HEART SOUTH
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4773 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
1.26m
53kvs prev. quarter
% reach
19.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
8.5m
835kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
6.7
0.4vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.8%
0.7%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 6.61m · unweighted sample 7,942
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-04.00 | 4.5% | 16k |
04.00-06.30 | 5.2% | 108k |
06.30-10.00 | 6.4% | 675k |
10.00-13.00 | 7.0% | 584k |
13.00-16.00 | 7.1% | 565k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.7% | 566k |
19.00-22.00 | 6.9% | 244k |
22.00-01.00 | 3.0% | 60k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 6.3% | 23k |
06.00-10.00 | 7.0% | 231k |
10.00-13.00 | 7.3% | 261k |
13.00-16.00 | 7.9% | 209k |
16.00-19.00 | 8.9% | 179k |
19.00-23.00 | 4.9% | 64k |
23.00-01.00 | 4.9% | 19k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
01.00-06.00 | 6.8% | 22k |
06.00-10.00 | 5.1% | 147k |
10.00-13.00 | 6.7% | 228k |
13.00-16.00 | 8.2% | 212k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.5% | 169k |
19.00-22.00 | 8.1% | 72k |
22.00-01.00 | 2.5% | 20k |
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 SOUTH TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 1.26m | 19.0% | 6.7 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 217k | 24.0% | 3.8 | 17.2% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 210k | 22.0% | 5.2 | 16.7% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 278k | 26.0% | 7.2 | 22.0% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 238k | 25.0% | 7.4 | 18.9% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 159k | 15.0% | 10.4 | 12.6% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 120k | 12.0% | 7.0 | 9.5% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 40k | 6.0% | 8.5 | 3.2% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 427k | 23.0% | 4.5 | 33.8% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 705k | 24.0% | 5.6 | 55.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 458k | 14.0% | 5.9 | 36.3% |
| MEN 15-24 | 89k | 19.0% | 3.2 | 7.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 63k | 13.0% | 4.5 | 5.0% |
| MEN 35-44 | 95k | 19.0% | 5.1 | 7.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 88k | 19.0% | 7.1 | 7.0% |
| MEN 55-64 | 61k | 12.0% | 11.6 | 4.9% |
| MEN 65-74 | 45k | 10.0% | 4.8 | 3.5% |
| MEN 75+ | 18k | 6.0% | 5.6 | 1.4% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 803k | 24.0% | 7.2 | 63.7% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 128k | 29.0% | 4.2 | 10.1% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 147k | 31.0% | 5.5 | 11.7% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 183k | 33.0% | 8.3 | 14.5% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 150k | 30.0% | 7.5 | 11.9% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 97k | 18.0% | 9.6 | 7.7% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 75k | 14.0% | 8.3 | 6.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 22k | 6.0% | 10.8 | 1.8% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 717k | 18.0% | 6.4 | 56.8% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 545k | 21.0% | 7.1 | 43.2% |
| ABC1 MEN | 256k | 13.0% | 4.7 | 20.3% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 461k | 22.0% | 7.4 | 36.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 203k | 16.0% | 7.4 | 16.1% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 342k | 27.0% | 7.0 | 27.1% |
Source: RAJAR — HEART SOUTH TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 5.96m | 90.0% | 124.9m | 20.9 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 4.58m | 69.0% | 64.9m | 14.2 | 52.0% |
| ANY BBC | 3.84m | 58.0% | 57.8m | 15.0 | 46.3% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 1.69m | 26.0% | 18.8m | 11.2 | 15.1% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 1.40m | 21.0% | 9.7m | 6.9 | 7.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 1.32m | 20.0% | 17.2m | 13.0 | 13.8% |
| HEART SOUTH | 1.26m | 19.0% | 8.5m | 6.7 | 6.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 903k | 14.0% | 6.6m | 7.3 | 5.3% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 721k | 11.0% | 3.4m | 4.7 | 2.7% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 696k | 11.0% | 7.9m | 11.4 | 6.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 626k | 9.0% | 5.2m | 8.3 | 4.2% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 625k | 9.0% | 3.7m | 5.9 | 2.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 603k | 9.0% | 5.0m | 8.3 | 4.0% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 566k | 9.0% | 3.2m | 5.6 | 2.5% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 543k | 8.0% | 3.2m | 5.8 | 2.5% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 447k | 7.0% | 4.5m | 10.1 | 3.6% |
| OTHER STATION | 429k | 6.0% | 2.1m | 5.0 | 1.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 355k | 5.0% | 2.1m | 5.8 | 1.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 320k | 5.0% | 2.9m | 9.1 | 2.3% |
| TALK SPORT | 314k | 5.0% | 1.8m | 5.6 | 1.4% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 312k | 5.0% | 2.3m | 7.4 | 1.8% |
| HITS RADIO | 240k | 4.0% | 831k | 3.5 | 0.7% |
| KISS TORY | 239k | 4.0% | 1.2m | 5.1 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 236k | 4.0% | 1.4m | 5.9 | 1.1% |
| MAGIC | 232k | 4.0% | 1.2m | 5.1 | 0.9% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 222k | 3.0% | 1.9m | 8.5 | 1.5% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 201k | 3.0% | 1.3m | 6.7 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 195k | 3.0% | 1.4m | 7.3 | 1.1% |
| HEART 80S | 184k | 3.0% | 768k | 4.2 | 0.6% |
| KISS | 172k | 3.0% | 666k | 3.9 | 0.5% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 149k | 2.0% | 734k | 4.9 | 0.6% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 141k | 2.0% | 993k | 7.1 | 0.8% |
| HEART 90S | 131k | 2.0% | 604k | 4.6 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 121k | 2.0% | 525k | 4.3 | 0.4% |
| PLANET ROCK | 118k | 2.0% | 1.0m | 8.7 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 114k | 2.0% | 527k | 4.6 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 105k | 2.0% | 248k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 104k | 2.0% | 418k | 4.0 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 92k | 1.0% | 563k | 6.1 | 0.5% |
| TIMES RADIO | 92k | 1.0% | 771k | 8.4 | 0.6% |
| BOOM RADIO | 86k | 1.0% | 1.4m | 16.3 | 1.1% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 81k | 1.0% | 276k | 3.4 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 79k | 1.0% | 584k | 7.4 | 0.5% |
| KER RANG! | 77k | 1.0% | 507k | 6.6 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 72k | 1.0% | 418k | 5.8 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 71k | 1.0% | 286k | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 68k | 1.0% | 431k | 6.3 | 0.3% |
| JAZZ FM | 68k | 1.0% | 301k | 4.4 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 61k | 1.0% | 214k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 60k | 1.0% | 275k | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 54k | 1.0% | 422k | 7.8 | 0.3% |
| TALK | 53k | 1.0% | 219k | 4.2 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 49k | 1.0% | 113k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 46k | 1.0% | 191k | 4.2 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 46k | 1.0% | 212k | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 43k | 1.0% | 139k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 42k | 1.0% | 203k | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 40k | 1.0% | 77k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 39k | 1.0% | 143k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 39k | 1.0% | 142k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 35k | 1.0% | 36k | 1.0 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 34k | 1.0% | 44k | 1.3 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 32k | — | 47k | 1.5 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 31k | — | 154k | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 30k | — | 47k | 1.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 29k | — | 109k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 28k | — | 133k | 4.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 23k | — | 26k | 1.1 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 22k | — | 128k | 5.8 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80S | 21k | — | 116k | 5.4 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 20k | — | 15k | 0.8 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 18k | — | 98k | 5.4 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 15k | — | 141k | 9.5 | 0.1% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 8,000 | — | 18k | 2.1 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HEART SOUTH TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART SOUTH TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HEART SOUTH 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) · Source: RAJAR — HEART SOUTH TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)