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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 4853 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · National

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
3.77m
▼ 23k vs prev. quarter
% reach
8.0%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
20.6m
▼ 248k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
5.5
▬ 0.0 vs prev. quarter
Market share
2.7%
▼ 0.1% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 44.47m · unweighted sample 47,464

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO NETWORK (ENGLAND) (INC 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 — HITS RADIO NETWORK (ENGLAND) (INC 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 — HITS RADIO NETWORK (ENGLAND) (INC 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+3.77m8.0%5.5100.0%
ADULTS 15-24527k8.0%3.814.0%
ADULTS 25-34913k12.0%4.024.2%
ADULTS 35-44806k11.0%4.121.4%
ADULTS 45-54646k10.0%7.617.1%
ADULTS 55-64457k7.0%7.412.1%
ADULTS 65-74302k5.0%8.78.0%
ADULTS 75+118k3.0%6.03.1%
ADULTS 15-341.44m10.0%3.938.2%
ADULTS 15-442.25m11.0%4.059.6%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+1.59m7.0%5.642.3%
MEN 15-24235k7.0%4.36.2%
MEN 25-34339k9.0%4.19.0%
MEN 35-44317k9.0%4.08.4%
MEN 45-54279k9.0%7.07.4%
MEN 55-64216k7.0%7.55.7%
MEN 65-74138k5.0%8.63.7%
MEN 75+70k4.0%7.31.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+2.18m10.0%5.457.7%
WOMEN 15-24292k9.0%3.47.8%
WOMEN 25-34575k15.0%3.915.2%
WOMEN 35-44489k13.0%4.213.0%
WOMEN 45-54367k11.0%8.09.7%
WOMEN 55-64242k7.0%7.46.4%
WOMEN 65-74164k5.0%8.84.4%
WOMEN 75+49k2.0%4.21.3%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS1.98m8.0%4.552.4%
C2DE ADULTS1.79m9.0%6.547.6%
ABC1 MEN810k7.0%4.621.5%
ABC1 WOMEN1.17m9.0%4.530.9%
C2DE MEN783k8.0%6.620.8%
C2DE WOMEN1.01m10.0%6.426.8%

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 NETWORK (ENGLAND) (INC 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
▸
2.7%3.14m
06.00-09.00
▸
2.6%1.21m
06.00-12.00
▸
2.6%1.90m
06.00-18.00
▸
2.9%2.82m
06.00-24.00
▸
2.8%3.09m
09.00-12.00
▸
2.7%1.41m
12.00-15.00
▸
3.1%1.52m
15.00-18.00
▸
3.3%1.51m
18.00-21.00
▸
2.5%896k
21.00-24.00
▸
1.3%303k
24.00-06.00
▸
1.8%249k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
2.0%279k
06.00-12.00
▸
2.5%694k
06.00-18.00
▸
2.7%1.11m
06.00-24.00
▸
2.7%1.23m
06.00-06.00
▸
2.6%1.26m
09.00-12.00
▸
2.7%589k
12.00-15.00
▸
2.9%552k
15.00-18.00
▸
2.8%444k
18.00-21.00
▸
2.8%269k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.2%127k
24.00-06.00
▸
1.7%72k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
2.1%210k
06.00-12.00
▸
2.4%583k
06.00-18.00
▸
2.7%999k
06.00-24.00
▸
2.7%1.11m
06.00-06.00
▸
2.7%1.15m
09.00-12.00
▸
2.5%485k
12.00-15.00
▸
3.1%551k
15.00-18.00
▸
3.1%437k
18.00-21.00
▸
2.9%268k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.0%95k
24.00-06.00
▸
1.9%77k

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 NETWORK (ENGLAND) (INC 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 9.34m21.0%100.4m10.713.1%
BBC RADIO 4 7.12m16.0%83.9m11.811.0%
BBC RADIO 1 5.30m12.0%33.6m6.34.4%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 4.55m10.0%43.5m9.65.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 4.10m9.0%25.3m6.23.3%
HITS RADIO 3.20m7.0%14.9m4.61.9%
CLASSIC FM 3.19m7.0%24.9m7.83.3%
TALKSPORT 2.60m6.0%17.8m6.82.3%
MAGIC 1.96m4.0%11.0m5.61.4%
BBC 6 MUSIC 1.95m4.0%18.1m9.32.4%
BBC RADIO 3 1.59m4.0%12.1m7.61.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 1.56m4.0%10.5m6.71.4%
KISSTORY 1.47m3.0%6.3m4.30.8%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 1.31m3.0%5.7m4.40.7%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.26m3.0%9.5m7.51.2%
GOLD RADIO UK 1.26m3.0%9.6m7.61.3%
HEART 80S 1.20m3.0%5.4m4.50.7%
KISS 1.10m2.0%5.0m4.50.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.06m2.0%6.3m6.00.8%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 844k2.0%3.9m4.60.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 802k2.0%4.9m6.20.6%
CAPITAL DANCE 786k2.0%3.8m4.80.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 779k2.0%1.7m2.10.2%
HEART DANCE 766k2.0%3.5m4.60.5%
PLANET ROCK 766k2.0%6.6m8.60.9%
HEART 90S 759k2.0%2.8m3.70.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 666k1.0%2.5m3.80.3%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 626k1.0%3.1m4.90.4%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 595k1.0%3.1m5.20.4%
KISSTORY R&B 549k1.0%1.9m3.50.2%
BOOM RADIO 513k1.0%7.6m14.81.0%
GB NEWS RADIO 509k1.0%3.4m6.80.5%
TIMES RADIO 476k1.0%3.9m8.10.5%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 449k1.0%3.2m7.10.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 439k1.0%1.6m3.70.2%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 429k1.0%4.6m10.60.6%
TALKSPORT2 428k1.0%1.4m3.20.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 408k1.0%1.6m3.90.2%
KERRANG! 407k1.0%1.8m4.40.2%
MAGIC SOUL 406k1.0%2.4m6.00.3%
HEART 70S 405k1.0%1.4m3.40.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 384k1.0%2.0m5.30.3%
HEAT 359k1.0%1.1m3.00.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 347k1.0%1.3m3.60.2%
JAZZ FM 344k1.0%1.6m4.70.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 329k1.0%2.2m6.70.3%
SMOOTH CHILL 311k1.0%1.3m4.20.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 307k1.0%1.7m5.50.2%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 261k1.0%527k2.00.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 255k1.0%359k1.40.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 243k1.0%708k2.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 232k1.0%577k2.50.1%
KISS XTRA 213k0.0%529k2.50.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 207k0.0%501k2.40.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 190k0.0%249k1.30.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 184k0.0%546k3.00.1%
CAPITAL CHILL 176k0.0%711k4.00.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 168k0.0%1.4m8.30.2%
NATION 80S 118k0.0%323k2.70.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 110k0.0%254k2.30.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 104k0.0%715k6.90.1%

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within HITS RADIO NETWORK (ENGLAND) (INC PARTNERS)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

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