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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4772 · · Local

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
1.16m
14kvs prev. quarter
% reach
19.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
9.0m
485kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.7
0.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.9%
0.2%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 6.26m · unweighted sample 8,000

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
01.00-04.00
5.0%19k
04.00-06.30
7.5%97k
06.30-10.00
7.4%585k
10.00-13.00
7.7%535k
13.00-16.00
8.5%580k
16.00-19.00
8.5%502k
19.00-22.00
8.3%268k
22.00-01.00
5.5%96k
SaturdayShareReach
01.00-06.00
4.9%24k
06.00-10.00
7.2%175k
10.00-13.00
9.4%254k
13.00-16.00
9.0%223k
16.00-19.00
8.0%170k
19.00-23.00
8.9%96k
23.00-01.00
10.6%37k
SundayShareReach
01.00-06.00
3.9%16k
06.00-10.00
5.9%136k
10.00-13.00
9.0%236k
13.00-16.00
8.9%201k
16.00-19.00
7.7%128k
19.00-22.00
8.7%57k
22.00-01.00
4.2%21k

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 EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+1.16m19.0%7.7100.0%
ADULTS 15-24164k20.0%4.614.1%
ADULTS 25-34234k24.0%6.820.1%
ADULTS 35-44234k22.0%10.120.1%
ADULTS 45-54224k24.0%7.019.3%
ADULTS 55-64147k15.0%9.112.6%
ADULTS 65-74112k13.0%9.09.6%
ADULTS 75+49k8.0%8.34.2%
ADULTS 15-34398k22.0%5.934.2%
ADULTS 15-44631k22.0%7.454.3%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+489k16.0%7.142.1%
MEN 15-2482k19.0%5.07.1%
MEN 25-34111k23.0%7.59.5%
MEN 35-4483k16.0%9.17.1%
MEN 45-5495k20.0%6.08.1%
MEN 55-6458k12.0%7.35.0%
MEN 65-7440k11.0%7.93.4%
MEN 75+21k7.0%8.01.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+673k21.0%8.257.9%
WOMEN 15-2481k20.0%4.17.0%
WOMEN 25-34123k25.0%6.210.6%
WOMEN 35-44151k27.0%10.613.0%
WOMEN 45-54130k27.0%7.611.1%
WOMEN 55-6489k18.0%10.37.7%
WOMEN 65-7472k15.0%9.66.2%
WOMEN 75+27k9.0%8.62.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS551k16.0%5.947.4%
C2DE ADULTS612k22.0%9.452.6%
ABC1 MEN198k12.0%5.117.1%
ABC1 WOMEN353k19.0%6.330.3%
C2DE MEN291k21.0%8.425.0%
C2DE WOMEN321k24.0%10.327.6%

Source: RAJAR — HEART EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO5.46m87.0%114.3m20.9100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL4.16m66.0%59.4m14.352.0%
ANY BBC3.50m56.0%51.7m14.845.2%
BBC RADIO 21.47m23.0%17.3m11.815.1%
HEART NET WORK (UK)1.41m22.0%10.3m7.39.0%
HEART EAST1.16m19.0%9.0m7.77.9%
BBC RADIO 4972k16.0%11.1m11.59.7%
BBC RADIO 1893k14.0%5.9m6.65.1%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL687k11.0%3.2m4.62.8%
OTHER BBC LOCAL667k11.0%5.7m8.65.0%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO590k9.0%5.6m9.54.9%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE589k9.0%3.4m5.83.0%
CLASSIC FM504k8.0%4.8m9.64.2%
CAPITAL NET WORK (UK)470k7.0%2.5m5.22.2%
OTHER STATION459k7.0%3.2m7.02.8%
SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK)395k6.0%2.4m6.02.1%
TALK SPORT391k6.0%3.0m7.62.6%
LBC BRAND (UK)360k6.0%3.0m8.32.6%
BBC 6 MUSIC305k5.0%2.6m8.62.3%
MAGIC287k5.0%1.9m6.51.6%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)274k4.0%2.5m9.32.2%
KISS252k4.0%932k3.70.8%
HITS RADIO231k4.0%773k3.40.7%
KISS TORY231k4.0%1.2m5.11.0%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.225k4.0%786k3.50.7%
HEART 80S214k3.0%714k3.30.6%
ABSO LUTE RADIO213k3.0%1.2m5.51.0%
BBC RADIO 3196k3.0%1.8m9.11.6%
GOLD RADIO UK195k3.0%1.6m8.31.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA172k3.0%1.6m9.31.4%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)149k2.0%542k3.60.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA134k2.0%488k3.60.4%
ABSO LUTE 80S134k2.0%576k4.30.5%
VIRGIN RADIO134k2.0%789k5.90.7%
HEART 90S120k2.0%357k3.00.3%
BBC WORLD SERVICE105k2.0%512k4.90.4%
HEART DANCE104k2.0%369k3.50.3%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA98k2.0%471k4.80.4%
PLANET ROCK89k1.0%817k9.10.7%
SMOOTH COUN TRY89k1.0%586k6.60.5%
HEART 70S83k1.0%270k3.20.2%
KER RANG!80k1.0%543k6.80.5%
KISS TORY R&B80k1.0%252k3.20.2%
BOOM RADIO79k1.0%1.5m19.51.3%
GB NEWS RADIO78k1.0%502k6.40.4%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S76k1.0%259k3.40.2%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK76k1.0%425k5.60.4%
CAPITAL DANCE76k1.0%298k3.90.3%
MAGIC SOUL71k1.0%638k9.00.6%
TIMES RADIO71k1.0%547k7.70.5%
MELLOW MAGIC61k1.0%286k4.70.3%
TALK56k1.0%743k13.30.6%
SMOOTH RELAX54k1.0%300k5.50.3%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY51k1.0%411k8.00.4%
JAZZ FM46k1.0%236k5.10.2%
SMOOTH CHILL44k1.0%160k3.60.1%
HEAT42k1.0%217k5.20.2%
BBC ASIAN NET WORK40k1.0%63k1.60.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED40k1.0%101k2.50.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S39k1.0%122k3.10.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK38k1.0%378k9.90.3%
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS37k1.0%68k1.90.1%
TALK SPORT236k1.0%85k2.30.1%
KISS XTRA34k1.0%84k2.50.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED33k1.0%45k1.4
VIRGIN RADIO 80S30k49k1.6
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S29k67k2.30.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED26k96k3.70.1%
CAPITAL CHILL23k49k2.1
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S21k14k0.7
BLOOM BERG RADIO16k34k2.1
HITS RADIO PRIDE15k11k0.7
MAGIC CLASSIC AL15k195k12.60.2%
NATION 80S13k39k3.0

Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). means no estimate was published.

Source: RAJAR — HEART EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for HEART EAST1.00m1.10m1.20m1.18m1.16mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for HEART EAST. SEP 2021: 1.18m; DEC 2021: 1.17m; MAR 2022: 1.14m; JUN 2022: 1.08m; SEP 2022: 1.10m; DEC 2022: 1.15m; MAR 2023: 1.18m; JUN 2023: 1.18m; SEP 2023: 1.03m; DEC 2023: 1.06m; MAR 2024: 1.18m; JUN 2024: 1.24m; SEP 2024: 1.24m; DEC 2024: 1.15m; MAR 2025: 1.15m; JUN 2025: 1.12m; SEP 2025: 1.11m; DEC 2025: 1.10m; MAR 2026: 1.15m; JUN 2026: 1.16m

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for HEART EAST7.0m8.0m9.0m10.0m8.4m9.0mSEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for HEART EAST. SEP 2021: 8.4m; DEC 2021: 8.8m; MAR 2022: 9.0m; JUN 2022: 8.7m; SEP 2022: 8.8m; DEC 2022: 8.8m; MAR 2023: 9.1m; JUN 2023: 9.5m; SEP 2023: 8.2m; DEC 2023: 9.5m; MAR 2024: 10.0m; JUN 2024: 9.5m; SEP 2024: 8.9m; DEC 2024: 7.7m; MAR 2025: 8.4m; JUN 2025: 8.2m; SEP 2025: 8.0m; DEC 2025: 8.2m; MAR 2026: 8.5m; JUN 2026: 9.0m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Market share over time

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for HEART EAST6.5%7.0%7.5%8.0%8.5%7.2%7.9%SEP 2021SEP 2022SEP 2023SEP 2024SEP 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for HEART EAST. SEP 2021: 7.2%; DEC 2021: 7.7%; MAR 2022: 8.0%; JUN 2022: 7.8%; SEP 2022: 7.8%; DEC 2022: 7.8%; MAR 2023: 8.1%; JUN 2023: 8.4%; SEP 2023: 7.3%; DEC 2023: 8.4%; MAR 2024: 8.7%; JUN 2024: 8.4%; SEP 2024: 8.1%; DEC 2024: 6.9%; MAR 2025: 7.4%; JUN 2025: 7.3%; SEP 2025: 7.3%; DEC 2025: 7.5%; MAR 2026: 7.7%; JUN 2026: 7.9%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — HEART EAST TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

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