0.8% |
| * HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 54k | 4.0% | 196k | 3.7 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 51k | 4.0% | 170k | 3.4 | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT | 50k | 4.0% | 272k | 5.4 | 1.1% |
| * NATION EASY RADIO HAMPSHIRE | 47k | 4.0% | 357k | 7.6 | 1.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 42k | 3.0% | 293k | 7.0 | 1.1% |
| TALKSPORT | 42k | 3.0% | 224k | 5.3 | 0.9% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 40k | 3.0% | 371k | 9.2 | 1.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 36k | 3.0% | 229k | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| HEART 90S | 31k | 2.0% | 303k | 9.9 | 1.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 29k | 2.0% | 62k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| KISS | 28k | 2.0% | 67k | 2.4 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC | 27k | 2.0% | 135k | 4.9 | 0.5% |
| HEART 80S | 26k | 2.0% | 146k | 5.5 | 0.6% |
| PLANET ROCK | 24k | 2.0% | 164k | 6.9 | 0.6% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 23k | 2.0% | 56k | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 22k | 2.0% | 93k | 4.2 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 19k | 2.0% | 39k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| HEART DANCE | 18k | 1.0% | 99k | 5.5 | 0.4% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 17k | 1.0% | 64k | 3.8 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 15k | 1.0% | 50k | 3.3 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 14k | 1.0% | 57k | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 14k | 1.0% | 74k | 5.4 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 13k | 1.0% | 17k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| KERRANG! | 13k | 1.0% | 101k | 7.8 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 12k | 1.0% | 14k | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 11k | 1.0% | 43k | 3.9 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 10k | 1.0% | 86k | 8.5 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 10k | 1.0% | 15k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 10k | 1.0% | 28k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 10k | 1.0% | 47k | 4.5 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 10k | 1.0% | 45k | 4.4 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 10k | 1.0% | 116k | 12.2 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 9,000 | 1.0% | 80k | 9.2 | 0.3% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 8,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 7,000 | 1.0% | 103k | 15.8 | 0.4% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 7,000 | 1.0% | 46k | 6.7 | 0.2% |
| KISS XTRA | 7,000 | 1.0% | 116k | 15.8 | 0.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 6,000 | 0.0% | 16k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 6,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 5,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 1.4 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 5,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| BOOM RADIO | 4,000 | 0.0% | 51k | 14.2 | 0.2% |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 64k | 15.5 | 0.3% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | 0.0% | 42k | 10.1 | 0.2% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 4,000 | 0.0% | 12k | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 3,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 2,000 | 0.0% | 18k | 7.6 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 2,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 1.5 | 0.0% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
* Stations marked with an asterisk do not cover the whole of this Total Survey Area.
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within CAPITAL SOUTH COAST’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)