HEART ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4459 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
153k
2,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
13.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
955k
9,000vs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.3
0.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
5.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.19m · unweighted sample 1,506
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 | 1.8% | 1,000 |
04.00-06.30 | 0.6% | 5,000 |
06.30-10.00 | 5.1% | 75k |
10.00-13.00 | 4.8% | 53k |
13.00-16.00 | 5.3% | 80k |
16.00-19.00 | 6.2% | 76k |
19.00-22.00 | 4.9% | 28k |
22.00-01.00 | 2.7% | 8,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 1.2% | 1,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 6.0% | 27k |
10.00-13.00 | 6.7% | 35k |
13.00-16.00 | 7.9% | 33k |
16.00-19.00 | 5.8% | 25k |
19.00-23.00 | 4.2% | 11k |
23.00-01.00 | 1.9% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 2.9% | 1,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 3.8% | 18k |
10.00-13.00 | 4.2% | 27k |
13.00-16.00 | 3.3% | 14k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.2% | 6,000 |
19.00-22.00 | 2.5% | 3,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.9% | 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 ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND 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+ | 153k | 13.0% | 6.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 22k | 14.0% | 4.9 | 14.1% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 26k | 14.0% | 2.6 | 16.9% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 34k | 17.0% | 5.7 | 22.6% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 25k | 14.0% | 4.6 | 16.1% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 21k | 11.0% | 8.2 | 13.5% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 18k | 12.0% | 11.9 | 12.1% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 7,000 | 6.0% | 11.7 | 4.7% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 47k | 14.0% | 3.7 | 31.0% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 82k | 15.0% | 4.5 | 53.6% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 64k | 11.0% | 4.3 | 42.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 9,000 | 11.0% | 6.6 | 5.9% |
| MEN 25-34 | 17k | 19.0% | 2.2 | 11.4% |
| MEN 35-44 | 17k | 18.0% | 7.6 | 11.4% |
| MEN 45-54 | 8,000 | 9.0% | 0.8 | 5.1% |
| MEN 55-64 | 5,000 | 6.0% | 2.9 | 3.5% |
| MEN 65-74 | 4,000 | 7.0% | 2.9 | 2.9% |
| MEN 75+ | 3,000 | 5.0% | 4.2 | 2.1% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 88k | 14.0% | 7.7 | 57.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 12k | 17.0% | 3.7 | 8.2% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 8,000 | 9.0% | 3.5 | 5.6% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 17k | 16.0% | 3.8 | 11.2% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 17k | 18.0% | 6.3 | 11.0% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 15k | 16.0% | 10.1 | 10.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 14k | 15.0% | 14.8 | 9.2% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 4,000 | 7.0% | 17.5 | 2.6% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 66k | 12.0% | 5.2 | 43.1% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 87k | 14.0% | 7.1 | 56.9% |
| ABC1 MEN | 25k | 9.0% | 5.8 | 16.1% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 41k | 14.0% | 4.8 | 27.0% |
| C2DE MEN | 40k | 13.0% | 3.4 | 26.1% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 47k | 15.0% | 10.2 | 30.8% |
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND 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 | 1.02m | 86.0% | 19.2m | 18.9 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 803k | 68.0% | 11.1m | 13.8 | 57.7% |
| ANY BBC | 611k | 51.0% | 7.9m | 12.9 | 40.9% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 232k | 20.0% | 2.3m | 10.0 | 12.0% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 185k | 16.0% | 867k | 4.7 | 4.5% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 169k | 14.0% | 1.1m | 6.8 | 6.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 154k | 13.0% | 1.9m | 12.3 | 9.9% |
| HEART ESSEX CHELMS FORD & SOUTH END | 153k | 13.0% | 955k | 6.3 | 5.0% |
| HEART ESSEX | 153k | 13.0% | 955k | 6.3 | 5.0% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 126k | 11.0% | 574k | 4.6 | 3.0% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 114k | 10.0% | 521k | 4.6 | 2.7% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 112k | 9.0% | 647k | 5.8 | 3.4% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 90k | 8.0% | 634k | 7.0 | 3.3% |
| TALK SPORT | 89k | 8.0% | 862k | 9.7 | 4.5% |
| * BBC ESSEX | 85k | 7.0% | 835k | 9.8 | 4.3% |
| OTHER STATION | 83k | 7.0% | 256k | 3.1 | 1.3% |
| CLASSIC FM | 78k | 7.0% | 763k | 9.7 | 4.0% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 76k | 6.0% | 530k | 7.0 | 2.8% |
| MAGIC | 74k | 6.0% | 576k | 7.8 | 3.0% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 71k | 6.0% | 590k | 8.3 | 3.1% |
| KISS | 58k | 5.0% | 289k | 5.0 | 1.5% |
| HITS RADIO | 52k | 4.0% | 214k | 4.1 | 1.1% |
| KISS TORY | 51k | 4.0% | 320k | 6.3 | 1.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 42k | 4.0% | 215k | 5.2 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 42k | 4.0% | 154k | 3.7 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 41k | 3.0% | 388k | 9.5 | 2.0% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 34k | 3.0% | 456k | 13.4 | 2.4% |
| HEART 80S | 34k | 3.0% | 98k | 2.9 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 30k | 3.0% | 172k | 5.7 | 0.9% |
| * RADIO ESSEX | 28k | 2.0% | 158k | 5.7 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 28k | 2.0% | 97k | 3.5 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 24k | 2.0% | 75k | 3.1 | 0.4% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 22k | 2.0% | 70k | 3.1 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 20k | 2.0% | 109k | 5.3 | 0.6% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 19k | 2.0% | 114k | 6.1 | 0.6% |
| TIMES RADIO | 19k | 2.0% | 186k | 9.9 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 18k | 1.0% | 243k | 13.8 | 1.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 18k | 2.0% | 55k | 3.0 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 18k | 2.0% | 96k | 5.3 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 18k | 2.0% | 74k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| KER RANG! | 18k | 2.0% | 132k | 7.4 | 0.7% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 16k | 1.0% | 26k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 15k | 1.0% | 49k | 3.2 | 0.3% |
| HEART 90S | 14k | 1.0% | 31k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 14k | 1.0% | 245k | 17.0 | 1.3% |
| TALK | 14k | 1.0% | 123k | 9.0 | 0.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 13k | 1.0% | 62k | 4.8 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 13k | 1.0% | 65k | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 13k | 1.0% | 104k | 7.9 | 0.5% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 12k | 1.0% | 50k | 4.0 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 12k | 1.0% | 103k | 8.8 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 11k | 1.0% | 50k | 4.5 | 0.3% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 9,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 9,000 | 1.0% | 42k | 4.7 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 9,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 8,000 | 1.0% | 147k | 18.5 | 0.8% |
| HEART 70S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 7,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 7,000 | 1.0% | 68k | 10.4 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.7 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 6,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.5 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 6,000 | 1.0% | 29k | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 0.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 5,000 | — | 24k | 4.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 5,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 5,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.4 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 5,000 | — | 7,000 | 1.4 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 4,000 | — | 16k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 4,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.2 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 4,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.0 | — |
| NATION 80S | 4,000 | — | 22k | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | — | 95k | 21.1 | 0.5% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 2,000 | — | 10k | 4.0 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 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 ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND 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 ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND 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 ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND 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 ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)