HEART SUSSEX
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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4315 · · Local
Part of: HEART BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), HEART NETWORK (UK), HEART SOUTH
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
324k
4,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
21.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.0m
429kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.1
1.5vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.5%
1.4%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.53m · unweighted sample 1,926
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 Guy Howard | 2.5% | 4,000 |
04.00-06.30 Early Breakfast with Lindsey Russell | 5.2% | 33k |
06.30-10.00 Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden | 6.6% | 174k |
10.00-13.00 Pandora Christie | 6.4% | 159k |
13.00-16.00 Matt Wilkinson | 6.3% | 144k |
16.00-19.00 JK and Kelly Brook | 8.6% | 145k |
19.00-22.00 Dev Griffin | 7.1% | 63k |
22.00-01.00 Ben Atkinson | 4.0% | 16k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 Seb Bailey | 4.1% | 6,000 |
06.00-10.00 Rob Howard | 6.0% | 53k |
10.00-13.00 Saturday Breakfast with Mark Wright and Olly Murs | 4.8% | 46k |
13.00-16.00 Dev Griffin | 5.5% | 43k |
16.00-19.00 Vicky Pattison | 8.5% | 44k |
19.00-23.00 Heart's Club Classics with Pandora Christie | 3.8% | 13k |
23.00-01.00 Rezzy Ghadjar | 4.7% | 4,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 Seb Bailey | 4.2% | 5,000 |
06.00-10.00 Rob Howard | 4.2% | 30k |
10.00-13.00 Zoe Hardman | 7.1% | 67k |
13.00-16.00 Yasmin Evans | 8.4% | 54k |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 9.3% | 53k |
19.00-22.00 Emma Bunton | 6.3% | 15k |
22.00-01.00 Rezzy Ghadjar | 4.1% | 8,000 |
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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).
Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX 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+ | 324k | 21.0% | 6.1 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 53k | 27.0% | 5.4 | 16.2% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 54k | 25.0% | 4.7 | 16.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 62k | 26.0% | 7.5 | 19.3% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 62k | 27.0% | 6.9 | 19.0% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 42k | 17.0% | 6.8 | 12.9% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 38k | 17.0% | 5.6 | 11.8% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 14k | 8.0% | 5.0 | 4.3% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 106k | 26.0% | 5.0 | 32.8% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 169k | 26.0% | 5.9 | 52.1% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 116k | 16.0% | 5.3 | 35.7% |
| MEN 15-24 | 22k | 22.0% | 4.7 | 6.9% |
| MEN 25-34 | 19k | 18.0% | 6.5 | 5.9% |
| MEN 35-44 | 22k | 20.0% | 7.4 | 6.9% |
| MEN 45-54 | 21k | 18.0% | 3.0 | 6.4% |
| MEN 55-64 | 13k | 11.0% | 2.4 | 3.9% |
| MEN 65-74 | 14k | 14.0% | 6.4 | 4.2% |
| MEN 75+ | 5,000 | 6.0% | 8.0 | 1.6% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 208k | 26.0% | 6.6 | 64.3% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 30k | 32.0% | 5.9 | 9.3% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 34k | 32.0% | 3.6 | 10.6% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 40k | 32.0% | 7.5 | 12.4% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 41k | 35.0% | 8.9 | 12.6% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 29k | 23.0% | 8.7 | 8.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 25k | 18.0% | 5.2 | 7.6% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 9,000 | 10.0% | 3.2 | 2.7% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 187k | 19.0% | 5.9 | 57.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 137k | 24.0% | 6.5 | 42.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 65k | 15.0% | 3.6 | 20.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 121k | 23.0% | 7.2 | 37.5% |
| C2DE MEN | 50k | 17.0% | 7.6 | 15.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 87k | 32.0% | 5.8 | 26.8% |
Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX 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 | 1.39m | 91.0% | 30.5m | 22.0 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.07m | 70.0% | 14.7m | 13.8 | 48.3% |
| ANY BBC | 942k | 62.0% | 15.1m | 16.1 | 49.6% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 445k | 29.0% | 5.0m | 11.2 | 16.3% |
| HEART SUSSEX | 324k | 21.0% | 2.0m | 6.1 | 6.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 318k | 21.0% | 4.1m | 13.0 | 13.5% |
| * HEART SUSSEX SOUTH | 271k | 18.0% | 1.6m | 6.0 | 5.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 223k | 15.0% | 2.0m | 9.0 | 6.6% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 184k | 12.0% | 791k | 4.3 | 2.6% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 145k | 9.0% | 824k | 5.7 | 2.7% |
| * BBC RADIO SUSSEX & BBC RADIO SURREY | 142k | 9.0% | 1.2m | 8.2 | 3.8% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 141k | 9.0% | 848k | 6.0 | 2.8% |
| CLASSIC FM | 138k | 9.0% | 792k | 5.7 | 2.6% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 137k | 9.0% | 1.6m | 11.5 | 5.2% |
| OTHER STATION | 118k | 8.0% | 636k | 5.4 | 2.1% |
| * GREAT -EST HITS RADIO (SUSS EX) | 114k | 7.0% | 1.4m | 12.3 | 4.6% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 112k | 7.0% | 1.0m | 9.0 | 3.3% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 111k | 7.0% | 968k | 8.7 | 3.2% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 94k | 6.0% | 641k | 6.8 | 2.1% |
| MAGIC | 81k | 5.0% | 533k | 6.6 | 1.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 79k | 5.0% | 446k | 5.6 | 1.5% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SUSSEX | 70k | 5.0% | 364k | 5.2 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 70k | 5.0% | 474k | 6.8 | 1.6% |
| TALK SPORT | 70k | 5.0% | 351k | 5.1 | 1.2% |
| HEART 80S | 66k | 4.0% | 294k | 4.4 | 1.0% |
| KISS TORY | 61k | 4.0% | 349k | 5.7 | 1.1% |
| * MORE RADIO TOTAL | 54k | 4.0% | 754k | 14.0 | 2.5% |
| HITS RADIO | 53k | 3.0% | 97k | 1.8 | 0.3% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 52k | 3.0% | 229k | 4.4 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 51k | 3.0% | 359k | 7.0 | 1.2% |
| * HITS RADIO SUSSEX | 43k | 3.0% | 74k | 1.7 | 0.2% |
| KISS | 43k | 3.0% | 137k | 3.2 | 0.5% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 43k | 3.0% | 291k | 6.8 | 1.0% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 37k | 2.0% | 64k | 1.7 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 37k | 2.0% | 106k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 36k | 2.0% | 313k | 8.8 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 34k | 2.0% | 158k | 4.7 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 32k | 2.0% | 185k | 5.9 | 0.6% |
| PLANET ROCK | 31k | 2.0% | 114k | 3.6 | 0.4% |
| HEART DANCE | 30k | 2.0% | 126k | 4.2 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 27k | 2.0% | 56k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 25k | 2.0% | 228k | 9.0 | 0.7% |
| JAZZ FM | 25k | 2.0% | 77k | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 24k | 2.0% | 349k | 14.4 | 1.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 24k | 2.0% | 134k | 5.6 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 23k | 2.0% | 217k | 9.4 | 0.7% |
| TIMES RADIO | 21k | 1.0% | 252k | 11.8 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 20k | 1.0% | 152k | 7.6 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 16k | 1.0% | 55k | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 15k | 1.0% | 34k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 15k | 1.0% | 147k | 9.5 | 0.5% |
| HEART 70S | 14k | 1.0% | 37k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 13k | 1.0% | 43k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 13k | 1.0% | 14k | 1.1 | — |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 13k | 1.0% | 33k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 13k | 1.0% | 37k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 13k | 1.0% | 20k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 12k | 1.0% | 23k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 12k | 1.0% | 50k | 4.1 | 0.2% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 11k | 1.0% | 12k | 1.1 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 11k | 1.0% | 36k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 10k | 1.0% | 11k | 1.1 | — |
| MAGIC SOUL | 10k | 1.0% | 21k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 10k | 1.0% | 87k | 8.8 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.0 | — |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 8,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | — | 6,000 | 0.8 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 6,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.6 | — |
| KER RANG! | 6,000 | — | 40k | 6.3 | 0.1% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 5,000 | — | 29k | 6.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 5,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 4,000 | — | 6,000 | 1.5 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 4,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.1 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 3,000 | — | 6,000 | 1.8 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.4 | — |
| NATION 80S | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.8 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 1,000 | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 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 — HEART SUSSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX 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 — HEART SUSSEX TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)