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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4314 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Part of: HEART BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), HEART NETWORK (UK), HEART SOUTH

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
367k
▲ 3,000 vs prev. quarter
% reach
19.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.6m
▼ 217k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.2
▼ 0.6 vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.6%
▼ 0.4% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.96m · unweighted sample 2,381

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — HEART SOLENT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — HEART SOLENT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA

Source: RAJAR — HEART SOLENT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+367k19.0%7.2100.0%
ADULTS 15-2453k19.0%4.414.4%
ADULTS 25-3473k26.0%4.019.7%
ADULTS 35-4492k32.0%9.325.0%
ADULTS 45-5469k26.0%9.418.9%
ADULTS 55-6441k13.0%6.911.2%
ADULTS 65-7430k9.0%8.08.1%
ADULTS 75+10k5.0%7.92.7%
ADULTS 15-34125k23.0%4.234.1%
ADULTS 15-44217k26.0%6.459.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+141k15.0%7.838.4%
MEN 15-2419k13.0%4.15.1%
MEN 25-3422k16.0%3.35.9%
MEN 35-4438k27.0%6.410.3%
MEN 45-5424k18.0%14.36.4%
MEN 55-6422k15.0%7.46.1%
MEN 65-7414k10.0%13.93.8%
MEN 75+3,0003.0%2.60.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+226k22.0%6.861.6%
WOMEN 15-2434k25.0%4.69.3%
WOMEN 25-3451k37.0%4.313.9%
WOMEN 35-4454k37.0%11.414.7%
WOMEN 45-5446k33.0%6.912.5%
WOMEN 55-6419k12.0%6.25.1%
WOMEN 65-7416k8.0%2.84.3%
WOMEN 75+7,0007.0%10.01.9%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS194k16.0%7.352.9%
C2DE ADULTS173k22.0%7.047.1%
ABC1 MEN82k15.0%7.422.4%
ABC1 WOMEN112k18.0%7.230.5%
C2DE MEN59k15.0%8.216.0%
C2DE WOMEN114k29.0%6.431.1%

Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.

Source: RAJAR — HEART SOLENT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.30-10.00
▸
6.6%194k
10.00-13.00
▸
6.4%156k
13.00-16.00
▸
6.7%151k
16.00-19.00
▸
7.6%160k
19.00-22.00
▸
8.3%86k
22.00-01.00
▸
2.9%22k
01.00-04.00
▸
2.0%9,000
04.00-06.30
▸
5.2%36k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
4.7%61k
10.00-13.00
▸
8.1%81k
13.00-16.00
▸
9.2%70k
16.00-19.00
▸
6.8%53k
19.00-23.00
▸
6.1%24k
23.00-01.00
▸
6.2%10k
01.00-06.00
▸
1.4%5,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
4.4%41k
10.00-13.00
▸
6.8%73k
13.00-16.00
▸
8.7%73k
16.00-19.00
▸
6.0%48k
19.00-22.00
▸
11.4%25k
22.00-01.00
▸
2.2%5,000
01.00-06.00
▸
4.0%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 — HEART SOLENT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 503k26.0%5.4m10.613.4%
BBC RADIO 4 439k22.0%6.3m14.315.7%
HEART SOLENT Combothis station367k19.0%2.6m7.26.6%
BBC RADIO 1 310k16.0%2.4m7.86.0%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 260k13.0%3.3m12.68.2%
* HEART SOLENT - HAMPSHIRE 243k12.0%1.6m6.84.1%
* GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) 206k10.0%2.5m12.36.4%
CLASSIC FM 160k8.0%1.2m7.63.1%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 157k8.0%829k5.32.1%
* CAPITAL SOUTH COAST 149k8.0%855k5.72.1%
* NATION RADIO HAMPSHIRE 126k6.0%1.6m12.74.0%
* HEART SOLENT - DORSET 124k6.0%982k7.92.5%
BBC 6 MUSIC 105k5.0%992k9.42.5%
HITS RADIO 96k5.0%305k3.20.8%
BBC RADIO 3 86k4.0%607k7.11.5%
TALKSPORT 75k4.0%455k6.11.1%
SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT 74k4.0%397k5.41.0%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 69k4.0%491k7.11.2%
KISSTORY 62k3.0%333k5.30.8%
GOLD RADIO UK 60k3.0%203k3.40.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 57k3.0%422k7.31.1%
* HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) 54k3.0%196k3.60.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 53k3.0%441k8.31.1%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 48k2.0%136k2.90.3%
* NATION EASY RADIO HAMPSHIRE 47k2.0%357k7.50.9%
MAGIC 46k2.0%636k13.71.6%
PLANET ROCK 40k2.0%260k6.50.7%
HEART 80S 38k2.0%237k6.30.6%
KISS 38k2.0%110k2.90.3%
HEART 90S 37k2.0%361k9.70.9%
CAPITAL DANCE 36k2.0%116k3.20.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 28k1.0%57k2.10.1%
HEART DANCE 27k1.0%111k4.10.3%
TALKSPORT2 27k1.0%70k2.60.2%
KERRANG! 24k1.0%140k5.90.4%
ABSOLUTE 80S 23k1.0%101k4.50.3%
TIMES RADIO 23k1.0%228k9.90.6%
SMOOTH RELAX 21k1.0%228k11.00.6%
KISSTORY R&B 20k1.0%65k3.20.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 20k1.0%23k1.10.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 19k1.0%55k2.80.1%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 18k1.0%30k1.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 16k1.0%25k1.60.1%
GB NEWS RADIO 16k1.0%106k6.60.3%
HEART 70S 16k1.0%97k5.90.2%
JAZZ FM 16k1.0%74k4.50.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 16k1.0%79k5.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 15k1.0%59k3.90.1%
HEAT 15k1.0%43k2.80.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 14k1.0%78k5.70.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 12k1.0%10k0.90.0%
BOOM RADIO 12k1.0%158k13.20.4%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 12k1.0%50k4.10.1%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 12k1.0%162k13.80.4%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 10k0.0%6,0000.60.0%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 9,0000.0%27k3.00.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 9,0000.0%5,0000.60.0%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 9,0000.0%32k3.40.1%
CAPITAL CHILL 8,0000.0%105k13.10.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 7,0000.0%7,0001.00.0%
KISS XTRA 7,0000.0%118k15.90.3%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 7,0000.0%4,0000.70.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 6,0000.0%9,0001.40.0%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 6,0000.0%16k2.80.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 6,0000.0%37k5.90.1%
MAGIC SOUL 5,0000.0%51k10.30.1%
NATION 80S 5,0000.0%74k14.70.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 5,0000.0%46k8.70.1%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 3,0000.0%13k4.10.0%
COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) 1,0000.0%00.80.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————

* Stations marked with an asterisk do not cover the whole of this Total Survey Area.

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within HEART SOLENT’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — HEART SOLENT TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)