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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 4850 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · National

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
13.98m
▼ 317k vs prev. quarter
% reach
24.0%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
130.1m
▼ 1.7m vs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.3
▲ 0.1 vs prev. quarter
Market share
12.9%
▼ 0.1% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 66,591

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) 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 — HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) 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 — HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) 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+13.98m24.0%9.3100.0%
ADULTS 15-241.66m20.0%4.711.9%
ADULTS 25-342.26m24.0%5.816.2%
ADULTS 35-442.26m24.0%6.516.2%
ADULTS 45-542.22m26.0%10.215.9%
ADULTS 55-642.58m29.0%13.018.5%
ADULTS 65-742.16m27.0%13.115.5%
ADULTS 75+833k15.0%12.26.0%
ADULTS 15-343.92m22.0%5.328.0%
ADULTS 15-446.18m23.0%5.844.2%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+6.54m23.0%10.046.8%
MEN 15-24828k19.0%5.75.9%
MEN 25-34927k20.0%7.36.6%
MEN 35-44948k21.0%7.06.8%
MEN 45-541.04m25.0%9.47.4%
MEN 55-641.26m29.0%13.79.0%
MEN 65-741.02m28.0%13.37.3%
MEN 75+514k21.0%12.83.7%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+7.44m25.0%8.753.2%
WOMEN 15-24830k20.0%3.75.9%
WOMEN 25-341.33m28.0%4.79.5%
WOMEN 35-441.31m27.0%6.19.4%
WOMEN 45-541.18m27.0%10.88.4%
WOMEN 55-641.32m29.0%12.39.4%
WOMEN 65-741.14m26.0%12.98.2%
WOMEN 75+319k11.0%11.12.3%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS7.05m22.0%7.750.4%
C2DE ADULTS6.93m27.0%10.949.6%
ABC1 MEN3.18m20.0%7.922.8%
ABC1 WOMEN3.87m23.0%7.627.7%
C2DE MEN3.36m27.0%12.024.0%
C2DE WOMEN3.57m28.0%9.925.5%

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

Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) 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
▸
13.2%12.43m
06.00-09.00
▸
11.1%5.58m
06.00-12.00
▸
13.3%8.85m
06.00-18.00
▸
13.9%11.55m
06.00-24.00
▸
13.5%12.28m
09.00-12.00
▸
15.1%7.33m
12.00-15.00
▸
15.0%7.17m
15.00-18.00
▸
14.3%6.64m
18.00-21.00
▸
11.7%4.05m
21.00-24.00
▸
7.9%1.60m
24.00-06.00
▸
8.2%1.17m
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
9.4%1.55m
06.00-12.00
▸
11.9%3.60m
06.00-18.00
▸
12.1%5.15m
06.00-24.00
▸
12.0%5.61m
06.00-06.00
▸
11.8%5.71m
09.00-12.00
▸
13.2%3.16m
12.00-15.00
▸
12.7%2.78m
15.00-18.00
▸
11.9%2.12m
18.00-21.00
▸
11.6%1.31m
21.00-24.00
▸
10.0%668k
24.00-06.00
▸
8.8%334k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
8.9%1.17m
06.00-12.00
▸
11.2%3.02m
06.00-18.00
▸
12.3%4.69m
06.00-24.00
▸
12.1%5.08m
06.00-06.00
▸
11.9%5.27m
09.00-12.00
▸
12.2%2.66m
12.00-15.00
▸
13.8%2.81m
15.00-18.00
▸
12.8%2.08m
18.00-21.00
▸
12.1%1.19m
21.00-24.00
▸
9.0%476k
24.00-06.00
▸
8.6%453k

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 PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) 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
HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) Groupthis station13.98m24.0%130.1m9.312.9%
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 277k0.0%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 HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO PORTFOLIO (INC PARTNERS) (EXCL CI & IOM) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)