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Local / regional · RAJAR code 3678 · · Local

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
110k
5,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
7.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.0m
149kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.2
1.0vs prev. quarter
Market share
3.1%
0.6%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.61m · unweighted sample 1,452

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
01.00-06.00
1.1%6,000
06.00-10.00
2.8%49k
10.30-11.00
5.5%51k
10.00-13.00
4.6%61k
13.00-16.00
4.2%58k
16.00-19.00
2.9%32k
19.00-22.00
1.1%14k
22.00-01.00
0.2%3,000
SaturdayShareReach
01.00-06.00
1.0%2,000
06.00-09.00
2.5%10k
09.00-13.00
2.5%23k
13.00-16.00
2.6%12k
16.00-19.00
1.1%6,000
19.00-22.00
2.4%5,000
22.00-01.00
0.2%1,000
SundayShareReach
01.00-06.00
0.7%2,000
06.00-09.00
2.9%10k
09.00-13.00
2.3%16k
13.00-16.00
3.0%13k
16.00-19.00
2.5%12k
19.00-22.00
4.6%4,000
22.00-01.00
0.0%0

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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) 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+110k7.0%9.2100.0%
ADULTS 15-2414k5.0%1.312.3%
ADULTS 25-3410k4.0%1.28.9%
ADULTS 35-443,0001.0%0.72.8%
ADULTS 45-5412k6.0%3.210.9%
ADULTS 55-6429k11.0%12.126.0%
ADULTS 65-7432k13.0%15.128.9%
ADULTS 75+11k7.0%10.710.3%
ADULTS 15-3423k5.0%1.321.2%
ADULTS 15-4426k4.0%1.224.0%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+55k7.0%10.950.4%
MEN 15-244,0003.0%1.23.4%
MEN 25-345,0004.0%0.84.6%
MEN 35-441,0001.0%1.00.8%
MEN 45-546,0005.0%1.85.2%
MEN 55-6417k13.0%17.315.1%
MEN 65-7415k12.0%14.713.4%
MEN 75+9,00013.0%9.17.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+55k7.0%7.549.6%
WOMEN 15-2410k8.0%1.38.9%
WOMEN 25-345,0004.0%1.74.3%
WOMEN 35-442,0002.0%0.62.0%
WOMEN 45-546,0006.0%4.55.6%
WOMEN 55-6412k9.0%4.910.9%
WOMEN 65-7417k14.0%15.315.4%
WOMEN 75+3,0003.0%15.82.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS54k6.0%8.749.1%
C2DE ADULTS56k7.0%9.750.9%
ABC1 MEN23k6.0%8.820.9%
ABC1 WOMEN31k7.0%8.728.2%
C2DE MEN32k8.0%12.429.5%
C2DE WOMEN24k7.0%6.021.4%

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) 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 RADIO1.46m90.0%32.9m22.6100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL1.23m76.0%21.5m17.565.4%
ANY BBC744k46.0%10.8m14.532.7%
SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST374k23.0%4.0m10.612.0%
BBC RADIO 2276k17.0%3.5m12.810.7%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL247k15.0%2.0m8.16.1%
CAPITAL NORTH EAST238k15.0%1.5m6.34.5%
HEART NORTH EAST232k14.0%1.1m4.53.2%
HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST TYNE & WEAR)231k14.0%1.4m6.24.4%
* BBC RADIO NEW CASTLE202k13.0%1.5m7.54.6%
BBC RADIO 4164k10.0%1.8m10.85.4%
BBC RADIO 1153k9.0%719k4.72.2%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE151k9.0%1.1m7.23.3%
ABSO LUTE 80S124k8.0%1.6m12.94.9%
OTHER STATION113k7.0%639k5.61.9%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR)110k7.0%1.0m9.23.1%
CLASSIC FM97k6.0%663k6.82.0%
TALK SPORT84k5.0%795k9.52.4%
NATION RADIO NORTH EAST77k5.0%456k6.01.4%
LBC BRAND (UK)76k5.0%645k8.52.0%
ABSO LUTE RADIO74k5.0%578k7.81.8%
BBC 6 MUSIC71k4.0%832k11.72.5%
HEART 80S61k4.0%399k6.51.2%
VIRGIN RADIO61k4.0%437k7.21.3%
GOLD RADIO UK55k3.0%681k12.42.1%
PLANET ROCK47k3.0%520k11.11.6%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)45k3.0%403k9.01.2%
MAGIC43k3.0%232k5.40.7%
KISS TORY43k3.0%319k7.31.0%
HEART DANCE38k2.0%257k6.80.8%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK34k2.0%168k5.00.5%
HEART 70S33k2.0%84k2.60.3%
BBC RADIO 332k2.0%628k19.71.9%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA31k2.0%265k8.50.8%
OTHER BBC LOCAL30k2.0%48k1.60.1%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.29k2.0%43k1.50.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S29k2.0%115k3.90.3%
KISS TORY R&B29k2.0%141k4.90.4%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)28k2.0%46k1.60.1%
HEART 90S28k2.0%118k4.20.4%
SMOOTH RELAX28k2.0%99k3.50.3%
CAPITAL DANCE27k2.0%38k1.40.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED23k1.0%75k3.30.2%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA22k1.0%33k1.50.1%
GB NEWS RADIO21k1.0%407k19.21.2%
NATION 80S20k1.0%40k2.00.1%
TIMES RADIO20k1.0%76k3.90.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S19k1.0%35k1.80.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE19k1.0%14k0.7
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED19k1.0%14k0.7
TALK18k1.0%192k10.90.6%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S18k1.0%30k1.70.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S17k1.0%55k3.20.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S16k1.0%23k1.40.1%
BOOM RADIO15k1.0%277k18.80.8%
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS14k1.0%10k0.7
KISS13k1.0%23k1.80.1%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA13k1.0%88k6.80.3%
BBC WORLD SERVICE13k1.0%81k6.20.2%
MAGIC SOUL13k1.0%81k6.00.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY11k1.0%105k9.80.3%
JAZZ FM11k1.0%25k2.30.1%
MELLOW MAGIC11k1.0%30k2.80.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED8,0001.0%12k1.5
CAPITAL CHILL7,00051k7.00.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK7,00050k7.10.2%
TALK SPORT27,00018k2.40.1%
BBC ASIAN NET WORK6,00016k2.7
HEAT6,00031k5.00.1%
KISS XTRA6,00011k1.9
MAGIC CLASSIC AL6,00058k10.00.2%
KER RANG!5,0004,0000.7
SMOOTH CHILL2,0003,0001.2
COUN TRY LINE RADIO1,0000.8
SMOOTH COUN TRY1,0001,0001.4
BLOOM BERG RADIO00.0%00.00.0%

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

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR)050k100k150k50k110kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR). SEP 2021: 50k; DEC 2021: 57k; MAR 2022: 69k; JUN 2022: 64k; SEP 2022: 65k; DEC 2022: 74k; MAR 2023: 79k; JUN 2023: 100k; SEP 2023: 115k; DEC 2023: 78k; MAR 2024: 115k; JUN 2024: 135k; SEP 2024: 131k; DEC 2024: 144k; MAR 2025: 149k; JUN 2025: 138k; SEP 2025: 120k; DEC 2025: 121k; MAR 2026: 115k; JUN 2026: 110k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR)0500k1.0m1.5m325k1.0mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR). SEP 2021: 325k; DEC 2021: 325k; MAR 2022: 531k; JUN 2022: 531k; SEP 2022: 489k; DEC 2022: 535k; MAR 2023: 412k; JUN 2023: 742k; SEP 2023: 753k; DEC 2023: 397k; MAR 2024: 893k; JUN 2024: 1.2m; SEP 2024: 1.1m; DEC 2024: 999k; MAR 2025: 1.3m; JUN 2025: 1.3m; SEP 2025: 726k; DEC 2025: 918k; MAR 2026: 1.2m; JUN 2026: 1.0m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) 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 GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR)0.0%2.0%4.0%1.3%3.1%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR). SEP 2021: 1.3%; DEC 2021: 1.3%; MAR 2022: 2.0%; JUN 2022: 1.9%; SEP 2022: 1.8%; DEC 2022: 1.9%; MAR 2023: 1.6%; JUN 2023: 2.8%; SEP 2023: 2.7%; DEC 2023: 1.5%; MAR 2024: 3.3%; JUN 2024: 4.3%; SEP 2024: 3.8%; DEC 2024: 3.4%; MAR 2025: 4.1%; JUN 2025: 4.4%; SEP 2025: 2.5%; DEC 2025: 3.1%; MAR 2026: 3.7%; JUN 2026: 3.1%

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