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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4066 · Quarterly — 3-month rolling sample · London

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
1.53m
▲ 202k vs prev. quarter
% reach
12.0%
▲ 2.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
14.9m
▲ 170k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.7
▼ 1.4 vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.5%
▼ 0.3% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 12.91m · unweighted sample 6,055

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+1.53m12.0%9.7100.0%
ADULTS 15-24101k5.0%3.46.6%
ADULTS 25-34164k7.0%4.510.8%
ADULTS 35-44254k11.0%6.016.6%
ADULTS 45-54379k18.0%8.824.8%
ADULTS 55-64299k17.0%13.519.5%
ADULTS 65-74245k17.0%15.316.0%
ADULTS 75+88k10.0%13.55.8%
ADULTS 15-34265k6.0%4.117.3%
ADULTS 15-44519k8.0%5.033.9%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+913k15.0%10.459.7%
MEN 15-2457k6.0%4.03.7%
MEN 25-3489k7.0%6.55.8%
MEN 35-44134k12.0%8.18.8%
MEN 45-54261k26.0%8.317.1%
MEN 55-64179k20.0%14.911.7%
MEN 65-74125k19.0%15.58.1%
MEN 75+68k17.0%11.84.5%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+617k9.0%8.840.3%
WOMEN 15-2444k5.0%2.62.8%
WOMEN 25-3476k6.0%2.24.9%
WOMEN 35-44120k10.0%3.67.8%
WOMEN 45-54118k11.0%9.87.7%
WOMEN 55-64120k13.0%11.47.8%
WOMEN 65-74120k15.0%15.17.9%
WOMEN 75+20k4.0%19.11.3%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS889k11.0%8.858.1%
C2DE ADULTS640k13.0%11.141.9%
ABC1 MEN497k13.0%9.132.5%
ABC1 WOMEN392k9.0%8.425.7%
C2DE MEN416k17.0%11.927.2%
C2DE WOMEN224k9.0%9.514.7%

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

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
07.00-10.00
Nick Ferrari
▸
7.3%808k
10.00-13.00
James O'Brien
▸
8.7%686k
13.00-16.00
Shelagh Fogarty
▸
5.7%623k
16.00-18.00
Tom Swarbrick
▸
6.2%556k
18.00-19.00
Tonight with Andrew Marr
▸
8.0%441k
19.00-22.00
Iain Dale
▸
8.0%476k
22.00-01.00
Ben Kentish
▸
11.4%261k
01.00-04.00
Richard Spurr
▸
19.3%113k
04.00-07.00
Ian Payne
▸
10.5%323k
SaturdayShareReach
07.00-10.00
Matthew Wright
▸
6.2%259k
10.00-12.00
Matt Frei
▸
5.8%257k
12.00-15.00
Ali Miraj
▸
5.2%262k
15.00-18.00
Vanessa Feltz
▸
3.8%163k
18.00-21.00
Natasha Devon
▸
5.0%137k
21.00-22.00
Daniel Barnett
▸
10.7%74k
22.00-01.00
Nick Abbot
▸
13.7%138k
01.00-04.00
Clive Bull
▸
20.4%54k
04.00-07.00
James Hanson
▸
11.9%95k
SundayShareReach
07.00-10.00
Matthew Wright
▸
5.8%231k
10.00-12.00
Lewis Goodall
▸
5.1%204k
12.00-15.00
Ali Miraj
▸
4.8%214k
15.00-18.00
Henry Riley
▸
4.4%178k
18.00-21.00
Clare Foges
▸
5.0%153k
21.00-22.00
Dean Dunham
▸
6.0%48k
22.00-01.00
Nick Abbot
▸
10.8%108k
01.00-04.00
Clive Bull
▸
19.8%72k
04.00-07.00
James Hanson
▸
11.4%85k

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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 4 2.24m17.0%28.0m12.514.0%
BBC RADIO 2 2.02m16.0%20.1m10.010.1%
HEART LONDON 1.76m14.0%8.5m4.84.3%
LBC LONDON Combothis station1.53m12.0%14.9m9.77.5%
CAPITAL LONDON 1.48m11.0%8.0m5.44.0%
BBC RADIO 1 1.32m10.0%8.0m6.14.0%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 1.21m9.0%6.6m5.43.3%
MAGIC (LONDON) 990k8.0%4.9m5.02.5%
SMOOTH RADIO LONDON 974k8.0%5.3m5.52.7%
HITS RADIO (LONDON) (WAS KISS (LONDON)) 717k6.0%1.6m2.20.8%
BBC RADIO 3 656k5.0%4.4m6.72.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO (LONDON) 644k5.0%4.0m6.22.0%
BBC 6 MUSIC 634k5.0%5.4m8.42.7%
CAPITAL XTRA (LONDON) 579k4.0%2.3m4.01.1%
LBC NEWS (LONDON) 578k4.0%2.4m4.11.2%
KISSTORY 483k4.0%1.8m3.70.9%
RADIO X LONDON 408k3.0%3.2m7.81.6%
KISS 380k3.0%1.8m4.90.9%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 365k3.0%2.4m6.71.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 333k3.0%1.4m4.10.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 325k3.0%1.9m5.81.0%
HEART 80S 306k2.0%1.1m3.70.6%
GOLD RADIO LONDON 295k2.0%2.3m7.81.2%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 222k2.0%552k2.50.3%
HEART 90S 211k2.0%644k3.10.3%
ABSOLUTE 80S 209k2.0%953k4.60.5%
HEART DANCE 183k1.0%670k3.70.3%
CAPITAL DANCE 162k1.0%732k4.50.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 158k1.0%593k3.80.3%
GB NEWS RADIO 124k1.0%591k4.70.3%
PLANET ROCK 115k1.0%1.1m9.50.6%
SMOOTH CHILL 102k1.0%339k3.30.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 96k1.0%524k5.40.3%
HEART 70S 94k1.0%368k3.90.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 66k1.0%196k3.00.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 66k1.0%182k2.80.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 31k0.0%235k7.60.1%

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

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)