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VIRGIN RADIO 80S

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The Chris Evans Breakfast Show and the best 80s music.

Local / regional · RAJAR code 4819 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · National

Previously: VIRGIN RADIO 80S PLUS

Part of: VIRGIN RADIO NETWORK, NEWS BROADCASTING NATIONAL NETWORK, TOTAL NEWS BROADCASTING

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
277k
▲ 9,000 vs prev. quarter
% reach
0.0%
Total hours
445k
▲ 94k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
1.6
▲ 0.3 vs prev. quarter
Market share
0.0%

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 66,591

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — VIRGIN RADIO 80S 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 — VIRGIN RADIO 80S 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 — VIRGIN RADIO 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+277k0.0%1.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2440k0.0%0.814.3%
ADULTS 25-3457k1.0%0.920.7%
ADULTS 35-4437k0.0%1.213.3%
ADULTS 45-5463k1.0%1.122.8%
ADULTS 55-6455k1.0%3.119.7%
ADULTS 65-7421k0.0%3.67.5%
ADULTS 75+5,0000.0%1.11.8%
ADULTS 15-3497k1.0%0.935.0%
ADULTS 15-44134k0.0%1.048.2%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+121k0.0%1.843.8%
MEN 15-2416k0.0%0.75.7%
MEN 25-3423k1.0%1.28.5%
MEN 35-4415k0.0%1.05.3%
MEN 45-5430k1.0%1.210.6%
MEN 55-6424k1.0%3.98.8%
MEN 65-7411k0.0%2.63.9%
MEN 75+3,0000.0%1.41.0%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+156k1.0%1.556.2%
WOMEN 15-2424k1.0%0.98.5%
WOMEN 25-3434k1.0%0.712.2%
WOMEN 35-4422k0.0%1.38.0%
WOMEN 45-5434k1.0%1.112.1%
WOMEN 55-6430k1.0%2.410.9%
WOMEN 65-7410k0.0%4.73.6%
WOMEN 75+2,0000.0%0.70.8%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS162k0.0%1.358.5%
C2DE ADULTS115k0.0%2.041.5%
ABC1 MEN71k0.0%1.625.7%
ABC1 WOMEN91k1.0%1.132.8%
C2DE MEN50k0.0%2.118.1%
C2DE WOMEN65k1.0%2.023.5%

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

Source: RAJAR — VIRGIN RADIO 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.30-10.00
▸
0.0%30k
10.00-14.00
▸
0.0%60k
14.00-18.00
▸
0.1%79k
18.00-22.00
▸
0.0%51k
22.00-01.00
▸
0.0%19k
01.00-06.30
▸
0.0%17k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
0.0%7,000
10.00-14.00
▸
0.1%20k
14.00-18.00
▸
0.1%23k
18.00-22.00
▸
0.1%20k
22.00-01.00
▸
0.1%10k
01.00-06.00
▸
0.1%5,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
0.0%5,000
10.00-14.00
▸
0.0%21k
14.00-18.00
▸
0.1%18k
18.00-22.00
▸
0.0%10k
22.00-01.00
▸
0.1%3,000
01.00-06.00
▸
0.0%2,000

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 — VIRGIN RADIO 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 12.60m22.0%137.0m10.913.6%
BBC RADIO 4 9.07m16.0%105.8m11.710.5%
BBC RADIO 1 7.07m12.0%45.3m6.44.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 5.74m10.0%54.8m9.55.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 5.27m9.0%32.1m6.13.2%
CLASSIC FM 4.17m7.0%33.4m8.03.3%
HITS RADIO 3.80m7.0%16.8m4.41.7%
TALKSPORT 3.29m6.0%22.2m6.82.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.51m4.0%23.5m9.32.3%
MAGIC 2.32m4.0%12.4m5.41.2%
BBC RADIO 3 1.97m3.0%15.1m7.61.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 1.96m3.0%12.9m6.61.3%
KISSTORY 1.78m3.0%7.5m4.20.7%
GOLD RADIO UK 1.61m3.0%11.9m7.41.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.60m3.0%12.0m7.51.2%
HEART 80S 1.60m3.0%7.0m4.40.7%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 1.50m3.0%6.3m4.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.41m2.0%7.9m5.60.8%
KISS 1.39m2.0%6.0m4.30.6%
PLANET ROCK 1.07m2.0%9.6m9.01.0%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 1.07m2.0%4.9m4.60.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 1.04m2.0%6.4m6.10.6%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 995k2.0%2.1m2.20.2%
CAPITAL DANCE 993k2.0%4.8m4.80.5%
HEART DANCE 991k2.0%4.4m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 964k2.0%3.3m3.40.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 828k1.0%3.1m3.70.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 769k1.0%4.2m5.40.4%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 743k1.0%3.8m5.00.4%
GB NEWS RADIO 655k1.0%4.5m6.80.4%
BOOM RADIO 636k1.0%9.3m14.60.9%
KISSTORY R&B 623k1.0%2.1m3.40.2%
TIMES RADIO 604k1.0%5.0m8.20.5%
HEART 70S 575k1.0%2.0m3.60.2%
KERRANG! 569k1.0%3.0m5.30.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 560k1.0%6.1m10.90.6%
TALKSPORT2 549k1.0%1.6m3.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 521k1.0%4.0m7.60.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 515k1.0%2.0m4.00.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 513k1.0%3.4m6.70.3%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 494k1.0%1.8m3.60.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 484k1.0%2.4m5.00.2%
HEAT 476k1.0%1.5m3.10.1%
MAGIC SOUL 467k1.0%2.7m5.80.3%
MELLOW MAGIC 431k1.0%1.6m3.70.2%
JAZZ FM 416k1.0%1.8m4.40.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 396k1.0%1.9m4.90.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 384k1.0%2.1m5.40.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 348k1.0%576k1.70.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 341k1.0%652k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 336k1.0%743k2.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S this station277k0.0%445k1.60.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 275k0.0%747k2.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 259k0.0%572k2.20.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 259k0.0%732k2.80.1%
KISS XTRA 236k0.0%563k2.40.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 235k0.0%1.8m7.70.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 214k0.0%824k3.90.1%
NATION 80S 191k0.0%566k3.00.1%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 136k0.0%1.0m7.50.1%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 110k0.0%254k2.30.0%

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within VIRGIN RADIO 80S’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — VIRGIN RADIO 80S TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)