HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER
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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4494 · Yearly — 12-month rolling sample · Local
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 208k · unweighted sample 691
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Total hours over time
All adults 15+, ’000s of hours
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Market share over time
Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Audience profile · MAR 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 39k | 19.0% | 10.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 6,800 | 23.0% | 34.9 | 17.3% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 6,000 | 19.0% | 3.8 | 15.2% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 7,100 | 20.0% | 5.6 | 17.9% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 9,000 | 29.0% | 6.0 | 22.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 5,100 | 16.0% | 5.6 | 13.0% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 2,400 | 12.0% | 7.4 | 6.2% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 2,900 | 10.0% | 1.6 | 7.4% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 13k | 21.0% | 20.4 | 32.5% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 20k | 21.0% | 15.1 | 50.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 17k | 17.0% | 12.4 | 43.7% |
| MEN 15-24 | 4,100 | 26.0% | 39.7 | 10.4% |
| MEN 25-34 | 1,800 | 11.0% | 2.1 | 4.5% |
| MEN 35-44 | 1,600 | 10.0% | 2.0 | 4.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 3,600 | 23.0% | 4.7 | 9.1% |
| MEN 55-64 | 2,200 | 14.0% | 7.0 | 5.5% |
| MEN 65-74 | 1,400 | 19.0% | 5.8 | 3.5% |
| MEN 75+ | 2,700 | 17.0% | 1.6 | 6.8% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 22k | 21.0% | 8.7 | 56.3% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 2,700 | 19.0% | 27.7 | 7.0% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 4,200 | 26.0% | 4.6 | 10.7% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 5,500 | 30.0% | 6.6 | 13.9% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 5,400 | 34.0% | 6.9 | 13.8% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 18.0% | 4.6 | 7.5% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 1,100 | 8.0% | 9.5 | 2.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 300 | 2.0% | 1.6 | 0.7% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 16k | 16.0% | 6.4 | 41.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 23k | 22.0% | 13.2 | 58.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 5,200 | 12.0% | 4.9 | 13.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 11k | 18.0% | 7.0 | 28.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 12k | 20.0% | 15.6 | 30.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 11k | 24.0% | 10.5 | 27.7% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.30-10.00 Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden | 8.4% | 26k |
10.00-13.00 Pandora Christie | 7.6% | 20k |
13.00-16.00 Matt Wilkinson | 5.9% | 19k |
16.00-19.00 JK and Kelly Brook | 9.4% | 21k |
19.00-22.00 Dev Griffin | 10.1% | 11k |
22.00-01.00 Ben Atkinson | 32.1% | 4,400 |
01.00-04.00 Guy Howard | 64.8% | 4,600 |
04.00-06.30 Early Breakfast with Lindsey Russell | 48.1% | 4,500 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 Rob Howard | 14.1% | 8,500 |
10.00-13.00 Saturday Breakfast with Mark Wright and Olly Murs | 10.7% | 11k |
13.00-16.00 Dev Griffin | 7.1% | 8,200 |
16.00-19.00 Vicky Pattison | 12.5% | 8,700 |
19.00-23.00 Heart's Club Classics with Pandora Christie | 13.2% | 7,500 |
23.00-01.00 Rezzy Ghadjar | 33.2% | 3,600 |
01.00-06.00 Seb Bailey | 53.4% | 2,600 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 Rob Howard | 14.0% | 5,000 |
10.00-13.00 Zoe Hardman | 8.1% | 11k |
13.00-16.00 Yasmin Evans | 6.3% | 5,100 |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 9.9% | 8,000 |
19.00-22.00 Emma Bunton | 11.4% | 4,900 |
22.00-01.00 Rezzy Ghadjar | 42.6% | 4,100 |
01.00-06.00 Seb Bailey | 69.5% | 3,000 |
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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 44k | 21.0% | 757k | 17.3 | 23.2% |
| HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER this station | 39k | 19.0% | 406k | 10.3 | 12.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 22k | 11.0% | 142k | 6.4 | 4.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 20k | 10.0% | 208k | 10.2 | 6.4% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 16k | 8.0% | 187k | 11.4 | 5.7% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 15k | 7.0% | 148k | 10.0 | 4.5% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 14k | 7.0% | 71k | 5.0 | 2.2% |
| KISSTORY | 11k | 5.0% | 32k | 3.0 | 1.0% |
| CLASSIC FM | 9,400 | 4.0% | 29k | 3.1 | 0.9% |
| KISS | 9,100 | 4.0% | 30k | 3.2 | 0.9% |
| HEART 80S | 8,600 | 4.0% | 99k | 11.5 | 3.0% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 7,900 | 4.0% | 58k | 7.3 | 1.8% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 7,400 | 4.0% | 14k | 1.8 | 0.4% |
| TALKSPORT | 7,000 | 3.0% | 54k | 7.7 | 1.6% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 6,700 | 3.0% | 54k | 8.1 | 1.7% |
| MAGIC | 6,600 | 3.0% | 43k | 6.5 | 1.3% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 6,200 | 3.0% | 19k | 3.0 | 0.6% |
| RADIO ESSEX DAB | 6,100 | 3.0% | 77k | 12.6 | 2.3% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 6,000 | 3.0% | 25k | 4.1 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 5,400 | 3.0% | 48k | 8.9 | 1.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 5,100 | 2.0% | 17k | 3.3 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 5,100 | 2.0% | 12k | 2.3 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 5,000 | 2.0% | 6,600 | 1.3 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 4,400 | 2.0% | 12k | 2.7 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 4,400 | 2.0% | 33k | 7.6 | 1.0% |
| HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 4,300 | 2.0% | 15k | 3.6 | 0.5% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 4,200 | 2.0% | 36k | 8.5 | 1.1% |
| HEART 90S | 4,000 | 2.0% | 15k | 3.7 | 0.5% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 3,000 | 1.0% | 49k | 16.3 | 1.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 2,500 | 1.0% | 4,700 | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| HEART 70S | 2,400 | 1.0% | 2,600 | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 2,200 | 1.0% | 3,300 | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 2,100 | 1.0% | 11k | 5.2 | 0.3% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 2,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 7.2 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 1,900 | 1.0% | 1,400 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 1,700 | 1.0% | 3,900 | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 1,500 | 1.0% | 8,200 | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 1,500 | 1.0% | 2,200 | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 1,500 | 1.0% | 3,400 | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 1,400 | 1.0% | 9,600 | 6.8 | 0.3% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 1,400 | 1.0% | 13k | 8.7 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 1,300 | 1.0% | 2,400 | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| KERRANG! | 1,300 | 1.0% | 2,600 | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 1,200 | 1.0% | 800 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| PLANET ROCK | 1,200 | 1.0% | 700 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 1,000 | 0.0% | 9,100 | 8.9 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 900 | 0.0% | 700 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 800 | 0.0% | 3,500 | 4.5 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 800 | 0.0% | 7,700 | 9.2 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 700 | 0.0% | 1,300 | 1.7 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 600 | 0.0% | 400 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 600 | 0.0% | 600 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| HEAT | 600 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 2.8 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 500 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 500 | 0.0% | 300 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 500 | 0.0% | 4,400 | 8.1 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 200 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 200 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 200 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 100 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | — | — | — | — | — |
| KISS XTRA | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | — | — | — | — | — |
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)