RADIO ESSEX
HThe Hit Music Station
Local / regional · RAJAR code 3725 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
28k
9,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
4.0%
2.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
158k
52kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.7
0.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.2%
0.4%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 781k · unweighted sample 1,048
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 Non Stop Hits | 0.4% | — |
04.00-06.00 Non Stop Hits | 0.1% | 1,000 |
06.00-10.00 Ross, John & Lauren | 1.1% | 13k |
06.00-09.00 Ross, John & Lauren | 1.2% | 9,000 |
09.00-10.00 Ross, John & Lauren | 1.0% | 7,000 |
10.00-12.30 Jack Burke | 1.3% | 12k |
12.30-15.00 Mikey Faulkner | 0.6% | 14k |
10.00-16.00 Jack Burke | 1.0% | 21k |
15.00-18.00 Chris Brooks | 0.7% | 11k |
18.00-22.00 Joe Kinch | 2.5% | 11k |
22.00-01.00 Essex Chilled | 1.0% | 2,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 Non Stop Hits for Saturday | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-08.00 Mikey Faulkner | 0.4% | 1,000 |
08.00-12.00 Mikey Faulkner | 1.4% | 5,000 |
12.00-16.00 Conor Knight | 0.6% | 2,000 |
16.00-19.00 Josh Lovatt | 1.6% | 3,000 |
19.00-22.00 Joe Kinch's Saturday Weekend Anthems | 0.6% | 1,000 |
22.00-01.00 The Hit Mix with Dave Kelly | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 Non Stop Hits For Sunday | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-08.00 Marky T | 0.2% | — |
08.00-12.00 Marky T | 1.5% | 9,000 |
12.00-16.00 Conor Knight | 1.0% | 7,000 |
16.00-19.00 The UK Hot 40 | 2.9% | 3,000 |
19.00-22.00 Josh Lovatt | 5.9% | 3,000 |
22.00-01.00 Sunday's Essex Chilled | 3.1% | 1,000 |
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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).
Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX 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+ | 28k | 4.0% | 5.7 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 2.1% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 7,000 | 6.0% | 7.2 | 26.8% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 5.9 | 13.1% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 7,000 | 6.0% | 1.5 | 25.7% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 5.8 | 14.5% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 3,000 | 3.0% | 3.2 | 10.8% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 2,000 | 2.0% | 20.3 | 6.9% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 8,000 | 4.0% | 6.7 | 28.9% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 12k | 3.0% | 6.5 | 42.0% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 15k | 4.0% | 6.5 | 55.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 4,000 | 8.0% | 11.2 | 15.7% |
| MEN 35-44 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 7.6 | 8.9% |
| MEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 9.0% | 1.8 | 18.5% |
| MEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 5.0% | 7.6 | 10.6% |
| MEN 65-74 | — | 1.0% | 0.8 | 1.5% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 12k | 3.0% | 4.7 | 44.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 2.1% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 3,000 | 5.0% | 1.6 | 11.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 2.2 | 4.2% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 2,000 | 3.0% | 0.8 | 7.2% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.8 | 4.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 4.0% | 3.6 | 9.3% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 2,000 | 4.0% | 20.3 | 6.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 16k | 5.0% | 5.7 | 59.0% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 11k | 3.0% | 5.7 | 41.0% |
| ABC1 MEN | 11k | 6.0% | 7.7 | 38.0% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 6,000 | 3.0% | 2.2 | 21.0% |
| C2DE MEN | 5,000 | 2.0% | 4.0 | 17.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 7,000 | 3.0% | 6.9 | 23.8% |
Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX 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 | 674k | 86.0% | 13.4m | 19.9 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 512k | 66.0% | 7.2m | 14.0 | 53.6% |
| ANY BBC | 422k | 54.0% | 6.0m | 14.3 | 45.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 157k | 20.0% | 1.7m | 10.8 | 12.6% |
| HEART ESSEX | 123k | 16.0% | 743k | 6.1 | 5.5% |
| HEART ESSEX CHELMS FORD & SOUTH END | 123k | 16.0% | 743k | 6.1 | 5.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 107k | 14.0% | 1.5m | 14.1 | 11.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 102k | 13.0% | 668k | 6.6 | 5.0% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 102k | 13.0% | 673k | 6.6 | 5.0% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 87k | 11.0% | 448k | 5.2 | 3.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 75k | 10.0% | 434k | 5.7 | 3.2% |
| BBC ESSEX | 71k | 9.0% | 781k | 11.0 | 5.8% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 70k | 9.0% | 557k | 8.0 | 4.2% |
| TALK SPORT | 62k | 8.0% | 576k | 9.2 | 4.3% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 59k | 8.0% | 369k | 6.3 | 2.8% |
| OTHER STATION | 56k | 7.0% | 185k | 3.3 | 1.4% |
| CLASSIC FM | 54k | 7.0% | 582k | 10.7 | 4.3% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 38k | 5.0% | 293k | 7.7 | 2.2% |
| MAGIC | 37k | 5.0% | 260k | 6.9 | 1.9% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 29k | 4.0% | 176k | 6.0 | 1.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 29k | 4.0% | 327k | 11.2 | 2.4% |
| RADIO ESSEX | 28k | 4.0% | 158k | 5.7 | 1.2% |
| KISS TORY | 28k | 4.0% | 181k | 6.5 | 1.4% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 26k | 3.0% | 151k | 5.7 | 1.1% |
| KISS | 26k | 3.0% | 71k | 2.8 | 0.5% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 24k | 3.0% | 348k | 14.6 | 2.6% |
| HITS RADIO | 23k | 3.0% | 175k | 7.6 | 1.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 23k | 3.0% | 151k | 6.7 | 1.1% |
| HEART 80S | 20k | 3.0% | 57k | 2.9 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 17k | 2.0% | 59k | 3.4 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 17k | 2.0% | 80k | 4.6 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 16k | 2.0% | 239k | 14.6 | 1.8% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 15k | 2.0% | 77k | 5.0 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 13k | 2.0% | 49k | 3.8 | 0.4% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 12k | 2.0% | 51k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 12k | 2.0% | 62k | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| HEART 90S | 12k | 2.0% | 26k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 12k | 2.0% | 51k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 11k | 1.0% | 64k | 5.7 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 10k | 1.0% | 28k | 2.7 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 10k | 1.0% | 18k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 10k | 1.0% | 99k | 9.5 | 0.7% |
| TALK | 10k | 1.0% | 117k | 11.3 | 0.9% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 9,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 8,000 | 1.0% | 89k | 11.0 | 0.7% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 7,000 | 1.0% | 31k | 4.3 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 7,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 6.8 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 7,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 7,000 | 1.0% | 101k | 14.4 | 0.8% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 7,000 | 1.0% | 9,000 | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 6,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 1.1 | — |
| HEART DANCE | 6,000 | 1.0% | 30k | 4.9 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 78k | 15.9 | 0.6% |
| HEAT | 5,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 5,000 | 1.0% | 51k | 10.5 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 4,000 | — | 23k | 6.1 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 4,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.2 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 4,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 1.0 | — |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 5.6 | 0.2% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 95k | 22.5 | 0.7% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 4,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.2 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.7 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 3,000 | — | 6,000 | 2.1 | — |
| HEART 70S | 3,000 | — | 7,000 | 2.0 | — |
| JAZZ FM | 3,000 | — | 65k | 19.5 | 0.5% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.9 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 3,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.6 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.5 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.6 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 2,000 | — | 7,000 | 4.3 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.2 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 1,000 | — | 8,000 | 7.8 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 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 — RADIO ESSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX 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 — RADIO ESSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)