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National commercial · RAJAR code 4748 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · National

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
3.62m
▲ 114k vs prev. quarter
% reach
6.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
23.9m
▼ 112k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.6
▼ 0.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.4%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 66,591

Brand members (2)

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT NETWORK 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 — TALKSPORT NETWORK 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 — TALKSPORT NETWORK 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+3.62m6.0%6.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-24451k5.0%3.512.5%
ADULTS 25-34632k7.0%4.917.5%
ADULTS 35-44712k8.0%7.519.7%
ADULTS 45-54603k7.0%7.116.6%
ADULTS 55-64590k7.0%9.516.3%
ADULTS 65-74501k6.0%6.413.8%
ADULTS 75+133k2.0%5.83.7%
ADULTS 15-341.08m6.0%4.329.9%
ADULTS 15-441.79m7.0%5.649.6%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+2.76m10.0%7.376.2%
MEN 15-24330k8.0%4.19.1%
MEN 25-34485k10.0%5.713.4%
MEN 35-44499k11.0%8.313.8%
MEN 45-54461k11.0%7.612.7%
MEN 55-64472k11.0%10.413.0%
MEN 65-74405k11.0%6.911.2%
MEN 75+107k4.0%6.43.0%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+862k3.0%4.323.8%
WOMEN 15-24121k3.0%1.93.3%
WOMEN 25-34147k3.0%2.14.1%
WOMEN 35-44213k4.0%5.75.9%
WOMEN 45-54142k3.0%5.53.9%
WOMEN 55-64118k3.0%5.93.3%
WOMEN 65-7495k2.0%4.02.6%
WOMEN 75+26k1.0%3.30.7%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS2.00m6.0%5.455.4%
C2DE ADULTS1.62m6.0%8.044.6%
ABC1 MEN1.51m10.0%6.041.8%
ABC1 WOMEN492k3.0%3.713.6%
C2DE MEN1.25m10.0%8.934.4%
C2DE WOMEN371k3.0%5.010.2%

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

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT NETWORK TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
▸
2.3%2.84m
06.00-09.00
▸
2.3%1.16m
06.00-12.00
▸
2.3%1.74m
06.00-18.00
▸
2.3%2.42m
06.00-24.00
▸
2.4%2.80m
09.00-12.00
▸
2.2%1.28m
12.00-15.00
▸
2.3%1.30m
15.00-18.00
▸
2.3%1.25m
18.00-21.00
▸
2.5%954k
21.00-24.00
▸
3.6%593k
24.00-06.00
▸
2.1%300k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
1.5%277k
06.00-12.00
▸
1.7%631k
06.00-18.00
▸
2.7%1.39m
06.00-24.00
▸
2.7%1.59m
06.00-06.00
▸
2.7%1.60m
09.00-12.00
▸
1.7%491k
12.00-15.00
▸
3.4%749k
15.00-18.00
▸
4.1%692k
18.00-21.00
▸
2.8%349k
21.00-24.00
▸
3.2%212k
24.00-06.00
▸
1.4%56k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
1.5%200k
06.00-12.00
▸
1.6%493k
06.00-18.00
▸
2.1%1.01m
06.00-24.00
▸
2.1%1.10m
06.00-06.00
▸
2.2%1.19m
09.00-12.00
▸
1.6%402k
12.00-15.00
▸
2.4%565k
15.00-18.00
▸
2.7%436k
18.00-21.00
▸
2.5%269k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.2%104k
24.00-06.00
▸
2.7%144k

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 — TALKSPORT NETWORK 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 12.60m22.0%137.0m10.913.6%
BBC RADIO 4 9.07m16.0%105.8m11.710.5%
BBC RADIO 1 7.07m12.0%45.3m6.44.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 5.74m10.0%54.8m9.55.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 5.27m9.0%32.1m6.13.2%
CLASSIC FM 4.17m7.0%33.4m8.03.3%
HITS RADIO 3.80m7.0%16.8m4.41.7%
TALKSPORT NETWORK Brandthis station3.62m6.0%23.9m6.62.4%
TALKSPORT 3.29m6.0%22.2m6.82.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.51m4.0%23.5m9.32.3%
MAGIC 2.32m4.0%12.4m5.41.2%
BBC RADIO 3 1.97m3.0%15.1m7.61.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 1.96m3.0%12.9m6.61.3%
KISSTORY 1.78m3.0%7.5m4.20.7%
GOLD RADIO UK 1.61m3.0%11.9m7.41.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.60m3.0%12.0m7.51.2%
HEART 80S 1.60m3.0%7.0m4.40.7%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 1.50m3.0%6.3m4.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.41m2.0%7.9m5.60.8%
KISS 1.39m2.0%6.0m4.30.6%
PLANET ROCK 1.07m2.0%9.6m9.01.0%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 1.07m2.0%4.9m4.60.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 1.04m2.0%6.4m6.10.6%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 995k2.0%2.1m2.20.2%
CAPITAL DANCE 993k2.0%4.8m4.80.5%
HEART DANCE 991k2.0%4.4m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 964k2.0%3.3m3.40.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 828k1.0%3.1m3.70.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 769k1.0%4.2m5.40.4%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 743k1.0%3.8m5.00.4%
GB NEWS RADIO 655k1.0%4.5m6.80.4%
BOOM RADIO 636k1.0%9.3m14.60.9%
KISSTORY R&B 623k1.0%2.1m3.40.2%
TIMES RADIO 604k1.0%5.0m8.20.5%
HEART 70S 575k1.0%2.0m3.60.2%
KERRANG! 569k1.0%3.0m5.30.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 560k1.0%6.1m10.90.6%
TALKSPORT2 549k1.0%1.6m3.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 521k1.0%4.0m7.60.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 515k1.0%2.0m4.00.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 513k1.0%3.4m6.70.3%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 494k1.0%1.8m3.60.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 484k1.0%2.4m5.00.2%
HEAT 476k1.0%1.5m3.10.1%
MAGIC SOUL 467k1.0%2.7m5.80.3%
MELLOW MAGIC 431k1.0%1.6m3.70.2%
JAZZ FM 416k1.0%1.8m4.40.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 396k1.0%1.9m4.90.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 384k1.0%2.1m5.40.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 348k1.0%576k1.70.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 341k1.0%652k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 336k1.0%743k2.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 277k0.0%445k1.60.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 275k0.0%747k2.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 259k0.0%572k2.20.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 259k0.0%732k2.80.1%
KISS XTRA 236k0.0%563k2.40.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 235k0.0%1.8m7.70.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 214k0.0%824k3.90.1%
NATION 80S 191k0.0%566k3.00.1%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 136k0.0%1.0m7.50.1%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 110k0.0%254k2.30.0%

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

Source: RAJAR — TALKSPORT NETWORK TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)