CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS
HComboLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4325 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 2.51m · unweighted sample 2,923
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS 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 — CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS 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 — CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Audience profile · MAR 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 411k | 16.0% | 9.0 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 85k | 21.0% | 6.3 | 20.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 82k | 21.0% | 6.4 | 20.0% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 105k | 26.0% | 11.2 | 25.5% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 64k | 18.0% | 11.6 | 15.6% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 32k | 8.0% | 9.0 | 7.8% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 37k | 12.0% | 11.7 | 9.1% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 5,000 | 2.0% | 1.2 | 1.3% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 167k | 21.0% | 6.3 | 40.7% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 273k | 23.0% | 8.2 | 66.2% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 188k | 15.0% | 8.8 | 45.6% |
| MEN 15-24 | 43k | 20.0% | 6.5 | 10.4% |
| MEN 25-34 | 33k | 17.0% | 9.6 | 8.0% |
| MEN 35-44 | 43k | 22.0% | 10.4 | 10.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 29k | 16.0% | 8.2 | 7.1% |
| MEN 55-64 | 17k | 9.0% | 9.8 | 4.2% |
| MEN 65-74 | 17k | 12.0% | 11.6 | 4.2% |
| MEN 75+ | 5,000 | 4.0% | 1.2 | 1.2% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 224k | 18.0% | 9.1 | 54.4% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 42k | 21.0% | 6.0 | 10.2% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 49k | 25.0% | 4.2 | 12.0% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 62k | 30.0% | 11.7 | 15.0% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 35k | 19.0% | 14.4 | 8.5% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 15k | 8.0% | 8.2 | 3.6% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 20k | 12.0% | 11.7 | 4.9% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.1% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 211k | 16.0% | 7.4 | 51.3% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 201k | 17.0% | 10.6 | 48.7% |
| ABC1 MEN | 85k | 14.0% | 7.1 | 20.6% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 126k | 18.0% | 7.7 | 30.7% |
| C2DE MEN | 103k | 17.0% | 10.3 | 25.0% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 98k | 17.0% | 11.0 | 23.7% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 8.1% | 219k |
10.00-13.00 | 8.0% | 198k |
13.00-16.00 | 10.5% | 208k |
16.00-19.00 | 10.2% | 207k |
19.00-22.00 | 8.4% | 81k |
22.00-01.00 | 5.3% | 27k |
01.00-04.00 | 3.8% | 8,000 |
04.00-06.00 | 10.1% | 42k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 | 8.4% | 95k |
12.00-16.00 | 10.1% | 94k |
16.00-19.00 | 10.8% | 68k |
19.00-22.00 | 8.9% | 35k |
22.00-24.00 | 7.1% | 9,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 4.1% | 9,000 |
05.00-09.00 | 7.0% | 63k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 | 7.6% | 73k |
12.00-16.00 | 10.5% | 93k |
16.00-19.00 | 8.6% | 58k |
19.00-22.00 | 7.4% | 24k |
22.00-24.00 | 4.1% | 4,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 6.4% | 11k |
05.00-09.00 | 5.1% | 40k |
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 EAST MIDLANDS TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 531k | 21.0% | 6.1m | 11.4 | 14.3% |
| CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS Combothis station | 411k | 16.0% | 3.7m | 9.0 | 8.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 381k | 15.0% | 4.7m | 12.2 | 11.0% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 299k | 12.0% | 2.4m | 7.9 | 5.6% |
| * GREATEST HITS RADIO (EAST MIDLANDS) | 272k | 11.0% | 2.0m | 7.3 | 4.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 269k | 11.0% | 2.0m | 7.3 | 4.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 208k | 8.0% | 1.6m | 7.5 | 3.7% |
| * CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 177k | 7.0% | 1.1m | 6.1 | 2.5% |
| * CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS - LEICESTERSHIRE | 167k | 7.0% | 1.9m | 11.1 | 4.4% |
| CLASSIC FM | 137k | 5.0% | 997k | 7.3 | 2.3% |
| TALKSPORT | 119k | 5.0% | 931k | 7.8 | 2.2% |
| HITS RADIO | 118k | 5.0% | 498k | 4.2 | 1.2% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 117k | 5.0% | 973k | 8.3 | 2.3% |
| * HITS RADIO (EAST MIDLANDS) (WAS GEM) | 111k | 4.0% | 477k | 4.3 | 1.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 100k | 4.0% | 845k | 8.4 | 2.0% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 90k | 4.0% | 1.0m | 11.2 | 2.4% |
| KISSTORY | 84k | 3.0% | 436k | 5.2 | 1.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 77k | 3.0% | 203k | 2.6 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 70k | 3.0% | 554k | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| MAGIC | 69k | 3.0% | 368k | 5.4 | 0.9% |
| * CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS - DERBYSHIRE | 68k | 3.0% | 771k | 11.3 | 1.8% |
| HEART 80S | 64k | 3.0% | 223k | 3.5 | 0.5% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 62k | 2.0% | 824k | 13.3 | 1.9% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 51k | 2.0% | 258k | 5.1 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 50k | 2.0% | 105k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| KISS | 50k | 2.0% | 169k | 3.4 | 0.4% |
| HEART 90S | 48k | 2.0% | 147k | 3.0 | 0.3% |
| HEART DANCE | 45k | 2.0% | 219k | 4.8 | 0.5% |
| PLANET ROCK | 45k | 2.0% | 522k | 11.7 | 1.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 45k | 2.0% | 162k | 3.6 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 44k | 2.0% | 257k | 5.9 | 0.6% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 42k | 2.0% | 155k | 3.7 | 0.4% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 41k | 2.0% | 111k | 2.7 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 40k | 2.0% | 90k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 37k | 1.0% | 231k | 6.2 | 0.5% |
| BOOM RADIO | 36k | 1.0% | 669k | 18.7 | 1.6% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 34k | 1.0% | 181k | 5.3 | 0.4% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 33k | 1.0% | 178k | 5.5 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 33k | 1.0% | 96k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| KERRANG! | 29k | 1.0% | 191k | 6.6 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 22k | 1.0% | 45k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 22k | 1.0% | 263k | 12.0 | 0.6% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 20k | 1.0% | 42k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 19k | 1.0% | 117k | 6.3 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 19k | 1.0% | 107k | 5.7 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 19k | 1.0% | 15k | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 18k | 1.0% | 91k | 5.0 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 17k | 1.0% | 91k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 17k | 1.0% | 90k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FM | 15k | 1.0% | 29k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 13k | 1.0% | 69k | 5.3 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 12k | 0.0% | 44k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 12k | 0.0% | 49k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 11k | 0.0% | 86k | 7.5 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 11k | 0.0% | 35k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 10k | 0.0% | 13k | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 9,000 | 0.0% | 40k | 4.5 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 9,000 | 0.0% | 26k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 8,000 | 0.0% | 65k | 7.7 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 8,000 | 0.0% | 26k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| HEART 70S | 8,000 | 0.0% | 30k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 8,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 7,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| KISS XTRA | 7,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 1,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 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 CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)