CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4313 · · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
114k
13kvs prev. quarter
% reach
15.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.0m
153kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.0
0.4vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.0%
0.7%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 738k · unweighted sample 1,325
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 7.7% | 67k |
10.00-13.00 | 5.3% | 54k |
13.00-16.00 | 7.3% | 56k |
16.00-19.00 | 8.7% | 66k |
19.00-22.00 | 8.8% | 38k |
22.00-01.00 | 2.1% | 7,000 |
01.00-04.00 | 0.3% | 1,000 |
04.00-06.00 | 2.3% | 3,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 | 4.1% | 14k |
09.00-12.00 | 6.8% | 23k |
12.00-16.00 | 9.0% | 31k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.8% | 20k |
19.00-22.00 | 4.3% | 8,000 |
22.00-24.00 | 4.6% | 1,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
05.00-09.00 | 7.3% | 12k |
09.00-12.00 | 7.1% | 21k |
12.00-16.00 | 9.3% | 36k |
16.00-19.00 | 8.6% | 23k |
19.00-22.00 | 9.9% | 13k |
22.00-24.00 | 3.3% | 3,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 5.5% | 3,000 |
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 — CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 114k | 15.0% | 9.0 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 23k | 24.0% | 6.6 | 19.9% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 23k | 23.0% | 10.7 | 20.6% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 19k | 18.0% | 7.5 | 17.0% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 25k | 24.0% | 13.6 | 21.8% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 16k | 13.0% | 4.3 | 14.2% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 5,000 | 4.0% | 11.2 | 4.7% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 2,000 | 2.0% | 2.9 | 1.8% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 46k | 24.0% | 8.7 | 40.5% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 65k | 22.0% | 8.4 | 57.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 34k | 9.0% | 8.1 | 29.4% |
| MEN 15-24 | 5,000 | 11.0% | 2.1 | 4.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 10k | 20.0% | 10.3 | 8.9% |
| MEN 35-44 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.6 | 0.4% |
| MEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 10.0% | 11.1 | 4.5% |
| MEN 55-64 | 8,000 | 13.0% | 5.5 | 7.2% |
| MEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 5.0% | 16.6 | 2.8% |
| MEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 1.0 | 0.8% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 80k | 21.0% | 9.3 | 70.6% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 17k | 37.0% | 8.1 | 15.0% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 13k | 27.0% | 11.0 | 11.7% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 19k | 35.0% | 7.7 | 16.6% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 20k | 38.0% | 14.3 | 17.3% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 8,000 | 12.0% | 3.1 | 7.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 3.4 | 1.9% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 4.5 | 1.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 46k | 12.0% | 4.8 | 40.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 68k | 19.0% | 11.8 | 59.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 16k | 8.0% | 5.9 | 14.1% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 30k | 15.0% | 4.3 | 26.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 17k | 11.0% | 10.1 | 15.3% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 50k | 27.0% | 12.4 | 44.0% |
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 656k | 89.0% | 14.6m | 22.3 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 484k | 66.0% | 7.6m | 15.7 | 52.1% |
| ANY BBC | 443k | 60.0% | 6.8m | 15.3 | 46.3% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 203k | 27.0% | 2.2m | 10.7 | 14.9% |
| CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES | 114k | 15.0% | 1.0m | 9.0 | 7.0% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 114k | 15.0% | 624k | 5.5 | 4.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 111k | 15.0% | 1.6m | 14.2 | 10.8% |
| * HEART NORTH WALES | 104k | 14.0% | 566k | 5.4 | 3.9% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 96k | 13.0% | 562k | 5.9 | 3.8% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 90k | 12.0% | 872k | 9.7 | 6.0% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST & WALES | 88k | 12.0% | 652k | 7.4 | 4.5% |
| * TOTAL BBC RADIO WALES/ CYMRU | 74k | 10.0% | 871k | 11.7 | 6.0% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 71k | 10.0% | 717k | 10.1 | 4.9% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 70k | 9.0% | 434k | 6.2 | 3.0% |
| CLASSIC FM | 59k | 8.0% | 521k | 8.9 | 3.6% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 55k | 8.0% | 416k | 7.5 | 2.8% |
| * BBC RADIO CYMRU | 49k | 7.0% | 674k | 13.8 | 4.6% |
| OTHER STATION | 43k | 6.0% | 234k | 5.4 | 1.6% |
| TALK SPORT | 41k | 6.0% | 150k | 3.7 | 1.0% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 31k | 4.0% | 302k | 9.7 | 2.1% |
| * BBC RADIO WALES | 29k | 4.0% | 197k | 6.9 | 1.3% |
| HITS RADIO | 29k | 4.0% | 64k | 2.2 | 0.4% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 28k | 4.0% | 317k | 11.2 | 2.2% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 24k | 3.0% | 189k | 7.8 | 1.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 24k | 3.0% | 139k | 5.7 | 1.0% |
| MAGIC | 23k | 3.0% | 353k | 15.2 | 2.4% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 22k | 3.0% | 146k | 6.7 | 1.0% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 20k | 3.0% | 187k | 9.4 | 1.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 19k | 3.0% | 227k | 11.7 | 1.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 18k | 2.0% | 113k | 6.2 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 17k | 2.0% | 171k | 9.9 | 1.2% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 16k | 2.0% | 93k | 5.8 | 0.6% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 15k | 2.0% | 22k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 14k | 2.0% | 214k | 14.8 | 1.5% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 13k | 2.0% | 193k | 14.4 | 1.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 13k | 2.0% | 76k | 6.0 | 0.5% |
| HEART 80S | 13k | 2.0% | 79k | 6.1 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 12k | 2.0% | 56k | 4.6 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 12k | 2.0% | 18k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 12k | 2.0% | 83k | 6.9 | 0.6% |
| HEART DANCE | 10k | 1.0% | 26k | 2.7 | 0.2% |
| KISS | 9,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 9,000 | 1.0% | 60k | 6.5 | 0.4% |
| HEART 70S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 23k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 38k | 4.3 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 53k | 5.6 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 6.1 | 0.3% |
| NATION 80S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 7,000 | 1.0% | 82k | 11.5 | 0.6% |
| KISS TORY | 7,000 | 1.0% | 51k | 7.1 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 6,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 5,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 5,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 4,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 4,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 0.6 | — |
| JAZZ FM | 4,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 23k | 5.9 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 4,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 12.3 | 0.3% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 3,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.3 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 3,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| KER RANG! | 3,000 | — | 11k | 4.3 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 3,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.1 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 3,000 | — | 6,000 | 2.0 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.3 | — |
| HEAT | 2,000 | — | 9,000 | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 2,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.8 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.8 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | 17k | 12.3 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 1,000 | — | — | 0.8 | — |
| KISS TORY R&B | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.4 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.8 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.9 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 1,000 | — | 9,000 | 7.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | — | — | — | 1.0 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES 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) · Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)