HEART SUSSEX - NORTH
YLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4558 · Yearly — 12-month rolling sample · Local
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 322k · unweighted sample 1,099
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX - NORTH 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 SUSSEX - NORTH 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 SUSSEX - NORTH 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+ | 38k | 12.0% | 8.6 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 6,000 | 16.0% | 3.8 | 16.4% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 7,000 | 14.0% | 6.4 | 17.9% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 11k | 20.0% | 7.5 | 29.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 6,000 | 12.0% | 7.8 | 16.8% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 3,000 | 5.0% | 6.5 | 7.0% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 4,000 | 8.0% | 25.0 | 9.9% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 1,000 | 4.0% | 14.8 | 2.6% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 13k | 15.0% | 5.1 | 34.3% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 24k | 17.0% | 6.2 | 63.7% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 15k | 9.0% | 7.3 | 38.6% |
| MEN 15-24 | 3,000 | 12.0% | 1.3 | 6.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 3,000 | 13.0% | 8.2 | 8.5% |
| MEN 35-44 | 5,000 | 19.0% | 7.7 | 13.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 1,000 | 5.0% | 12.2 | 3.6% |
| MEN 55-64 | 1,000 | 3.0% | 7.0 | 2.2% |
| MEN 65-74 | 1,000 | 4.0% | 3.8 | 2.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 1,000 | 5.0% | 18.5 | 1.7% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 24k | 14.0% | 9.4 | 61.4% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 4,000 | 19.0% | 5.5 | 9.5% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 4,000 | 15.0% | 4.6 | 9.4% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 6,000 | 21.0% | 7.4 | 16.0% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 19.0% | 6.6 | 13.2% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 2,000 | 7.0% | 6.2 | 4.8% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 3,000 | 10.0% | 31.6 | 7.5% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 3.0% | 7.8 | 0.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 21k | 11.0% | 7.3 | 55.1% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 17k | 13.0% | 10.2 | 44.9% |
| ABC1 MEN | 7,000 | 9.0% | 4.7 | 18.9% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 14k | 13.0% | 8.7 | 36.2% |
| C2DE MEN | 8,000 | 11.0% | 9.8 | 19.7% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 10k | 17.0% | 10.4 | 25.2% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX - NORTH 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 | 6.4% | 25k |
10.00-13.00 | 5.2% | 19k |
13.00-16.00 | 5.9% | 20k |
16.00-19.00 | 6.5% | 20k |
19.00-22.00 | 5.5% | 9,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
01.00-04.00 | — | — |
04.00-06.30 | 3.6% | 5,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 5.9% | 8,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 4.9% | 6,000 |
13.00-16.00 | 4.3% | 5,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 2.9% | 4,000 |
19.00-23.00 | 1.0% | 1,000 |
23.00-01.00 | — | — |
01.00-06.00 | 1.6% | 0 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 3.1% | 6,000 |
10.00-13.00 | 6.6% | 9,000 |
13.00-16.00 | 5.3% | 6,000 |
16.00-19.00 | 5.0% | 4,000 |
19.00-22.00 | — | — |
22.00-01.00 | — | — |
01.00-06.00 | 0.4% | 0 |
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 SUSSEX - NORTH 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 | 65k | 20.0% | 781k | 12.1 | 12.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 53k | 16.0% | 788k | 14.9 | 12.5% |
| HEART SUSSEX - NORTH this station | 38k | 12.0% | 330k | 8.6 | 5.2% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 32k | 10.0% | 146k | 4.6 | 2.3% |
| MAGIC | 29k | 9.0% | 179k | 6.1 | 2.8% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 28k | 9.0% | 330k | 11.8 | 5.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 26k | 8.0% | 146k | 5.7 | 2.3% |
| CLASSIC FM | 26k | 8.0% | 205k | 8.0 | 3.2% |
| TALKSPORT | 23k | 7.0% | 231k | 10.2 | 3.7% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 13k | 4.0% | 95k | 7.3 | 1.5% |
| HITS RADIO | 12k | 4.0% | 36k | 3.0 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 10k | 3.0% | 167k | 15.9 | 2.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 10k | 3.0% | 64k | 6.4 | 1.0% |
| KISSTORY | 10k | 3.0% | 35k | 3.7 | 0.6% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 9,000 | 3.0% | 52k | 6.1 | 0.8% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 8,000 | 3.0% | 54k | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 7,000 | 2.0% | 24k | 3.6 | 0.4% |
| HEART 80S | 7,000 | 2.0% | 33k | 4.6 | 0.5% |
| HEART 90S | 7,000 | 2.0% | 15k | 2.1 | 0.2% |
| HEART DANCE | 7,000 | 2.0% | 46k | 6.1 | 0.7% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 6,000 | 2.0% | 18k | 3.0 | 0.3% |
| KISS | 6,000 | 2.0% | 30k | 5.4 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 6,000 | 2.0% | 58k | 9.8 | 0.9% |
| TIMES RADIO | 6,000 | 2.0% | 66k | 10.9 | 1.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 6,000 | 2.0% | 17k | 2.7 | 0.3% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | 2.0% | 71k | 14.0 | 1.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 5,000 | 2.0% | 12k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 5,000 | 2.0% | 40k | 7.4 | 0.6% |
| HEAT | 5,000 | 2.0% | 47k | 9.2 | 0.7% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 5,000 | 1.0% | 49k | 10.3 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 4,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 4,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 4.4 | 0.3% |
| PLANET ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 47k | 13.5 | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SUSSEX | 4,000 | 1.0% | 57k | 13.5 | 0.9% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 4,000 | 1.0% | 26k | 6.8 | 0.4% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 3,000 | 1.0% | 35k | 11.8 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 3,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 6.4 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 3,000 | 1.0% | 29k | 10.2 | 0.5% |
| HEART 70S | 3,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 5.8 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FM | 3,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 3,000 | 1.0% | 46k | 16.0 | 0.7% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 2,000 | 1.0% | 1,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 2,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 3.4 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 6.2 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 2,000 | 0.0% | 16k | 10.3 | 0.3% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 2,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 2,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 2,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 2,000 | 0.0% | 10k | 6.4 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | 1.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 2,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 1,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 9.0 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| KERRANG! | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| KISS XTRA | 1,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.3 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 1,000 | 0.0% | 22k | 21.2 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 1,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within HEART SUSSEX - NORTH’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — HEART SUSSEX - NORTH TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)