CAPITAL LANCASHIRE
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4016 · · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
TSA population 654k · unweighted sample 743
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 4.7% | 48k |
10.00-13.00 | 4.6% | 39k |
13.00-16.00 | 5.9% | 48k |
16.00-19.00 | 4.8% | 37k |
19.00-22.00 | 6.1% | 24k |
22.00-01.00 | 2.8% | 10k |
01.00-04.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
04.00-06.00 | 5.4% | 6,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 | 3.1% | 9,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 6.8% | 18k |
12.00-16.00 | 4.1% | 24k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.2% | 13k |
19.00-22.00 | 9.0% | 10k |
22.00-24.00 | 0.2% | — |
24.00-06.00 | 0.6% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 | 2.7% | 4,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 2.8% | 10k |
12.00-16.00 | 5.7% | 16k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.7% | 15k |
19.00-22.00 | 5.0% | 7,000 |
22.00-24.00 | 0.7% | 1,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.3% | — |
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 LANCASHIRE 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+ | 104k | 16.0% | 5.6 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 18k | 18.0% | 10.9 | 17.5% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 37k | 34.0% | 4.2 | 35.3% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 21k | 19.0% | 7.4 | 20.1% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 6,000 | 6.0% | 3.2 | 5.7% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 11k | 11.0% | 2.1 | 10.6% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 8,000 | 9.0% | 4.2 | 7.9% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 3,000 | 6.0% | 1.0 | 2.8% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 55k | 26.0% | 6.4 | 52.8% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 76k | 24.0% | 6.7 | 72.9% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 34k | 10.0% | 2.7 | 32.4% |
| MEN 15-24 | 3,000 | 5.0% | 1.3 | 2.7% |
| MEN 25-34 | 11k | 21.0% | 2.7 | 10.9% |
| MEN 35-44 | 9,000 | 17.0% | 2.6 | 9.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 2,000 | 5.0% | 4.0 | 2.3% |
| MEN 55-64 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 0.7 | 1.7% |
| MEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 7.0% | 6.2 | 2.8% |
| MEN 75+ | 3,000 | 13.0% | 1.0 | 2.8% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 70k | 21.0% | 7.0 | 67.6% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 15k | 32.0% | 12.6 | 14.8% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 25k | 48.0% | 4.8 | 24.3% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 11k | 20.0% | 11.3 | 11.0% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 4,000 | 7.0% | 2.5 | 3.4% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 9,000 | 19.0% | 2.4 | 8.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 5,000 | 11.0% | 3.2 | 5.2% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 42k | 12.0% | 4.7 | 40.2% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 62k | 20.0% | 6.3 | 59.8% |
| ABC1 MEN | 11k | 7.0% | 4.5 | 11.0% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 30k | 17.0% | 4.8 | 29.3% |
| C2DE MEN | 22k | 13.0% | 1.8 | 21.4% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 40k | 27.0% | 8.8 | 38.3% |
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LANCASHIRE 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 | 607k | 93.0% | 11.9m | 19.6 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 479k | 73.0% | 6.2m | 12.9 | 51.7% |
| ANY BBC | 404k | 62.0% | 5.3m | 13.2 | 44.8% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 168k | 26.0% | 2.1m | 12.2 | 17.2% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 130k | 20.0% | 930k | 7.1 | 7.8% |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 113k | 17.0% | 481k | 4.2 | 4.0% |
| BBC RADIO LANCA SHIRE | 111k | 17.0% | 892k | 8.0 | 7.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 105k | 16.0% | 706k | 6.7 | 5.9% |
| CAPITAL LANCA SHIRE | 104k | 16.0% | 584k | 5.6 | 4.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 78k | 12.0% | 1.0m | 13.0 | 8.5% |
| HITS RADIO (LANCA SHIRE) | 76k | 12.0% | 285k | 3.8 | 2.4% |
| TALK SPORT | 72k | 11.0% | 498k | 6.9 | 4.2% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 65k | 10.0% | 206k | 3.2 | 1.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 63k | 10.0% | 198k | 3.2 | 1.7% |
| OTHER STATION | 45k | 7.0% | 414k | 9.2 | 3.5% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (LANCA SHIRE) | 44k | 7.0% | 282k | 6.5 | 2.4% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 34k | 5.0% | 224k | 6.5 | 1.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 33k | 5.0% | 426k | 12.9 | 3.6% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 31k | 5.0% | 154k | 5.1 | 1.3% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 30k | 5.0% | 386k | 13.0 | 3.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 26k | 4.0% | 117k | 4.5 | 1.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 23k | 4.0% | 53k | 2.3 | 0.4% |
| KISS | 22k | 3.0% | 51k | 2.3 | 0.4% |
| HEART DANCE | 19k | 3.0% | 35k | 1.9 | 0.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 18k | 3.0% | 113k | 6.3 | 0.9% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 18k | 3.0% | 94k | 5.1 | 0.8% |
| KISS TORY | 18k | 3.0% | 42k | 2.3 | 0.4% |
| HEART 80S | 17k | 3.0% | 47k | 2.8 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 16k | 3.0% | 47k | 2.9 | 0.4% |
| PLANET ROCK | 16k | 2.0% | 220k | 14.0 | 1.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 15k | 2.0% | 78k | 5.2 | 0.7% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 15k | 2.0% | 22k | 1.5 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 15k | 2.0% | 53k | 3.5 | 0.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 14k | 2.0% | 13k | 0.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 14k | 2.0% | 45k | 3.2 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 13k | 2.0% | 115k | 8.6 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 13k | 2.0% | 61k | 4.6 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 13k | 2.0% | 57k | 4.4 | 0.5% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 13k | 2.0% | 21k | 1.7 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC | 12k | 2.0% | 40k | 3.3 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 12k | 2.0% | 48k | 4.0 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 11k | 2.0% | 12k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 11k | 2.0% | 31k | 2.7 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 10k | 1.0% | 62k | 6.4 | 0.5% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 10k | 2.0% | 53k | 5.2 | 0.4% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 10k | 2.0% | 26k | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 10k | 2.0% | 27k | 2.8 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 9,000 | 1.0% | 53k | 6.0 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 30k | 3.7 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 8,000 | 1.0% | 74k | 9.6 | 0.6% |
| KER RANG! | 8,000 | 1.0% | 44k | 5.4 | 0.4% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 8,000 | 1.0% | 56k | 7.2 | 0.5% |
| TALK | 8,000 | 1.0% | 126k | 16.2 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 6,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 6,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 6,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 5,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 5,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 4,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 3,000 | — | 8,000 | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.1 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.1 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 3,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.4 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 3,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.7 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 2,000 | — | 6,000 | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.1 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 1,000 | — | — | 0.5 | — |
| TIMES RADIO | 1,000 | — | 51k | 50.0 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 1,000 | — | — | 0.6 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | — | — | 2,000 | 5.3 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LANCASHIRE 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 LANCASHIRE 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 LANCASHIRE 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 LANCASHIRE TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)