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Non-stop 80s feel good!

Local / regional · RAJAR code 4541 · Quarterly — 3-month rolling sample · National

Part of: HEART BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK)

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
1.60m
▲ 40k vs prev. quarter
% reach
3.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
7.0m
▲ 367k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
4.4
▲ 0.1 vs prev. quarter
Market share
0.7%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 33,250

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — HEART 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — HEART 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

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

Source: RAJAR — HEART 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+1.60m3.0%4.4100.0%
ADULTS 15-24219k3.0%2.913.7%
ADULTS 25-34199k2.0%3.212.4%
ADULTS 35-44195k2.0%5.012.2%
ADULTS 45-54459k5.0%4.928.6%
ADULTS 55-64432k5.0%4.827.0%
ADULTS 65-7473k1.0%5.74.5%
ADULTS 75+25k0.0%2.31.6%
ADULTS 15-34418k2.0%3.026.1%
ADULTS 15-44613k2.0%3.738.3%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+729k3.0%4.445.5%
MEN 15-24105k2.0%2.56.6%
MEN 25-3473k2.0%4.74.6%
MEN 35-4480k2.0%4.85.0%
MEN 45-54244k6.0%4.515.2%
MEN 55-64172k4.0%5.710.7%
MEN 65-7441k1.0%2.82.5%
MEN 75+15k1.0%1.40.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+873k3.0%4.454.5%
WOMEN 15-24114k3.0%3.27.1%
WOMEN 25-34126k3.0%2.37.9%
WOMEN 35-44116k2.0%5.27.2%
WOMEN 45-54215k5.0%5.413.4%
WOMEN 55-64260k6.0%4.316.2%
WOMEN 65-7432k1.0%9.42.0%
WOMEN 75+10k0.0%3.70.6%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS923k3.0%3.457.6%
C2DE ADULTS679k3.0%5.742.4%
ABC1 MEN433k3.0%3.627.0%
ABC1 WOMEN490k3.0%3.230.6%
C2DE MEN296k2.0%5.518.5%
C2DE WOMEN383k3.0%5.923.9%

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

Source: RAJAR — HEART 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.6%602k
06.00-06.00
Non Stop 80s Through The Night
▸
0.7%1.33m
06.00-12.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.7%800k
06.00-18.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.7%1.16m
06.00-24.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.7%1.31m
10.00-13.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.8%599k
13.00-16.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.9%587k
16.00-18.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.5%361k
18.00-20.00
Heart 80s Dance Classics
▸
0.7%297k
20.00-24.00
Non Stop 80s In The Evening
▸
0.6%207k
24.00-06.00
Non Stop 80s Through The Night
▸
1.0%132k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-12.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.6%216k
06.00-18.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.6%346k
06.00-24.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.6%391k
06.00-06.00
Non Stop 80s Through The Night
▸
0.6%402k
06.00-08.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.5%45k
08.00-12.00
Heart 80s Breakfast with Simon Beale
▸
0.6%200k
12.00-16.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.7%181k
16.00-20.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.6%132k
20.00-24.00
Non Stop 80s In The Evening
▸
0.6%37k
24.00-06.00
Non Stop 80s Through The Night
▸
0.7%29k
SundayShareReach
06.00-12.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.6%232k
06.00-18.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.7%360k
06.00-24.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.7%398k
06.00-06.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.7%406k
06.00-08.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.4%30k
08.00-12.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.7%220k
12.00-16.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.9%235k
16.00-20.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.7%119k
20.00-24.00
Non Stop 80s
▸
0.5%32k
24.00-06.00
Non Stop 80s Through The Night
▸
0.5%24k

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 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 12.57m22.0%133.1m10.613.2%
BBC RADIO 4 9.15m16.0%108.1m11.810.7%
BBC RADIO 1 7.03m12.0%44.9m6.44.5%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 5.36m9.0%32.3m6.03.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.65m5.0%24.6m9.32.4%
MAGIC 2.16m4.0%11.0m5.11.1%
BBC RADIO 3 2.06m4.0%16.1m7.81.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 2.01m3.0%13.2m6.61.3%
KISSTORY 1.82m3.0%8.5m4.70.8%
HEART 80S this station1.60m3.0%7.0m4.40.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.59m3.0%12.1m7.61.2%
KISS 1.48m3.0%6.2m4.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.45m2.0%8.2m5.70.8%
PLANET ROCK 1.13m2.0%9.3m8.30.9%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 1.09m2.0%5.2m4.80.5%
HEART DANCE 987k2.0%4.4m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 959k2.0%3.3m3.50.3%
CAPITAL DANCE 908k2.0%4.6m5.00.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 907k2.0%2.1m2.30.2%
GB NEWS RADIO 676k1.0%4.4m6.40.4%
HEART 70S 581k1.0%2.2m3.70.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 513k1.0%2.5m4.80.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 494k1.0%1.9m3.80.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 395k1.0%1.7m4.30.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 375k1.0%1.8m4.90.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 221k0.0%1.9m8.70.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 214k0.0%1.0m4.70.1%

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within HEART 80S’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — HEART 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)