CAPITAL MID COUNTIES

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4357 · Yearly — 12-month rolling sample · Local

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

Headline figures · MAR 2026

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Weekly reach

143k

▼ 1,000 vs prev. quarter

% reach

12.0%

▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter

Total hours

593k

▲ 20k vs prev. quarter

Average hours

4.1

▲ 0.1 vs prev. quarter

Market share

2.9%

▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.14m · unweighted sample 2,677

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MID COUNTIES TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MID COUNTIES TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

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

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MID COUNTIES TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By age	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+	143k	12.0%	4.1	100.0%
ADULTS 15-24	30k	20.0%	5.0	21.0%
ADULTS 25-34	39k	21.0%	3.4	27.6%
ADULTS 35-44	27k	14.0%	2.5	18.7%
ADULTS 45-54	27k	16.0%	4.1	18.9%
ADULTS 55-64	13k	8.0%	8.7	9.4%
ADULTS 65-74	6,000	3.0%	1.9	3.9%
ADULTS 75+	1,000	1.0%	4.7	0.6%
ADULTS 15-34	69k	20.0%	4.1	48.6%
ADULTS 15-44	96k	18.0%	3.6	67.2%

Men	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL MEN 15+	68k	12.0%	3.8	47.5%
MEN 15-24	19k	24.0%	4.5	13.1%
MEN 25-34	20k	19.0%	3.6	14.0%
MEN 35-44	9,000	10.0%	2.7	6.5%
MEN 45-54	12k	15.0%	2.1	8.7%
MEN 55-64	3,000	3.0%	14.7	2.0%
MEN 65-74	5,000	6.0%	2.1	3.2%
MEN 75+	—	—	—	—

Women	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+	75k	13.0%	4.5	52.5%
WOMEN 15-24	11k	16.0%	5.8	7.9%
WOMEN 25-34	19k	23.0%	3.2	13.6%
WOMEN 35-44	17k	18.0%	2.4	12.2%
WOMEN 45-54	14k	17.0%	5.9	10.1%
WOMEN 55-64	11k	12.0%	7.2	7.5%
WOMEN 65-74	1,000	1.0%	0.8	0.7%
WOMEN 75+	1,000	2.0%	4.7	0.6%

By social grade	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS	76k	11.0%	2.7	52.8%
C2DE ADULTS	67k	14.0%	5.8	47.2%
ABC1 MEN	29k	9.0%	1.8	20.2%
ABC1 WOMEN	47k	14.0%	3.3	32.7%
C2DE MEN	39k	16.0%	5.3	27.3%
C2DE WOMEN	28k	12.0%	6.4	19.8%

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

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MID COUNTIES TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–Friday	Share	Reach
06.00-10.00 ▸	2.7%	59k
10.00-13.00 ▸	2.9%	53k
13.00-16.00 ▸	3.9%	57k
16.00-19.00 ▸	3.0%	48k
19.00-22.00 ▸	3.0%	22k
22.00-01.00 ▸	0.3%	3,000
01.00-04.00 ▸	0.1%	0
04.00-06.00 ▸	1.6%	5,000

Saturday	Share	Reach
09.00-12.00 ▸	3.9%	23k
12.00-16.00 ▸	4.6%	25k
16.00-19.00 ▸	3.4%	14k
19.00-22.00 ▸	2.1%	4,000
22.00-24.00 ▸	1.4%	1,000
24.00-06.00 ▸	1.4%	1,000
05.00-09.00 ▸	2.0%	9,000

Sunday	Share	Reach
09.00-12.00 ▸	2.7%	15k
12.00-16.00 ▸	3.8%	22k
16.00-19.00 ▸	2.9%	10k
19.00-22.00 ▸	2.5%	3,000
22.00-24.00 ▸	1.3%	2,000
24.00-06.00 ▸	0.8%	1,000
05.00-09.00 ▸	1.2%	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 — CAPITAL MID COUNTIES TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

Station	Reach	% reach	Hours	Avg hrs	Share
BBC RADIO 2	297k	26.0%	3.3m	11.2	16.5%
BBC RADIO 4	185k	16.0%	2.2m	11.7	10.7%
BBC RADIO 1	179k	16.0%	1.1m	6.4	5.6%
CAPITAL MID COUNTIES Combothis station	143k	12.0%	593k	4.1	2.9%
GREATEST HITS RADIO	118k	10.0%	1.0m	8.8	5.2%
HITS RADIO	114k	10.0%	549k	4.8	2.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE	106k	9.0%	679k	6.4	3.4%
CLASSIC FM	88k	8.0%	657k	7.5	3.3%
TALKSPORT	74k	6.0%	716k	9.7	3.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO	43k	4.0%	242k	5.6	1.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA	38k	3.0%	339k	8.9	1.7%
KISSTORY	37k	3.0%	130k	3.5	0.6%
BBC RADIO 3	36k	3.0%	280k	7.7	1.4%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)	33k	3.0%	116k	3.5	0.6%
GOLD RADIO UK	33k	3.0%	268k	8.0	1.3%
HEART 80S	33k	3.0%	161k	4.9	0.8%
BBC 6 MUSIC	32k	3.0%	304k	9.6	1.5%
ABSOLUTE 80S	31k	3.0%	129k	4.1	0.6%
VIRGIN RADIO	31k	3.0%	191k	6.1	1.0%
HEART 90S	29k	3.0%	174k	6.1	0.9%
PLANET ROCK	27k	2.0%	255k	9.5	1.3%
HEART DANCE	26k	2.0%	137k	5.3	0.7%
KISS	26k	2.0%	121k	4.6	0.6%
MAGIC	26k	2.0%	101k	3.8	0.5%
BBC WORLD SERVICE	25k	2.0%	114k	4.5	0.6%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA	24k	2.0%	58k	2.4	0.3%
CAPITAL DANCE	24k	2.0%	114k	4.8	0.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S	22k	2.0%	62k	2.8	0.3%
BOOM RADIO	18k	2.0%	110k	6.0	0.5%
KISSTORY R&B	18k	2.0%	74k	4.1	0.4%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK	17k	1.0%	103k	6.2	0.5%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA	15k	1.0%	85k	5.5	0.4%
GB NEWS RADIO	14k	1.0%	63k	4.5	0.3%
KERRANG!	14k	1.0%	78k	5.7	0.4%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO)	14k	1.0%	146k	10.3	0.7%
TALKSPORT2	14k	1.0%	29k	2.1	0.1%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK	13k	1.0%	51k	3.8	0.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY	13k	1.0%	82k	6.4	0.4%
HEART 70S	12k	1.0%	65k	5.6	0.3%
HEAT	12k	1.0%	28k	2.4	0.1%
SMOOTH RELAX	12k	1.0%	34k	2.8	0.2%
TIMES RADIO	12k	1.0%	71k	6.0	0.4%
MAGIC SOUL	11k	1.0%	114k	10.6	0.6%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK	10k	1.0%	81k	8.3	0.4%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED	10k	1.0%	26k	2.6	0.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS)	10k	1.0%	26k	2.6	0.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S	9,000	1.0%	35k	4.0	0.2%
MELLOW MAGIC	9,000	1.0%	27k	2.9	0.1%
SMOOTH CHILL	9,000	1.0%	28k	3.1	0.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED	8,000	1.0%	11k	1.3	0.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE	8,000	1.0%	7,000	0.9	0.0%
SMOOTH COUNTRY	8,000	1.0%	42k	5.2	0.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S	5,000	0.0%	17k	3.3	0.1%
JAZZ FM	5,000	0.0%	23k	4.8	0.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S	4,000	0.0%	11k	2.5	0.1%
CAPITAL CHILL	4,000	0.0%	26k	6.6	0.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED	4,000	0.0%	30k	7.3	0.1%
MAGIC CLASSICAL	4,000	0.0%	57k	15.4	0.3%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S	4,000	0.0%	10k	2.8	0.0%
NATION 80S	2,000	0.0%	8,000	3.1	0.0%
KISS XTRA	1,000	0.0%	0	0.6	0.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO	—	—	—	—	—

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

Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MID COUNTIES TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)