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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4331 · · Local

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

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
130k
6,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
5.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
920k
95kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.1
0.4vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.9%
0.1%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 2.58m · unweighted sample 2,742

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
1.0%48k
10.00-13.00
2.3%67k
13.00-16.00
2.1%65k
16.00-19.00
1.3%51k
19.00-22.00
1.8%26k
22.00-01.00
4.7%12k
01.00-04.00
3.1%3,000
04.00-06.00
1.5%8,000
06.00-06.00
1.8%115k
SaturdayShareReach
01.00-06.00
5.9%4,000
06.00-10.00
1.6%14k
10.00-13.00
1.8%19k
13.00-16.00
3.0%24k
16.00-19.00
1.7%14k
19.00-22.00
1.7%5,000
22.00-01.00
0.3%1,000
SundayShareReach
01.00-06.00
0.0%0
06.00-10.00
1.3%16k
10.00-13.00
3.1%32k
13.00-16.00
2.5%23k
16.00-19.00
1.5%15k
19.00-22.00
2.8%9,000
22.00-01.00
3.1%5,000

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 WEST COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+130k5.0%7.1100.0%
ADULTS 15-2415k4.0%1.511.8%
ADULTS 25-3418k5.0%2.413.9%
ADULTS 35-4419k5.0%4.715.0%
ADULTS 45-5424k7.0%7.718.3%
ADULTS 55-6414k4.0%4.710.9%
ADULTS 65-7420k6.0%13.515.5%
ADULTS 75+19k7.0%12.614.5%
ADULTS 15-3434k4.0%2.025.8%
ADULTS 15-4453k4.0%3.040.7%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+54k4.0%6.341.5%
MEN 15-246,0003.0%0.84.8%
MEN 25-345,0002.0%0.83.6%
MEN 35-4411k5.0%7.88.1%
MEN 45-549,0006.0%9.47.2%
MEN 55-646,0003.0%6.14.8%
MEN 65-7411k6.0%7.88.4%
MEN 75+6,0006.0%6.64.5%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+76k6.0%7.658.5%
WOMEN 15-249,0005.0%2.07.0%
WOMEN 25-3413k7.0%2.910.3%
WOMEN 35-449,0004.0%1.16.9%
WOMEN 45-5414k8.0%6.611.1%
WOMEN 55-648,0004.0%3.66.1%
WOMEN 65-749,0005.0%20.17.2%
WOMEN 75+13k8.0%15.310.0%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS67k4.0%3.951.5%
C2DE ADULTS63k7.0%10.448.5%
ABC1 MEN22k3.0%4.517.0%
ABC1 WOMEN45k5.0%3.734.4%
C2DE MEN32k7.0%7.624.5%
C2DE WOMEN31k7.0%13.224.1%

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO2.33m91.0%49.4m21.2100.0%
ANY BBC1.67m65.0%26.7m16.054.2%
ANY COMMER CIAL1.64m64.0%21.9m13.444.4%
BBC RADIO 2745k29.0%7.8m10.515.8%
BBC RADIO 4601k23.0%8.0m13.316.2%
HEART WEST COUN TRY532k21.0%3.7m6.97.4%
BBC RADIO 1406k16.0%2.6m6.55.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE289k11.0%1.9m6.73.9%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO282k11.0%2.9m10.25.9%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL272k11.0%1.5m5.43.0%
CLASSIC FM221k9.0%1.6m7.43.3%
* HEART WEST C'TRY BRISTOL WESTON BATH212k8.0%838k4.01.7%
BBC 6 MUSIC184k7.0%1.6m8.93.3%
OTHER STATION160k6.0%691k4.31.4%
CAPITAL NET WORK (UK)146k6.0%639k4.41.3%
SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNT RY130k5.0%920k7.11.9%
* GREAT- EST HITS (WEST OF ENG LAND)128k5.0%1.1m8.72.3%
TALK SPORT128k5.0%771k6.01.6%
HITS RADIO125k5.0%649k5.21.3%
KISS103k4.0%428k4.10.9%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA100k4.0%675k6.81.4%
* HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENG LAND)99k4.0%558k5.61.1%
BBC RADIO 399k4.0%813k8.21.6%
LBC BRAND (UK)95k4.0%437k4.60.9%
ABSO LUTE RADIO95k4.0%456k4.80.9%
KISS TORY92k4.0%339k3.70.7%
HEART 80S89k3.0%551k6.21.1%
OTHER BBC LOCAL80k3.0%534k6.71.1%
BBC WORLD SERVICE77k3.0%363k4.70.7%
* BBC RADIO BRISTOL76k3.0%475k6.31.0%
MAGIC76k3.0%388k5.10.8%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)69k3.0%634k9.21.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA66k3.0%215k3.30.4%
* BBC RADIO GLOUCS60k2.0%531k8.81.1%
GOLD RADIO UK60k2.0%478k8.01.0%
ABSO LUTE 80S56k2.0%380k6.80.8%
HEART 90S53k2.0%213k4.00.4%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.52k2.0%133k2.60.3%
VIRGIN RADIO49k2.0%398k8.10.8%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)48k2.0%222k4.60.4%
* BBC RADIO WILT SHIRE44k2.0%462k10.40.9%
* GREAT- EST HITS RADIO GLOUCS43k2.0%542k12.51.1%
PLANET ROCK42k2.0%616k14.71.2%
CAPITAL DANCE39k1.0%89k2.30.2%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA37k1.0%278k7.40.6%
TIMES RADIO36k1.0%352k9.70.7%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S34k1.0%117k3.40.2%
HEART DANCE33k1.0%341k10.30.7%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY29k1.0%139k4.80.3%
GB NEWS RADIO28k1.0%235k8.40.5%
KER RANG!27k1.0%82k3.00.2%
KISS TORY R&B27k1.0%127k4.70.3%
BOOM RADIO25k1.0%248k10.10.5%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK22k1.0%227k10.30.5%
HEART 70S20k1.0%81k4.00.2%
TALK20k1.0%402k20.50.8%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED20k1.0%78k4.00.2%
* HITS RADIO GLOUCE STER SHIRE19k1.0%61k3.20.1%
JAZZ FM19k1.0%53k2.80.1%
MELLOW MAGIC19k1.0%135k7.20.3%
TALK SPORT219k1.0%28k1.50.1%
HEAT18k1.0%61k3.40.1%
SMOOTH CHILL17k1.0%61k3.50.1%
SMOOTH COUN TRY17k1.0%142k8.20.3%
SMOOTH RELAX17k1.0%104k6.20.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED16k1.0%110k6.70.2%
MAGIC SOUL16k1.0%70k4.30.1%
BBC ASIAN NET WORK14k1.0%32k2.40.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S11k52k4.90.1%
CAPITAL CHILL11k15k1.4
KISS XTRA10k13k1.2
HITS RADIO CHILLED9,00033k3.60.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS9,00018k2.0
NATION 80S8,00025k2.9
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK8,00054k6.30.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S6,00026k4.20.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE6,0004,0000.6
VIRGIN RADIO 80S6,00011k1.7
MAGIC CLASSIC AL4,0008,0001.9
COUN TRY LINE RADIO2,00067k29.80.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S2,00011k4.5
BLOOM BERG RADIO00.0%00.00.0%

Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). means no estimate was published.

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY75k100k125k150k175k102k130kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY. SEP 2021: 102k; DEC 2021: 102k; MAR 2022: 97k; JUN 2022: 82k; SEP 2022: 82k; DEC 2022: 113k; MAR 2023: 95k; JUN 2023: 116k; SEP 2023: 134k; DEC 2023: 142k; MAR 2024: 167k; JUN 2024: 151k; SEP 2024: 149k; DEC 2024: 137k; MAR 2025: 126k; JUN 2025: 131k; SEP 2025: 141k; DEC 2025: 122k; MAR 2026: 136k; JUN 2026: 130k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY400k600k800k1.0m1.2m903k920kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY. SEP 2021: 903k; DEC 2021: 690k; MAR 2022: 689k; JUN 2022: 663k; SEP 2022: 523k; DEC 2022: 922k; MAR 2023: 781k; JUN 2023: 796k; SEP 2023: 899k; DEC 2023: 649k; MAR 2024: 823k; JUN 2024: 889k; SEP 2024: 1.1m; DEC 2024: 1.1m; MAR 2025: 824k; JUN 2025: 962k; SEP 2025: 933k; DEC 2025: 871k; MAR 2026: 1.0m; JUN 2026: 920k

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY 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) for SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY1.0%1.3%1.5%1.8%2.0%1.8%1.9%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY. SEP 2021: 1.8%; DEC 2021: 1.4%; MAR 2022: 1.4%; JUN 2022: 1.4%; SEP 2022: 1.1%; DEC 2022: 1.9%; MAR 2023: 1.6%; JUN 2023: 1.6%; SEP 2023: 1.9%; DEC 2023: 1.3%; MAR 2024: 1.6%; JUN 2024: 1.7%; SEP 2024: 2.1%; DEC 2024: 2.1%; MAR 2025: 1.6%; JUN 2025: 1.9%; SEP 2025: 1.8%; DEC 2025: 1.7%; MAR 2026: 2.0%; JUN 2026: 1.9%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)