CAPITAL LANCASHIRE
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4016 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 638k · unweighted sample 796
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LANCASHIRE 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 LANCASHIRE 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 LANCASHIRE TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Audience profile · MAR 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 91k | 14.0% | 5.8 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 19k | 20.0% | 8.2 | 21.3% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 29k | 28.0% | 4.4 | 32.1% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 16k | 15.0% | 9.5 | 17.5% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 6,000 | 7.0% | 6.5 | 6.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 11k | 11.0% | 2.0 | 11.6% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 6,000 | 7.0% | 3.7 | 6.5% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 4,000 | 7.0% | 1.4 | 4.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 49k | 24.0% | 5.9 | 53.3% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 65k | 21.0% | 6.8 | 70.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 42k | 13.0% | 6.2 | 46.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 8,000 | 16.0% | 13.7 | 9.1% |
| MEN 25-34 | 11k | 22.0% | 4.4 | 12.4% |
| MEN 35-44 | 6,000 | 11.0% | 4.4 | 6.2% |
| MEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 12.0% | 7.4 | 6.0% |
| MEN 55-64 | 5,000 | 9.0% | 2.2 | 5.0% |
| MEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 8.0% | 6.2 | 3.4% |
| MEN 75+ | 4,000 | 15.0% | 1.4 | 4.1% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 49k | 15.0% | 5.4 | 53.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 11k | 24.0% | 4.1 | 12.2% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 18k | 35.0% | 4.5 | 19.6% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 10k | 19.0% | 12.2 | 11.4% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 6,000 | 12.0% | 1.9 | 6.6% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 7.0% | 0.9 | 3.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | — | — | — | — |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 34k | 11.0% | 4.6 | 37.6% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 57k | 18.0% | 6.5 | 62.4% |
| ABC1 MEN | 16k | 11.0% | 3.7 | 18.1% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 18k | 11.0% | 5.4 | 19.5% |
| C2DE MEN | 26k | 16.0% | 7.8 | 28.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 31k | 20.0% | 5.5 | 34.2% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LANCASHIRE TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 4.8% | 37k |
10.00-13.00 | 3.9% | 39k |
13.00-16.00 | 6.0% | 43k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.5% | 31k |
19.00-22.00 | 9.3% | 16k |
22.00-01.00 | 3.4% | 7,000 |
01.00-04.00 | — | — |
04.00-06.00 | 4.3% | 7,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 | 2.1% | 9,000 |
12.00-16.00 | 2.8% | 12k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.1% | 6,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 4.8% | 7,000 |
22.00-24.00 | — | — |
24.00-06.00 | 3.4% | 3,000 |
05.00-09.00 | 2.4% | 8,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 | 4.2% | 9,000 |
12.00-16.00 | 5.8% | 15k |
16.00-19.00 | 5.5% | 13k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.7% | 2,000 |
22.00-24.00 | 1.2% | 1,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 1.4% | 2,000 |
05.00-09.00 | 1.5% | 2,000 |
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 — CAPITAL LANCASHIRE TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 137k | 21.0% | 1.7m | 12.5 | 15.8% |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 108k | 17.0% | 603k | 5.6 | 5.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 108k | 17.0% | 819k | 7.6 | 7.6% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 107k | 17.0% | 624k | 5.8 | 5.8% |
| CAPITAL LANCASHIRE this station | 91k | 14.0% | 529k | 5.8 | 4.9% |
| TALKSPORT | 73k | 11.0% | 428k | 5.9 | 4.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 71k | 11.0% | 1.0m | 14.1 | 9.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 67k | 10.0% | 229k | 3.4 | 2.1% |
| HITS RADIO (LANCASHIRE) (WAS ROCK FM) | 59k | 9.0% | 258k | 4.4 | 2.4% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (LANCASHIRE) | 49k | 8.0% | 341k | 7.0 | 3.1% |
| CLASSIC FM | 38k | 6.0% | 434k | 11.3 | 4.0% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 36k | 6.0% | 223k | 6.1 | 2.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 30k | 5.0% | 163k | 5.4 | 1.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 22k | 3.0% | 70k | 3.1 | 0.6% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 20k | 3.0% | 34k | 1.7 | 0.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 19k | 3.0% | 134k | 6.9 | 1.2% |
| KISS | 19k | 3.0% | 89k | 4.7 | 0.8% |
| KISSTORY | 19k | 3.0% | 50k | 2.6 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 18k | 3.0% | 35k | 1.9 | 0.3% |
| PLANET ROCK | 18k | 3.0% | 231k | 12.5 | 2.1% |
| HEART 80S | 17k | 3.0% | 73k | 4.3 | 0.7% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 16k | 2.0% | 82k | 5.2 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 16k | 3.0% | 60k | 3.7 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 16k | 2.0% | 97k | 6.3 | 0.9% |
| HEART DANCE | 15k | 2.0% | 52k | 3.5 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 15k | 2.0% | 34k | 2.3 | 0.3% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 14k | 2.0% | 77k | 5.6 | 0.7% |
| HEART 90S | 13k | 2.0% | 53k | 4.1 | 0.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 12k | 2.0% | 38k | 3.1 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 12k | 2.0% | 25k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 12k | 2.0% | 97k | 8.4 | 0.9% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 11k | 2.0% | 96k | 9.1 | 0.9% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 11k | 2.0% | 7,000 | 0.7 | 0.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 11k | 2.0% | 54k | 4.9 | 0.5% |
| MAGIC | 11k | 2.0% | 44k | 3.9 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 10k | 2.0% | 69k | 7.0 | 0.6% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 10k | 1.0% | 16k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 9,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 33k | 3.7 | 0.3% |
| HEART 70S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.0 | 0.2% |
| KERRANG! | 7,000 | 1.0% | 29k | 4.0 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 7,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 44k | 7.1 | 0.4% |
| BOOM RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 9.4 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 5,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 4,000 | 1.0% | 27k | 6.8 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 4,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.5 | 0.0% |
| KISS XTRA | 4,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 5.0 | 0.2% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 4,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 5.5 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 3,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 3,000 | 0.0% | 36k | 12.7 | 0.3% |
| NATION 80S | 3,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 3,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 2,000 | 0.0% | 19k | 9.5 | 0.2% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 2,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 5.1 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 19k | 16.0 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0% |
| TIMES RADIO | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | — | — | — | — | — |
| JAZZ FM | — | — | — | — | — |
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within CAPITAL LANCASHIRE’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL LANCASHIRE TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)