3FM
YLocal / regional · RAJAR code 41653 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
27k
2,500vs prev. quarter
% reach
38.0%
4.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
208k
14kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.7
0.2vs prev. quarter
Market share
14.0%
0.4%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 72k · unweighted sample 584
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-06.30 | 10.0% | 2,300 |
06.30-10.00 | 14.0% | 15k |
10.00-13.00 | 17.1% | 14k |
13.00-14.00 | 19.2% | 9,300 |
14.00-18.00 | 15.6% | 14k |
18.00-19.00 | 12.2% | 5,100 |
19.00-22.00 | 11.1% | 4,500 |
22.00-01.00 | 6.7% | 1,100 |
01.00-05.00 | 3.6% | 1,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 14.5% | 24k |
06.00-18.00 | 15.6% | 23k |
06.00-12.00 | 15.0% | 18k |
12.00-18.00 | 16.4% | 17k |
18.00-24.00 | 10.6% | 7,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-08.00 | 5.1% | 1,000 |
08.00-12.00 | 12.9% | 6,600 |
12.00-16.00 | 8.3% | 4,500 |
16.00-19.00 | 9.5% | 2,200 |
19.00-02.00 | 9.9% | 1,900 |
02.00-06.00 | 6.5% | 300 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-08.00 | 12.2% | 1,500 |
08.00-10.00 | 12.6% | 3,500 |
10.00-15.00 | 19.5% | 7,500 |
15.00-19.00 | 13.4% | 3,900 |
19.00-22.00 | 13.7% | 1,200 |
22.00-01.00 | 4.2% | 300 |
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 — 3FM TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 27k | 38.0% | 7.7 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 3,700 | 47.0% | 3.6 | 13.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 3,700 | 39.0% | 6.4 | 13.6% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 5,000 | 48.0% | 5.8 | 18.3% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 5,700 | 46.0% | 9.3 | 21.2% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 4,400 | 35.0% | 11.4 | 16.2% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 3,600 | 33.0% | 8.2 | 13.3% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 1,000 | 12.0% | 9.9 | 3.6% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 7,400 | 43.0% | 5.0 | 27.3% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 12k | 45.0% | 5.3 | 45.7% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 12k | 35.0% | 7.8 | 45.4% |
| MEN 15-24 | 1,700 | 41.0% | 3.4 | 6.2% |
| MEN 25-34 | 1,700 | 37.0% | 8.3 | 6.5% |
| MEN 35-44 | 2,000 | 38.0% | 5.3 | 7.3% |
| MEN 45-54 | 3,200 | 51.0% | 7.0 | 11.7% |
| MEN 55-64 | 1,300 | 21.0% | 14.5 | 4.8% |
| MEN 65-74 | 1,700 | 31.0% | 13.0 | 6.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 700 | 21.0% | 3.6 | 2.7% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 15k | 41.0% | 7.6 | 54.6% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 2,000 | 54.0% | 3.8 | 7.6% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 1,900 | 41.0% | 4.6 | 7.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 3,000 | 57.0% | 6.1 | 11.1% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 2,600 | 41.0% | 12.1 | 9.5% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 3,100 | 49.0% | 10.1 | 11.4% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 1,900 | 35.0% | 3.9 | 7.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 200 | 5.0% | 29.8 | 0.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 19k | 37.0% | 7.1 | 71.3% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 7,700 | 41.0% | 9.1 | 28.7% |
| ABC1 MEN | 7,400 | 29.0% | 7.9 | 27.4% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 12k | 44.0% | 6.7 | 43.9% |
| C2DE MEN | 4,900 | 51.0% | 7.8 | 18.0% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 2,900 | 31.0% | 11.3 | 10.7% |
Source: RAJAR — 3FM TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 50k | 69.0% | 806k | 16.2 | 54.5% |
| ANY BBC | 38k | 53.0% | 544k | 14.3 | 36.8% |
| MANX RADIO | 28k | 40.0% | 302k | 10.7 | 20.4% |
| 3FM | 27k | 38.0% | 208k | 7.7 | 14.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 18k | 25.0% | 184k | 10.3 | 12.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 12k | 16.0% | 133k | 11.5 | 9.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 11k | 16.0% | 94k | 8.3 | 6.3% |
| CLASSIC FM | 7,500 | 10.0% | 85k | 11.4 | 5.8% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 4,100 | 6.0% | 21k | 5.1 | 1.4% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 3,600 | 5.0% | 44k | 12.1 | 3.0% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 3,400 | 5.0% | 17k | 5.0 | 1.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 2,200 | 3.0% | 15k | 7.0 | 1.0% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 2,100 | 3.0% | 24k | 11.3 | 1.6% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 2,000 | 3.0% | 28k | 13.4 | 1.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 1,900 | 3.0% | 30k | 15.8 | 2.0% |
| TALK SPORT | 1,900 | 3.0% | 15k | 7.5 | 1.0% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 1,700 | 2.0% | 5,600 | 3.3 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 1,300 | 2.0% | 6,100 | 4.6 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 1,300 | 2.0% | 4,800 | 3.7 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 1,200 | 2.0% | 2,100 | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 1,200 | 2.0% | 31k | 26.7 | 2.1% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 1,100 | 2.0% | 8,100 | 7.6 | 0.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 1,100 | 2.0% | 6,400 | 5.8 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 900 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO | 700 | 1.0% | 3,500 | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 700 | 1.0% | 7,400 | 10.6 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 700 | 1.0% | 3,400 | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 700 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 11.4 | 0.5% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 600 | 1.0% | 3,600 | 6.2 | 0.2% |
| HEART 80S | 600 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 500 | 1.0% | 1,600 | 3.4 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 500 | 1.0% | 7,400 | 14.5 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 500 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 6.1 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 500 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 5.7 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC | 400 | 1.0% | 3,700 | 8.7 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 400 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 12.2 | 0.3% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 400 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 11.0 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 400 | 1.0% | 7,500 | 16.8 | 0.5% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 300 | — | 3,000 | 8.7 | 0.2% |
| KISS | 300 | — | 200 | 0.7 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 300 | — | 2,200 | 7.5 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 300 | — | 900 | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 300 | — | 100 | 0.5 | — |
| MAGIC SOUL | 300 | — | 1,000 | 3.4 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 300 | — | 2,800 | 10.0 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 300 | — | 3,000 | 11.4 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 200 | — | 300 | 1.8 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 200 | — | 3,700 | 16.8 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 200 | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 200 | — | 700 | 4.3 | — |
| TIMES RADIO | 200 | — | 400 | 1.8 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 200 | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 100 | — | 100 | 0.8 | — |
| KER RANG! | 100 | — | 800 | 5.8 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 100 | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 100 | — | 100 | 0.5 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| KISS TORY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| SUNRISE RADIO NATION AL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN 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 — 3FM TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — 3FM TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — 3FM TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Market share over time
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — 3FM TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)