HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET
YLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4492 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
121k
11kvs prev. quarter
% reach
26.0%
2.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
941k
190kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.8
0.9vs prev. quarter
Market share
9.4%
1.5%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 461k · unweighted sample 1,061
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
19.00-22.00 | 10.6% | 28k |
22.00-01.00 | 9.7% | 8,000 |
06.30-10.00 | 8.5% | 64k |
10.00-13.00 | 8.9% | 54k |
13.00-16.00 | 9.1% | 57k |
16.00-19.00 | 8.4% | 47k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 9.4% | 1,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 7.6% | 21k |
10.00-13.00 | 11.6% | 30k |
13.00-16.00 | 10.9% | 23k |
16.00-19.00 | 9.4% | 18k |
19.00-23.00 | 7.3% | 7,000 |
23.00-01.00 | 6.1% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 11.6% | 2,000 |
06.00-10.00 | 10.7% | 24k |
10.00-13.00 | 12.2% | 32k |
13.00-16.00 | 11.4% | 23k |
16.00-19.00 | 10.9% | 16k |
19.00-22.00 | 14.3% | 11k |
22.00-01.00 | 12.0% | 2,000 |
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 WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 121k | 26.0% | 7.8 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 26k | 47.0% | 1.9 | 21.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 24k | 39.0% | 13.4 | 19.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 22k | 35.0% | 6.2 | 18.5% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 21k | 33.0% | 7.8 | 17.1% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 17k | 21.0% | 10.3 | 13.8% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 8,000 | 12.0% | 9.3 | 6.6% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 3,000 | 5.0% | 8.1 | 2.8% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 50k | 43.0% | 7.3 | 41.2% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 72k | 40.0% | 7.0 | 59.7% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 39k | 18.0% | 5.1 | 32.5% |
| MEN 15-24 | 7,000 | 26.0% | 2.9 | 6.2% |
| MEN 25-34 | 7,000 | 24.0% | 7.5 | 6.0% |
| MEN 35-44 | 6,000 | 20.0% | 4.9 | 5.1% |
| MEN 45-54 | 10k | 33.0% | 3.4 | 8.2% |
| MEN 55-64 | 5,000 | 13.0% | 4.4 | 4.1% |
| MEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 8.0% | 13.0 | 2.1% |
| MEN 75+ | 1,000 | 3.0% | 5.8 | 0.8% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 82k | 34.0% | 9.0 | 67.5% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 19k | 70.0% | 1.4 | 15.5% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 16k | 53.0% | 16.1 | 13.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 16k | 49.0% | 6.7 | 13.4% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 11k | 34.0% | 11.8 | 8.9% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 12k | 29.0% | 12.7 | 9.7% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 5,000 | 16.0% | 7.6 | 4.5% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 2,000 | 6.0% | 9.0 | 2.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 66k | 23.0% | 6.9 | 54.4% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 55k | 32.0% | 8.8 | 45.6% |
| ABC1 MEN | 20k | 15.0% | 2.0 | 16.8% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 46k | 30.0% | 9.1 | 37.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 19k | 22.0% | 8.5 | 15.7% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 36k | 42.0% | 9.0 | 29.9% |
Source: RAJAR — HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 433k | 94.0% | 10.0m | 23.2 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 329k | 71.0% | 4.7m | 14.3 | 46.8% |
| ANY BBC | 292k | 63.0% | 5.0m | 17.2 | 50.1% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 122k | 26.0% | 1.2m | 10.2 | 12.4% |
| HEART WEST COUN TRY SOMER SET | 121k | 26.0% | 941k | 7.8 | 9.4% |
| HEART WEST COUN TRY | 121k | 26.0% | 941k | 7.8 | 9.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 115k | 25.0% | 1.5m | 12.8 | 14.7% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 76k | 17.0% | 781k | 10.3 | 7.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 75k | 16.0% | 674k | 9.0 | 6.7% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (SOMERSET) | 73k | 16.0% | 741k | 10.1 | 7.4% |
| * BBC RADIO SOMER SET | 48k | 10.0% | 491k | 10.3 | 4.9% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 47k | 10.0% | 307k | 6.5 | 3.1% |
| CLASSIC FM | 45k | 10.0% | 418k | 9.3 | 4.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 40k | 9.0% | 248k | 6.2 | 2.5% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 35k | 8.0% | 353k | 10.0 | 3.5% |
| OTHER STATION | 32k | 7.0% | 304k | 9.4 | 3.0% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 27k | 6.0% | 95k | 3.5 | 0.9% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNT RY | 25k | 6.0% | 341k | 13.4 | 3.4% |
| KISS | 22k | 5.0% | 92k | 4.1 | 0.9% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 22k | 5.0% | 171k | 7.8 | 1.7% |
| HITS RADIO (WEST OF ENG LAND) | 21k | 5.0% | 78k | 3.7 | 0.8% |
| TALK SPORT | 21k | 5.0% | 158k | 7.6 | 1.6% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 20k | 4.0% | 138k | 6.8 | 1.4% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 17k | 4.0% | 105k | 6.3 | 1.1% |
| KISS TORY | 17k | 4.0% | 120k | 6.9 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 15k | 3.0% | 137k | 9.2 | 1.4% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 13k | 3.0% | 82k | 6.5 | 0.8% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 12k | 3.0% | 173k | 14.1 | 1.7% |
| BOOM RADIO | 12k | 3.0% | 72k | 6.2 | 0.7% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 10k | 2.0% | 73k | 7.5 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 10k | 2.0% | 45k | 4.4 | 0.4% |
| HEART 80S | 10k | 2.0% | 30k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 10k | 2.0% | 39k | 3.8 | 0.4% |
| HEART DANCE | 9,000 | 2.0% | 71k | 8.0 | 0.7% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 2.0% | 11k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 9,000 | 2.0% | 38k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 8,000 | 2.0% | 40k | 4.8 | 0.4% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 8,000 | 2.0% | 35k | 4.4 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 8,000 | 2.0% | 79k | 9.4 | 0.8% |
| MAGIC | 7,000 | 1.0% | 35k | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 7,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 7,000 | 2.0% | 19k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 7,000 | 2.0% | 32k | 4.3 | 0.3% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 6,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 6,000 | 1.0% | 29k | 4.5 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 6,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 6,000 | 1.0% | 26k | 4.6 | 0.3% |
| JAZZ FM | 6,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 6,000 | 1.0% | 27k | 4.8 | 0.3% |
| TIMES RADIO | 6,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 7.7 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 5,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 1.0 | — |
| KER RANG! | 4,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 4,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 4.1 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 73k | 20.2 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 3,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 3,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 1.0 | — |
| HEART 70S | 3,000 | 1.0% | 17k | 5.0 | 0.2% |
| KISS XTRA | 3,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 6.1 | 0.2% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.8 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 2,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 5.8 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80S | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.6 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.7 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 2,000 | — | 4,000 | 2.8 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 1,000 | — | 9,000 | 8.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.8 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 1,000 | — | 4,000 | 3.4 | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 1,000 | — | 4,000 | 3.0 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 1,000 | — | — | 0.5 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.4 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 1,000 | — | 15k | 18.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.1 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 1,000 | — | 3,000 | 2.0 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| SUNRISE RADIO NATION AL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC SOUL | — | — | — | 0.8 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)
Market share over time
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 26 2025 - 25 2026 (23rd JUNE '25 - 28th JUNE '26)