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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4390 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
3.60m
▼ 35k vs prev. quarter
% reach
17.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
25.1m
▼ 11k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.0
▲ 0.1 vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.8%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 21.12m · unweighted sample 22,914

Group members (9)

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — COMMUNICORP UK 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 — COMMUNICORP UK 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 — COMMUNICORP UK TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+3.60m17.0%7.0100.0%
ADULTS 15-24416k13.0%4.411.6%
ADULTS 25-34678k20.0%4.518.8%
ADULTS 35-44606k18.0%6.616.8%
ADULTS 45-54578k19.0%7.516.1%
ADULTS 55-64596k18.0%7.716.6%
ADULTS 65-74489k17.0%9.813.6%
ADULTS 75+235k12.0%10.86.5%
ADULTS 15-341.09m17.0%4.430.4%
ADULTS 15-441.70m17.0%5.247.2%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+1.51m15.0%6.942.1%
MEN 15-24180k11.0%6.05.0%
MEN 25-34283k17.0%4.37.9%
MEN 35-44241k15.0%7.56.7%
MEN 45-54206k14.0%5.55.7%
MEN 55-64278k17.0%7.27.7%
MEN 65-74222k16.0%10.26.2%
MEN 75+103k12.0%9.12.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+2.08m19.0%7.057.9%
WOMEN 15-24236k15.0%3.26.6%
WOMEN 25-34395k23.0%4.611.0%
WOMEN 35-44364k21.0%6.010.1%
WOMEN 45-54372k24.0%8.610.3%
WOMEN 55-64318k19.0%8.28.8%
WOMEN 65-74267k17.0%9.47.4%
WOMEN 75+132k12.0%12.23.7%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS1.73m16.0%6.248.1%
C2DE ADULTS1.87m19.0%7.851.9%
ABC1 MEN686k13.0%5.619.1%
ABC1 WOMEN1.04m18.0%6.529.0%
C2DE MEN828k17.0%8.023.0%
C2DE WOMEN1.04m21.0%7.628.9%

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

Source: RAJAR — COMMUNICORP UK TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
▸
6.7%3.13m
06.00-09.00
▸
5.8%1.25m
06.00-12.00
▸
6.3%2.08m
06.00-18.00
▸
6.8%2.86m
06.00-24.00
▸
6.8%3.09m
09.00-12.00
▸
6.7%1.69m
12.00-15.00
▸
7.5%1.66m
15.00-18.00
▸
7.2%1.56m
18.00-21.00
▸
6.8%974k
21.00-24.00
▸
6.7%434k
24.00-06.00
▸
4.8%273k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
6.2%341k
06.00-12.00
▸
6.9%819k
06.00-18.00
▸
7.2%1.24m
06.00-24.00
▸
7.1%1.37m
06.00-06.00
▸
7.0%1.39m
09.00-12.00
▸
7.2%677k
12.00-15.00
▸
7.9%685k
15.00-18.00
▸
7.0%487k
18.00-21.00
▸
6.6%285k
21.00-24.00
▸
6.8%164k
24.00-06.00
▸
3.8%69k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
6.3%264k
06.00-12.00
▸
6.8%700k
06.00-18.00
▸
7.1%1.12m
06.00-24.00
▸
7.1%1.24m
06.00-06.00
▸
7.0%1.28m
09.00-12.00
▸
7.0%604k
12.00-15.00
▸
7.8%663k
15.00-18.00
▸
6.7%437k
18.00-21.00
▸
6.9%269k
21.00-24.00
▸
7.5%145k
24.00-06.00
▸
5.7%102k

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 — COMMUNICORP UK TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 4.53m21.0%49.8m11.013.4%
COMMUNICORP UK Groupthis station3.60m17.0%25.1m7.06.8%
BBC RADIO 4 2.67m13.0%30.3m11.48.2%
BBC RADIO 1 2.42m11.0%14.9m6.24.0%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 2.17m10.0%19.6m9.05.3%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 1.93m9.0%12.5m6.53.4%
HITS RADIO 1.77m8.0%8.7m4.92.3%
CLASSIC FM 1.39m7.0%11.6m8.33.1%
TALKSPORT 1.28m6.0%8.5m6.62.3%
BBC 6 MUSIC 825k4.0%8.3m10.02.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 780k4.0%5.2m6.61.4%
ABSOLUTE 80S 693k3.0%4.5m6.41.2%
GOLD RADIO UK 663k3.0%5.2m7.81.4%
HEART 80S 623k3.0%2.4m3.90.7%
MAGIC 605k3.0%2.7m4.50.7%
KISSTORY 589k3.0%2.8m4.70.7%
BBC RADIO 3 541k3.0%4.3m7.91.2%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 522k2.0%1.7m3.30.5%
PLANET ROCK 484k2.0%4.9m10.21.3%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 479k2.0%3.5m7.20.9%
KISS 446k2.0%2.4m5.30.6%
HEART DANCE 435k2.0%2.0m4.50.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 421k2.0%1.8m4.30.5%
HEART 90S 384k2.0%1.5m3.90.4%
VIRGIN RADIO 377k2.0%1.8m4.80.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 376k2.0%1.3m3.50.4%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 357k2.0%756k2.10.2%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 320k2.0%1.9m5.90.5%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 288k1.0%1.4m4.80.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 264k1.0%1.2m4.60.3%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 264k1.0%1.8m6.60.5%
BOOM RADIO 246k1.0%3.8m15.51.0%
HEART 70S 241k1.0%794k3.30.2%
KERRANG! 241k1.0%1.4m6.00.4%
KISSTORY R&B 241k1.0%793k3.30.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 237k1.0%1.9m8.00.5%
GB NEWS RADIO 229k1.0%1.5m6.80.4%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 226k1.0%1.5m6.90.4%
TALKSPORT2 226k1.0%834k3.70.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 215k1.0%1.1m5.20.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 206k1.0%2.3m11.40.6%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 199k1.0%666k3.40.2%
HEAT 193k1.0%607k3.20.2%
TIMES RADIO 161k1.0%1.3m7.80.3%
SMOOTH CHILL 158k1.0%799k5.10.2%
MAGIC SOUL 150k1.0%924k6.20.2%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 146k1.0%423k2.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 139k1.0%258k1.90.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 132k1.0%589k4.50.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 127k1.0%173k1.40.0%
JAZZ FM 123k1.0%661k5.40.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 122k1.0%1.1m9.20.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 116k1.0%338k2.90.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 116k1.0%482k4.20.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 106k1.0%675k6.30.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 106k1.0%152k1.40.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 102k0.0%361k3.50.1%
CAPITAL CHILL 85k0.0%291k3.40.1%
NATION 80S 80k0.0%170k2.10.0%
KISS XTRA 56k0.0%94k1.70.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 46k0.0%321k7.00.1%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 10k0.0%31k3.20.0%

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

Source: RAJAR — COMMUNICORP UK TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)