CAPITAL LIVERPOOL
HLiverpool's No.1 Hit Music Station
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3672 · · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
204k
7,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
18.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
752k
196kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
3.7
1.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
3.5%
0.9%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.16m · unweighted sample 1,238
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby | 4.3% | 96k |
10.00-13.00 Kemi Rodgers | 2.9% | 80k |
13.00-16.00 Aimee Vivian | 2.2% | 73k |
16.00-19.00 Will Manning | 3.5% | 68k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill | 4.8% | 27k |
22.00-01.00 The Capital Late Show with Sonny Jay | 5.6% | 11k |
01.00-04.00 Joe Hollywood | 0.9% | 3,000 |
04.00-06.00 Ant Payne | 7.6% | 13k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 2.6% | 9,000 |
09.00-12.00 Jimmy Hill | 2.4% | 19k |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 3.2% | 21k |
16.00-19.00 Sonny Jay | 5.4% | 19k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Weekender with Kem Cetinay | 6.8% | 8,000 |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 9.3% | 5,000 |
24.00-06.00 Nicola Lashley | 11.7% | 7,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 1.8% | 5,000 |
09.00-12.00 Ant Payne | 2.3% | 18k |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 3.4% | 25k |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 2.7% | 13k |
19.00-22.00 Tom Watts | 0.7% | 3,000 |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 2.1% | 3,000 |
24.00-06.00 Joe Hollywood | 11.5% | 5,000 |
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 LIVERPOOL 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+ | 204k | 18.0% | 3.7 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 55k | 29.0% | 2.7 | 26.8% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 52k | 27.0% | 5.4 | 25.3% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 35k | 19.0% | 2.4 | 17.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 30k | 20.0% | 3.8 | 14.8% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 18k | 10.0% | 6.0 | 8.8% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 13k | 7.0% | 1.3 | 6.6% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 1,000 | 1.0% | 1.3 | 0.3% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 106k | 28.0% | 4.0 | 52.1% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 141k | 25.0% | 3.6 | 69.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 78k | 14.0% | 4.7 | 38.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 26k | 28.0% | 2.4 | 12.7% |
| MEN 25-34 | 17k | 18.0% | 9.0 | 8.2% |
| MEN 35-44 | 8,000 | 9.0% | 2.0 | 3.8% |
| MEN 45-54 | 14k | 19.0% | 5.8 | 6.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 8.0% | 6.8 | 3.4% |
| MEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 7.0% | 1.6 | 2.9% |
| MEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 1.3 | 0.3% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 126k | 21.0% | 3.1 | 61.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 29k | 31.0% | 3.1 | 14.1% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 35k | 37.0% | 3.6 | 17.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 28k | 29.0% | 2.5 | 13.5% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 16k | 21.0% | 2.0 | 8.0% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 11k | 12.0% | 5.6 | 5.3% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 8,000 | 7.0% | 1.1 | 3.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 90k | 15.0% | 3.9 | 44.2% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 114k | 21.0% | 3.6 | 55.8% |
| ABC1 MEN | 32k | 12.0% | 5.9 | 15.7% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 58k | 17.0% | 2.7 | 28.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 46k | 15.0% | 3.9 | 22.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 68k | 27.0% | 3.3 | 33.3% |
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LIVERPOOL 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 | 1.02m | 88.0% | 21.3m | 20.8 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 872k | 75.0% | 14.0m | 16.1 | 65.7% |
| ANY BBC | 488k | 42.0% | 6.9m | 14.2 | 32.4% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 214k | 18.0% | 2.1m | 10.1 | 10.1% |
| CAPITAL LIVER POOL | 204k | 18.0% | 752k | 3.7 | 3.5% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 204k | 18.0% | 1.3m | 6.3 | 6.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 175k | 15.0% | 1.8m | 10.4 | 8.5% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (LIVER POOL) | 155k | 13.0% | 1.5m | 9.5 | 6.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 140k | 12.0% | 1.3m | 9.4 | 6.2% |
| BBC RADIO MERSEY SIDE | 133k | 11.0% | 1.3m | 10.1 | 6.3% |
| HITS RADIO (LIVER POOL NORTH WEST) | 128k | 11.0% | 910k | 7.1 | 4.3% |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 117k | 10.0% | 1.1m | 9.1 | 5.0% |
| TALK SPORT | 104k | 9.0% | 312k | 3.0 | 1.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 98k | 8.0% | 700k | 7.2 | 3.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 97k | 8.0% | 471k | 4.9 | 2.2% |
| CLASSIC FM | 97k | 8.0% | 660k | 6.8 | 3.1% |
| OTHER STATION | 69k | 6.0% | 400k | 5.8 | 1.9% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 56k | 5.0% | 198k | 3.5 | 0.9% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 49k | 4.0% | 352k | 7.1 | 1.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 47k | 4.0% | 549k | 11.8 | 2.6% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 42k | 4.0% | 363k | 8.6 | 1.7% |
| HEART 90S | 38k | 3.0% | 230k | 6.0 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 37k | 3.0% | 242k | 6.5 | 1.1% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 37k | 3.0% | 200k | 5.3 | 0.9% |
| KISS TORY | 35k | 3.0% | 567k | 16.0 | 2.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 32k | 3.0% | 360k | 11.4 | 1.7% |
| KISS | 30k | 3.0% | 82k | 2.8 | 0.4% |
| MAGIC | 29k | 2.0% | 178k | 6.1 | 0.8% |
| HEART DANCE | 29k | 2.0% | 247k | 8.6 | 1.2% |
| HEART 80S | 27k | 2.0% | 106k | 4.0 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 26k | 2.0% | 197k | 7.4 | 0.9% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 25k | 2.0% | 86k | 3.4 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 25k | 2.0% | 179k | 7.1 | 0.8% |
| PLANET ROCK | 22k | 2.0% | 142k | 6.6 | 0.7% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 22k | 2.0% | 179k | 8.0 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 21k | 2.0% | 184k | 8.9 | 0.9% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 20k | 2.0% | 89k | 4.3 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 20k | 2.0% | 63k | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 20k | 2.0% | 43k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 18k | 2.0% | 176k | 9.6 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 18k | 2.0% | 46k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 18k | 2.0% | 135k | 7.5 | 0.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 17k | 1.0% | 79k | 4.7 | 0.4% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 16k | 1.0% | 51k | 3.3 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FM | 15k | 1.0% | 181k | 11.7 | 0.8% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 15k | 1.0% | 69k | 4.6 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 14k | 1.0% | 30k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 14k | 1.0% | 132k | 9.5 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 13k | 1.0% | 20k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| HEART 70S | 13k | 1.0% | 62k | 4.9 | 0.3% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 13k | 1.0% | 24k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 12k | 1.0% | 84k | 7.0 | 0.4% |
| HEAT | 11k | 1.0% | 66k | 5.8 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 10k | 1.0% | 66k | 6.3 | 0.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 111k | 12.4 | 0.5% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 9,000 | 1.0% | 49k | 5.6 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 8,000 | 1.0% | 64k | 8.4 | 0.3% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 7,000 | 1.0% | 52k | 7.2 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 2.5 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 6,000 | 1.0% | 29k | 4.6 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 6,000 | 1.0% | 62k | 10.3 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 5,000 | — | 37k | 7.1 | 0.2% |
| KISS XTRA | 5,000 | — | 21k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 5,000 | — | 5,000 | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 4,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.8 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 4,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.7 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 4,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.7 | — |
| NATION 80S | 3,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.7 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 2,000 | — | 9,000 | 4.0 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | — | 4,000 | 2.3 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 2,000 | — | 11k | 6.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.7 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.8 | — |
| 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 LIVERPOOL 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 LIVERPOOL 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 LIVERPOOL 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 LIVERPOOL TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)