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SMOOTH CHILL

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Music to chill to

Local / regional · RAJAR code 4790 · Quarterly — 3-month rolling sample · National

Part of: SMOOTH BRAND (UK), TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK)

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
395k
13k vs prev. quarter
% reach
1.0%
0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.7m
423k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
4.3
1.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
0.2%
0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 33,250

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH CHILL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH CHILL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH CHILL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+395k1.0%4.3100.0%
ADULTS 15-2426k0.0%3.16.5%
ADULTS 25-3466k1.0%2.416.6%
ADULTS 35-4487k1.0%2.322.0%
ADULTS 45-5466k1.0%9.116.7%
ADULTS 55-6491k1.0%4.023.0%
ADULTS 65-7452k1.0%5.013.1%
ADULTS 75+8,0000.0%2.62.0%
ADULTS 15-3491k1.0%2.623.1%
ADULTS 15-44178k1.0%2.445.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+215k1.0%5.054.4%
MEN 15-2410k0.0%6.02.4%
MEN 25-3425k1.0%1.76.3%
MEN 35-4450k1.0%1.812.8%
MEN 45-5434k1.0%14.28.7%
MEN 55-6462k1.0%4.315.7%
MEN 65-7430k1.0%3.47.5%
MEN 75+4,0000.0%4.21.0%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+180k1.0%3.445.6%
WOMEN 15-2416k0.0%1.34.0%
WOMEN 25-3441k1.0%2.810.3%
WOMEN 35-4437k1.0%3.09.3%
WOMEN 45-5432k1.0%3.68.0%
WOMEN 55-6429k1.0%3.47.3%
WOMEN 65-7422k1.0%7.15.6%
WOMEN 75+4,0000.0%1.21.0%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS215k1.0%3.954.5%
C2DE ADULTS180k1.0%4.745.5%
ABC1 MEN96k1.0%4.224.4%
ABC1 WOMEN119k1.0%3.730.1%
C2DE MEN119k1.0%5.630.1%
C2DE WOMEN61k0.0%3.015.5%

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

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH CHILL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%337k
06.00-09.00
Smooth Chill Mornings
0.1%128k
06.00-12.00
Smooth Chill Mornings
0.1%222k
06.00-18.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.1%310k
06.00-24.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%336k
09.00-12.00
Chillout Classics
0.1%151k
12.00-15.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%136k
15.00-18.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%144k
18.00-21.00
Chillout Classics
0.2%73k
21.00-24.00
Late Night Chill
0.3%45k
24.00-06.00
Late Night Chill
0.1%27k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
Smooth Chill Mornings
0.2%38k
06.00-12.00
Smooth Chill Mornings
0.2%61k
06.00-18.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%81k
06.00-24.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%110k
06.00-06.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%113k
09.00-12.00
Chillout Classics
0.2%43k
12.00-15.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.1%32k
15.00-18.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%27k
18.00-21.00
Chillout Classics
0.3%30k
21.00-24.00
Late Night Chill
0.6%24k
24.00-06.00
Late Night Chill
0.7%17k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
Smooth Chill Mornings
0.4%35k
06.00-12.00
Smooth Chill Mornings
0.3%64k
06.00-18.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%104k
06.00-24.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%117k
06.00-06.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%119k
09.00-12.00
Chillout Classics
0.2%49k
12.00-15.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%49k
15.00-18.00
Smooth Chill Afternoons
0.2%36k
18.00-21.00
Chillout Classics
0.1%16k
21.00-24.00
Late Night Chill
0.3%17k
24.00-06.00
Late Night Chill
0.0%5,000

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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH CHILL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 12.57m22.0%133.1m10.613.2%
BBC RADIO 4 9.15m16.0%108.1m11.810.7%
BBC RADIO 1 7.03m12.0%44.9m6.44.5%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 5.36m9.0%32.3m6.03.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.65m5.0%24.6m9.32.4%
MAGIC 2.16m4.0%11.0m5.11.1%
BBC RADIO 3 2.06m4.0%16.1m7.81.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 2.01m3.0%13.2m6.61.3%
KISSTORY 1.82m3.0%8.5m4.70.8%
HEART 80S 1.60m3.0%7.0m4.40.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.59m3.0%12.1m7.61.2%
KISS 1.48m3.0%6.2m4.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.45m2.0%8.2m5.70.8%
PLANET ROCK 1.13m2.0%9.3m8.30.9%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 1.09m2.0%5.2m4.80.5%
HEART DANCE 987k2.0%4.4m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 959k2.0%3.3m3.50.3%
CAPITAL DANCE 908k2.0%4.6m5.00.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 907k2.0%2.1m2.30.2%
GB NEWS RADIO 676k1.0%4.4m6.40.4%
HEART 70S 581k1.0%2.2m3.70.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 513k1.0%2.5m4.80.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 494k1.0%1.9m3.80.2%
SMOOTH CHILL this station395k1.0%1.7m4.30.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 375k1.0%1.8m4.90.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 221k0.0%1.9m8.70.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 214k0.0%1.0m4.70.1%

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

Source: RAJAR — SMOOTH CHILL TSA, MAR 2026 (Q) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 13 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 5th APRIL '26)