HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4449 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
111k
23kvs prev. quarter
% reach
14.0%
3.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
811k
98kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.3
0.5vs prev. quarter
Market share
5.2%
1.2%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 792k · unweighted sample 1,001
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 | 1.3% | 1,000 |
04.00-06.30 | 6.6% | 15k |
06.30-10.00 | 6.5% | 66k |
10.00-13.00 | 6.4% | 55k |
13.00-16.00 | 6.3% | 49k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.7% | 37k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.6% | 14k |
22.00-01.00 | 0.6% | 4,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 5.1% | 3,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 6.5% | 20k |
10.00-13.00 | 3.5% | 16k |
13.00-16.00 | 4.1% | 22k |
16.00-19.00 | 1.3% | 6,000 |
19.00-23.00 | 4.5% | 9,000 |
23.00-01.00 | 2.3% | 5,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 1.3% | 1,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 4.8% | 14k |
10.00-13.00 | 6.3% | 24k |
13.00-16.00 | 3.8% | 18k |
16.00-19.00 | 5.8% | 13k |
19.00-22.00 | 9.1% | 7,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 1.4% | 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 — HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 111k | 14.0% | 7.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 12k | 11.0% | 5.7 | 10.9% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 33k | 24.0% | 8.9 | 29.8% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 18k | 12.0% | 5.8 | 16.1% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 24k | 19.0% | 8.2 | 21.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 14k | 13.0% | 7.0 | 13.0% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 9,000 | 9.0% | 5.0 | 8.3% |
| ADULTS 75+ | — | — | 0.8 | 0.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 45k | 18.0% | 8.0 | 40.7% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 63k | 16.0% | 7.4 | 56.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 49k | 13.0% | 9.8 | 44.5% |
| MEN 15-24 | 3,000 | 6.0% | 5.7 | 3.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 18k | 26.0% | 14.3 | 16.1% |
| MEN 35-44 | 9,000 | 13.0% | 9.4 | 8.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 10k | 15.0% | 4.8 | 8.7% |
| MEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 12.0% | 10.3 | 6.3% |
| MEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 5.0% | 1.0 | 1.9% |
| MEN 75+ | — | — | 0.8 | 0.1% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 62k | 15.0% | 5.3 | 55.5% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 9,000 | 17.0% | 5.7 | 7.9% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 15k | 23.0% | 2.5 | 13.6% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 8,000 | 11.0% | 1.8 | 7.6% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 15k | 23.0% | 10.4 | 13.2% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 7,000 | 13.0% | 3.8 | 6.7% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 7,000 | 12.0% | 6.2 | 6.4% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 57k | 12.0% | 4.5 | 51.1% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 54k | 18.0% | 10.2 | 48.9% |
| ABC1 MEN | 22k | 9.0% | 3.5 | 19.4% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 35k | 14.0% | 5.1 | 31.7% |
| C2DE MEN | 28k | 18.0% | 14.6 | 25.1% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 26k | 18.0% | 5.6 | 23.8% |
Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 705k | 89.0% | 15.7m | 22.2 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 547k | 69.0% | 7.9m | 14.4 | 50.2% |
| ANY BBC | 432k | 55.0% | 6.8m | 15.7 | 43.2% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 191k | 24.0% | 2.2m | 11.3 | 13.8% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 132k | 17.0% | 750k | 5.7 | 4.8% |
| HEART FOUR COUNT IES | 129k | 16.0% | 1.1m | 8.6 | 7.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 123k | 16.0% | 1.4m | 11.2 | 8.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 116k | 15.0% | 822k | 7.1 | 5.3% |
| HEART 4 COUNT IES BEDS/ BUCKS/ HERTS | 111k | 14.0% | 811k | 7.3 | 5.2% |
| BBC THREE COUNT IES RADIO | 86k | 11.0% | 597k | 7.0 | 3.8% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 82k | 10.0% | 292k | 3.5 | 1.9% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 79k | 10.0% | 582k | 7.3 | 3.7% |
| CLASSIC FM | 72k | 9.0% | 670k | 9.3 | 4.3% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 69k | 9.0% | 552k | 8.0 | 3.5% |
| TALK SPORT | 64k | 8.0% | 440k | 6.8 | 2.8% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 60k | 8.0% | 454k | 7.6 | 2.9% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 59k | 7.0% | 388k | 6.6 | 2.5% |
| OTHER STATION | 59k | 7.0% | 1.0m | 17.4 | 6.6% |
| * HEART HERT FORD SHIRE | 51k | 6.0% | 298k | 5.8 | 1.9% |
| MAGIC | 40k | 5.0% | 142k | 3.5 | 0.9% |
| KISS TORY | 39k | 5.0% | 176k | 4.5 | 1.1% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 35k | 4.0% | 298k | 8.6 | 1.9% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 29k | 4.0% | 89k | 3.1 | 0.6% |
| HEART 80S | 28k | 4.0% | 65k | 2.3 | 0.4% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 26k | 3.0% | 340k | 12.9 | 2.2% |
| HITS RADIO | 26k | 3.0% | 52k | 2.0 | 0.3% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 26k | 3.0% | 241k | 9.4 | 1.5% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 25k | 3.0% | 102k | 4.1 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 24k | 3.0% | 250k | 10.4 | 1.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 24k | 3.0% | 72k | 3.0 | 0.5% |
| KISS | 20k | 3.0% | 78k | 3.9 | 0.5% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 20k | 3.0% | 142k | 7.1 | 0.9% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 19k | 2.0% | 26k | 1.3 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 18k | 2.0% | 93k | 5.2 | 0.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 17k | 2.0% | 48k | 2.8 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 17k | 2.0% | 125k | 7.3 | 0.8% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 17k | 2.0% | 111k | 6.5 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 16k | 2.0% | 182k | 11.2 | 1.2% |
| HEART 70S | 16k | 2.0% | 34k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 16k | 2.0% | 98k | 6.2 | 0.6% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 16k | 2.0% | 79k | 4.8 | 0.5% |
| BOOM RADIO | 14k | 2.0% | 403k | 29.3 | 2.6% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 13k | 2.0% | 48k | 3.7 | 0.3% |
| TIMES RADIO | 13k | 2.0% | 33k | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS (BUCKS BEDS & HERTS) | 11k | 1.0% | 122k | 11.3 | 0.8% |
| PLANET ROCK | 11k | 1.0% | 84k | 7.4 | 0.5% |
| JAZZ FM | 10k | 1.0% | 23k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 10k | 1.0% | 28k | 3.0 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 10k | 1.0% | 114k | 11.8 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 9,000 | 1.0% | 63k | 7.2 | 0.4% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 9,000 | 1.0% | 55k | 6.3 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 9,000 | 1.0% | 87k | 9.7 | 0.6% |
| HEART DANCE | 8,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNT IES | 7,000 | 1.0% | 107k | 15.0 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 18k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 6,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| KER RANG! | 6,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 6,000 | 1.0% | 144k | 23.2 | 0.9% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 6,000 | 1.0% | 26k | 4.1 | 0.2% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 5,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.0 | — |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 5,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 1.3 | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 5,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 4,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.6 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 4,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 0.6 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 4,000 | — | 10k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 3,000 | — | 31k | 9.7 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 3,000 | — | 10k | 3.5 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 2,000 | — | 36k | 20.5 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.7 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.8 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.6 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 1,000 | — | 5,000 | 4.8 | — |
| NATION 80S | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.9 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.5 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.7 | — |
| * HITS RADIO (BUCKS BEDS & HERTS) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS 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) · Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)