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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4400 · · London

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
1.74m
102kvs prev. quarter
% reach
13.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
16.9m
371kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.7
0.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
8.6%
0.0%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 13.11m · unweighted sample 6,617

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
01.00-04.00
23.2%136k
04.00-07.00
13.2%382k
07.00-10.00
9.0%877k
10.00-13.00
8.3%717k
13.00-16.00
5.8%621k
16.00-18.00
6.9%597k
18.00-19.00
8.7%472k
19.00-22.00
8.8%507k
22.00-01.00
13.9%314k
SaturdayShareReach
01.00-05.00
23.2%85k
05.00-07.00
16.9%149k
07.00-10.00
9.3%333k
10.00-12.00
6.0%249k
12.00-15.00
6.2%300k
15.00-18.00
5.2%194k
18.00-21.00
5.4%125k
21.00-22.00
9.5%72k
22.00-01.00
17.4%168k
SundayShareReach
01.00-05.00
23.1%103k
05.00-07.00
18.4%119k
07.00-10.00
9.9%312k
10.00-12.00
6.2%228k
12.00-15.00
5.7%259k
15.00-18.00
5.1%170k
18.00-21.00
4.4%114k
21.00-22.00
7.6%62k
22.00-01.00
14.8%110k

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 — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+1.74m13.0%9.7100.0%
ADULTS 15-24167k9.0%3.89.6%
ADULTS 25-34261k10.0%2.615.0%
ADULTS 35-44339k14.0%6.619.4%
ADULTS 45-54315k15.0%9.318.1%
ADULTS 55-64292k16.0%18.216.7%
ADULTS 65-74283k20.0%14.716.3%
ADULTS 75+86k9.0%11.14.9%
ADULTS 15-34428k10.0%3.124.6%
ADULTS 15-44767k11.0%4.644.0%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+1.03m16.0%8.859.4%
MEN 15-2481k8.0%4.24.7%
MEN 25-34144k11.0%3.58.2%
MEN 35-44221k19.0%7.112.7%
MEN 45-54208k21.0%9.211.9%
MEN 55-64177k20.0%15.010.2%
MEN 65-74138k22.0%11.77.9%
MEN 75+66k15.0%8.33.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+708k10.0%11.040.6%
WOMEN 15-2486k9.0%3.44.9%
WOMEN 25-34117k9.0%1.66.7%
WOMEN 35-44118k9.0%5.76.7%
WOMEN 45-54107k10.0%9.56.2%
WOMEN 55-64114k12.0%23.26.6%
WOMEN 65-74146k18.0%17.58.4%
WOMEN 75+20k4.0%20.41.1%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS1.07m13.0%8.461.3%
C2DE ADULTS674k14.0%11.838.7%
ABC1 MEN606k16.0%7.534.8%
ABC1 WOMEN462k11.0%9.626.5%
C2DE MEN429k17.0%10.824.6%
C2DE WOMEN245k10.0%13.514.1%

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO10.75m82.0%196.2m18.3100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL8.61m66.0%111.0m12.956.6%
ANY BBC6.07m46.0%80.0m13.240.7%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL3.96m30.0%28.9m7.314.7%
BBC RADIO 42.23m17.0%28.7m12.814.6%
BBC RADIO 21.88m14.0%16.9m9.08.6%
HEART LONDON1.85m14.0%9.6m5.24.9%
LBC LONDON (ILR)1.74m13.0%16.9m9.78.6%
CAPITAL LONDON1.61m12.0%8.3m5.14.2%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.1.55m12.0%8.6m5.54.4%
LBC LONDON1.40m11.0%15.3m10.97.8%
BBC RADIO 11.25m10.0%7.3m5.83.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE1.22m9.0%6.1m5.03.1%
MAGIC (LON DON)981k7.0%4.3m4.42.2%
OTHER STATION965k7.0%5.3m5.52.7%
SMOOTH RADIO LONDON895k7.0%4.2m4.72.1%
BBC 6 MUSIC660k5.0%5.0m7.62.6%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO LONDON651k5.0%5.1m7.92.6%
HITS RADIO (LON DON)629k5.0%1.9m3.01.0%
CAPITAL XTRA (LON DON)597k5.0%2.6m4.31.3%
BBC RADIO 3563k4.0%5.0m8.92.6%
KISS TORY522k4.0%2.1m4.01.1%
LBC NEWS (LON DON)508k4.0%1.6m3.20.8%
KISS506k4.0%2.2m4.31.1%
BBC RADIO LONDON477k4.0%1.4m3.00.7%
OTHER BBC LOCAL406k3.0%3.1m7.71.6%
ABSO LUTE RADIO386k3.0%1.9m4.80.9%
HEART 80S374k3.0%1.3m3.50.7%
RADIO X LONDON368k3.0%2.7m7.51.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA354k3.0%1.6m4.60.8%
GOLD RADIO LONDON322k2.0%2.3m7.21.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE273k2.0%1.3m4.70.7%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA225k2.0%563k2.50.3%
HEART DANCE210k2.0%902k4.30.5%
HEART 90S209k2.0%993k4.70.5%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED189k1.0%613k3.20.3%
ABSO LUTE 80S168k1.0%859k5.10.4%
CAPITAL DANCE167k1.0%657k3.90.3%
GB NEWS RADIO143k1.0%971k6.80.5%
SMOOTH CHILL109k1.0%607k5.60.3%
PLANET ROCK98k1.0%1.3m13.00.6%
HEART 70S89k1.0%171k1.90.1%
SMOOTH RELAX88k1.0%300k3.40.2%
SMOOTH COUN TRY70k1.0%318k4.50.2%
CAPITAL CHILL48k124k2.60.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK30k330k11.10.2%

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

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for LBC LONDON (ILR)1.50m1.60m1.70m1.80m1.90m1.86m1.74mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for LBC LONDON (ILR). SEP 2021: 1.86m; DEC 2021: 1.70m; MAR 2022: 1.91m; JUN 2022: 1.66m; SEP 2022: 1.63m; DEC 2022: 1.71m; MAR 2023: 1.75m; JUN 2023: 1.64m; SEP 2023: 1.63m; DEC 2023: 1.70m; MAR 2024: 1.58m; JUN 2024: 1.72m; SEP 2024: 1.68m; DEC 2024: 1.61m; MAR 2025: 1.68m; JUN 2025: 1.75m; SEP 2025: 1.62m; DEC 2025: 1.53m; MAR 2026: 1.84m; JUN 2026: 1.74m

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for LBC LONDON (ILR)14.0m16.0m18.0m20.0m18.2m16.9mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for LBC LONDON (ILR). SEP 2021: 18.2m; DEC 2021: 17.4m; MAR 2022: 18.8m; JUN 2022: 18.2m; SEP 2022: 16.9m; DEC 2022: 17.2m; MAR 2023: 19.9m; JUN 2023: 17.0m; SEP 2023: 16.5m; DEC 2023: 16.4m; MAR 2024: 15.5m; JUN 2024: 17.1m; SEP 2024: 18.6m; DEC 2024: 16.8m; MAR 2025: 19.3m; JUN 2025: 18.3m; SEP 2025: 16.5m; DEC 2025: 15.9m; MAR 2026: 17.3m; JUN 2026: 16.9m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Market share over time

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for LBC LONDON (ILR)7.5%8.0%8.5%9.0%9.5%8.8%8.6%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for LBC LONDON (ILR). SEP 2021: 8.8%; DEC 2021: 8.7%; MAR 2022: 9.4%; JUN 2022: 9.1%; SEP 2022: 8.3%; DEC 2022: 8.4%; MAR 2023: 9.7%; JUN 2023: 8.5%; SEP 2023: 8.1%; DEC 2023: 8.1%; MAR 2024: 7.8%; JUN 2024: 8.5%; SEP 2024: 9.2%; DEC 2024: 8.7%; MAR 2025: 9.5%; JUN 2025: 9.2%; SEP 2025: 8.6%; DEC 2025: 8.5%; MAR 2026: 8.6%; JUN 2026: 8.6%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, JUN 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 14 2026 - 25 2026 (6th APRIL '26 - 28th JUNE '26)