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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 3994 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
448k
2,000 vs prev. quarter
% reach
26.0%
1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
4.3m
51k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.6
0.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
14.4%
0.2% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.70m · unweighted sample 1,784

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) (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 YORKSHIRE) (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 YORKSHIRE) (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+448k26.0%9.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2463k26.0%6.514.0%
ADULTS 25-3471k26.0%11.215.9%
ADULTS 35-4477k29.0%5.317.2%
ADULTS 45-5474k31.0%9.516.6%
ADULTS 55-6465k24.0%10.014.6%
ADULTS 65-7483k33.0%12.418.5%
ADULTS 75+14k9.0%20.83.2%
ADULTS 15-34134k26.0%9.029.9%
ADULTS 15-44211k27.0%7.747.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+223k27.0%12.549.8%
MEN 15-2430k24.0%5.06.7%
MEN 25-3429k21.0%23.36.5%
MEN 35-4431k24.0%8.16.9%
MEN 45-5444k38.0%8.69.9%
MEN 55-6430k23.0%11.26.8%
MEN 65-7448k38.0%14.510.8%
MEN 75+10k16.0%28.12.2%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+225k26.0%6.850.2%
WOMEN 15-2433k28.0%7.97.3%
WOMEN 25-3442k31.0%2.89.4%
WOMEN 35-4446k34.0%3.510.3%
WOMEN 45-5430k25.0%10.96.7%
WOMEN 55-6435k25.0%9.17.8%
WOMEN 65-7435k28.0%9.47.7%
WOMEN 75+4,0004.0%2.90.9%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS200k24.0%7.144.7%
C2DE ADULTS247k29.0%11.655.3%
ABC1 MEN93k24.0%9.220.7%
ABC1 WOMEN107k24.0%5.424.0%
C2DE MEN130k30.0%14.829.1%
C2DE WOMEN117k28.0%8.026.2%

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 YORKSHIRE) (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
15.1%413k
06.00-09.00
13.0%191k
06.00-12.00
16.9%301k
06.00-18.00
16.7%388k
06.00-24.00
15.6%408k
09.00-12.00
19.6%259k
12.00-15.00
18.3%247k
15.00-18.00
14.2%213k
18.00-21.00
9.9%124k
21.00-24.00
5.0%45k
24.00-06.00
3.8%25k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
9.2%42k
06.00-12.00
13.6%120k
06.00-18.00
13.0%166k
06.00-24.00
12.3%173k
06.00-06.00
11.9%174k
09.00-12.00
15.7%110k
12.00-15.00
13.4%91k
15.00-18.00
10.9%72k
18.00-21.00
9.8%35k
21.00-24.00
5.2%17k
24.00-06.00
2.3%2,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
10.6%40k
06.00-12.00
14.9%97k
06.00-18.00
14.1%135k
06.00-24.00
13.3%146k
06.00-06.00
12.8%149k
09.00-12.00
16.7%94k
12.00-15.00
14.8%94k
15.00-18.00
11.5%57k
18.00-21.00
12.2%40k
21.00-24.00
1.9%4,000
24.00-06.00
3.6%6,000

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 YORKSHIRE) (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 412k24.0%4.2m10.214.0%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 336k20.0%3.4m10.211.5%
BBC RADIO 4 217k13.0%2.3m10.87.8%
BBC RADIO 1 197k12.0%765k3.92.6%
HITS RADIO 191k11.0%997k5.23.3%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 153k9.0%1.2m7.84.0%
CLASSIC FM 109k6.0%865k7.92.9%
TALKSPORT 106k6.0%704k6.62.4%
ABSOLUTE 80S 65k4.0%358k5.51.2%
GOLD RADIO UK 63k4.0%518k8.21.7%
KISSTORY 60k4.0%268k4.50.9%
BBC 6 MUSIC 59k3.0%627k10.72.1%
HEART 80S 59k3.0%193k3.30.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 57k3.0%321k5.61.1%
PLANET ROCK 54k3.0%532k9.91.8%
MAGIC 51k3.0%300k5.91.0%
BBC RADIO 3 50k3.0%355k7.11.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 42k2.0%605k14.52.0%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 39k2.0%140k3.60.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 37k2.0%254k6.90.9%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 37k2.0%77k2.10.3%
HEART 70S 31k2.0%132k4.30.4%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 29k2.0%65k2.20.2%
HEART 90S 29k2.0%72k2.50.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 26k2.0%102k3.90.3%
TALKSPORT2 26k2.0%160k6.20.5%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 25k1.0%191k7.70.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 24k1.0%107k4.50.4%
KISS 23k1.0%63k2.80.2%
KISSTORY R&B 23k1.0%65k2.80.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 23k1.0%152k6.50.5%
BOOM RADIO 19k1.0%194k10.10.6%
KERRANG! 19k1.0%68k3.50.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 18k1.0%67k3.70.2%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 17k1.0%280k16.40.9%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 17k1.0%67k3.90.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 15k1.0%32k2.10.1%
HEART DANCE 15k1.0%29k1.90.1%
HEAT 14k1.0%41k3.00.1%
GB NEWS RADIO 13k1.0%110k8.30.4%
JAZZ FM 12k1.0%35k2.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 11k1.0%7,0000.60.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 10k1.0%23k2.20.1%
SMOOTH RELAX 10k1.0%52k5.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 9,0001.0%55k5.90.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 9,0001.0%22k2.50.1%
MAGIC SOUL 9,0001.0%24k2.50.1%
SMOOTH CHILL 9,0001.0%54k6.00.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 9,0001.0%6,0000.70.0%
TIMES RADIO 8,0000.0%19k2.30.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 7,0000.0%5,0000.80.0%
MELLOW MAGIC 7,0000.0%21k3.00.1%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 6,0000.0%15k2.50.0%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 6,0000.0%140k25.20.5%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 6,0000.0%5,0000.80.0%
NATION 80S 5,0000.0%3,0000.70.0%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 5,0000.0%23k4.20.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 4,0000.0%4,0000.90.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 2,0000.0%1,0000.70.0%
KISS XTRA 1,0000.0%4,0002.90.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO

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

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