HEART NORTH WEST GROUP

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4771 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

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Weekly reach

1.01m

▲ 8,000 vs prev. quarter

% reach

15.0%

▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

Total hours

6.1m

▲ 73k vs prev. quarter

Average hours

6.0

▬ 0.0 vs prev. quarter

Market share

5.1%

▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 6.88m · unweighted sample 7,065

Combo members (2)

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

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

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By age	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+	1.01m	15.0%	6.0	100.0%
ADULTS 15-24	130k	13.0%	3.1	12.9%
ADULTS 25-34	187k	17.0%	3.1	18.5%
ADULTS 35-44	203k	18.0%	9.1	20.1%
ADULTS 45-54	180k	18.0%	5.6	17.9%
ADULTS 55-64	170k	16.0%	7.1	16.8%
ADULTS 65-74	116k	12.0%	6.9	11.5%
ADULTS 75+	22k	3.0%	10.8	2.2%
ADULTS 15-34	317k	15.0%	3.1	31.4%
ADULTS 15-44	519k	16.0%	5.5	51.6%

Men	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL MEN 15+	376k	11.0%	6.8	37.3%
MEN 15-24	62k	12.0%	3.4	6.2%
MEN 25-34	73k	13.0%	3.6	7.3%
MEN 35-44	73k	13.0%	11.2	7.2%
MEN 45-54	57k	12.0%	6.1	5.6%
MEN 55-64	61k	12.0%	7.7	6.1%
MEN 65-74	39k	9.0%	7.9	3.8%
MEN 75+	11k	4.0%	13.8	1.1%

Women	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+	631k	18.0%	5.6	62.7%
WOMEN 15-24	68k	13.0%	2.9	6.7%
WOMEN 25-34	113k	20.0%	2.8	11.3%
WOMEN 35-44	130k	23.0%	8.0	12.9%
WOMEN 45-54	124k	25.0%	5.4	12.3%
WOMEN 55-64	109k	20.0%	6.8	10.8%
WOMEN 65-74	77k	15.0%	6.4	7.7%
WOMEN 75+	11k	3.0%	7.5	1.0%

By social grade	Reach	% reach	Avg hrs	% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS	514k	14.0%	5.6	51.1%
C2DE ADULTS	493k	15.0%	6.5	48.9%
ABC1 MEN	201k	12.0%	6.0	20.0%
ABC1 WOMEN	313k	17.0%	5.4	31.1%
C2DE MEN	174k	11.0%	7.8	17.3%
C2DE WOMEN	318k	19.0%	5.8	31.6%

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

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

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–Friday	Share	Reach
06.30-10.00 ▸	5.3%	457k
10.00-13.00 ▸	5.0%	447k
13.00-16.00 ▸	5.8%	445k
16.00-19.00 ▸	5.2%	371k
19.00-22.00 ▸	5.1%	171k
22.00-01.00 ▸	2.3%	50k
01.00-04.00 ▸	3.4%	8,000
04.00-06.30 ▸	4.5%	97k

Saturday	Share	Reach
06.00-10.00 ▸	4.4%	109k
10.00-13.00 ▸	4.7%	136k
13.00-16.00 ▸	4.4%	126k
16.00-19.00 ▸	4.8%	96k
19.00-23.00 ▸	4.1%	56k
23.00-01.00 ▸	2.6%	12k
01.00-06.00 ▸	3.5%	15k

Sunday	Share	Reach
06.00-10.00 ▸	3.7%	79k
10.00-13.00 ▸	6.2%	184k
13.00-16.00 ▸	6.6%	153k
16.00-19.00 ▸	5.0%	79k
19.00-22.00 ▸	6.2%	51k
22.00-01.00 ▸	1.8%	12k
01.00-06.00 ▸	2.6%	7,000

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.

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

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

Station	Reach	% reach	Hours	Avg hrs	Share
BBC RADIO 2	1.42m	21.0%	15.3m	10.8	12.8%
HEART NORTH WEST GROUP Combothis station	1.01m	15.0%	6.1m	6.0	5.1%
BBC RADIO 4	845k	12.0%	9.8m	11.6	8.2%
BBC RADIO 1	805k	12.0%	4.7m	5.8	3.9%
GREATEST HITS RADIO	753k	11.0%	7.1m	9.5	6.0%
HITS RADIO	705k	10.0%	4.0m	5.7	3.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE	700k	10.0%	4.7m	6.7	3.9%
TALKSPORT	553k	8.0%	3.2m	5.8	2.7%
CLASSIC FM	458k	7.0%	3.6m	7.8	3.0%
BBC 6 MUSIC	230k	3.0%	1.8m	7.8	1.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO	227k	3.0%	1.4m	6.2	1.2%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)	208k	3.0%	765k	3.7	0.6%
KISSTORY	199k	3.0%	884k	4.4	0.7%
GOLD RADIO UK	198k	3.0%	1.8m	9.1	1.5%
KISS	197k	3.0%	1.3m	6.8	1.1%
ABSOLUTE 80S	196k	3.0%	1.1m	5.4	0.9%
MAGIC	192k	3.0%	908k	4.7	0.8%
HEART 80S	183k	3.0%	677k	3.7	0.6%
CAPITAL DANCE	174k	3.0%	944k	5.4	0.8%
BBC RADIO 3	173k	3.0%	1.3m	7.3	1.1%
HEART DANCE	152k	2.0%	806k	5.3	0.7%
PLANET ROCK	151k	2.0%	1.4m	9.0	1.1%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA	150k	2.0%	933k	6.2	0.8%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA	128k	2.0%	208k	1.6	0.2%
HEART 90S	119k	2.0%	543k	4.6	0.5%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK	118k	2.0%	717k	6.1	0.6%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA	115k	2.0%	749k	6.5	0.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S	114k	2.0%	290k	2.5	0.2%
VIRGIN RADIO	110k	2.0%	359k	3.3	0.3%
BOOM RADIO	103k	2.0%	1.7m	16.4	1.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S	93k	1.0%	436k	4.7	0.4%
TALKSPORT2	93k	1.0%	470k	5.0	0.4%
GB NEWS RADIO	89k	1.0%	406k	4.6	0.3%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK	87k	1.0%	502k	5.8	0.4%
KISSTORY R&B	87k	1.0%	276k	3.2	0.2%
SMOOTH RELAX	86k	1.0%	530k	6.2	0.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED	85k	1.0%	221k	2.6	0.2%
KERRANG!	81k	1.0%	380k	4.7	0.3%
BBC WORLD SERVICE	77k	1.0%	316k	4.1	0.3%
SMOOTH CHILL	73k	1.0%	254k	3.5	0.2%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO)	71k	1.0%	946k	13.3	0.8%
HEART 70S	69k	1.0%	231k	3.3	0.2%
HEAT	67k	1.0%	294k	4.4	0.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY	62k	1.0%	649k	10.5	0.5%
SMOOTH COUNTRY	60k	1.0%	474k	7.8	0.4%
HITS RADIO PRIDE	57k	1.0%	307k	5.4	0.3%
HITS RADIO CHILLED	55k	1.0%	334k	6.0	0.3%
MAGIC SOUL	52k	1.0%	442k	8.5	0.4%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK	48k	1.0%	449k	9.4	0.4%
MELLOW MAGIC	41k	1.0%	140k	3.4	0.1%
TIMES RADIO	41k	1.0%	240k	5.8	0.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S	40k	1.0%	92k	2.3	0.1%
JAZZ FM	38k	1.0%	409k	10.8	0.3%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED	38k	1.0%	64k	1.7	0.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS)	30k	0.0%	35k	1.2	0.0%
CAPITAL CHILL	29k	0.0%	73k	2.5	0.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S	26k	0.0%	97k	3.8	0.1%
KISS XTRA	22k	0.0%	42k	1.9	0.0%
NATION 80S	21k	0.0%	81k	3.8	0.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S	18k	0.0%	12k	0.7	0.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL	2,000	0.0%	1,000	0.4	0.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO	—	—	—	—	—

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

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