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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 3681 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
327k
27k vs prev. quarter
% reach
21.0%
1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.5m
310k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.6
1.5 vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.9%
0.6% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.58m · unweighted sample 1,451

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+327k21.0%7.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2473k30.0%5.122.3%
ADULTS 25-3466k28.0%3.420.2%
ADULTS 35-4445k19.0%5.913.9%
ADULTS 45-5447k22.0%9.314.5%
ADULTS 55-6440k16.0%11.712.2%
ADULTS 65-7437k16.0%10.711.2%
ADULTS 75+19k12.0%16.45.8%
ADULTS 15-34139k29.0%4.342.4%
ADULTS 15-44184k26.0%4.756.3%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+159k21.0%7.748.6%
MEN 15-2437k30.0%6.211.4%
MEN 25-3437k32.0%2.511.5%
MEN 35-4412k10.0%13.53.6%
MEN 45-5419k18.0%6.25.9%
MEN 55-6421k17.0%15.66.5%
MEN 65-7421k17.0%8.06.4%
MEN 75+11k18.0%10.73.4%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+168k21.0%7.551.4%
WOMEN 15-2435k30.0%3.910.9%
WOMEN 25-3428k24.0%4.68.7%
WOMEN 35-4434k27.0%3.310.3%
WOMEN 45-5428k25.0%11.58.6%
WOMEN 55-6419k14.0%7.15.7%
WOMEN 65-7416k14.0%14.34.8%
WOMEN 75+8,0008.0%24.52.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS160k19.0%6.348.9%
C2DE ADULTS167k22.0%8.751.1%
ABC1 MEN62k17.0%6.418.9%
ABC1 WOMEN98k21.0%6.330.0%
C2DE MEN97k24.0%8.529.7%
C2DE WOMEN70k20.0%9.121.5%

Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
8.6%277k
06.00-09.00
6.6%110k
06.00-12.00
7.4%177k
06.00-18.00
9.1%247k
06.00-24.00
8.9%276k
09.00-12.00
8.0%143k
12.00-15.00
9.8%157k
15.00-18.00
12.0%150k
18.00-21.00
9.4%107k
21.00-24.00
3.9%35k
24.00-06.00
1.3%14k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
4.6%22k
06.00-12.00
5.6%60k
06.00-18.00
6.8%97k
06.00-24.00
6.9%109k
06.00-06.00
6.6%110k
09.00-12.00
6.1%47k
12.00-15.00
8.1%54k
15.00-18.00
7.4%42k
18.00-21.00
8.5%25k
21.00-24.00
5.6%12k
24.00-06.00
0.2%1,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
4.1%15k
06.00-12.00
3.5%35k
06.00-18.00
4.7%72k
06.00-24.00
4.8%82k
06.00-06.00
4.8%88k
09.00-12.00
3.2%27k
12.00-15.00
5.3%40k
15.00-18.00
6.2%29k
18.00-21.00
6.4%17k
21.00-24.00
3.8%8,000
24.00-06.00
5.5%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.

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) Groupthis station327k21.0%2.5m7.67.9%
BBC RADIO 2 308k19.0%3.3m10.710.6%
HITS RADIO 238k15.0%1.3m5.54.2%
BBC RADIO 4 163k10.0%1.5m9.34.9%
BBC RADIO 1 161k10.0%745k4.62.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 141k9.0%877k6.22.8%
ABSOLUTE 80S 130k8.0%1.6m12.05.0%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 117k7.0%1.2m10.33.9%
CLASSIC FM 99k6.0%623k6.32.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 89k6.0%617k7.02.0%
TALKSPORT 77k5.0%756k9.82.4%
BBC 6 MUSIC 62k4.0%876k14.22.8%
GOLD RADIO UK 59k4.0%614k10.52.0%
HEART 80S 58k4.0%395k6.81.3%
MAGIC 54k3.0%267k4.90.9%
PLANET ROCK 49k3.0%623k12.62.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 47k3.0%420k8.81.3%
HEART 90S 42k3.0%124k3.00.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 40k3.0%128k3.20.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 39k2.0%366k9.41.2%
HEART DANCE 37k2.0%290k7.90.9%
BBC RADIO 3 33k2.0%638k19.42.0%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 32k2.0%85k2.70.3%
CAPITAL DANCE 31k2.0%51k1.60.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 28k2.0%47k1.70.2%
KISSTORY 27k2.0%234k8.60.8%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 26k2.0%59k2.20.2%
GB NEWS RADIO 26k2.0%288k11.00.9%
SMOOTH RELAX 26k2.0%190k7.40.6%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 22k1.0%24k1.10.1%
KISSTORY R&B 20k1.0%66k3.30.2%
MELLOW MAGIC 20k1.0%92k4.50.3%
HEART 70S 18k1.0%50k2.80.2%
KISS 18k1.0%98k5.50.3%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 18k1.0%34k1.90.1%
HEAT 16k1.0%16k1.00.1%
NATION 80S 16k1.0%30k1.90.1%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 16k1.0%27k1.70.1%
TIMES RADIO 16k1.0%73k4.50.2%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 15k1.0%10k0.60.0%
TALKSPORT2 15k1.0%50k3.30.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 14k1.0%151k10.90.5%
BOOM RADIO 14k1.0%235k16.70.8%
MAGIC SOUL 14k1.0%43k3.00.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 13k1.0%48k3.70.2%
JAZZ FM 13k1.0%18k1.30.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 12k1.0%52k4.40.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 12k1.0%8,0000.70.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 11k1.0%74k7.00.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 11k1.0%73k6.90.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 10k1.0%60k6.30.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 10k1.0%8,0000.80.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 9,0001.0%7,0000.80.0%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 9,0001.0%12k1.30.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 8,0001.0%38k4.60.1%
SMOOTH CHILL 8,0001.0%56k6.70.2%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 7,0000.0%6,0000.90.0%
KERRANG! 7,0000.0%24k3.40.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 7,0000.0%47k6.60.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 5,0000.0%14k2.70.0%
KISS XTRA 2,0000.0%8,0004.00.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (TYNE & WEAR) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)