CAPITAL BRIGHTON
YBrighton's No.1 Hit Music Station
Local / regional · RAJAR code 4674 · Yearly — 12-month rolling sample · Local
Part of: CAPITAL BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK), CAPITAL NETWORK (UK)
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 382k · unweighted sample 894
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL BRIGHTON 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 — CAPITAL BRIGHTON 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 — CAPITAL BRIGHTON 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+ | 42k | 11.0% | 4.2 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 12k | 19.0% | 2.7 | 28.5% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 14k | 23.0% | 5.0 | 32.9% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 9,000 | 15.0% | 4.0 | 21.7% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 4,000 | 7.0% | 4.9 | 9.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 1.9 | 2.3% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 2,000 | 5.0% | 9.0 | 3.9% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 0 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 0.7% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 26k | 21.0% | 3.9 | 61.5% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 35k | 19.0% | 4.0 | 83.2% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 17k | 9.0% | 5.9 | 41.4% |
| MEN 15-24 | 4,000 | 11.0% | 5.8 | 8.7% |
| MEN 25-34 | 7,000 | 25.0% | 8.6 | 17.7% |
| MEN 35-44 | 3,000 | 11.0% | 2.9 | 8.2% |
| MEN 45-54 | 1,000 | 4.0% | 4.5 | 2.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 1,000 | 3.0% | 1.9 | 2.3% |
| MEN 65-74 | 0 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 0.9% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 1.0% | 1.0 | 0.7% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 25k | 13.0% | 2.9 | 58.6% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 8,000 | 25.0% | 1.3 | 19.9% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 6,000 | 21.0% | 0.9 | 15.2% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 6,000 | 19.0% | 4.6 | 13.5% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 3,000 | 10.0% | 5.0 | 7.0% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | — | — | — | — |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 1,000 | 6.0% | 11.3 | 3.1% |
| WOMEN 75+ | — | — | — | — |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 32k | 13.0% | 4.6 | 75.7% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 10k | 8.0% | 2.7 | 24.3% |
| ABC1 MEN | 14k | 13.0% | 6.6 | 33.1% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 18k | 13.0% | 3.1 | 42.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 3,000 | 5.0% | 3.2 | 8.3% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 7,000 | 12.0% | 2.4 | 16.1% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL BRIGHTON TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby | 1.6% | 17k |
10.00-13.00 Kemi Rodgers | 2.4% | 14k |
13.00-16.00 Aimee Vivian | 3.4% | 17k |
16.00-19.00 Will Manning | 2.9% | 18k |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill | 4.1% | 9,000 |
22.00-01.00 The Capital Late Show with Sonny Jay | 3.1% | 7,000 |
01.00-04.00 Joe Hollywood | — | — |
04.00-06.00 Ant Payne | 1.7% | 1,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 Jimmy Hill | 1.3% | 3,000 |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 3.3% | 7,000 |
16.00-19.00 Sonny Jay | 2.6% | 5,000 |
19.00-22.00 The Capital Weekender with Kem Cetinay | 6.2% | 4,000 |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 4.1% | 2,000 |
24.00-06.00 Nicola Lashley | 0.5% | 1,000 |
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 0.8% | 2,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
09.00-12.00 Ant Payne | 2.5% | 4,000 |
12.00-16.00 Jay London | 2.9% | 7,000 |
16.00-19.00 The EE Official Big Top 40 from Global | 3.4% | 5,000 |
19.00-22.00 Tom Watts | 5.4% | 4,000 |
22.00-24.00 The Capital Weekender with Sam Lavery | 2.5% | 1,000 |
24.00-06.00 Joe Hollywood | 2.7% | 2,000 |
05.00-09.00 Lydia Rodford | 0.6% | 1,000 |
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 — CAPITAL BRIGHTON 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 4 | 104k | 27.0% | 1.0m | 10.0 | 14.7% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 102k | 27.0% | 723k | 7.1 | 10.2% |
| HEART SUSSEX - SOUTH | 85k | 22.0% | 480k | 5.7 | 6.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 76k | 20.0% | 371k | 4.9 | 5.2% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 59k | 15.0% | 765k | 13.0 | 10.8% |
| CAPITAL BRIGHTON this station | 42k | 11.0% | 175k | 4.2 | 2.5% |
| CLASSIC FM | 40k | 11.0% | 346k | 8.6 | 4.9% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 38k | 10.0% | 148k | 3.9 | 2.1% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SUSSEX | 32k | 8.0% | 201k | 6.3 | 2.8% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (SUSSEX) | 25k | 6.0% | 186k | 7.6 | 2.6% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 24k | 6.0% | 190k | 8.0 | 2.7% |
| HEART 80S | 17k | 4.0% | 50k | 2.9 | 0.7% |
| HITS RADIO (SUSSEX) | 16k | 4.0% | 19k | 1.2 | 0.3% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 15k | 4.0% | 98k | 6.4 | 1.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 15k | 4.0% | 140k | 9.2 | 2.0% |
| MAGIC | 15k | 4.0% | 40k | 2.7 | 0.6% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 14k | 4.0% | 50k | 3.7 | 0.7% |
| HEART 90S | 13k | 3.0% | 64k | 5.0 | 0.9% |
| KISSTORY | 12k | 3.0% | 31k | 2.6 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 12k | 3.0% | 50k | 4.0 | 0.7% |
| TALKSPORT | 11k | 3.0% | 28k | 2.6 | 0.4% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 10k | 3.0% | 75k | 7.3 | 1.1% |
| KISS | 10k | 3.0% | 113k | 11.7 | 1.6% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 9,000 | 2.0% | 72k | 8.2 | 1.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 7,000 | 2.0% | 17k | 2.5 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 6,000 | 2.0% | 6,000 | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 5,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 5,000 | 1.0% | 45k | 8.2 | 0.6% |
| HEART DANCE | 5,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 4,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 4,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 3.3 | 0.2% |
| HEAT | 4,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 4,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 5.6 | 0.3% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 4,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 3,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 3,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 3,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 3,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 3,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 7.3 | 0.3% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 3,000 | 1.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 3,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 3,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 3,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 3,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 7.3 | 0.4% |
| BOOM RADIO | 2,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 7.0 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | 1.0% | 1,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| KERRANG! | 2,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 11.5 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 2,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 2,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 2,000 | 1.0% | 9,000 | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.3 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 1,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 1,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATION 80S | — | — | — | — | — |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within CAPITAL BRIGHTON’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL BRIGHTON TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)