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BAUER (MANCHESTER) (EXC PARTNERS)

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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 4056 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
474k
▼ 18k vs prev. quarter
% reach
17.0%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
4.1m
▲ 405k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
8.6
▲ 1.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
8.7%
▲ 0.7% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 2.75m · unweighted sample 2,098

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (MANCHESTER) (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 (MANCHESTER) (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 (MANCHESTER) (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+474k17.0%8.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2450k11.0%2.710.6%
ADULTS 25-3464k13.0%8.113.6%
ADULTS 35-4472k15.0%4.315.1%
ADULTS 45-5486k21.0%8.418.1%
ADULTS 55-6493k23.0%15.819.6%
ADULTS 65-7478k22.0%10.116.5%
ADULTS 75+31k15.0%4.16.6%
ADULTS 15-34114k12.0%5.724.2%
ADULTS 15-44186k13.0%5.239.3%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+242k18.0%9.651.0%
MEN 15-2429k13.0%3.46.2%
MEN 25-3416k7.0%2.53.4%
MEN 35-4436k15.0%3.67.6%
MEN 45-5440k20.0%11.08.5%
MEN 55-6450k26.0%18.310.6%
MEN 65-7451k33.0%12.010.7%
MEN 75+19k19.0%4.24.0%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+232k17.0%7.549.0%
WOMEN 15-2421k10.0%1.74.4%
WOMEN 25-3448k20.0%10.010.2%
WOMEN 35-4436k15.0%5.07.5%
WOMEN 45-5445k23.0%6.19.6%
WOMEN 55-6442k21.0%12.89.0%
WOMEN 65-7427k14.0%6.45.8%
WOMEN 75+12k12.0%3.92.6%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS217k15.0%5.945.8%
C2DE ADULTS257k19.0%10.854.2%
ABC1 MEN113k16.0%7.323.8%
ABC1 WOMEN104k14.0%4.421.9%
C2DE MEN129k19.0%11.627.2%
C2DE WOMEN128k19.0%10.027.0%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (MANCHESTER) (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
▸
8.9%433k
06.00-09.00
▸
9.4%188k
06.00-12.00
▸
11.3%312k
06.00-18.00
▸
9.9%401k
06.00-24.00
▸
9.1%428k
09.00-12.00
▸
12.7%267k
12.00-15.00
▸
9.0%235k
15.00-18.00
▸
7.5%216k
18.00-21.00
▸
5.4%114k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.0%30k
24.00-06.00
▸
5.4%44k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
5.8%34k
06.00-12.00
▸
6.9%101k
06.00-18.00
▸
7.3%143k
06.00-24.00
▸
7.1%153k
06.00-06.00
▸
6.7%155k
09.00-12.00
▸
7.4%86k
12.00-15.00
▸
8.0%80k
15.00-18.00
▸
7.4%62k
18.00-21.00
▸
8.1%42k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.1%7,000
24.00-06.00
▸
0.9%3,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
4.0%25k
06.00-12.00
▸
7.8%104k
06.00-18.00
▸
9.2%171k
06.00-24.00
▸
9.8%178k
06.00-06.00
▸
9.5%184k
09.00-12.00
▸
9.2%95k
12.00-15.00
▸
10.2%101k
15.00-18.00
▸
10.5%78k
18.00-21.00
▸
12.0%50k
21.00-24.00
▸
13.6%25k
24.00-06.00
▸
5.1%12k

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 (MANCHESTER) (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 521k19.0%5.2m10.011.2%
BAUER (MANCHESTER) (EXC PARTNERS) Groupthis station474k17.0%4.1m8.68.7%
BBC RADIO 4 330k12.0%3.9m11.88.3%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 304k11.0%2.8m9.16.0%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 298k11.0%2.6m8.95.7%
BBC RADIO 1 279k10.0%1.2m4.42.7%
HITS RADIO 262k10.0%1.7m6.33.6%
TALKSPORT 210k8.0%1.4m6.63.0%
CLASSIC FM 161k6.0%1.1m7.12.5%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 123k4.0%481k3.91.0%
KISSTORY 104k4.0%341k3.30.7%
BBC 6 MUSIC 99k4.0%543k5.51.2%
GOLD RADIO UK 94k3.0%1.0m11.12.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 85k3.0%498k5.81.1%
KISS 81k3.0%260k3.20.6%
CAPITAL DANCE 77k3.0%469k6.11.0%
HEART 80S 70k3.0%166k2.40.4%
MAGIC 68k2.0%356k5.20.8%
ABSOLUTE 80S 63k2.0%160k2.50.3%
BBC RADIO 3 61k2.0%538k8.81.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 59k2.0%150k2.60.3%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 56k2.0%554k10.01.2%
HEART DANCE 54k2.0%244k4.50.5%
KISSTORY R&B 53k2.0%179k3.40.4%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 52k2.0%81k1.60.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 49k2.0%202k4.10.4%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 47k2.0%414k8.90.9%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 45k2.0%742k16.51.6%
GB NEWS RADIO 43k2.0%174k4.00.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 42k2.0%261k6.20.6%
HEART 90S 42k2.0%97k2.30.2%
PLANET ROCK 42k2.0%334k7.90.7%
VIRGIN RADIO 40k1.0%71k1.80.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 37k1.0%96k2.60.2%
BOOM RADIO 37k1.0%1.0m27.42.2%
HEAT 35k1.0%77k2.20.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 34k1.0%282k8.20.6%
TALKSPORT2 33k1.0%59k1.80.1%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 32k1.0%232k7.20.5%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 31k1.0%275k8.80.6%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 28k1.0%30k1.10.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 27k1.0%187k6.90.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 26k1.0%199k7.70.4%
HEART 70S 24k1.0%35k1.40.1%
SMOOTH CHILL 23k1.0%57k2.40.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 22k1.0%100k4.60.2%
KERRANG! 21k1.0%66k3.20.1%
MAGIC SOUL 21k1.0%250k11.70.5%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 21k1.0%257k12.30.6%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 19k1.0%23k1.20.0%
TIMES RADIO 17k1.0%95k5.80.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 16k1.0%44k2.80.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 14k1.0%26k1.80.1%
JAZZ FM 14k1.0%210k14.90.5%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 13k0.0%24k1.90.1%
KISS XTRA 11k0.0%14k1.20.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 6,0000.0%3,0000.60.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 6,0000.0%11k1.80.0%
NATION 80S 6,0000.0%7,0001.10.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 4,0000.0%2,0000.50.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————
MAGIC CLASSICAL —————

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

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