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GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST)

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The Good Times Sound Like This

Local / regional · RAJAR code 3697 · · Local

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
211k
7,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
11.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.6m
9,000vs prev. quarter
Average hours
12.5
0.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.8%
0.1%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.95m · unweighted sample 2,401

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
01.00-06.00
6.3%20k
06.00-10.00
6.3%125k
10.30-11.00
8.8%87k
10.00-13.00
8.9%123k
13.00-16.00
9.1%120k
16.00-19.00
6.6%96k
19.00-22.00
3.4%47k
22.00-01.00
0.9%9,000
SaturdayShareReach
01.00-06.00
6.2%11k
06.00-09.00
3.5%27k
09.00-13.00
5.9%58k
13.00-16.00
4.1%33k
16.00-19.00
3.7%22k
19.00-22.00
1.9%10k
22.00-01.00
1.0%2,000
SundayShareReach
01.00-06.00
6.6%9,000
06.00-09.00
3.8%25k
09.00-13.00
8.5%75k
13.00-16.00
9.3%52k
16.00-19.00
7.1%31k
19.00-22.00
0.6%2,000
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 (SOUTH COAST) 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+211k11.0%12.5100.0%
ADULTS 15-2428k10.0%6.413.4%
ADULTS 25-3424k9.0%6.011.5%
ADULTS 35-4427k9.0%3.713.0%
ADULTS 45-5427k11.0%10.412.9%
ADULTS 55-6442k13.0%18.519.8%
ADULTS 65-7449k16.0%21.323.1%
ADULTS 75+13k6.0%9.26.2%
ADULTS 15-3453k10.0%6.224.9%
ADULTS 15-4480k9.0%5.337.9%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+109k12.0%11.151.5%
MEN 15-2421k14.0%7.99.8%
MEN 25-3411k8.0%10.15.2%
MEN 35-4413k9.0%2.66.2%
MEN 45-5413k10.0%16.26.1%
MEN 55-6416k11.0%21.07.6%
MEN 65-7427k22.0%11.013.0%
MEN 75+8,0007.0%6.33.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+102k10.0%14.148.5%
WOMEN 15-248,0006.0%2.33.6%
WOMEN 25-3413k10.0%2.76.4%
WOMEN 35-4414k9.0%4.66.8%
WOMEN 45-5415k11.0%5.36.9%
WOMEN 55-6426k16.0%16.912.2%
WOMEN 65-7421k12.0%34.410.1%
WOMEN 75+5,0004.0%13.72.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS101k8.0%9.147.9%
C2DE ADULTS110k14.0%15.652.1%
ABC1 MEN53k10.0%7.725.2%
ABC1 WOMEN48k8.0%10.722.8%
C2DE MEN56k14.0%14.326.4%
C2DE WOMEN54k15.0%17.125.7%

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) 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 RADIO1.78m91.0%39.0m21.9100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL1.36m70.0%21.1m15.554.0%
ANY BBC1.12m58.0%17.1m15.243.7%
BBC RADIO 2446k23.0%4.8m10.712.2%
BBC RADIO 4398k20.0%5.9m14.915.2%
HEART NET WORK (UK)332k17.0%2.6m7.96.7%
* HEART SOLENT317k16.0%2.5m8.06.5%
BBC RADIO 1277k14.0%2.1m7.75.5%
* HEART SOLENT HAMP SHIRE242k12.0%2.0m8.25.1%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST)211k11.0%2.6m12.56.8%
CAPITAL NET WORK (UK)198k10.0%1.6m8.14.1%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL197k10.0%936k4.72.4%
CLASSIC FM166k8.0%1.5m9.23.9%
* TOTAL BBC RADIO SOLENT157k8.0%865k5.52.2%
* CAPITAL SOUTH COAST152k8.0%1.3m8.33.2%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE152k8.0%879k5.82.3%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.133k7.0%1.3m9.93.4%
OTHER STATION129k7.0%865k6.72.2%
* NATION RADIO HAMP SHIRE116k6.0%1.4m12.33.7%
LBC BRAND (UK)96k5.0%958k10.02.5%
BBC 6 MUSIC89k5.0%695k7.81.8%
BBC RADIO 388k4.0%632k7.21.6%
TALK SPORT80k4.0%606k7.61.6%
HITS RADIO79k4.0%292k3.70.7%
* HEART SOLENT DORSET74k4.0%560k7.51.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA74k4.0%526k7.11.3%
SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK)71k4.0%308k4.30.8%
* SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT70k4.0%307k4.40.8%
GOLD RADIO UK67k3.0%355k5.30.9%
KISS TORY67k3.0%314k4.70.8%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)66k3.0%714k10.91.8%
ABSO LUTE RADIO52k3.0%278k5.30.7%
* HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST)51k3.0%170k3.30.4%
VIRGIN RADIO51k3.0%508k10.01.3%
HEART 90S45k2.0%391k8.71.0%
OTHER BBC LOCAL39k2.0%209k5.30.5%
HEART 80S39k2.0%190k4.90.5%
KISS37k2.0%101k2.80.3%
PLANET ROCK36k2.0%479k13.11.2%
HEART DANCE35k2.0%145k4.10.4%
* NATION EASY RADIO HAMP SHIRE32k2.0%356k11.00.9%
MAGIC31k2.0%212k6.90.5%
BBC WORLD SERVICE30k2.0%166k5.40.4%
BOOM RADIO29k1.0%707k24.41.8%
CAPITAL DANCE27k1.0%108k4.00.3%
KER RANG!25k1.0%169k6.80.4%
GB NEWS RADIO24k1.0%136k5.60.3%
ABSO LUTE 80S22k1.0%136k6.20.3%
KISS TORY R&B21k1.0%59k2.80.2%
TIMES RADIO21k1.0%190k9.00.5%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY20k1.0%77k3.80.2%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA19k1.0%57k3.00.1%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA16k1.0%41k2.60.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S15k1.0%35k2.30.1%
HEAT15k1.0%112k7.50.3%
JAZZ FM15k1.0%49k3.30.1%
TALK15k1.0%53k3.50.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)14k1.0%53k3.90.1%
HEART 70S14k1.0%63k4.70.2%
SMOOTH CHILL14k1.0%32k2.30.1%
SMOOTH COUN TRY14k1.0%98k7.30.3%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED12k1.0%24k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS11k1.0%24k2.20.1%
KISS XTRA10k1.0%117k11.40.3%
MELLOW MAGIC10k1.0%73k7.10.2%
NATION 80S10k1.0%105k10.50.3%
TALK SPORT29,00031k3.40.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S9,0009,0001.0
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S8,00011k1.5
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK8,00021k2.60.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED8,0008,0001.0
MAGIC SOUL8,00014k1.8
MAGIC CLASSIC AL8,00066k7.80.2%
SMOOTH RELAX7,00077k10.50.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S6,00010k1.6
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S6,0006,0000.9
HITS RADIO PRIDE6,0004,0000.6
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK6,00041k7.20.1%
COUN TRY LINE RADIO5,00023k4.60.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED5,00016k3.0
BBC ASIAN NET WORK4,00012k3.2
CAPITAL CHILL2,00070k28.00.2%
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 (SOUTH COAST) 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 (SOUTH COAST)200k300k400k500k247k211kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST). SEP 2021: 247k; DEC 2021: 229k; MAR 2022: 250k; JUN 2022: 309k; SEP 2022: 380k; DEC 2022: 395k; MAR 2023: 439k; JUN 2023: 418k; SEP 2023: 425k; DEC 2023: 405k; MAR 2024: 521k; JUN 2024: 446k; SEP 2024: 325k; DEC 2024: 328k; MAR 2025: 329k; JUN 2025: 275k; SEP 2025: 231k; DEC 2025: 236k; MAR 2026: 218k; JUN 2026: 211k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) 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 (SOUTH COAST)02.0m4.0m6.0m2.4m2.6mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST). SEP 2021: 2.4m; DEC 2021: 2.5m; MAR 2022: 3.1m; JUN 2022: 4.4m; SEP 2022: 5.2m; DEC 2022: 5.3m; MAR 2023: 5.3m; JUN 2023: 4.5m; SEP 2023: 5.0m; DEC 2023: 5.5m; MAR 2024: 6.5m; JUN 2024: 4.8m; SEP 2024: 3.0m; DEC 2024: 3.0m; MAR 2025: 3.6m; JUN 2025: 3.5m; SEP 2025: 3.0m; DEC 2025: 2.8m; MAR 2026: 2.7m; JUN 2026: 2.6m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) 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 (SOUTH COAST)0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%6.7%6.8%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST). SEP 2021: 6.7%; DEC 2021: 6.6%; MAR 2022: 7.8%; JUN 2022: 11.5%; SEP 2022: 13.3%; DEC 2022: 13.4%; MAR 2023: 13.7%; JUN 2023: 11.8%; SEP 2023: 13.0%; DEC 2023: 13.9%; MAR 2024: 16.7%; JUN 2024: 12.4%; SEP 2024: 7.6%; DEC 2024: 7.2%; MAR 2025: 9.0%; JUN 2025: 8.9%; SEP 2025: 7.5%; DEC 2025: 7.0%; MAR 2026: 6.7%; JUN 2026: 6.8%

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