SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT
YLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4266 · Yearly — 12-month rolling sample · Local
Part of: SMOOTH BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 53k · unweighted sample 547
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Total hours over time
All adults 15+, ’000s of hours
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Market share over time
Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Audience profile · MAR 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 8,800 | 16.0% | 12.5 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 900 | 15.0% | 4.7 | 9.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 600 | 9.0% | 10.1 | 7.0% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 400 | 6.0% | 3.7 | 4.8% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 1,800 | 24.0% | 13.4 | 20.3% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 1,600 | 17.0% | 9.4 | 18.7% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 2,600 | 31.0% | 20.9 | 29.4% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 900 | 10.0% | 5.4 | 10.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 1,500 | 12.0% | 7.0 | 16.7% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 1,900 | 10.0% | 6.2 | 21.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 4,400 | 17.0% | 15.9 | 50.1% |
| MEN 15-24 | 500 | 17.0% | 5.5 | 5.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | — | — | — | — |
| MEN 35-44 | 100 | 3.0% | 9.3 | 1.2% |
| MEN 45-54 | 300 | 10.0% | 22.3 | 3.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 1,100 | 24.0% | 9.7 | 12.6% |
| MEN 65-74 | 2,100 | 44.0% | 22.9 | 23.5% |
| MEN 75+ | 300 | 8.0% | 1.1 | 3.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 4,400 | 16.0% | 9.1 | 49.9% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 300 | 13.0% | 3.6 | 4.0% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 600 | 19.0% | 10.1 | 7.0% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 300 | 8.0% | 1.9 | 3.5% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 1,400 | 37.0% | 11.2 | 16.4% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 500 | 10.0% | 8.6 | 6.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 500 | 15.0% | 12.7 | 5.9% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 600 | 12.0% | 7.2 | 7.1% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 4,600 | 13.0% | 7.1 | 52.0% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 4,200 | 23.0% | 18.4 | 48.0% |
| ABC1 MEN | 2,400 | 15.0% | 8.2 | 27.5% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 2,200 | 11.0% | 5.8 | 24.5% |
| C2DE MEN | 2,000 | 19.0% | 25.2 | 22.6% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 2,200 | 26.0% | 12.2 | 25.4% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 11.9% | 5,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 11.9% | 8,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 12.6% | 5,400 |
13.00-16.00 | 10.8% | 5,200 |
16.00-19.00 | 11.8% | 4,500 |
19.00-22.00 | 10.3% | 2,400 |
22.00-01.00 | 8.0% | 800 |
01.00-04.00 | 10.5% | 400 |
04.00-06.00 | 22.2% | 1,100 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 10.2% | 1,900 |
10.00-13.00 | 13.8% | 2,300 |
13.00-16.00 | 10.3% | 2,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 5.3% | 900 |
19.00-22.00 | 4.4% | 400 |
22.00-01.00 | 4.4% | 200 |
01.00-06.00 | 16.1% | 400 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 11.2% | 1,800 |
10.00-13.00 | 11.4% | 2,100 |
13.00-16.00 | 8.0% | 1,300 |
16.00-19.00 | 6.0% | 1,100 |
19.00-22.00 | 7.4% | 400 |
22.00-01.00 | 2.0% | 100 |
01.00-06.00 | 7.6% | 400 |
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 — SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 17k | 31.0% | 168k | 10.1 | 17.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 13k | 24.0% | 131k | 10.3 | 13.6% |
| HEART NORTH LANCS & CUMBRIA | 12k | 22.0% | 72k | 6.2 | 7.5% |
| SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT this station | 8,800 | 16.0% | 110k | 12.5 | 11.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 8,200 | 15.0% | 52k | 6.3 | 5.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 5,400 | 10.0% | 43k | 7.9 | 4.4% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 5,200 | 10.0% | 51k | 9.9 | 5.3% |
| CLASSIC FM | 4,200 | 8.0% | 26k | 6.1 | 2.7% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 3,300 | 6.0% | 46k | 14.0 | 4.7% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 2,300 | 4.0% | 13k | 5.6 | 1.4% |
| TALKSPORT | 2,100 | 4.0% | 9,900 | 4.8 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 1,900 | 3.0% | 5,400 | 2.9 | 0.6% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 1,700 | 3.0% | 8,000 | 4.7 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 1,200 | 2.0% | 5,600 | 4.7 | 0.6% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 1,200 | 2.0% | 8,300 | 6.9 | 0.9% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 1,100 | 2.0% | 1,400 | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| HEART 80S | 1,100 | 2.0% | 3,400 | 3.0 | 0.3% |
| HEART 90S | 1,100 | 2.0% | 7,000 | 6.5 | 0.7% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 900 | 2.0% | 7,600 | 8.6 | 0.8% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 800 | 1.0% | 20k | 25.5 | 2.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 800 | 1.0% | 3,200 | 4.2 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 700 | 1.0% | 4,500 | 6.8 | 0.5% |
| MAGIC | 700 | 1.0% | 13k | 19.0 | 1.4% |
| KISSTORY | 600 | 1.0% | 1,600 | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 500 | 1.0% | 600 | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| KISS | 500 | 1.0% | 600 | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 500 | 1.0% | 1,700 | 3.6 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 500 | 1.0% | 6,400 | 13.5 | 0.7% |
| HEART 70S | 400 | 1.0% | 1,300 | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 400 | 1.0% | 500 | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO | 400 | 1.0% | 300 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 300 | 1.0% | 400 | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 300 | 1.0% | 300 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 300 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 300 | 1.0% | 800 | 2.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 200 | 0.0% | 700 | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 200 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
| BOOM RADIO | 200 | 0.0% | 400 | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| HEART DANCE | 200 | 0.0% | 700 | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 200 | 0.0% | 200 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 200 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 200 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 100 | 0.0% | 400 | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 100 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 100 | 0.0% | 200 | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 100 | 0.0% | 500 | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 100 | 0.0% | 100 | 1.3 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 100 | 0.0% | 100 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 100 | 0.0% | 2,200 | 20.8 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 100 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | — | — | — | — | — |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | — | — | — | — | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 1.5 | 0.0% |
| KERRANG! | — | — | — | — | — |
| KISS XTRA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAGIC SOUL | — | — | — | — | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | — | — | — | — | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | — | — | — | — | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0% |
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)