HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1)
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 4844 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
107k
2,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
5.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
526k
114kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
4.9
1.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
1.6%
0.3%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.95m · unweighted sample 2,139
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 1.5% | 41k |
10.00-13.00 | 1.3% | 37k |
13.00-16.00 | 1.4% | 42k |
16.00-19.00 | 1.0% | 33k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.0% | 20k |
22.00-02.00 | 0.2% | 3,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.8% | 9,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 4.1% | 23k |
12.00-16.00 | 4.8% | 27k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.3% | 18k |
19.00-22.00 | 1.6% | 5,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.4% | 1,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.9% | 6,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 3.6% | 27k |
12.00-16.00 | 3.9% | 27k |
16.00-19.00 | 1.5% | 12k |
19.00-22.00 | 3.2% | 7,000 |
22.00-01.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
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 — HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) 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+ | 107k | 5.0% | 4.9 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 16k | 5.0% | 3.3 | 14.5% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 35k | 11.0% | 3.7 | 32.7% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 22k | 7.0% | 3.8 | 20.8% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 11k | 4.0% | 4.2 | 10.6% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 12k | 4.0% | 3.9 | 11.1% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 10k | 4.0% | 12.4 | 9.4% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 1,000 | 1.0% | 42.0 | 0.9% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 51k | 8.0% | 3.6 | 47.2% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 73k | 7.0% | 3.7 | 68.0% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 50k | 5.0% | 5.5 | 46.8% |
| MEN 15-24 | 7,000 | 4.0% | 5.0 | 6.8% |
| MEN 25-34 | 16k | 10.0% | 5.2 | 14.6% |
| MEN 35-44 | 10k | 6.0% | 5.3 | 8.9% |
| MEN 45-54 | 7,000 | 5.0% | 6.4 | 6.3% |
| MEN 55-64 | 6,000 | 4.0% | 2.2 | 5.2% |
| MEN 65-74 | 5,000 | 5.0% | 9.9 | 4.9% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 57k | 6.0% | 4.4 | 53.2% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 8,000 | 5.0% | 1.8 | 7.7% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 19k | 11.0% | 2.5 | 18.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 13k | 7.0% | 2.7 | 11.9% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 5,000 | 3.0% | 1.1 | 4.4% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 6,000 | 4.0% | 5.4 | 5.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 5,000 | 4.0% | 15.3 | 4.5% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 1,000 | 1.0% | 42.0 | 0.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 58k | 6.0% | 4.4 | 54.5% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 49k | 5.0% | 5.5 | 45.5% |
| ABC1 MEN | 27k | 6.0% | 5.4 | 25.6% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 31k | 6.0% | 3.5 | 28.9% |
| C2DE MEN | 23k | 5.0% | 5.7 | 21.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 26k | 6.0% | 5.4 | 24.4% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) 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 | 1.67m | 85.0% | 32.1m | 19.3 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.31m | 67.0% | 17.0m | 12.9 | 52.8% |
| ANY BBC | 979k | 50.0% | 14.6m | 15.0 | 45.6% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 452k | 23.0% | 5.3m | 11.7 | 16.5% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 336k | 17.0% | 1.8m | 5.3 | 5.5% |
| * CAPITAL YORK SHIRE | 331k | 17.0% | 1.8m | 5.3 | 5.5% |
| HEART YORK SHIRE | 309k | 16.0% | 2.4m | 7.7 | 7.4% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 240k | 12.0% | 2.3m | 9.4 | 7.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 235k | 12.0% | 2.7m | 11.5 | 8.4% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 225k | 12.0% | 1.1m | 5.1 | 3.6% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 203k | 10.0% | 1.3m | 6.2 | 3.9% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 181k | 9.0% | 1.3m | 7.1 | 4.0% |
| * BBC RADIO LEEDS | 158k | 8.0% | 1.3m | 8.5 | 4.2% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 123k | 6.0% | 770k | 6.2 | 2.4% |
| OTHER STATION | 123k | 6.0% | 531k | 4.3 | 1.7% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS LEEDS & WEST YORKS | 112k | 6.0% | 1.1m | 10.0 | 3.5% |
| CLASSIC FM | 109k | 6.0% | 830k | 7.6 | 2.6% |
| HITS RADIO (WEST YORK SHIRE) | 107k | 5.0% | 526k | 4.9 | 1.6% |
| TALK SPORT | 106k | 5.0% | 596k | 5.6 | 1.9% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 94k | 5.0% | 1.1m | 11.6 | 3.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 80k | 4.0% | 661k | 8.3 | 2.1% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 73k | 4.0% | 700k | 9.5 | 2.2% |
| KISS TORY | 70k | 4.0% | 369k | 5.2 | 1.1% |
| * GREAT- EST HITS BRAD FORD & W-YORK | 69k | 4.0% | 759k | 11.0 | 2.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 60k | 3.0% | 155k | 2.6 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 60k | 3.0% | 324k | 5.4 | 1.0% |
| MAGIC | 58k | 3.0% | 249k | 4.3 | 0.8% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 55k | 3.0% | 501k | 9.1 | 1.6% |
| HEART 80S | 55k | 3.0% | 190k | 3.5 | 0.6% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 50k | 3.0% | 345k | 6.9 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 50k | 3.0% | 453k | 9.0 | 1.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 49k | 2.0% | 188k | 3.9 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 48k | 2.0% | 135k | 2.8 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 46k | 2.0% | 364k | 7.9 | 1.1% |
| KISS | 41k | 2.0% | 127k | 3.1 | 0.4% |
| HEART DANCE | 40k | 2.0% | 142k | 3.5 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 39k | 2.0% | 264k | 6.7 | 0.8% |
| PLANET ROCK | 35k | 2.0% | 295k | 8.3 | 0.9% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 33k | 2.0% | 90k | 2.8 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 33k | 2.0% | 141k | 4.2 | 0.4% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 31k | 2.0% | 60k | 2.0 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 26k | 1.0% | 63k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| HEART 90S | 26k | 1.0% | 68k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 25k | 1.0% | 219k | 8.8 | 0.7% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 23k | 1.0% | 37k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 23k | 1.0% | 75k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 23k | 1.0% | 81k | 3.5 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 21k | 1.0% | 138k | 6.6 | 0.4% |
| KER RANG! | 21k | 1.0% | 191k | 9.3 | 0.6% |
| HEAT | 20k | 1.0% | 134k | 6.7 | 0.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 19k | 1.0% | 28k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 18k | 1.0% | 62k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 18k | 1.0% | 98k | 5.4 | 0.3% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 14k | 1.0% | 95k | 6.9 | 0.3% |
| TALK | 13k | 1.0% | 254k | 19.3 | 0.8% |
| BOOM RADIO | 12k | 1.0% | 184k | 15.4 | 0.6% |
| JAZZ FM | 12k | 1.0% | 40k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 12k | 1.0% | 55k | 4.5 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 12k | 1.0% | 94k | 7.7 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 12k | 1.0% | 44k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 11k | 1.0% | 67k | 6.2 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 11k | 1.0% | 61k | 5.5 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 9,000 | — | 18k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 9,000 | — | 34k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 9,000 | — | 30k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 8,000 | — | 6,000 | 0.8 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 8,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.0 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.0 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 6,000 | — | 59k | 9.3 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 5,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.8 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 4,000 | — | 8,000 | 2.0 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 4,000 | — | 19k | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 3,000 | — | 11k | 3.2 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.5 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.8 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 1,000 | — | 3,000 | 5.0 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | — | — | — | 0.5 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) 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 — HITS RADIO (WEST YORKSHIRE) (WAS PULSE 1) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)