RADIO ESSEX DAB
YLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4387 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
34k
4,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
3.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
249k
46kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.3
0.5vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.2%
0.3%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.22m · unweighted sample 3,968
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
04.00-06.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 1.8% | 21k |
06.00-09.00 | 1.8% | 18k |
09.00-10.00 | 1.6% | 14k |
10.00-12.30 | 1.3% | 14k |
12.30-15.00 | 1.6% | 12k |
10.00-16.00 | 1.5% | 16k |
15.00-18.00 | 1.3% | 13k |
18.00-22.00 | 0.6% | 7,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.4% | 1,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 0.2% | — |
06.00-08.00 | 0.9% | 3,000 |
08.00-12.00 | 1.0% | 5,000 |
12.00-16.00 | 1.0% | 5,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 1.3% | 4,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 0.4% | 1,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-08.00 | 0.4% | 1,000 |
08.00-12.00 | 0.9% | 5,000 |
12.00-16.00 | 0.7% | 3,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 0.5% | 2,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 1.2% | 2,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.6% | 1,000 |
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 — RADIO ESSEX DAB TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 34k | 3.0% | 7.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 2.7 | 8.6% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 6,000 | 3.0% | 2.9 | 18.8% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 5,000 | 3.0% | 6.0 | 15.1% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 5,000 | 2.0% | 22.3 | 13.3% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 7,000 | 4.0% | 7.5 | 19.8% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 4,000 | 3.0% | 5.4 | 12.9% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 4,000 | 3.0% | 4.5 | 11.4% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 9,000 | 3.0% | 2.8 | 27.4% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 14k | 3.0% | 4.0 | 42.6% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 16k | 3.0% | 5.0 | 45.6% |
| MEN 15-24 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.8 | 2.2% |
| MEN 25-34 | 3,000 | 3.0% | 4.8 | 8.7% |
| MEN 35-44 | 3,000 | 3.0% | 4.2 | 8.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 3.0 | 2.4% |
| MEN 55-64 | 4,000 | 4.0% | 9.6 | 11.1% |
| MEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 3.0% | 3.6 | 5.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 3,000 | 4.0% | 2.1 | 7.9% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 18k | 3.0% | 9.3 | 54.4% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 2,000 | 3.0% | 3.3 | 6.4% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 3,000 | 4.0% | 1.3 | 10.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 2,000 | 2.0% | 8.1 | 7.1% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 4,000 | 4.0% | 26.6 | 10.9% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 3.0% | 4.7 | 8.7% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 3.0% | 6.6 | 7.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 9.7 | 3.5% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 15k | 3.0% | 4.6 | 44.0% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 19k | 3.0% | 9.5 | 56.0% |
| ABC1 MEN | 5,000 | 2.0% | 5.0 | 14.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 10k | 3.0% | 4.4 | 29.8% |
| C2DE MEN | 11k | 3.0% | 5.0 | 31.4% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 8,000 | 3.0% | 15.3 | 24.5% |
Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX DAB TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 1.01m | 83.0% | 20.4m | 20.3 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 798k | 65.0% | 11.7m | 14.7 | 57.4% |
| ANY BBC | 590k | 48.0% | 8.2m | 14.0 | 40.3% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 249k | 20.0% | 3.0m | 12.1 | 14.8% |
| HEART ESSEX | 175k | 14.0% | 1.3m | 7.3 | 6.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 150k | 12.0% | 1.8m | 12.2 | 9.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 140k | 12.0% | 863k | 6.1 | 4.2% |
| * HEART ESSEX CHELMS FORD & SOUTH END | 132k | 11.0% | 802k | 6.1 | 3.9% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 126k | 10.0% | 870k | 6.9 | 4.3% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 119k | 10.0% | 604k | 5.1 | 3.0% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 95k | 8.0% | 486k | 5.1 | 2.4% |
| * BBC ESSEX | 91k | 7.0% | 801k | 8.8 | 3.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 86k | 7.0% | 675k | 7.9 | 3.3% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 83k | 7.0% | 703k | 8.5 | 3.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 80k | 7.0% | 527k | 6.6 | 2.6% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 77k | 6.0% | 681k | 8.8 | 3.3% |
| TALK SPORT | 77k | 6.0% | 831k | 10.8 | 4.1% |
| MAGIC | 74k | 6.0% | 486k | 6.6 | 2.4% |
| OTHER STATION | 74k | 6.0% | 462k | 6.2 | 2.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 62k | 5.0% | 429k | 6.9 | 2.1% |
| KISS TORY | 57k | 5.0% | 245k | 4.3 | 1.2% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 56k | 5.0% | 450k | 8.0 | 2.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 49k | 4.0% | 307k | 6.2 | 1.5% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 44k | 4.0% | 414k | 9.4 | 2.0% |
| KISS | 41k | 3.0% | 192k | 4.7 | 0.9% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 38k | 3.0% | 358k | 9.3 | 1.8% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 38k | 3.0% | 521k | 13.9 | 2.6% |
| HITS RADIO | 35k | 3.0% | 146k | 4.1 | 0.7% |
| RADIO ESSEX DAB | 34k | 3.0% | 249k | 7.3 | 1.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 33k | 3.0% | 88k | 2.7 | 0.4% |
| HEART 80S | 32k | 3.0% | 160k | 5.0 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 27k | 2.0% | 183k | 6.8 | 0.9% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 26k | 2.0% | 137k | 5.2 | 0.7% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 24k | 2.0% | 115k | 4.9 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 23k | 2.0% | 228k | 9.7 | 1.1% |
| * RADIO ESSEX | 22k | 2.0% | 118k | 5.4 | 0.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 22k | 2.0% | 62k | 2.8 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 22k | 2.0% | 162k | 7.3 | 0.8% |
| HEART DANCE | 20k | 2.0% | 161k | 8.3 | 0.8% |
| HEART 90S | 18k | 2.0% | 39k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 17k | 1.0% | 51k | 3.0 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 17k | 1.0% | 90k | 5.5 | 0.4% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 17k | 1.0% | 155k | 9.3 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 16k | 1.0% | 32k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 16k | 1.0% | 143k | 9.2 | 0.7% |
| PLANET ROCK | 16k | 1.0% | 161k | 10.1 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 15k | 1.0% | 30k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 14k | 1.0% | 200k | 14.3 | 1.0% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 14k | 1.0% | 66k | 4.7 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 14k | 1.0% | 137k | 9.8 | 0.7% |
| * HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 13k | 1.0% | 32k | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 12k | 1.0% | 130k | 10.7 | 0.6% |
| KISS XTRA | 11k | 1.0% | 17k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 10k | 1.0% | 39k | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 23k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 9,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 31k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 8,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 2.7 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 8,000 | 1.0% | 54k | 6.7 | 0.3% |
| KER RANG! | 8,000 | 1.0% | 51k | 6.2 | 0.3% |
| TIMES RADIO | 8,000 | 1.0% | 69k | 8.4 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 7,000 | 1.0% | 24k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 7,000 | 1.0% | 33k | 4.5 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.9 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 6,000 | — | 20k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 6,000 | — | 22k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 6,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 6,000 | 1.0% | 18k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 5,000 | — | 10k | 2.2 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 5,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 5,000 | — | 5,000 | 0.9 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | — | 73k | 15.4 | 0.4% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 5,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.7 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 5,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.4 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 4,000 | — | 14k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80S | 3,000 | — | 13k | 4.3 | 0.1% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 2,000 | — | 7,000 | 4.6 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 2,000 | — | 6,000 | 2.5 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 2,000 | — | 30k | 15.8 | 0.1% |
| SUNRISE RADIO NATION AL | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.3 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX DAB TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX DAB TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX DAB TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Market share over time
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX DAB TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)