HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST)
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 4054 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
230k
11kvs prev. quarter
% reach
8.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.3m
257kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.7
0.8vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.9%
0.5%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 2.81m · unweighted sample 2,093
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 3.3% | 90k |
10.00-13.00 | 3.5% | 98k |
13.00-16.00 | 3.0% | 90k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.3% | 91k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.9% | 57k |
22.00-02.00 | 2.1% | 18k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 1.7% | 15k |
09.00-12.00 | 2.4% | 40k |
12.00-16.00 | 2.9% | 47k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.8% | 24k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.4% | 13k |
22.00-01.00 | 1.0% | 3,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 1.4% | 8,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 1.5% | 25k |
12.00-16.00 | 2.9% | 40k |
16.00-19.00 | 2.9% | 21k |
19.00-22.00 | 3.3% | 19k |
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 — HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 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+ | 230k | 8.0% | 5.7 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 28k | 6.0% | 1.4 | 12.2% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 54k | 11.0% | 6.4 | 23.6% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 61k | 12.0% | 3.9 | 26.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 42k | 10.0% | 8.9 | 18.1% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 40k | 10.0% | 6.9 | 17.4% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 5,000 | 1.0% | 7.0 | 2.4% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 82k | 9.0% | 4.7 | 35.7% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 143k | 10.0% | 4.4 | 62.1% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 87k | 6.0% | 7.1 | 37.7% |
| MEN 15-24 | 3,000 | 1.0% | 0.6 | 1.4% |
| MEN 25-34 | 11k | 4.0% | 0.8 | 4.8% |
| MEN 35-44 | 31k | 13.0% | 3.3 | 13.3% |
| MEN 45-54 | 15k | 8.0% | 17.6 | 6.6% |
| MEN 55-64 | 22k | 11.0% | 9.0 | 9.5% |
| MEN 65-74 | 5,000 | 3.0% | 7.9 | 2.1% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 143k | 10.0% | 4.9 | 62.3% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 25k | 11.0% | 1.5 | 10.8% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 43k | 17.0% | 7.8 | 18.8% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 30k | 12.0% | 4.6 | 13.1% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 26k | 13.0% | 3.9 | 11.5% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 18k | 9.0% | 4.4 | 7.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 1,000 | — | 0.5 | 0.3% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 133k | 9.0% | 4.9 | 57.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 97k | 7.0% | 6.8 | 42.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 61k | 8.0% | 6.1 | 26.4% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 72k | 10.0% | 3.8 | 31.3% |
| C2DE MEN | 26k | 4.0% | 9.5 | 11.3% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 71k | 10.0% | 5.9 | 31.1% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 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 | 2.33m | 83.0% | 45.0m | 19.3 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.94m | 69.0% | 27.7m | 14.3 | 61.6% |
| ANY BBC | 1.33m | 47.0% | 16.6m | 12.5 | 36.9% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 551k | 20.0% | 5.1m | 9.3 | 11.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 549k | 20.0% | 4.5m | 8.2 | 10.0% |
| CAPITAL MANCH ESTER | 417k | 15.0% | 1.5m | 3.7 | 3.4% |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 403k | 14.0% | 2.8m | 7.0 | 6.3% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 327k | 12.0% | 1.3m | 3.9 | 2.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 313k | 11.0% | 3.3m | 10.5 | 7.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 294k | 10.0% | 1.2m | 4.0 | 2.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 286k | 10.0% | 2.6m | 8.9 | 5.7% |
| GHR (MANCH ESTER NORTH WEST) | 279k | 10.0% | 2.4m | 8.7 | 5.4% |
| OTHER STATION | 235k | 8.0% | 664k | 2.8 | 1.5% |
| HITS RADIO (MANCH ESTER NORTH WEST) | 230k | 8.0% | 1.3m | 5.7 | 2.9% |
| TALK SPORT | 185k | 7.0% | 923k | 5.0 | 2.1% |
| RADIO X MANCH ESTER | 172k | 6.0% | 1.1m | 6.5 | 2.5% |
| * BBC RADIO MANCH ESTER | 163k | 6.0% | 1.0m | 6.2 | 2.2% |
| CLASSIC FM | 136k | 5.0% | 805k | 5.9 | 1.8% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 124k | 4.0% | 1.3m | 10.6 | 2.9% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 121k | 4.0% | 535k | 4.4 | 1.2% |
| KISS TORY | 111k | 4.0% | 437k | 4.0 | 1.0% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 103k | 4.0% | 645k | 6.3 | 1.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 100k | 4.0% | 378k | 3.8 | 0.8% |
| KISS | 79k | 3.0% | 298k | 3.7 | 0.7% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 77k | 3.0% | 681k | 8.9 | 1.5% |
| HEART 80S | 77k | 3.0% | 339k | 4.4 | 0.8% |
| HEART DANCE | 75k | 3.0% | 488k | 6.5 | 1.1% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 74k | 3.0% | 432k | 5.9 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 71k | 3.0% | 329k | 4.6 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 67k | 2.0% | 276k | 4.1 | 0.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 66k | 2.0% | 199k | 3.0 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 64k | 2.0% | 668k | 10.5 | 1.5% |
| RADIO X 90S (MANCH ESTER) | 62k | 2.0% | 422k | 6.9 | 0.9% |
| MAGIC | 62k | 2.0% | 392k | 6.3 | 0.9% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 60k | 2.0% | 157k | 2.6 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 56k | 2.0% | 294k | 5.3 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 54k | 2.0% | 235k | 4.3 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 53k | 2.0% | 537k | 10.1 | 1.2% |
| TALK | 53k | 2.0% | 573k | 10.8 | 1.3% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 49k | 2.0% | 214k | 4.4 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 47k | 2.0% | 97k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 44k | 2.0% | 92k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 39k | 1.0% | 1.1m | 28.0 | 2.4% |
| PLANET ROCK | 38k | 1.0% | 292k | 7.6 | 0.6% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 36k | 1.0% | 71k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| HEAT | 35k | 1.0% | 80k | 2.3 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 35k | 1.0% | 184k | 5.2 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 34k | 1.0% | 292k | 8.7 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 34k | 1.0% | 216k | 6.4 | 0.5% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 34k | 1.0% | 56k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 33k | 1.0% | 60k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 31k | 1.0% | 40k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 29k | 1.0% | 77k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 26k | 1.0% | 258k | 10.0 | 0.6% |
| HEART 70S | 24k | 1.0% | 37k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 24k | 1.0% | 179k | 7.5 | 0.4% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 23k | 1.0% | 159k | 7.0 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 23k | 1.0% | 41k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| KER RANG! | 21k | 1.0% | 76k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 19k | 1.0% | 26k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 19k | 1.0% | 250k | 13.1 | 0.6% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 18k | 1.0% | 33k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 18k | 1.0% | 359k | 19.4 | 0.8% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 16k | 1.0% | 15k | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 15k | 1.0% | 10k | 0.7 | — |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 14k | — | 33k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 14k | 1.0% | 77k | 5.3 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 14k | 1.0% | 70k | 4.9 | 0.2% |
| KISS XTRA | 14k | — | 14k | 1.0 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 13k | — | 51k | 4.0 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 13k | — | 93k | 7.3 | 0.2% |
| NATION 80S | 8,000 | — | 6,000 | 0.7 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 3,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.3 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.7 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 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 — HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)