
GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE)
HThe Good Times Sound Like This
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3679 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 868k · unweighted sample 907
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) 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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) 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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) 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+ | 61k | 7.0% | 9.6 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 6,000 | 5.0% | 2.3 | 9.6% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 1.7 | 6.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 14k | 11.0% | 7.0 | 23.5% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 1.2 | 5.7% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 14k | 10.0% | 14.1 | 23.5% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 12k | 8.0% | 3.8 | 19.5% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 7,000 | 9.0% | 29.8 | 11.6% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 10k | 4.0% | 2.0 | 16.1% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 24k | 6.0% | 5.0 | 39.6% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 30k | 7.0% | 9.7 | 48.4% |
| MEN 15-24 | — | — | — | — |
| MEN 25-34 | — | — | — | — |
| MEN 35-44 | 12k | 19.0% | 8.2 | 19.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.8 | 1.0% |
| MEN 55-64 | 6,000 | 9.0% | 12.6 | 10.3% |
| MEN 65-74 | 8,000 | 14.0% | 4.8 | 13.7% |
| MEN 75+ | 2,000 | 5.0% | 28.3 | 3.9% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 32k | 7.0% | 9.5 | 51.6% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 6,000 | 11.0% | 2.3 | 9.6% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 4,000 | 6.0% | 1.7 | 6.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 0.7 | 4.0% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 3,000 | 5.0% | 1.3 | 4.8% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 8,000 | 11.0% | 15.3 | 13.2% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 4,000 | 4.0% | 1.5 | 5.8% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 5,000 | 12.0% | 30.7 | 7.7% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 29k | 7.0% | 9.5 | 47.4% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 32k | 7.0% | 9.7 | 52.6% |
| ABC1 MEN | 10k | 6.0% | 7.1 | 15.8% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 19k | 8.0% | 10.7 | 31.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 20k | 8.0% | 10.9 | 32.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 12k | 6.0% | 7.6 | 20.0% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) 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 | 4.0% | 25k |
10.00-13.00 | 5.3% | 32k |
10.30-11.00 | 5.4% | 24k |
13.00-16.00 | 3.7% | 30k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.3% | 20k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.9% | 9,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 2.6% | 6,000 |
01.00-06.00 | 2.9% | 9,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 3.4% | 7,000 |
09.00-13.00 | 4.0% | 16k |
13.00-17.00 | 1.6% | 9,000 |
17.00-19.00 | 2.4% | 4,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 1.4% | 2,000 |
22.00-01.00 | — | — |
01.00-06.00 | 2.3% | 4,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 4.2% | 10k |
09.00-13.00 | 3.8% | 16k |
13.00-16.00 | 1.3% | 5,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 0.4% | 2,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 1.3% | 1,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 2.3% | 1,000 |
01.00-06.00 | 3.1% | 4,000 |
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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) 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 | 202k | 23.0% | 2.8m | 14.1 | 17.1% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST | 198k | 23.0% | 1.7m | 8.7 | 10.4% |
| HEART NORTH EAST | 150k | 17.0% | 1.3m | 8.5 | 7.7% |
| * CAPITAL NORTH EAST | 145k | 17.0% | 882k | 6.1 | 5.3% |
| HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TEESSIDE) (WAS TFM) | 109k | 13.0% | 644k | 5.9 | 3.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 89k | 10.0% | 1.1m | 12.4 | 6.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 81k | 9.0% | 423k | 5.2 | 2.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 65k | 7.0% | 390k | 6.0 | 2.4% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) this station | 61k | 7.0% | 588k | 9.6 | 3.6% |
| CLASSIC FM | 58k | 7.0% | 561k | 9.6 | 3.4% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 41k | 5.0% | 218k | 5.3 | 1.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 41k | 5.0% | 348k | 8.5 | 2.1% |
| TALKSPORT | 41k | 5.0% | 225k | 5.5 | 1.4% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 38k | 4.0% | 238k | 6.2 | 1.4% |
| HEART 80S | 32k | 4.0% | 82k | 2.6 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 31k | 4.0% | 113k | 3.7 | 0.7% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 28k | 3.0% | 169k | 6.0 | 1.0% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 26k | 3.0% | 211k | 8.1 | 1.3% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 22k | 3.0% | 148k | 6.8 | 0.9% |
| KISSTORY | 22k | 3.0% | 82k | 3.7 | 0.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 21k | 2.0% | 69k | 3.3 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 21k | 2.0% | 193k | 9.3 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 20k | 2.0% | 197k | 9.7 | 1.2% |
| HEART 90S | 20k | 2.0% | 199k | 9.8 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 17k | 2.0% | 86k | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 15k | 2.0% | 22k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 13k | 1.0% | 39k | 3.1 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 13k | 1.0% | 223k | 17.7 | 1.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 13k | 1.0% | 247k | 19.6 | 1.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 12k | 1.0% | 61k | 5.1 | 0.4% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 12k | 1.0% | 30k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 12k | 1.0% | 48k | 4.1 | 0.3% |
| HEART 70S | 11k | 1.0% | 47k | 4.4 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 11k | 1.0% | 52k | 4.7 | 0.3% |
| KISS | 11k | 1.0% | 17k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 11k | 1.0% | 61k | 5.4 | 0.4% |
| KERRANG! | 10k | 1.0% | 42k | 4.3 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC | 10k | 1.0% | 36k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 10k | 1.0% | 43k | 4.3 | 0.3% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 9,000 | 1.0% | 18k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 9,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 8,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 108k | 18.9 | 0.7% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 6,000 | 1.0% | 36k | 6.4 | 0.2% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 6,000 | 1.0% | 104k | 16.4 | 0.6% |
| TIMES RADIO | 6,000 | 1.0% | 56k | 9.4 | 0.3% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 5,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 4.2 | 0.1% |
| * NATION RADIO NORTH EAST | 5,000 | 1.0% | 41k | 7.8 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 4,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 4,000 | 0.0% | 30k | 7.5 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 3,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 2.7 | 0.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 3,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 1.4 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 3,000 | 0.0% | 22k | 7.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 3,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 2,000 | 0.0% | 14k | 5.9 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 2,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 2,000 | 0.0% | 14k | 7.0 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 2,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.3 | 0.0% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 0 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| KISS XTRA | — | — | — | — | — |
* 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 GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (TEESSIDE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)