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HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE)

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4514 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Part of: TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK)

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
385k
▲ 16k vs prev. quarter
% reach
19.0%
▲ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.8m
▲ 313k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.3
▲ 0.5 vs prev. quarter
Market share
8.1%
▲ 0.6% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 2.06m · unweighted sample 2,514

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA

Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+385k19.0%7.3100.0%
ADULTS 15-2456k20.0%2.614.5%
ADULTS 25-3467k20.0%5.417.4%
ADULTS 35-4486k23.0%13.522.4%
ADULTS 45-5479k24.0%6.120.5%
ADULTS 55-6450k16.0%7.313.1%
ADULTS 65-7435k14.0%3.99.2%
ADULTS 75+11k6.0%13.92.8%
ADULTS 15-34123k20.0%4.131.9%
ADULTS 15-44209k21.0%8.054.4%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+175k17.0%6.245.4%
MEN 15-2428k19.0%2.67.3%
MEN 25-3429k17.0%5.87.5%
MEN 35-4438k21.0%8.19.8%
MEN 45-5438k23.0%5.69.8%
MEN 55-6423k15.0%10.06.1%
MEN 65-7414k11.0%2.23.6%
MEN 75+5,0006.0%13.61.3%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+210k20.0%8.254.6%
WOMEN 15-2428k21.0%2.57.2%
WOMEN 25-3438k23.0%5.29.9%
WOMEN 35-4448k25.0%17.612.6%
WOMEN 45-5441k25.0%6.510.7%
WOMEN 55-6427k17.0%5.07.0%
WOMEN 65-7422k16.0%5.05.6%
WOMEN 75+6,0006.0%14.21.6%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS220k17.0%4.857.1%
C2DE ADULTS165k21.0%10.742.9%
ABC1 MEN97k16.0%4.325.3%
ABC1 WOMEN122k18.0%5.131.8%
C2DE MEN77k19.0%8.620.1%
C2DE WOMEN88k23.0%12.422.8%

Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.

Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.30-10.00
▸
5.3%177k
10.00-13.00
▸
7.1%169k
13.00-16.00
▸
9.0%162k
16.00-19.00
▸
9.8%156k
19.00-22.00
▸
12.6%79k
22.00-01.00
▸
12.6%32k
01.00-04.00
▸
8.0%15k
04.00-06.30
▸
6.0%28k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
5.4%50k
10.00-13.00
▸
6.8%58k
13.00-16.00
▸
8.1%66k
16.00-19.00
▸
10.3%51k
19.00-23.00
▸
17.7%36k
23.00-01.00
▸
21.5%24k
01.00-06.00
▸
12.0%13k
SundayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
4.2%23k
10.00-13.00
▸
7.9%70k
13.00-16.00
▸
9.5%59k
16.00-19.00
▸
9.1%48k
19.00-22.00
▸
10.9%14k
22.00-01.00
▸
4.0%8,000
01.00-06.00
▸
10.7%12k

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 (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 498k24.0%5.7m11.516.6%
HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) Combothis station385k19.0%2.8m7.38.1%
BBC RADIO 1 322k16.0%3.0m9.38.7%
BBC RADIO 4 292k14.0%2.5m8.57.2%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 212k10.0%1.5m7.24.4%
CLASSIC FM 153k7.0%1.3m8.33.7%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 112k5.0%1.0m9.02.9%
BBC 6 MUSIC 109k5.0%934k8.62.7%
TALKSPORT 109k5.0%480k4.41.4%
HEART 80S 81k4.0%281k3.40.8%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 67k3.0%369k5.51.1%
KISSTORY 63k3.0%263k4.20.8%
MAGIC 63k3.0%245k3.90.7%
HITS RADIO 61k3.0%154k2.50.4%
GOLD RADIO UK 60k3.0%520k8.71.5%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 58k3.0%252k4.30.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 56k3.0%729k13.02.1%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 50k2.0%225k4.50.7%
BBC RADIO 3 45k2.0%240k5.30.7%
ABSOLUTE 80S 42k2.0%187k4.40.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 37k2.0%180k4.90.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 36k2.0%67k1.90.2%
CAPITAL DANCE 36k2.0%92k2.60.3%
HEART 90S 35k2.0%96k2.70.3%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 33k2.0%106k3.20.3%
HEART DANCE 30k1.0%115k3.80.3%
KISS 30k1.0%110k3.60.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 28k1.0%94k3.30.3%
BOOM RADIO 28k1.0%696k24.52.0%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 27k1.0%70k2.60.2%
PLANET ROCK 27k1.0%149k5.50.4%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 25k1.0%118k4.70.3%
GB NEWS RADIO 23k1.0%81k3.50.2%
HEART 70S 23k1.0%110k4.70.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 23k1.0%227k10.10.7%
KISSTORY R&B 21k1.0%54k2.50.2%
TIMES RADIO 21k1.0%158k7.40.5%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 18k1.0%51k2.80.1%
HEAT 18k1.0%96k5.20.3%
JAZZ FM 18k1.0%44k2.50.1%
KERRANG! 18k1.0%182k10.00.5%
MAGIC SOUL 17k1.0%93k5.60.3%
MELLOW MAGIC 16k1.0%87k5.40.3%
SMOOTH RELAX 16k1.0%131k8.30.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 15k1.0%31k2.20.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 15k1.0%70k4.80.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 14k1.0%75k5.50.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 14k1.0%44k3.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 13k1.0%20k1.60.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 11k1.0%22k2.10.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 10k0.0%56k5.60.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 9,0000.0%6,0000.70.0%
KISS XTRA 9,0000.0%28k3.10.1%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 9,0000.0%157k18.30.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 8,0000.0%15k1.80.0%
TALKSPORT2 8,0000.0%32k3.80.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 7,0000.0%7,0001.00.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 5,0000.0%19k4.00.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 5,0000.0%7,0001.30.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 4,0000.0%4,0001.00.0%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 4,0000.0%3,0000.70.0%
NATION 80S 3,0000.0%3,0001.10.0%

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — HEART FOUR COUNTIES (EXCL HEART HERTFORDSHIRE) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)