CAPITAL NORTH EAST
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 3724 · · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
358k
66kvs prev. quarter
% reach
15.0%
3.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.2m
188kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.1
0.5vs prev. quarter
Market share
4.6%
0.5%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 2.41m · unweighted sample 2,138
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 5.0% | 162k |
10.00-13.00 | 5.1% | 144k |
13.00-16.00 | 5.4% | 175k |
16.00-19.00 | 4.2% | 137k |
19.00-22.00 | 3.8% | 62k |
22.00-01.00 | 1.1% | 16k |
01.00-04.00 | 0.3% | 3,000 |
04.00-06.00 | 3.2% | 15k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 | 3.8% | 27k |
09.00-12.00 | 3.8% | 57k |
12.00-16.00 | 4.2% | 63k |
16.00-19.00 | 6.8% | 42k |
19.00-22.00 | 7.2% | 26k |
22.00-24.00 | 2.4% | 11k |
24.00-06.00 | 5.4% | 10k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 | 5.4% | 26k |
09.00-12.00 | 2.0% | 28k |
12.00-16.00 | 4.6% | 56k |
16.00-19.00 | 5.0% | 31k |
19.00-22.00 | 5.1% | 16k |
22.00-24.00 | 0.3% | 1,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 10.1% | 23k |
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 — CAPITAL NORTH EAST 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+ | 358k | 15.0% | 6.1 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 101k | 28.0% | 6.4 | 28.2% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 81k | 22.0% | 4.2 | 22.6% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 65k | 17.0% | 8.0 | 18.2% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 38k | 12.0% | 7.9 | 10.5% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 35k | 9.0% | 6.7 | 9.9% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 29k | 8.0% | 3.8 | 8.1% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 9,000 | 4.0% | 1.9 | 2.5% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 182k | 25.0% | 5.4 | 50.8% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 247k | 23.0% | 6.1 | 69.0% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 129k | 11.0% | 4.3 | 35.9% |
| MEN 15-24 | 41k | 22.0% | 7.2 | 11.4% |
| MEN 25-34 | 36k | 20.0% | 2.0 | 10.1% |
| MEN 35-44 | 13k | 7.0% | 2.7 | 3.6% |
| MEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 3.0% | 1.4 | 1.4% |
| MEN 55-64 | 13k | 7.0% | 8.2 | 3.7% |
| MEN 65-74 | 13k | 8.0% | 1.7 | 3.7% |
| MEN 75+ | 7,000 | 7.0% | 2.0 | 2.1% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 229k | 19.0% | 7.1 | 64.1% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 60k | 35.0% | 5.8 | 16.8% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 45k | 25.0% | 6.0 | 12.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 52k | 27.0% | 9.3 | 14.6% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 33k | 20.0% | 8.9 | 9.1% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 22k | 11.0% | 5.8 | 6.2% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 16k | 8.0% | 5.6 | 4.4% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 2,000 | 1.0% | 1.6 | 0.4% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 144k | 12.0% | 5.7 | 40.2% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 214k | 18.0% | 6.4 | 59.8% |
| ABC1 MEN | 58k | 10.0% | 5.9 | 16.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 86k | 13.0% | 5.5 | 24.0% |
| C2DE MEN | 71k | 12.0% | 3.0 | 19.8% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 144k | 26.0% | 8.0 | 40.1% |
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL NORTH EAST 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 | 2.14m | 89.0% | 47.1m | 22.0 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.78m | 74.0% | 30.6m | 17.2 | 65.1% |
| ANY BBC | 1.12m | 47.0% | 15.7m | 14.0 | 33.4% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST | 547k | 23.0% | 6.0m | 11.0 | 12.8% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 459k | 19.0% | 5.8m | 12.7 | 12.4% |
| HEART NORTH EAST | 362k | 15.0% | 2.0m | 5.6 | 4.3% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 359k | 15.0% | 2.6m | 7.1 | 5.4% |
| CAPITAL NORTH EAST | 358k | 15.0% | 2.2m | 6.1 | 4.6% |
| HITS RADIO | 314k | 13.0% | 1.8m | 5.8 | 3.9% |
| * HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST TYNE & WEAR) | 231k | 10.0% | 1.4m | 6.2 | 3.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 228k | 9.0% | 2.3m | 10.2 | 4.9% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 222k | 9.0% | 1.2m | 5.3 | 2.5% |
| * BBC RADIO NEW CASTLE | 202k | 8.0% | 1.5m | 7.5 | 3.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 202k | 8.0% | 1.4m | 7.0 | 3.0% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 166k | 7.0% | 1.4m | 8.2 | 2.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 155k | 6.0% | 1.2m | 7.6 | 2.5% |
| OTHER STATION | 155k | 6.0% | 705k | 4.5 | 1.5% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 153k | 6.0% | 1.8m | 11.7 | 3.8% |
| TALK SPORT | 126k | 5.0% | 1.5m | 12.0 | 3.2% |
| * BBC RADIO TEES | 121k | 5.0% | 707k | 5.9 | 1.5% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (TYNE & WEAR) | 110k | 5.0% | 1.0m | 9.2 | 2.2% |
| HEART 80S | 104k | 4.0% | 561k | 5.4 | 1.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 100k | 4.0% | 690k | 6.9 | 1.5% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 95k | 4.0% | 790k | 8.3 | 1.7% |
| NATION RADIO NORTH EAST | 84k | 3.0% | 468k | 5.6 | 1.0% |
| * HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST TEES SIDE) | 83k | 3.0% | 382k | 4.6 | 0.8% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 82k | 3.0% | 947k | 11.6 | 2.0% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 77k | 3.0% | 882k | 11.4 | 1.9% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 77k | 3.0% | 524k | 6.8 | 1.1% |
| KISS TORY | 73k | 3.0% | 444k | 6.1 | 0.9% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 72k | 3.0% | 500k | 6.9 | 1.1% |
| HEART DANCE | 66k | 3.0% | 342k | 5.2 | 0.7% |
| MAGIC | 61k | 3.0% | 319k | 5.3 | 0.7% |
| PLANET ROCK | 58k | 2.0% | 604k | 10.3 | 1.3% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (TEES SIDE) | 55k | 2.0% | 308k | 5.6 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 51k | 2.0% | 265k | 5.1 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 48k | 2.0% | 369k | 7.7 | 0.8% |
| HEART 70S | 48k | 2.0% | 139k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 47k | 2.0% | 217k | 4.6 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 45k | 2.0% | 807k | 17.9 | 1.7% |
| HEART 90S | 45k | 2.0% | 158k | 3.5 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 41k | 2.0% | 680k | 16.5 | 1.4% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 40k | 2.0% | 137k | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 39k | 2.0% | 49k | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 38k | 2.0% | 80k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 38k | 2.0% | 95k | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 36k | 1.0% | 60k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 36k | 1.0% | 178k | 5.0 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 33k | 1.0% | 57k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 29k | 1.0% | 24k | 0.8 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 29k | 1.0% | 32k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| KISS | 28k | 1.0% | 53k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 28k | 1.0% | 139k | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 28k | 1.0% | 597k | 21.2 | 1.3% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 26k | 1.0% | 19k | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 25k | 1.0% | 76k | 3.1 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 23k | 1.0% | 111k | 4.9 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 23k | 1.0% | 110k | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 22k | 1.0% | 48k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 21k | 1.0% | 14k | 0.7 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 21k | 1.0% | 32k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80S | 20k | 1.0% | 40k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 19k | 1.0% | 99k | 5.3 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 19k | 1.0% | 57k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 19k | 1.0% | 212k | 11.2 | 0.5% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 17k | 1.0% | 118k | 6.9 | 0.3% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 16k | 1.0% | 29k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| KER RANG! | 15k | 1.0% | 49k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 14k | 1.0% | 58k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 11k | — | 27k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 11k | — | 59k | 5.2 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 9,000 | — | 61k | 6.4 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 9,000 | — | 62k | 6.6 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 8,000 | — | 12k | 1.5 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 8,000 | — | 13k | 1.7 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 6,000 | — | 16k | 2.7 | — |
| HEAT | 6,000 | — | 31k | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 6,000 | — | 58k | 10.0 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 3,000 | — | 23k | 6.7 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 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 NORTH EAST 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 NORTH EAST 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 NORTH EAST 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 NORTH EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)