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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4400 · Quarterly — 3-month rolling sample · London

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
1.84m
▲ 314k vs prev. quarter
% reach
14.0%
▲ 2.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
17.3m
▲ 1.3m vs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.4
▼ 1.0 vs prev. quarter
Market share
8.6%
▲ 0.1% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 12.91m · unweighted sample 6,055

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

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

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+1.84m14.0%9.4100.0%
ADULTS 15-24170k9.0%3.29.2%
ADULTS 25-34196k8.0%4.110.6%
ADULTS 35-44296k13.0%6.516.0%
ADULTS 45-54456k22.0%9.424.7%
ADULTS 55-64348k19.0%12.618.9%
ADULTS 65-74264k18.0%14.914.3%
ADULTS 75+116k14.0%11.76.3%
ADULTS 15-34366k8.0%3.719.9%
ADULTS 15-44662k10.0%5.035.9%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+1.08m17.0%10.158.5%
MEN 15-2484k9.0%4.54.5%
MEN 25-34109k9.0%5.85.9%
MEN 35-44151k13.0%7.68.2%
MEN 45-54306k30.0%9.716.6%
MEN 55-64210k24.0%13.611.4%
MEN 65-74135k21.0%14.87.3%
MEN 75+84k21.0%11.44.5%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+765k11.0%8.241.5%
WOMEN 15-2486k9.0%2.04.7%
WOMEN 25-3488k7.0%2.14.7%
WOMEN 35-44144k12.0%5.47.8%
WOMEN 45-54149k14.0%8.98.1%
WOMEN 55-64137k15.0%11.27.4%
WOMEN 65-74128k16.0%14.97.0%
WOMEN 75+32k7.0%12.71.7%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS1.11m14.0%8.360.0%
C2DE ADULTS738k15.0%10.940.0%
ABC1 MEN616k16.0%8.733.4%
ABC1 WOMEN491k12.0%7.926.6%
C2DE MEN464k19.0%12.125.1%
C2DE WOMEN274k11.0%8.814.8%

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

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
07.00-10.00
▸
8.8%948k
10.00-13.00
▸
10.2%847k
13.00-16.00
▸
6.7%758k
16.00-18.00
▸
7.3%670k
18.00-19.00
▸
9.7%559k
19.00-22.00
▸
9.8%601k
22.00-01.00
▸
12.1%314k
01.00-04.00
▸
20.4%128k
04.00-07.00
▸
11.6%373k
SaturdayShareReach
07.00-10.00
▸
6.6%289k
10.00-12.00
▸
7.2%309k
12.00-15.00
▸
5.7%309k
15.00-18.00
▸
4.3%188k
18.00-21.00
▸
6.1%180k
21.00-22.00
▸
12.2%83k
22.00-01.00
▸
14.7%156k
01.00-05.00
▸
18.5%63k
05.00-07.00
▸
11.7%95k
SundayShareReach
07.00-10.00
▸
6.1%242k
10.00-12.00
▸
6.1%240k
12.00-15.00
▸
5.5%276k
15.00-18.00
▸
4.7%197k
18.00-21.00
▸
5.8%179k
21.00-22.00
▸
6.9%54k
22.00-01.00
▸
11.4%121k
01.00-05.00
▸
18.5%89k
05.00-07.00
▸
13.3%101k

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, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 4 2.24m17.0%28.0m12.514.0%
BBC RADIO 2 2.02m16.0%20.1m10.010.1%
LBC LONDON (ILR) Combothis station1.84m14.0%17.3m9.48.6%
HEART LONDON 1.76m14.0%8.5m4.84.3%
CAPITAL LONDON 1.48m11.0%8.0m5.44.0%
BBC RADIO 1 1.32m10.0%8.0m6.14.0%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 1.21m9.0%6.6m5.43.3%
MAGIC (LONDON) 990k8.0%4.9m5.02.5%
SMOOTH RADIO LONDON 974k8.0%5.3m5.52.7%
HITS RADIO (LONDON) (WAS KISS (LONDON)) 717k6.0%1.6m2.20.8%
BBC RADIO 3 656k5.0%4.4m6.72.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO (LONDON) 644k5.0%4.0m6.22.0%
BBC 6 MUSIC 634k5.0%5.4m8.42.7%
CAPITAL XTRA (LONDON) 579k4.0%2.3m4.01.1%
LBC NEWS (LONDON) 578k4.0%2.4m4.11.2%
KISSTORY 483k4.0%1.8m3.70.9%
RADIO X LONDON 408k3.0%3.2m7.81.6%
KISS 380k3.0%1.8m4.90.9%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 365k3.0%2.4m6.71.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 333k3.0%1.4m4.10.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 325k3.0%1.9m5.81.0%
HEART 80S 306k2.0%1.1m3.70.6%
GOLD RADIO LONDON 295k2.0%2.3m7.81.2%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 222k2.0%552k2.50.3%
HEART 90S 211k2.0%644k3.10.3%
ABSOLUTE 80S 209k2.0%953k4.60.5%
HEART DANCE 183k1.0%670k3.70.3%
CAPITAL DANCE 162k1.0%732k4.50.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 158k1.0%593k3.80.3%
GB NEWS RADIO 124k1.0%591k4.70.3%
PLANET ROCK 115k1.0%1.1m9.50.6%
SMOOTH CHILL 102k1.0%339k3.30.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 96k1.0%524k5.40.3%
HEART 70S 94k1.0%368k3.90.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 66k1.0%196k3.00.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 66k1.0%182k2.80.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 31k0.0%235k7.60.1%

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

Source: RAJAR — LBC LONDON (ILR) TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)