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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 3825 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
254k
21k vs prev. quarter
% reach
14.0%
1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.0m
380k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.8
0.9 vs prev. quarter
Market share
5.9%
1.2% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.83m · unweighted sample 2,679

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (SOUTH WALES) (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 (SOUTH WALES) (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 (SOUTH WALES) (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+254k14.0%7.8100.0%
ADULTS 15-2435k13.0%4.613.8%
ADULTS 25-3450k18.0%5.219.8%
ADULTS 35-4433k12.0%4.213.0%
ADULTS 45-5443k17.0%6.416.7%
ADULTS 55-6447k17.0%14.818.7%
ADULTS 65-7437k15.0%11.614.5%
ADULTS 75+9,0005.0%2.93.5%
ADULTS 15-3485k15.0%5.033.6%
ADULTS 15-44118k14.0%4.846.6%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+120k14.0%10.747.4%
MEN 15-2424k17.0%6.19.5%
MEN 25-3411k7.0%11.94.2%
MEN 35-4413k10.0%5.15.3%
MEN 45-5421k17.0%7.38.3%
MEN 55-6426k18.0%18.110.1%
MEN 65-7423k20.0%14.19.0%
MEN 75+3,0003.0%3.21.1%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+134k14.0%5.252.6%
WOMEN 15-2411k8.0%1.34.3%
WOMEN 25-3440k28.0%3.515.7%
WOMEN 35-4420k13.0%3.67.8%
WOMEN 45-5421k17.0%5.58.5%
WOMEN 55-6422k15.0%10.98.6%
WOMEN 65-7414k11.0%7.55.4%
WOMEN 75+6,0006.0%2.82.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS123k13.0%6.648.5%
C2DE ADULTS131k14.0%9.051.5%
ABC1 MEN54k12.0%9.421.3%
ABC1 WOMEN69k14.0%4.527.2%
C2DE MEN66k15.0%11.826.1%
C2DE WOMEN65k14.0%6.125.4%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (SOUTH WALES) (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
6.2%222k
06.00-09.00
5.0%79k
06.00-12.00
6.7%166k
06.00-18.00
6.8%212k
06.00-24.00
6.5%221k
09.00-12.00
7.9%139k
12.00-15.00
6.4%122k
15.00-18.00
7.7%106k
18.00-21.00
4.2%56k
21.00-24.00
3.6%19k
24.00-06.00
1.8%10k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
4.2%16k
06.00-12.00
5.6%60k
06.00-18.00
5.5%87k
06.00-24.00
5.4%93k
06.00-06.00
5.3%94k
09.00-12.00
6.2%56k
12.00-15.00
5.6%39k
15.00-18.00
5.2%32k
18.00-21.00
5.6%18k
21.00-24.00
3.6%6,000
24.00-06.00
2.3%2,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
5.0%20k
06.00-12.00
5.4%49k
06.00-18.00
5.3%76k
06.00-24.00
5.0%82k
06.00-06.00
4.7%82k
09.00-12.00
5.5%42k
12.00-15.00
5.6%41k
15.00-18.00
4.8%28k
18.00-21.00
3.0%12k
21.00-24.00
2.1%4,000
24.00-06.00
0.5%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.

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (SOUTH WALES) (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
BBC RADIO 2 518k28.0%6.0m11.517.7%
BBC RADIO 4 258k14.0%2.9m11.28.6%
BAUER (SOUTH WALES) (EXC PARTNERS) Groupthis station254k14.0%2.0m7.85.9%
BBC RADIO 1 226k12.0%1.6m6.94.6%
HITS RADIO 154k8.0%700k4.52.1%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 134k7.0%927k6.92.7%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 110k6.0%1.3m11.73.8%
CLASSIC FM 107k6.0%982k9.22.9%
TALKSPORT 88k5.0%550k6.31.6%
KISS 71k4.0%441k6.21.3%
MAGIC 60k3.0%195k3.30.6%
PLANET ROCK 60k3.0%475k7.91.4%
BBC 6 MUSIC 57k3.0%489k8.61.5%
KISSTORY 55k3.0%269k4.90.8%
ABSOLUTE 80S 48k3.0%176k3.70.5%
BBC RADIO 3 47k3.0%444k9.51.3%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 45k2.0%281k6.30.8%
GOLD RADIO UK 45k2.0%352k7.81.0%
HEART 80S 41k2.0%85k2.10.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 40k2.0%246k6.20.7%
HEART 70S 40k2.0%205k5.20.6%
HEART DANCE 33k2.0%110k3.30.3%
VIRGIN RADIO 33k2.0%136k4.10.4%
KERRANG! 29k2.0%371k12.71.1%
NATION 80S 29k2.0%86k3.00.3%
HEART 90S 28k2.0%91k3.20.3%
HEAT 28k2.0%89k3.20.3%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 26k1.0%93k3.60.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 25k1.0%59k2.40.2%
BOOM RADIO 22k1.0%228k10.50.7%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 21k1.0%99k4.70.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 20k1.0%71k3.60.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 20k1.0%101k5.10.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 20k1.0%292k14.50.9%
CAPITAL DANCE 19k1.0%53k2.70.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 19k1.0%82k4.40.2%
GB NEWS RADIO 19k1.0%145k7.40.4%
MELLOW MAGIC 19k1.0%117k6.30.3%
TIMES RADIO 19k1.0%167k8.60.5%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 18k1.0%148k8.00.4%
KISSTORY R&B 17k1.0%72k4.30.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 17k1.0%105k6.30.3%
TALKSPORT2 17k1.0%28k1.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 15k1.0%31k2.10.1%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 13k1.0%177k13.90.5%
CAPITAL CHILL 12k1.0%31k2.60.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 12k1.0%35k2.90.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 11k1.0%33k2.90.1%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 11k1.0%15k1.40.0%
SMOOTH CHILL 10k1.0%43k4.30.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 10k1.0%12k1.20.0%
JAZZ FM 8,0000.0%19k2.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 8,0000.0%6,0000.80.0%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 8,0000.0%7,0000.90.0%
KISS XTRA 7,0000.0%12k1.70.0%
MAGIC SOUL 5,0000.0%5,0000.90.0%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 5,0000.0%28k6.10.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 4,0000.0%3,0000.70.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 4,0000.0%4,0000.90.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 4,0000.0%28k7.00.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 1,0000.0%1,0000.50.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO

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

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