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SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 3622 · · Local

Part of: SMOOTH BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK)

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
58k
1,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
3.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
380k
24kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.6
0.5vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.3%
0.0%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.71m · unweighted sample 1,961

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
1.7%23k
10.00-13.00
1.2%26k
13.00-16.00
1.0%23k
16.00-19.00
0.8%20k
19.00-22.00
1.4%9,000
22.00-01.00
0.3%2,000
01.00-04.00
0.2%
04.00-06.00
2.9%3,000
06.00-06.00
1.2%47k
SaturdayShareReach
01.00-06.00
2.8%3,000
06.00-10.00
1.5%11k
10.00-13.00
1.1%10k
13.00-16.00
2.4%10k
16.00-19.00
1.1%8,000
19.00-22.00
2.6%3,000
22.00-01.00
1.7%2,000
SundayShareReach
01.00-06.00
2.2%3,000
06.00-10.00
2.6%8,000
10.00-13.00
1.8%8,000
13.00-16.00
0.3%2,000
16.00-19.00
1.7%8,000
19.00-22.00
4.0%5,000
22.00-01.00
0.9%1,000

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 — SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+58k3.0%6.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2411k4.0%2.918.6%
ADULTS 25-3412k4.0%3.820.3%
ADULTS 35-447,0002.0%4.211.2%
ADULTS 45-547,0003.0%3.011.5%
ADULTS 55-6411k4.0%8.418.2%
ADULTS 65-7410k5.0%16.117.9%
ADULTS 75+1,0001.0%1.42.3%
ADULTS 15-3423k4.0%3.438.9%
ADULTS 15-4429k4.0%3.550.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+27k3.0%5.046.3%
MEN 15-249,0007.0%3.315.4%
MEN 25-344,0003.0%3.76.5%
MEN 35-443,0002.0%7.34.7%
MEN 45-542,0001.0%2.02.9%
MEN 55-644,0003.0%2.97.3%
MEN 65-745,0005.0%11.18.8%
MEN 75+1.0%0.60.7%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+31k4.0%7.953.7%
WOMEN 15-242,0002.0%1.33.2%
WOMEN 25-348,0006.0%3.813.8%
WOMEN 35-444,0002.0%1.96.5%
WOMEN 45-545,0004.0%3.48.5%
WOMEN 55-646,0005.0%12.110.9%
WOMEN 65-745,0005.0%20.99.1%
WOMEN 75+1,0001.0%1.81.6%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS28k3.0%4.648.5%
C2DE ADULTS30k5.0%8.451.5%
ABC1 MEN14k2.0%3.223.5%
ABC1 WOMEN15k3.0%5.825.0%
C2DE MEN13k5.0%6.922.8%
C2DE WOMEN17k5.0%9.628.7%

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO1.48m87.0%28.2m19.1100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL1.11m65.0%14.0m12.649.7%
ANY BBC957k56.0%13.8m14.449.1%
BBC RADIO 2395k23.0%4.5m11.315.8%
HEART THAMES VALLEY349k20.0%2.1m6.07.4%
BBC RADIO 4324k19.0%4.3m13.415.4%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO209k12.0%2.0m9.77.1%
BBC RADIO 1208k12.0%1.2m5.94.4%
* HEART THAMES VALLEY BERKS & N.HANTS206k12.0%1.2m6.04.4%
CLASSIC FM166k10.0%1.5m9.15.3%
* HEART THAMES VALLEY OXFORD SHIRE143k8.0%845k5.93.0%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE138k8.0%758k5.52.7%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL130k8.0%682k5.22.4%
CAPITAL NET WORK (UK)117k7.0%465k4.01.7%
LBC BRAND (UK)108k6.0%1.1m10.44.0%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.104k6.0%773k7.52.7%
OTHER STATION104k6.0%352k3.41.2%
* GREAT- EST HITS RADIO BERKS& N-HANTS96k6.0%796k8.32.8%
BBC RADIO 394k6.0%561k6.02.0%
BBC 6 MUSIC80k5.0%1.0m12.63.5%
* GREAT- EST HITS (OX FORD SHIRE)76k4.0%469k6.11.7%
HITS RADIO71k4.0%184k2.60.7%
TALK SPORT69k4.0%354k5.11.3%
* BBC RADIO OXFORD59k3.0%253k4.30.9%
SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY58k3.0%380k6.61.3%
KISS TORY53k3.0%275k5.21.0%
MAGIC51k3.0%175k3.40.6%
OTHER BBC LOCAL51k3.0%173k3.40.6%
KISS49k3.0%221k4.50.8%
BBC WORLD SERVICE49k3.0%172k3.50.6%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA47k3.0%357k7.71.3%
ABSO LUTE RADIO46k3.0%304k6.51.1%
* BBC RADIO BERK SHIRE45k3.0%114k2.50.4%
VIRGIN RADIO41k2.0%212k5.10.8%
* HITS RADIO (OX FORD SHIRE)39k2.0%110k2.80.4%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA36k2.0%87k2.40.3%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)35k2.0%385k11.01.4%
GOLD RADIO UK33k2.0%217k6.50.8%
ABSO LUTE 80S32k2.0%99k3.10.4%
PLANET ROCK32k2.0%307k9.61.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)29k2.0%133k4.60.5%
HEART 80S28k2.0%115k4.10.4%
KER RANG!26k2.0%127k4.80.5%
BBC ASIAN NET WORK24k1.0%139k5.70.5%
GB NEWS RADIO24k1.0%163k6.90.6%
TIMES RADIO24k1.0%213k8.90.8%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK21k1.0%155k7.30.5%
HEART 90S21k1.0%35k1.70.1%
HEART DANCE21k1.0%38k1.80.1%
KISS TORY R&B19k1.0%37k2.00.1%
BOOM RADIO18k1.0%266k15.10.9%
CAPITAL DANCE18k1.0%48k2.70.2%
* HITS RADIO BERKS& NORTH HAMP SHIRE17k1.0%40k2.30.1%
MAGIC SOUL17k1.0%64k3.80.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY16k1.0%142k8.70.5%
JAZZ FM16k1.0%60k3.90.2%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA15k1.0%34k2.30.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED15k1.0%79k5.20.3%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S14k1.0%32k2.30.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK14k1.0%32k2.30.1%
MELLOW MAGIC12k1.0%47k3.80.2%
TALK12k1.0%74k6.30.3%
TALK SPORT212k1.0%21k1.70.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED11k1.0%24k2.10.1%
SMOOTH COUN TRY11k1.0%71k6.20.3%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED11k1.0%8,0000.7
HEAT10k1.0%30k2.90.1%
SMOOTH CHILL10k1.0%53k5.10.2%
SMOOTH RELAX10k1.0%33k3.40.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S9,0001.0%31k3.50.1%
HEART 70S8,00012k1.6
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS8,00015k1.90.1%
NATION 80S7,0007,0001.0
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S6,00050k8.60.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S6,0006,0001.1
KISS XTRA6,0004,0000.7
CAPITAL CHILL5,0008,0001.8
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S4,0008,0002.1
HITS RADIO PRIDE4,0003,0000.6
COUN TRY LINE RADIO2,0001,0000.6
MAGIC CLASSIC AL2,0009,0004.1
BLOOM BERG RADIO1,0001,0000.8

Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). means no estimate was published.

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY20k40k60k80k43k58kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY. SEP 2021: 43k; DEC 2021: 52k; MAR 2022: 49k; JUN 2022: 45k; SEP 2022: 37k; DEC 2022: 36k; MAR 2023: 47k; JUN 2023: 56k; SEP 2023: 60k; DEC 2023: 66k; MAR 2024: 69k; JUN 2024: 78k; SEP 2024: 74k; DEC 2024: 55k; MAR 2025: 57k; JUN 2025: 64k; SEP 2025: 56k; DEC 2025: 45k; MAR 2026: 59k; JUN 2026: 58k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY0200k400k218k380kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY. SEP 2021: 218k; DEC 2021: 250k; MAR 2022: 245k; JUN 2022: 235k; SEP 2022: 204k; DEC 2022: 149k; MAR 2023: 212k; JUN 2023: 225k; SEP 2023: 241k; DEC 2023: 444k; MAR 2024: 444k; JUN 2024: 308k; SEP 2024: 243k; DEC 2024: 176k; MAR 2025: 236k; JUN 2025: 269k; SEP 2025: 194k; DEC 2025: 139k; MAR 2026: 356k; JUN 2026: 380k

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY 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) for SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%0.8%1.3%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY. SEP 2021: 0.8%; DEC 2021: 0.9%; MAR 2022: 0.8%; JUN 2022: 0.8%; SEP 2022: 0.8%; DEC 2022: 0.6%; MAR 2023: 0.8%; JUN 2023: 0.7%; SEP 2023: 0.8%; DEC 2023: 1.7%; MAR 2024: 1.6%; JUN 2024: 1.1%; SEP 2024: 0.8%; DEC 2024: 0.6%; MAR 2025: 0.9%; JUN 2025: 0.9%; SEP 2025: 0.7%; DEC 2025: 0.5%; MAR 2026: 1.3%; JUN 2026: 1.3%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)