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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4444 · · Local

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
320k
39kvs prev. quarter
% reach
20.0%
2.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.4m
174kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.6
0.4vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.9%
0.6%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.59m · unweighted sample 1,856

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
5.9%146k
10.00-13.00
8.6%158k
13.00-16.00
10.5%151k
16.00-19.00
9.6%143k
19.00-22.00
6.6%65k
22.00-24.00
2.2%20k
24.00-06.00
1.2%12k
06.00-19.00
8.4%264k
06.00-06.00
7.9%278k
SaturdayShareReach
07.00-10.00
11.1%58k
10.00-14.00
6.6%60k
14.00-18.00
9.2%57k
18.00-21.00
7.7%34k
21.00-24.00
4.8%14k
24.00-06.00
1.6%3,000
06.00-18.00
8.4%111k
06.00-06.00
7.8%127k
SundayShareReach
07.00-10.00
4.8%26k
10.00-14.00
5.5%41k
14.00-18.00
10.5%52k
18.00-22.00
15.9%41k
22.00-24.00
3.8%3,000
24.00-06.00
0.7%2,000
06.00-18.00
6.9%84k
06.00-06.00
7.8%95k

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 — Q RADIO TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+320k20.0%7.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2446k20.0%5.114.4%
ADULTS 25-3453k23.0%4.816.6%
ADULTS 35-4473k28.0%9.522.8%
ADULTS 45-5471k29.0%7.522.0%
ADULTS 55-6454k21.0%4.316.9%
ADULTS 65-7421k9.0%22.46.6%
ADULTS 75+2,0002.0%0.50.7%
ADULTS 15-3499k21.0%4.931.0%
ADULTS 15-44172k24.0%6.953.8%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+120k15.0%3.937.5%
MEN 15-2412k10.0%7.93.8%
MEN 25-3426k22.0%2.78.2%
MEN 35-4421k17.0%7.06.5%
MEN 45-5430k25.0%2.69.2%
MEN 55-6425k20.0%2.87.7%
MEN 65-746,0005.0%1.71.9%
MEN 75+1,0001.0%0.50.2%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+200k25.0%9.762.5%
WOMEN 15-2434k30.0%4.110.6%
WOMEN 25-3427k24.0%6.88.4%
WOMEN 35-4452k39.0%10.416.3%
WOMEN 45-5441k33.0%11.012.8%
WOMEN 55-6430k23.0%5.69.2%
WOMEN 65-7415k11.0%30.74.7%
WOMEN 75+1,0002.0%0.60.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS146k19.0%6.245.7%
C2DE ADULTS174k21.0%8.754.3%
ABC1 MEN59k15.0%4.918.3%
ABC1 WOMEN88k24.0%7.027.4%
C2DE MEN61k16.0%2.919.1%
C2DE WOMEN113k25.0%11.935.2%

Source: RAJAR — Q RADIO TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO1.48m93.0%30.7m20.8100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL1.27m80.0%19.2m15.162.6%
ANY BBC754k47.0%9.5m12.731.1%
COOL FM507k32.0%3.4m6.811.2%
BBC RADIO ULSTER402k25.0%4.0m9.913.0%
Q RADIO320k20.0%2.4m7.67.9%
DOWN TOWN RADIO307k19.0%3.1m10.110.1%
OTHER STATION218k14.0%1.9m8.96.3%
* U105 (GREAT ER BEL FAST)208k13.0%1.9m9.16.1%
BBC RADIO 2208k13.0%1.6m7.65.1%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE174k11.0%1.2m6.63.8%
BBC RADIO 4159k10.0%1.4m9.04.6%
DOWN TOWN COUN TRY151k9.0%1.8m11.75.7%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL145k9.0%589k4.11.9%
BBC RADIO 1139k9.0%470k3.41.5%
CLASSIC FM111k7.0%755k6.82.5%
TALK SPORT80k5.0%298k3.71.0%
GREAT- EST HITS NORTH ERN IRELAND68k4.0%546k8.01.8%
LBC BRAND (UK)67k4.0%268k4.00.9%
HEART 80S58k4.0%153k2.70.5%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.57k4.0%233k4.10.8%
HEART NET WORK (UK)56k4.0%128k2.30.4%
KISS TORY52k3.0%249k4.80.8%
SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK)51k3.0%250k4.90.8%
MAGIC48k3.0%244k5.10.8%
CAPITAL NET WORK (UK)46k3.0%123k2.70.4%
KISS40k3.0%99k2.50.3%
BBC RADIO 337k2.0%313k8.51.0%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)35k2.0%294k8.41.0%
ABSO LUTE 80S35k2.0%59k1.70.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC32k2.0%249k7.80.8%
HITS RADIO (NORTH ERN IRE LAND)31k2.0%37k1.20.1%
PLANET ROCK31k2.0%383k12.41.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S28k2.0%80k2.90.3%
GOLD RADIO UK26k2.0%59k2.30.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO26k2.0%168k6.40.5%
OTHER BBC LOCAL25k2.0%39k1.50.1%
CAPITAL DANCE25k2.0%126k5.10.4%
HEART 90S25k2.0%65k2.60.2%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK24k2.0%99k4.10.3%
HEART DANCE24k1.0%81k3.40.3%
VIRGIN RADIO24k2.0%279k11.50.9%
HEART 70S22k1.0%84k3.80.3%
GB NEWS RADIO21k1.0%92k4.40.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA20k1.0%27k1.40.1%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA19k1.0%59k3.10.2%
KER RANG!19k1.0%174k9.10.6%
BBC WORLD SERVICE17k1.0%37k2.10.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE16k1.0%11k0.7
TALK16k1.0%75k4.60.2%
MELLOW MAGIC15k1.0%44k3.00.1%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA14k1.0%45k3.20.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)13k1.0%18k1.30.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY13k1.0%63k4.80.2%
TALK SPORT211k1.0%16k1.40.1%
TIMES RADIO11k1.0%98k8.50.3%
HEAT10k1.0%6,0000.6
SMOOTH RELAX10k1.0%15k1.5
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED10k1.0%9,0000.9
COUN TRY LINE RADIO8,0001.0%35k4.30.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S8,0006,0000.7
KISS TORY R&B8,00021k2.60.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S6,0004,0000.6
HITS RADIO CHILLED6,0005,0000.8
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS6,00011k1.8
BBC ASIAN NET WORK5,00018k3.30.1%
BOOM RADIO5,00049k9.50.2%
KISS XTRA5,0008,0001.7
SMOOTH COUN TRY5,0006,0001.1
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S4,00033k8.40.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S4,0003,0000.7
CAPITAL CHILL3,0003,0000.9
MAGIC SOUL3,0002,0000.7
NATION 80S3,0002,0000.7
MAGIC CLASSIC AL2,00052k23.70.2%
SMOOTH CHILL2,0003,0001.3
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED1,0001,0000.6
JAZZ FM1,0000.5
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK1,0002,0002.5
BLOOM BERG RADIO00.0%00.00.0%

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

Source: RAJAR — Q RADIO TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for Q RADIO150k200k250k300k350k400k292k320kSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for Q RADIO. SEP 2021: 292k; DEC 2021: 253k; MAR 2022: 228k; JUN 2022: 194k; SEP 2022: 241k; DEC 2022: 226k; MAR 2023: 216k; JUN 2023: 284k; SEP 2023: 362k; DEC 2023: 351k; MAR 2024: 370k; JUN 2024: 378k; SEP 2024: 344k; DEC 2024: 335k; MAR 2025: 338k; JUN 2025: 318k; SEP 2025: 302k; DEC 2025: 293k; MAR 2026: 281k; JUN 2026: 320k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — Q RADIO TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for Q RADIO1.0m1.5m2.0m2.5m2.1m2.4mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for Q RADIO. SEP 2021: 2.1m; DEC 2021: 1.4m; MAR 2022: 1.2m; JUN 2022: 1.3m; SEP 2022: 1.7m; DEC 2022: 1.5m; MAR 2023: 1.2m; JUN 2023: 1.8m; SEP 2023: 2.2m; DEC 2023: 2.1m; MAR 2024: 2.5m; JUN 2024: 2.4m; SEP 2024: 1.9m; DEC 2024: 2.4m; MAR 2025: 2.6m; JUN 2025: 2.7m; SEP 2025: 2.4m; DEC 2025: 2.0m; MAR 2026: 2.2m; JUN 2026: 2.4m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — Q RADIO TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Market share over time

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for Q RADIO4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%7.6%7.9%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for Q RADIO. SEP 2021: 7.6%; DEC 2021: 5.1%; MAR 2022: 4.2%; JUN 2022: 5.0%; SEP 2022: 6.6%; DEC 2022: 5.6%; MAR 2023: 4.3%; JUN 2023: 6.2%; SEP 2023: 7.4%; DEC 2023: 7.1%; MAR 2024: 8.2%; JUN 2024: 7.7%; SEP 2024: 5.9%; DEC 2024: 7.7%; MAR 2025: 8.7%; JUN 2025: 9.1%; SEP 2025: 8.4%; DEC 2025: 6.8%; MAR 2026: 7.3%; JUN 2026: 7.9%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — Q RADIO TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)