CAPITAL SOUTH COAST
HSouth Coast's No.1 Hit Music Station
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3542 · · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
152k
3,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
12.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.3m
413kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
8.3
2.6vs prev. quarter
Market share
5.0%
1.6%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.26m · unweighted sample 1,317
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby | 5.2% | 72k |
10.00-13.00 Kemi Rodgers | 3.3% | 60k |
13.00-16.00 Aimee Vivian | 2.7% | 61k |
16.00-19.00 Will Manning | 5.4% | 57k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill | 4.4% | 39k |
22.00-01.00 The Capital Late Show with Sonny Jay | 2.9% | 15k |
01.00-04.00 Joe Hollywood | 4.2% | 9,000 |
04.00-06.00 Ant Payne | 13.8% | 21k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 6.2% | 16k |
09.00-12.00 Jimmy Hill | 4.1% | 30k |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 4.9% | 37k |
16.00-19.00 Sonny Jay | 9.2% | 31k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Weekender with Kem Cetinay | 13.1% | 16k |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 14.2% | 12k |
24.00-06.00 Nicola Lashley | 7.6% | 16k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 6.7% | 10k |
09.00-12.00 Ant Payne | 4.6% | 34k |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 7.0% | 33k |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 7.2% | 21k |
19.00-22.00 Tom Watts | 15.5% | 15k |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 14.1% | 6,000 |
24.00-06.00 Joe Hollywood | 5.8% | 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. 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, 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+ | 152k | 12.0% | 8.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 32k | 16.0% | 10.0 | 21.0% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 46k | 26.0% | 9.8 | 30.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 39k | 20.0% | 8.5 | 25.3% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 21k | 12.0% | 4.0 | 13.8% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 12k | 6.0% | 6.3 | 8.1% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 2,000 | 1.0% | 2.3 | 1.3% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 78k | 21.0% | 9.9 | 51.5% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 117k | 21.0% | 9.4 | 76.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 82k | 13.0% | 10.9 | 53.8% |
| MEN 15-24 | 19k | 19.0% | 11.2 | 12.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 25k | 29.0% | 12.7 | 16.7% |
| MEN 35-44 | 24k | 26.0% | 11.8 | 16.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 6.0% | 2.4 | 3.4% |
| MEN 55-64 | 5,000 | 6.0% | 9.0 | 3.6% |
| MEN 65-74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 75+ | 2,000 | 3.0% | 2.3 | 1.3% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 70k | 11.0% | 5.3 | 46.2% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 13k | 13.0% | 8.2 | 8.3% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 21k | 23.0% | 6.3 | 13.8% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 14k | 14.0% | 2.8 | 9.3% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 16k | 17.0% | 4.5 | 10.4% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 7.0% | 4.2 | 4.5% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 75k | 10.0% | 5.1 | 49.2% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 77k | 15.0% | 11.5 | 50.8% |
| ABC1 MEN | 26k | 7.0% | 3.3 | 17.3% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 49k | 12.0% | 6.0 | 32.0% |
| C2DE MEN | 56k | 22.0% | 14.5 | 36.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 22k | 9.0% | 3.8 | 14.3% |
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST 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 | 1.14m | 91.0% | 25.4m | 22.3 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 899k | 71.0% | 14.5m | 16.1 | 57.0% |
| ANY BBC | 691k | 55.0% | 10.5m | 15.2 | 41.5% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 274k | 22.0% | 3.0m | 10.8 | 11.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 243k | 19.0% | 3.9m | 16.1 | 15.4% |
| HEART SOLENT | 238k | 19.0% | 2.0m | 8.3 | 7.8% |
| HEART SOLENT HAMP SHIRE | 238k | 19.0% | 2.0m | 8.3 | 7.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 170k | 14.0% | 1.4m | 8.2 | 5.5% |
| CAPITAL SOUTH COAST | 152k | 12.0% | 1.3m | 8.3 | 5.0% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 146k | 12.0% | 2.1m | 14.3 | 8.2% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 140k | 11.0% | 661k | 4.7 | 2.6% |
| * TOTAL BBC RADIO SOLENT | 120k | 10.0% | 592k | 4.9 | 2.3% |
| * NATION RADIO HAMP SHIRE | 116k | 9.0% | 1.4m | 12.4 | 5.6% |
| CLASSIC FM | 96k | 8.0% | 1.1m | 11.9 | 4.5% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 94k | 7.0% | 460k | 4.9 | 1.8% |
| OTHER STATION | 85k | 7.0% | 388k | 4.6 | 1.5% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 59k | 5.0% | 338k | 5.7 | 1.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 56k | 4.0% | 274k | 4.9 | 1.1% |
| KISS TORY | 55k | 4.0% | 284k | 5.1 | 1.1% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 52k | 4.0% | 472k | 9.1 | 1.9% |
| * HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 50k | 4.0% | 169k | 3.4 | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT | 50k | 4.0% | 142k | 2.9 | 0.6% |
| HITS RADIO | 50k | 4.0% | 169k | 3.4 | 0.7% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 50k | 4.0% | 402k | 8.1 | 1.6% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 49k | 4.0% | 570k | 11.5 | 2.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 49k | 4.0% | 297k | 6.1 | 1.2% |
| TALK SPORT | 47k | 4.0% | 274k | 5.9 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 40k | 3.0% | 203k | 5.1 | 0.8% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 37k | 3.0% | 426k | 11.5 | 1.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 35k | 3.0% | 197k | 5.6 | 0.8% |
| HEART 90S | 34k | 3.0% | 307k | 9.1 | 1.2% |
| * NATION EASY RADIO HAMP SHIRE | 32k | 3.0% | 356k | 11.0 | 1.4% |
| HEART 80S | 27k | 2.0% | 109k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| KISS | 26k | 2.0% | 60k | 2.3 | 0.2% |
| HEART DANCE | 25k | 2.0% | 116k | 4.6 | 0.5% |
| MAGIC | 24k | 2.0% | 123k | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| PLANET ROCK | 23k | 2.0% | 206k | 9.1 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 20k | 2.0% | 95k | 4.7 | 0.4% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 19k | 2.0% | 144k | 7.6 | 0.6% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 17k | 1.0% | 56k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 15k | 1.0% | 48k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 12k | 1.0% | 28k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 12k | 1.0% | 29k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 12k | 1.0% | 149k | 12.1 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 11k | 1.0% | 46k | 4.2 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 11k | 1.0% | 127k | 11.8 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 10k | 1.0% | 39k | 3.8 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 10k | 1.0% | 56k | 5.8 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FM | 10k | 1.0% | 35k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 10k | 1.0% | 100k | 10.4 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 9,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 24k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 1.0% | 64k | 7.2 | 0.3% |
| HEART 70S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 43k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| NATION 80S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 89k | 10.6 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 8,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 8,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 7,000 | 1.0% | 112k | 15.2 | 0.4% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.9 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 0.6 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 6,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 6,000 | 1.0% | 24k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 6,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 6,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 5,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.0 | — |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | — | 17k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 5,000 | — | 16k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | — | 39k | 7.7 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 5,000 | — | 39k | 7.2 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 4,000 | — | 14k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 3,000 | — | 17k | 6.2 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | — | 69k | 35.5 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.5 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 1,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.9 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 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 — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST 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 — CAPITAL SOUTH COAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)