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RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER)

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Get Into The 90s

Local / regional · RAJAR code 4258 · · Local

Part of: RADIO X BRAND (UK), COMMUNICORP UK, RADIO X 90S GROUP

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
69k
3,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
2.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
437k
69kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.4
0.8vs prev. quarter
Market share
0.8%
0.1%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 3.28m · unweighted sample 2,513

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
24.00-07.00
The 90s All-Nighter
0.7%11k
07.00-11.00
Mornings on Radio X 90s
0.9%35k
11.00-14.00
Rob Ellis
0.6%29k
14.00-19.00
Clock Off With Radio X 90s
0.9%37k
19.00-24.00
Evenings on Radio X 90s
0.9%26k
SaturdayShareReach
24.00-08.00
The 90s All-Nighter
0.3%2,000
08.00-12.00
The 90s Weekender
1.0%9,000
12.00-15.00
The 90s Weekender
0.9%14k
15.00-24.00
Saturday Night 90s Anthems
0.7%10k
06.00-24.00
The 90s Weekender
0.8%21k
06.00-06.00
The 90s Weekender
0.8%21k
SundayShareReach
24.00-08.00
The 90s All-Nighter
0.4%2,000
08.00-12.00
The 90s Weekender
1.0%16k
12.00-15.00
The 90s Weekender
0.4%8,000
15.00-24.00
Saturday Night 90s Anthems
0.9%16k
06.00-24.00
The 90s Weekender
0.8%30k
06.00-06.00
The 90s Weekender
0.8%31k

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 — RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+69k2.0%6.4100.0%
ADULTS 15-244,0001.0%0.66.4%
ADULTS 25-3412k2.0%2.118.2%
ADULTS 35-4412k2.0%2.017.2%
ADULTS 45-5424k5.0%13.934.3%
ADULTS 55-6410k2.0%4.215.1%
ADULTS 65-746,0001.0%1.88.8%
ADULTS 75+00.0%0.00.0%
ADULTS 15-3417k2.0%1.824.5%
ADULTS 15-4429k2.0%1.941.7%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+36k2.0%5.452.8%
MEN 15-241,0000.51.1%
MEN 25-344,0001.0%3.46.1%
MEN 35-448,0003.0%2.811.1%
MEN 45-5413k6.0%10.819.3%
MEN 55-648,0003.0%1.611.6%
MEN 65-743,0001.0%1.23.7%
MEN 75+00.0%0.00.0%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+32k2.0%7.547.2%
WOMEN 15-244,0001.0%0.65.3%
WOMEN 25-348,0003.0%1.512.1%
WOMEN 35-444,0001.0%0.76.1%
WOMEN 45-5410k4.0%17.915.0%
WOMEN 55-642,0001.0%13.03.5%
WOMEN 65-744,0001.0%2.35.2%
WOMEN 75+00.0%0.00.0%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS39k2.0%5.356.8%
C2DE ADULTS30k2.0%7.843.2%
ABC1 MEN17k2.0%3.925.2%
ABC1 WOMEN22k3.0%6.531.6%
C2DE MEN19k2.0%6.727.6%
C2DE WOMEN11k1.0%9.515.6%

Source: RAJAR — RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO2.76m84.0%55.0m19.9100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL2.31m70.0%34.5m14.962.7%
ANY BBC1.55m47.0%19.6m12.635.7%
BBC RADIO 2668k20.0%6.4m9.611.7%
SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST656k20.0%5.4m8.29.7%
HEART NORTH WEST494k15.0%3.3m6.76.0%
CAPITAL MANCH ESTER486k15.0%1.9m3.83.4%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL413k13.0%1.8m4.33.2%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO362k11.0%3.5m9.76.4%
BBC RADIO 4359k11.0%3.8m10.77.0%
BBC RADIO 1334k10.0%1.8m5.33.2%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE324k10.0%2.7m8.24.8%
HITS RADIO295k9.0%1.9m6.53.5%
OTHER STATION285k9.0%906k3.21.6%
* GHR (MANCH ESTER NORTH WEST)279k9.0%2.4m8.74.4%
TALK SPORT231k7.0%1.1m5.02.1%
* HITS RADIO (MANCH ESTER NORTH WEST)230k7.0%1.3m5.72.4%
RADIO X MANCH ESTER192k6.0%1.2m6.32.2%
* BBC RADIO MANCH ESTER163k5.0%1.0m6.21.8%
CLASSIC FM162k5.0%1.2m7.42.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC128k4.0%1.3m10.42.4%
KISS TORY128k4.0%456k3.60.8%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)125k4.0%540k4.31.0%
LBC BRAND (UK)115k4.0%756k6.61.4%
ABSO LUTE RADIO108k3.0%741k6.91.3%
OTHER BBC LOCAL107k3.0%391k3.70.7%
KISS95k3.0%543k5.71.0%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.94k3.0%125k1.30.2%
HEART 80S94k3.0%427k4.50.8%
CAPITAL DANCE93k3.0%473k5.10.9%
ABSO LUTE 80S91k3.0%434k4.80.8%
GOLD RADIO UK87k3.0%755k8.71.4%
HEART DANCE84k3.0%712k8.41.3%
MAGIC77k2.0%414k5.40.8%
KISS TORY R&B75k2.0%182k2.40.3%
RADIO X 90S (MANCH ESTER)69k2.0%437k6.40.8%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA67k2.0%260k3.90.5%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA67k2.0%680k10.21.2%
HEART 90S66k2.0%199k3.00.4%
GB NEWS RADIO59k2.0%313k5.30.6%
BOOM RADIO58k2.0%1.2m20.82.2%
BBC RADIO 357k2.0%547k9.51.0%
TALK57k2.0%599k10.51.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S54k2.0%158k2.90.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA53k2.0%96k1.80.2%
PLANET ROCK53k2.0%354k6.70.6%
SMOOTH RELAX52k2.0%261k5.10.5%
BBC ASIAN NET WORK49k1.0%214k4.40.4%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK48k1.0%240k5.10.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED48k1.0%98k2.00.2%
VIRGIN RADIO48k1.0%136k2.80.2%
HEAT40k1.0%237k6.00.4%
TALK SPORT239k1.0%61k1.50.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S37k1.0%302k8.10.6%
SMOOTH COUN TRY34k1.0%188k5.60.3%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY28k1.0%272k9.90.5%
HITS RADIO CHILLED27k1.0%162k6.10.3%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED27k1.0%44k1.60.1%
HEART 70S26k1.0%38k1.50.1%
SMOOTH CHILL25k1.0%82k3.30.1%
MAGIC SOUL24k1.0%179k7.40.3%
KER RANG!22k1.0%78k3.50.1%
MELLOW MAGIC22k1.0%38k1.80.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE21k1.0%27k1.3
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS21k1.0%30k1.40.1%
JAZZ FM20k1.0%260k13.10.5%
BBC WORLD SERVICE19k1.0%41k2.20.1%
CAPITAL CHILL19k1.0%83k4.30.2%
KISS XTRA19k1.0%15k0.8
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK19k1.0%361k18.70.7%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S17k1.0%12k0.8
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S16k78k5.00.1%
TIMES RADIO14k99k7.20.2%
NATION 80S8,0006,0000.7
VIRGIN RADIO 80S4,0002,0000.6
MAGIC CLASSIC AL3,0004,0001.3
COUN TRY LINE RADIO1,0000.3
BLOOM BERG RADIO00.0%00.00.0%

Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). means no estimate was published.

Source: RAJAR — RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER)60k80k100k120k140k106k69kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER). SEP 2021: 106k; DEC 2021: 84k; MAR 2022: 74k; JUN 2022: 94k; SEP 2022: 104k; DEC 2022: 104k; MAR 2023: 113k; JUN 2023: 144k; SEP 2023: 127k; DEC 2023: 104k; MAR 2024: 94k; JUN 2024: 103k; SEP 2024: 112k; DEC 2024: 124k; MAR 2025: 108k; JUN 2025: 75k; SEP 2025: 94k; DEC 2025: 71k; MAR 2026: 66k; JUN 2026: 69k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER)0250k500k750k1.0m639k437kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER). SEP 2021: 639k; DEC 2021: 375k; MAR 2022: 187k; JUN 2022: 325k; SEP 2022: 542k; DEC 2022: 436k; MAR 2023: 439k; JUN 2023: 764k; SEP 2023: 898k; DEC 2023: 584k; MAR 2024: 420k; JUN 2024: 477k; SEP 2024: 467k; DEC 2024: 562k; MAR 2025: 486k; JUN 2025: 434k; SEP 2025: 512k; DEC 2025: 276k; MAR 2026: 368k; JUN 2026: 437k

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) 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) for RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER)0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%1.3%0.8%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER). SEP 2021: 1.3%; DEC 2021: 0.8%; MAR 2022: 0.4%; JUN 2022: 0.6%; SEP 2022: 1.1%; DEC 2022: 0.9%; MAR 2023: 0.9%; JUN 2023: 1.3%; SEP 2023: 1.6%; DEC 2023: 1.2%; MAR 2024: 0.8%; JUN 2024: 0.9%; SEP 2024: 0.8%; DEC 2024: 1.0%; MAR 2025: 0.9%; JUN 2025: 0.8%; SEP 2025: 1.0%; DEC 2025: 0.5%; MAR 2026: 0.7%; JUN 2026: 0.8%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)