LBC LONDON
QLeading Britain's Conversation
Local / regional · RAJAR code 4066 · · London
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
1.40m
130kvs prev. quarter
% reach
11.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
15.3m
378kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
10.9
1.2vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.8%
0.3%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 13.11m · unweighted sample 6,617
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 Richard Spurr | 22.6% | 131k |
04.00-07.00 Ian Payne | 12.3% | 337k |
07.00-10.00 Nick Ferrari | 7.8% | 744k |
10.00-13.00 James O'Brien | 7.6% | 606k |
13.00-16.00 Shelagh Fogarty | 5.2% | 543k |
16.00-18.00 Tom Swarbrick | 6.1% | 486k |
18.00-19.00 Tonight with Andrew Marr | 7.8% | 405k |
19.00-22.00 Iain Dale | 8.0% | 440k |
22.00-01.00 Ben Kentish | 13.4% | 285k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 Clive Bull | 23.2% | 75k |
04.00-07.00 James Hanson | 17.3% | 134k |
07.00-10.00 Matthew Wright | 8.1% | 287k |
10.00-12.00 Matt Frei | 5.4% | 225k |
12.00-15.00 Ali Miraj | 5.5% | 264k |
15.00-18.00 Vanessa Feltz | 4.7% | 172k |
18.00-21.00 Natasha Devon | 5.1% | 118k |
21.00-22.00 Daniel Barnett | 7.1% | 51k |
22.00-01.00 Nick Abbot | 14.7% | 131k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 Clive Bull | 21.6% | 80k |
04.00-07.00 James Hanson | 18.4% | 120k |
07.00-10.00 Matthew Wright | 8.8% | 285k |
10.00-12.00 Lewis Goodall | 5.6% | 191k |
12.00-15.00 Ali Miraj | 5.0% | 222k |
15.00-18.00 Henry Riley | 4.6% | 146k |
18.00-21.00 Clare Foges | 3.8% | 98k |
21.00-22.00 Dean Dunham | 6.8% | 56k |
22.00-01.00 Nick Abbot | 14.5% | 107k |
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, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 1.40m | 11.0% | 10.9 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 120k | 6.0% | 3.9 | 8.6% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 200k | 8.0% | 2.9 | 14.3% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 271k | 11.0% | 7.0 | 19.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 246k | 12.0% | 9.8 | 17.6% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 252k | 14.0% | 20.1 | 18.0% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 243k | 17.0% | 16.5 | 17.3% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 68k | 7.0% | 12.3 | 4.9% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 320k | 7.0% | 3.3 | 22.8% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 591k | 9.0% | 5.0 | 42.2% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 822k | 13.0% | 10.1 | 58.7% |
| MEN 15-24 | 61k | 6.0% | 4.8 | 4.3% |
| MEN 25-34 | 105k | 8.0% | 4.1 | 7.5% |
| MEN 35-44 | 182k | 16.0% | 7.9 | 13.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 162k | 16.0% | 9.6 | 11.6% |
| MEN 55-64 | 147k | 17.0% | 17.1 | 10.5% |
| MEN 65-74 | 111k | 18.0% | 14.0 | 8.0% |
| MEN 75+ | 53k | 12.0% | 9.3 | 3.8% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 578k | 9.0% | 12.1 | 41.3% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 59k | 6.0% | 3.0 | 4.2% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 95k | 7.0% | 1.6 | 6.8% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 89k | 7.0% | 5.1 | 6.4% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 84k | 8.0% | 10.2 | 6.0% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 105k | 11.0% | 24.4 | 7.5% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 131k | 16.0% | 18.7 | 9.4% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 15k | 3.0% | 22.8 | 1.1% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 829k | 10.0% | 9.6 | 59.2% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 571k | 11.0% | 12.9 | 40.8% |
| ABC1 MEN | 455k | 12.0% | 8.8 | 32.5% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 374k | 9.0% | 10.4 | 26.7% |
| C2DE MEN | 367k | 15.0% | 11.6 | 26.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 204k | 8.0% | 15.2 | 14.6% |
Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 10.75m | 82.0% | 196.2m | 18.3 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 8.61m | 66.0% | 111.0m | 12.9 | 56.6% |
| ANY BBC | 6.07m | 46.0% | 80.0m | 13.2 | 40.7% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 3.96m | 30.0% | 28.9m | 7.3 | 14.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 2.23m | 17.0% | 28.7m | 12.8 | 14.6% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 1.88m | 14.0% | 16.9m | 9.0 | 8.6% |
| HEART LONDON | 1.85m | 14.0% | 9.6m | 5.2 | 4.9% |
| LBC LONDON (ILR) | 1.74m | 13.0% | 16.9m | 9.7 | 8.6% |
| CAPITAL LONDON | 1.61m | 12.0% | 8.3m | 5.1 | 4.2% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 1.55m | 12.0% | 8.6m | 5.5 | 4.4% |
| LBC LONDON | 1.40m | 11.0% | 15.3m | 10.9 | 7.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 1.25m | 10.0% | 7.3m | 5.8 | 3.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 1.22m | 9.0% | 6.1m | 5.0 | 3.1% |
| MAGIC (LON DON) | 981k | 7.0% | 4.3m | 4.4 | 2.2% |
| OTHER STATION | 965k | 7.0% | 5.3m | 5.5 | 2.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO LONDON | 895k | 7.0% | 4.2m | 4.7 | 2.1% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 660k | 5.0% | 5.0m | 7.6 | 2.6% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO LONDON | 651k | 5.0% | 5.1m | 7.9 | 2.6% |
| HITS RADIO (LON DON) | 629k | 5.0% | 1.9m | 3.0 | 1.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (LON DON) | 597k | 5.0% | 2.6m | 4.3 | 1.3% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 563k | 4.0% | 5.0m | 8.9 | 2.6% |
| KISS TORY | 522k | 4.0% | 2.1m | 4.0 | 1.1% |
| LBC NEWS (LON DON) | 508k | 4.0% | 1.6m | 3.2 | 0.8% |
| KISS | 506k | 4.0% | 2.2m | 4.3 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO LONDON | 477k | 4.0% | 1.4m | 3.0 | 0.7% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 406k | 3.0% | 3.1m | 7.7 | 1.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 386k | 3.0% | 1.9m | 4.8 | 0.9% |
| HEART 80S | 374k | 3.0% | 1.3m | 3.5 | 0.7% |
| RADIO X LONDON | 368k | 3.0% | 2.7m | 7.5 | 1.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 354k | 3.0% | 1.6m | 4.6 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO LONDON | 322k | 2.0% | 2.3m | 7.2 | 1.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 273k | 2.0% | 1.3m | 4.7 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 225k | 2.0% | 563k | 2.5 | 0.3% |
| HEART DANCE | 210k | 2.0% | 902k | 4.3 | 0.5% |
| HEART 90S | 209k | 2.0% | 993k | 4.7 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 189k | 1.0% | 613k | 3.2 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 168k | 1.0% | 859k | 5.1 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 167k | 1.0% | 657k | 3.9 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 143k | 1.0% | 971k | 6.8 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 109k | 1.0% | 607k | 5.6 | 0.3% |
| PLANET ROCK | 98k | 1.0% | 1.3m | 13.0 | 0.6% |
| HEART 70S | 89k | 1.0% | 171k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 88k | 1.0% | 300k | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 70k | 1.0% | 318k | 4.5 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 48k | — | 124k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 30k | — | 330k | 11.1 | 0.2% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Market share over time
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)