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BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS)

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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 4845 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
305k
19k vs prev. quarter
% reach
16.0%
1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
2.3m
228k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
7.6
0.3 vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.5%
0.9% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.92m · unweighted sample 2,083

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) 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+305k16.0%7.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2438k12.0%2.512.5%
ADULTS 25-3469k21.0%3.922.7%
ADULTS 35-4437k12.0%4.912.3%
ADULTS 45-5436k13.0%8.911.9%
ADULTS 55-6464k23.0%12.821.1%
ADULTS 65-7446k20.0%11.315.2%
ADULTS 75+13k8.0%7.24.2%
ADULTS 15-34107k16.0%3.435.2%
ADULTS 15-44145k15.0%3.847.5%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+162k17.0%8.453.2%
MEN 15-2421k13.0%3.17.0%
MEN 25-3434k21.0%4.911.1%
MEN 35-4417k11.0%3.35.4%
MEN 45-5417k12.0%10.95.7%
MEN 55-6435k25.0%16.011.4%
MEN 65-7427k23.0%9.18.7%
MEN 75+12k18.0%7.43.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+143k14.0%6.746.8%
WOMEN 15-2417k11.0%1.75.5%
WOMEN 25-3435k21.0%2.911.6%
WOMEN 35-4421k12.0%6.26.8%
WOMEN 45-5419k14.0%7.16.3%
WOMEN 55-6430k21.0%9.19.7%
WOMEN 65-7420k16.0%14.26.5%
WOMEN 75+1,0001.0%5.80.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS147k15.0%6.648.3%
C2DE ADULTS158k17.0%8.551.7%
ABC1 MEN69k14.0%6.122.7%
ABC1 WOMEN78k15.0%7.125.7%
C2DE MEN93k21.0%10.130.5%
C2DE WOMEN65k14.0%6.221.2%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
7.4%268k
06.00-09.00
5.2%94k
06.00-12.00
8.0%186k
06.00-18.00
8.3%254k
06.00-24.00
7.5%265k
09.00-12.00
10.2%170k
12.00-15.00
9.0%163k
15.00-18.00
8.3%120k
18.00-21.00
3.2%61k
21.00-24.00
1.7%20k
24.00-06.00
5.2%26k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
7.2%35k
06.00-12.00
8.3%70k
06.00-18.00
8.8%113k
06.00-24.00
8.4%123k
06.00-06.00
8.1%125k
09.00-12.00
8.8%61k
12.00-15.00
9.0%67k
15.00-18.00
9.6%49k
18.00-21.00
7.8%28k
21.00-24.00
3.5%10k
24.00-06.00
3.4%7,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
4.5%20k
06.00-12.00
7.3%60k
06.00-18.00
7.7%92k
06.00-24.00
7.3%100k
06.00-06.00
7.4%103k
09.00-12.00
8.6%53k
12.00-15.00
7.8%52k
15.00-18.00
8.4%38k
18.00-21.00
6.8%19k
21.00-24.00
2.6%6,000
24.00-06.00
8.1%14k

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 — BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 430k22.0%5.4m12.617.5%
BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) Groupthis station305k16.0%2.3m7.67.5%
BBC RADIO 4 241k13.0%2.9m12.19.4%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 218k11.0%1.9m8.76.2%
BBC RADIO 1 192k10.0%1.1m6.03.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 161k8.0%1.0m6.53.4%
CLASSIC FM 116k6.0%1.2m10.23.8%
HITS RADIO 109k6.0%412k3.81.3%
TALKSPORT 107k6.0%627k5.92.0%
BBC 6 MUSIC 82k4.0%846k10.32.7%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70k4.0%606k8.72.0%
KISSTORY 64k3.0%414k6.51.3%
BBC RADIO 3 58k3.0%327k5.71.1%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 54k3.0%438k8.21.4%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 52k3.0%262k5.10.8%
HEART 80S 51k3.0%151k3.00.5%
ABSOLUTE 80S 49k3.0%343k7.01.1%
MAGIC 47k2.0%205k4.40.7%
GOLD RADIO UK 45k2.0%242k5.40.8%
HEART DANCE 43k2.0%170k4.00.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 37k2.0%214k5.90.7%
PLANET ROCK 37k2.0%319k8.51.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 35k2.0%138k3.90.4%
KISS 33k2.0%165k5.00.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 29k2.0%121k4.10.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 28k1.0%224k7.90.7%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 27k1.0%170k6.40.5%
HEART 90S 25k1.0%91k3.60.3%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 23k1.0%218k9.30.7%
HEART 70S 23k1.0%85k3.80.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 22k1.0%209k9.30.7%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 21k1.0%30k1.40.1%
KISSTORY R&B 20k1.0%64k3.20.2%
TALKSPORT2 20k1.0%37k1.90.1%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 19k1.0%31k1.60.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 18k1.0%154k8.40.5%
HEAT 18k1.0%21k1.20.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 16k1.0%74k4.60.2%
KERRANG! 16k1.0%36k2.30.1%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 14k1.0%122k9.00.4%
TIMES RADIO 14k1.0%141k10.10.5%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 13k1.0%18k1.40.1%
MAGIC SOUL 13k1.0%39k3.10.1%
GB NEWS RADIO 12k1.0%41k3.40.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 11k1.0%20k1.90.1%
SMOOTH RELAX 11k1.0%25k2.30.1%
BOOM RADIO 10k1.0%211k21.70.7%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 10k1.0%28k2.70.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 10k1.0%25k2.50.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 10k1.0%13k1.30.0%
SMOOTH CHILL 9,0000.0%62k6.60.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 7,0000.0%27k3.60.1%
JAZZ FM 5,0000.0%24k4.70.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 5,0000.0%14k3.00.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 4,0000.0%33k8.60.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 4,0000.0%36k8.10.1%
KISS XTRA 3,0000.0%2,0000.60.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 2,0000.0%6,0002.90.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 2,0000.0%1,0000.60.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO
NATION 80S 00.0%00.50.0%
SMOOTH COUNTRY

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (WEST YORKSHIRE) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)