RAJAR Dashboard

CAPITAL YORKSHIRE

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 3854 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
833k
▼ 19k vs prev. quarter
% reach
17.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
4.8m
▼ 386k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.8
▼ 0.3 vs prev. quarter
Market share
5.7%
▼ 0.5% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 4.90m · unweighted sample 5,596

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL YORKSHIRE 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 — CAPITAL YORKSHIRE 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 — CAPITAL YORKSHIRE 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+833k17.0%5.8100.0%
ADULTS 15-24180k24.0%5.221.7%
ADULTS 25-34199k25.0%4.923.9%
ADULTS 35-44194k25.0%6.223.3%
ADULTS 45-54127k18.0%6.015.3%
ADULTS 55-6472k9.0%6.28.7%
ADULTS 65-7448k7.0%9.15.8%
ADULTS 75+11k2.0%4.91.3%
ADULTS 15-34380k25.0%5.145.6%
ADULTS 15-44574k25.0%5.468.9%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+370k15.0%6.144.5%
MEN 15-2491k24.0%6.010.9%
MEN 25-3473k19.0%3.58.7%
MEN 35-4480k21.0%6.09.6%
MEN 45-5463k18.0%8.97.5%
MEN 55-6431k8.0%5.03.7%
MEN 65-7430k9.0%8.23.6%
MEN 75+2,0001.0%0.60.3%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+463k18.0%5.655.5%
WOMEN 15-2489k25.0%4.310.7%
WOMEN 25-34127k32.0%5.815.2%
WOMEN 35-44114k29.0%6.313.7%
WOMEN 45-5465k18.0%3.27.8%
WOMEN 55-6441k11.0%7.24.9%
WOMEN 65-7418k5.0%10.72.2%
WOMEN 75+8,0003.0%6.11.0%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS421k17.0%4.750.5%
C2DE ADULTS412k17.0%6.949.5%
ABC1 MEN185k15.0%4.722.2%
ABC1 WOMEN236k18.0%4.728.3%
C2DE MEN185k15.0%7.422.2%
C2DE WOMEN227k19.0%6.527.2%

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

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL YORKSHIRE TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
6.7%425k
10.00-13.00
▸
5.2%346k
13.00-16.00
▸
5.8%361k
16.00-19.00
▸
6.5%324k
19.00-22.00
▸
8.2%187k
22.00-01.00
▸
2.6%53k
01.00-04.00
▸
0.4%4,000
04.00-06.00
▸
3.7%36k
SaturdayShareReach
09.00-12.00
▸
5.5%136k
12.00-16.00
▸
4.9%133k
16.00-19.00
▸
6.0%98k
19.00-22.00
▸
6.7%47k
22.00-24.00
▸
3.6%20k
24.00-06.00
▸
1.7%11k
05.00-09.00
▸
5.0%68k
SundayShareReach
09.00-12.00
▸
4.2%109k
12.00-16.00
▸
5.1%131k
16.00-19.00
▸
6.5%79k
19.00-22.00
▸
7.5%49k
22.00-24.00
▸
6.2%18k
24.00-06.00
▸
4.6%21k
05.00-09.00
▸
2.8%47k

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 YORKSHIRE 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 1.16m24.0%12.9m11.115.2%
CAPITAL YORKSHIRE this station833k17.0%4.8m5.85.7%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 783k16.0%7.7m9.89.1%
BBC RADIO 4 657k13.0%7.5m11.48.9%
* HEART YORKSHIRE 545k11.0%3.4m6.34.1%
BBC RADIO 1 534k11.0%3.0m5.63.6%
HITS RADIO 434k9.0%2.3m5.32.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 429k9.0%3.4m7.84.0%
CLASSIC FM 318k6.0%2.8m8.93.4%
TALKSPORT 288k6.0%1.8m6.42.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 192k4.0%2.0m10.22.3%
* HITS RADIO (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) (WAS HALLAM FM) 176k4.0%954k5.41.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 175k4.0%1.1m6.31.3%
KISSTORY 159k3.0%834k5.31.0%
BBC RADIO 3 155k3.0%961k6.21.1%
HEART 80S 153k3.0%485k3.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 151k3.0%922k6.11.1%
GOLD RADIO UK 146k3.0%953k6.51.1%
MAGIC 138k3.0%693k5.00.8%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 131k3.0%1.3m9.81.5%
PLANET ROCK 119k2.0%1.3m10.61.5%
* GREATEST HITS RADIO (EAST YORKSHIRE & NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE) 116k2.0%1.4m11.81.6%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 115k2.0%400k3.50.5%
* GREATEST HITS RADIO (LEEDS & WEST YORKSHIRE) 109k2.0%903k8.31.1%
* HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) 108k2.0%409k3.80.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 105k2.0%595k5.70.7%
HEART DANCE 92k2.0%294k3.20.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 91k2.0%510k5.60.6%
KISS 87k2.0%305k3.50.4%
* HITS RADIO (EAST YORKSHIRE & NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE) (WAS VIKING FM) 86k2.0%716k8.30.8%
HEART 90S 83k2.0%232k2.80.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 79k2.0%358k4.60.4%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 79k2.0%227k2.90.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 76k2.0%528k6.90.6%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 74k2.0%515k7.00.6%
VIRGIN RADIO 73k1.0%335k4.60.4%
HEART 70S 68k1.0%266k3.90.3%
KISSTORY R&B 58k1.0%153k2.60.2%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 55k1.0%468k8.40.6%
* GREATEST HITS RADIO (BRADFORD & WEST YORKSHIRE) 55k1.0%594k10.80.7%
TALKSPORT2 53k1.0%192k3.60.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 48k1.0%378k7.90.4%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 45k1.0%352k7.80.4%
BOOM RADIO 44k1.0%793k18.00.9%
HEAT 44k1.0%85k1.90.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 42k1.0%89k2.10.1%
KERRANG! 42k1.0%143k3.40.2%
TIMES RADIO 41k1.0%379k9.30.4%
GB NEWS RADIO 39k1.0%251k6.40.3%
SMOOTH RELAX 36k1.0%147k4.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 33k1.0%167k5.10.2%
* NATION RADIO YORKSHIRE 33k1.0%521k15.80.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 32k1.0%74k2.30.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 31k1.0%80k2.60.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 30k1.0%28k0.90.0%
JAZZ FM 28k1.0%77k2.80.1%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 27k1.0%45k1.70.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 27k1.0%66k2.50.1%
MAGIC SOUL 26k1.0%65k2.50.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 24k0.0%49k2.00.1%
SMOOTH CHILL 22k0.0%123k5.60.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 22k0.0%181k8.30.2%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 22k0.0%51k2.30.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 21k0.0%13k0.60.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 19k0.0%74k3.80.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 13k0.0%180k14.30.2%
KISS XTRA 8,0000.0%11k1.50.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 6,0000.0%22k3.50.0%
NATION 80S 6,0000.0%6,0001.00.0%
COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) 3,0000.0%15k4.80.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————

* Stations marked with an asterisk do not cover the whole of this Total Survey Area.

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within CAPITAL YORKSHIRE’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL YORKSHIRE TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)