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Local / regional · RAJAR code 4778 · · National

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
% reach
Total hours
Average hours
Market share

TSA population · unweighted sample

Compared to other national stations · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2Q12.37m21.0%138.0m11.213.3%
BBC RADIO 4Q8.93m15.0%108.5m12.110.4%
BBC RADIO 1Q6.90m12.0%43.3m6.34.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIOH5.79m10.0%55.9m9.75.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVEQ5.50m9.0%32.1m5.83.1%
CLASSIC FMH4.29m7.0%34.6m8.13.4%
HITS RADIOH3.68m6.0%17.3m4.71.7%
TALKSPORTH3.32m6.0%22.5m6.82.2%
LBC (UK)H2.90m5.0%28.0m9.72.7%
BBC 6 MUSICQ2.59m4.0%25.1m9.72.4%
MAGICQ2.21m4.0%11.4m5.21.1%
KISSTORYQ2.03m3.0%9.0m4.40.9%
ABSOLUTE RADIOQ2.02m3.0%11.6m5.81.1%
BBC RADIO 3Q1.88m3.0%15.9m8.41.5%
HEART 80SQ1.78m3.0%7.0m4.00.7%
KISSQ1.75m3.0%6.3m3.60.6%
ABSOLUTE 80SQ1.54m3.0%9.1m5.90.9%
GOLD RADIO UKH1.53m3.0%11.1m7.21.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)H1.51m3.0%5.4m3.60.5%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRAQ1.43m2.0%9.8m6.80.9%
LBC NEWS (UK)H1.20m2.0%3.2m2.70.3%
HEART 90SQ1.15m2.0%4.3m3.70.4%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRAQ1.11m2.0%3.8m3.40.4%
HEART DANCEQ1.10m2.0%5.2m4.70.5%
PLANET ROCKQ1.09m2.0%10.2m9.41.0%
HEART 00SQ1.06m2.0%4.7m4.40.5%
CAPITAL DANCEQ1.02m2.0%4.6m4.50.4%
VIRGIN RADIOH1.01m2.0%6.2m6.10.6%
BBC WORLD SERVICEQ943k2.0%4.7m5.00.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90SH835k1.0%3.1m3.70.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCKH785k1.0%4.4m5.70.4%
BBC RADIO 1XTRAH769k1.0%4.4m5.70.4%
SMOOTH 80SQ754k1.0%3.6m4.80.3%
CAPITAL ANTHEMSQ735k1.0%2.1m2.90.2%
GB NEWS RADIOQ731k1.0%5.4m7.40.5%
KISSTORY R&BH681k1.0%2.2m3.20.2%
TIMES RADIOH660k1.0%5.9m8.90.6%
BOOM RADIOH635k1.0%9.4m14.70.9%
HEART 70SQ625k1.0%2.1m3.30.2%
KERRANG!H615k1.0%3.8m6.20.4%
BBC RADIO 1 DANCEH615k1.0%2.3m3.80.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 80SH605k1.0%2.7m4.40.3%
BBC RADIO 1 ANTHEMSH584k1.0%2.1m3.50.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRYH566k1.0%3.8m6.80.4%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UKH548k1.0%2.9m5.30.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO)H543k1.0%4.8m8.90.5%
TALKSPORT2H531k1.0%1.1m2.20.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADEDQ527k1.0%1.6m3.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00SH510k1.0%2.1m4.20.2%
SMOOTH RELAXQ505k1.0%1.9m3.80.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRYQ501k1.0%3.6m7.10.3%
MAGIC SOULH490k1.0%2.8m5.80.3%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 70SH481k1.0%2.3m4.70.2%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 60SH433k1.0%2.8m6.40.3%
HITS RADIO 90SH428k1.0%1.6m3.80.2%
BBC RADIO 3 UNWINDH408k1.0%2.3m5.50.2%
JAZZ FMH406k1.0%2.1m5.10.2%
MELLOW MAGICH406k1.0%1.6m3.90.2%
HEATH387k1.0%1.8m4.60.2%
HITS RADIO 00SH377k1.0%1.1m2.80.1%
SMOOTH CHILLQ365k1.0%2.4m6.50.2%
CLASSIC FM CALMQ358k1.0%1.8m5.10.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLEDH346k1.0%578k1.70.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS)H318k1.0%652k2.10.1%
HEART 10SQ307k1.0%797k2.60.1%
MAGIC MUSICALSH301k1.0%1.5m4.90.1%
SMOOTH 70SQ293k0.0%860k2.90.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDEH286k0.0%539k1.90.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLEDH286k0.0%837k2.90.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70SH283k0.0%797k2.80.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80SH258k0.0%374k1.40.0%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCKQ257k0.0%2.3m9.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10SH249k0.0%371k1.50.0%
KISS XTRAH248k0.0%737k3.00.1%
HEART LOVEQ244k0.0%562k2.30.1%
CAPITAL CHILLQ225k0.0%809k3.60.1%
NATION 80SH220k0.0%797k3.60.1%
SMOOTH SOULQ199k0.0%929k4.70.1%
HEART MUSICALSQ187k0.0%370k2.00.0%
RADIO X 90SQ164k0.0%383k2.30.0%
MAGIC CLASSICALH159k0.0%1.0m6.50.1%
CLASSIC FM MOVIESQ153k0.0%911k6.00.1%
RADIO X 00SQ150k0.0%267k1.80.0%
NATION 70SQ142k0.0%360k2.50.0%
NATION 90SH117k0.0%285k2.40.0%
RADIO X CHILLEDQ111k0.0%98k0.90.0%
COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO)H91k0.0%484k5.30.0%
BOOM LIGHTH86k0.0%472k5.50.0%

Source: RAJAR — JUN 2026. Networks, brands and groups are aggregates of the stations beneath them, so they are shown separately rather than ranked against their own members.

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S80k100k120k140k160k180k98k177kSEP 2021JUN 2022MAR 2023DEC 2023SEP 2024MAR 2025
Weekly reach ('000s) for ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S. SEP 2021: 98k; DEC 2021: 126k; MAR 2022: 141k; JUN 2022: 164k; SEP 2022: 150k; DEC 2022: 133k; MAR 2023: 128k; JUN 2023: 146k; SEP 2023: 149k; DEC 2023: 115k; MAR 2024: 123k; JUN 2024: 152k; SEP 2024: 170k; DEC 2024: 170k; MAR 2025: 177k

Weekly reach ('000s)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S200k400k600k800k365k380kSEP 2021JUN 2022MAR 2023DEC 2023SEP 2024MAR 2025
Total hours ('000s) for ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S. SEP 2021: 365k; DEC 2021: 455k; MAR 2022: 480k; JUN 2022: 638k; SEP 2022: 837k; DEC 2022: 694k; MAR 2023: 406k; JUN 2023: 663k; SEP 2023: 783k; DEC 2023: 515k; MAR 2024: 432k; JUN 2024: 677k; SEP 2024: 575k; DEC 2024: 400k; MAR 2025: 380k

Total hours ('000s)

Market share over time

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S0.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%SEP 2021JUN 2022MAR 2023DEC 2023SEP 2024MAR 2025
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S. SEP 2021: 0.0%; DEC 2021: 0.0%; MAR 2022: 0.0%; JUN 2022: 0.1%; SEP 2022: 0.1%; DEC 2022: 0.1%; MAR 2023: 0.0%; JUN 2023: 0.1%; SEP 2023: 0.1%; DEC 2023: 0.1%; MAR 2024: 0.0%; JUN 2024: 0.1%; SEP 2024: 0.1%; DEC 2024: 0.0%; MAR 2025: 0.0%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA)