SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4329 · · Local
Part of: SMOOTH BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
40k
2,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
2.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
314k
67kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.8
1.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.0%
0.2%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.75m · unweighted sample 1,990
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 0.8% | 13k |
10.00-13.00 | 1.1% | 13k |
13.00-16.00 | 0.9% | 14k |
16.00-19.00 | 0.4% | 10k |
19.00-22.00 | 0.6% | 6,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 2.1% | 9,000 |
01.00-04.00 | 1.1% | 2,000 |
04.00-06.00 | 0.5% | 3,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 0.9% | 32k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 1.1% | 2,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 1.4% | 7,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 1.0% | 7,000 |
13.00-16.00 | 0.6% | 6,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 1.1% | 3,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 0.3% | 3,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 1.7% | 5,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 3.3% | 3,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 1.3% | 6,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 1.3% | 7,000 |
13.00-16.00 | 1.3% | 5,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 1.3% | 3,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 1.5% | 2,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 3.8% | 6,000 |
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 — SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES 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+ | 40k | 2.0% | 7.8 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 1,000 | — | 0.5 | 2.9% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 3,000 | 1.0% | 3.5 | 7.1% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 4,000 | 1.0% | 22.7 | 9.3% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 5,000 | 2.0% | 1.1 | 11.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 12k | 5.0% | 8.6 | 29.4% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 11k | 5.0% | 8.9 | 27.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 5,000 | 3.0% | 3.2 | 12.5% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 4,000 | 1.0% | 2.7 | 9.9% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 8,000 | 1.0% | 12.3 | 19.2% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 22k | 3.0% | 4.5 | 53.8% |
| MEN 15-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 3.5 | 7.1% |
| MEN 35-44 | 1,000 | — | 0.5 | 1.3% |
| MEN 45-54 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 1.2 | 10.4% |
| MEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 5.0% | 7.1 | 17.1% |
| MEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 4.0% | 4.9 | 8.6% |
| MEN 75+ | 4,000 | 5.0% | 4.2 | 9.3% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 19k | 2.0% | 11.8 | 46.2% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 2.9% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 26.2 | 8.0% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 1,000 | — | 0.3 | 1.4% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 5,000 | 4.0% | 10.8 | 12.3% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 7,000 | 6.0% | 10.8 | 18.3% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 3.2% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 18k | 2.0% | 6.1 | 44.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 22k | 3.0% | 9.2 | 55.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 6,000 | 1.0% | 4.6 | 15.4% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 12k | 2.0% | 6.9 | 29.3% |
| C2DE MEN | 15k | 4.0% | 4.4 | 38.4% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 7,000 | 2.0% | 20.2 | 16.9% |
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES 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 | 1.50m | 86.0% | 32.3m | 21.6 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.14m | 65.0% | 15.7m | 13.8 | 48.7% |
| ANY BBC | 914k | 52.0% | 14.9m | 16.3 | 46.2% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 372k | 21.0% | 2.8m | 7.6 | 8.7% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 360k | 21.0% | 4.3m | 11.9 | 13.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 270k | 15.0% | 2.9m | 10.9 | 9.1% |
| * HEART FOUR COUNT IES | 262k | 15.0% | 2.3m | 8.6 | 7.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 222k | 13.0% | 1.9m | 8.4 | 5.7% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 197k | 11.0% | 1.0m | 5.2 | 3.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 164k | 9.0% | 1.3m | 7.7 | 3.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 159k | 9.0% | 1.5m | 9.7 | 4.8% |
| * BBC THREE COUNT IES RADIO | 128k | 7.0% | 1.7m | 13.0 | 5.1% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 125k | 7.0% | 1.1m | 8.5 | 3.3% |
| OTHER STATION | 119k | 7.0% | 1.6m | 13.6 | 5.0% |
| TALK SPORT | 114k | 7.0% | 678k | 5.9 | 2.1% |
| * HEART 4 COUNT IES BEDS/ BUCKS/ HERTS | 111k | 6.0% | 811k | 7.3 | 2.5% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 110k | 6.0% | 636k | 5.8 | 2.0% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 108k | 6.0% | 557k | 5.2 | 1.7% |
| MAGIC | 93k | 5.0% | 406k | 4.4 | 1.3% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 83k | 5.0% | 587k | 7.1 | 1.8% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 77k | 4.0% | 629k | 8.2 | 1.9% |
| HEART 80S | 74k | 4.0% | 238k | 3.2 | 0.7% |
| KISS TORY | 65k | 4.0% | 376k | 5.8 | 1.2% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 64k | 4.0% | 499k | 7.8 | 1.5% |
| * HEART HERT FORD SHIRE | 61k | 3.0% | 315k | 5.2 | 1.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 57k | 3.0% | 265k | 4.6 | 0.8% |
| HITS RADIO | 57k | 3.0% | 122k | 2.1 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 55k | 3.0% | 463k | 8.4 | 1.4% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 52k | 3.0% | 354k | 6.7 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 51k | 3.0% | 239k | 4.7 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 42k | 2.0% | 115k | 2.7 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNT IES | 40k | 2.0% | 314k | 7.8 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 40k | 2.0% | 196k | 4.9 | 0.6% |
| KISS | 38k | 2.0% | 112k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 38k | 2.0% | 226k | 5.9 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 36k | 2.0% | 184k | 5.1 | 0.6% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 35k | 2.0% | 394k | 11.3 | 1.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 34k | 2.0% | 186k | 5.4 | 0.6% |
| HEART 90S | 34k | 2.0% | 139k | 4.0 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 34k | 2.0% | 179k | 5.3 | 0.6% |
| HEART DANCE | 33k | 2.0% | 130k | 3.9 | 0.4% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS (BUCKS BEDS & HERTS) | 32k | 2.0% | 289k | 9.1 | 0.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 32k | 2.0% | 724k | 22.9 | 2.2% |
| HEART 70S | 32k | 2.0% | 83k | 2.6 | 0.3% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 27k | 2.0% | 40k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| TALK | 27k | 2.0% | 484k | 18.0 | 1.5% |
| BOOM RADIO | 24k | 1.0% | 626k | 26.5 | 1.9% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 23k | 1.0% | 260k | 11.1 | 0.8% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 23k | 1.0% | 88k | 3.8 | 0.3% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 23k | 1.0% | 127k | 5.5 | 0.4% |
| TIMES RADIO | 22k | 1.0% | 63k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 21k | 1.0% | 49k | 2.3 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 20k | 1.0% | 113k | 5.8 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 20k | 1.0% | 79k | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 15k | 1.0% | 122k | 8.1 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 15k | 1.0% | 35k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 13k | 1.0% | 23k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 13k | 1.0% | 89k | 6.9 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 13k | 1.0% | 107k | 8.4 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 12k | 1.0% | 21k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| * HITS RADIO (BUCKS BEDS & HERTS) | 11k | 1.0% | 40k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 11k | 1.0% | 35k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| KER RANG! | 11k | 1.0% | 65k | 6.2 | 0.2% |
| KISS XTRA | 10k | 1.0% | 29k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 10k | 1.0% | 33k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 9,000 | 1.0% | 68k | 7.4 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 9,000 | — | 145k | 16.9 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 9,000 | — | 35k | 4.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 8,000 | — | 48k | 6.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 8,000 | — | 9,000 | 1.1 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | — | 25k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 7,000 | — | 11k | 1.6 | — |
| HEAT | 7,000 | — | 54k | 7.9 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | — | 30k | 4.2 | 0.1% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 7,000 | — | 11k | 1.5 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 6,000 | — | 13k | 2.3 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 6,000 | — | 19k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 5,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.6 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 4,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.6 | — |
| NATION 80S | 2,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.7 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES 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 — SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)