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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 4860 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
492k
▼ 18k vs prev. quarter
% reach
18.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
4.1m
▲ 380k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
8.3
▲ 1.0 vs prev. quarter
Market share
8.6%
▲ 0.6% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 2.81m · unweighted sample 2,245

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (MANCHESTER) (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 — BAUER (MANCHESTER) (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 — BAUER (MANCHESTER) (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+492k18.0%8.3100.0%
ADULTS 15-2450k11.0%2.710.2%
ADULTS 25-3469k14.0%7.614.1%
ADULTS 35-4479k16.0%4.116.1%
ADULTS 45-5487k21.0%8.417.6%
ADULTS 55-6495k23.0%15.519.3%
ADULTS 65-7480k22.0%9.816.3%
ADULTS 75+31k15.0%4.16.4%
ADULTS 15-34120k13.0%5.624.3%
ADULTS 15-44199k14.0%5.040.4%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+250k18.0%9.350.9%
MEN 15-2429k13.0%3.45.9%
MEN 25-3418k7.0%2.33.6%
MEN 35-4440k17.0%3.38.1%
MEN 45-5440k20.0%11.08.2%
MEN 55-6452k26.0%17.810.6%
MEN 65-7452k33.0%11.710.6%
MEN 75+19k18.0%4.23.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+242k17.0%7.349.1%
WOMEN 15-2421k10.0%1.74.2%
WOMEN 25-3452k21.0%9.410.5%
WOMEN 35-4439k16.0%5.08.0%
WOMEN 45-5446k23.0%6.29.4%
WOMEN 55-6443k21.0%12.78.7%
WOMEN 65-7428k14.0%6.25.8%
WOMEN 75+12k12.0%3.92.5%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS232k16.0%5.747.1%
C2DE ADULTS260k19.0%10.752.9%
ABC1 MEN118k17.0%7.024.1%
ABC1 WOMEN113k16.0%4.323.0%
C2DE MEN132k19.0%11.426.8%
C2DE WOMEN128k18.0%10.026.1%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (MANCHESTER) (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
▸
8.8%444k
06.00-09.00
▸
9.2%188k
06.00-12.00
▸
11.1%315k
06.00-18.00
▸
9.7%410k
06.00-24.00
▸
9.0%440k
09.00-12.00
▸
12.5%272k
12.00-15.00
▸
9.0%244k
15.00-18.00
▸
7.5%219k
18.00-21.00
▸
5.4%115k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.1%31k
24.00-06.00
▸
5.5%47k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
5.6%34k
06.00-12.00
▸
6.8%101k
06.00-18.00
▸
7.2%143k
06.00-24.00
▸
7.0%153k
06.00-06.00
▸
6.6%155k
09.00-12.00
▸
7.3%86k
12.00-15.00
▸
7.9%80k
15.00-18.00
▸
7.2%62k
18.00-21.00
▸
7.9%42k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.0%7,000
24.00-06.00
▸
0.9%3,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
4.1%27k
06.00-12.00
▸
7.8%108k
06.00-18.00
▸
9.2%181k
06.00-24.00
▸
9.7%188k
06.00-06.00
▸
9.4%194k
09.00-12.00
▸
9.1%97k
12.00-15.00
▸
10.0%103k
15.00-18.00
▸
10.7%84k
18.00-21.00
▸
11.7%50k
21.00-24.00
▸
13.4%25k
24.00-06.00
▸
5.1%12k

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 (MANCHESTER) (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 538k19.0%5.4m10.011.3%
BAUER (MANCHESTER) (INC PARTNERS) Groupthis station492k18.0%4.1m8.38.6%
BBC RADIO 4 338k12.0%4.0m11.88.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 314k11.0%2.8m9.05.9%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 302k11.0%2.7m8.95.7%
BBC RADIO 1 285k10.0%1.4m5.03.0%
HITS RADIO 265k9.0%1.7m6.33.5%
TALKSPORT 215k8.0%1.4m6.63.0%
CLASSIC FM 169k6.0%1.2m6.92.4%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 124k4.0%485k3.91.0%
KISSTORY 107k4.0%372k3.50.8%
BBC 6 MUSIC 101k4.0%550k5.51.2%
GOLD RADIO UK 94k3.0%1.0m11.02.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 86k3.0%498k5.81.0%
KISS 81k3.0%260k3.20.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 78k3.0%474k6.01.0%
HEART 80S 72k3.0%173k2.40.4%
MAGIC 68k2.0%358k5.20.8%
ABSOLUTE 80S 65k2.0%163k2.50.3%
BBC RADIO 3 64k2.0%546k8.51.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 59k2.0%150k2.60.3%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 57k2.0%557k9.81.2%
HEART DANCE 54k2.0%245k4.50.5%
KISSTORY R&B 54k2.0%181k3.30.4%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 53k2.0%82k1.60.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 51k2.0%222k4.30.5%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 47k2.0%414k8.90.9%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 47k2.0%755k16.11.6%
PLANET ROCK 45k2.0%440k9.70.9%
GB NEWS RADIO 44k2.0%180k4.10.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 42k2.0%261k6.10.5%
HEART 90S 42k1.0%98k2.30.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 41k1.0%80k1.90.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 37k1.0%96k2.60.2%
BOOM RADIO 37k1.0%1.0m27.42.1%
HEAT 35k1.0%77k2.20.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 35k1.0%283k8.10.6%
TALKSPORT2 33k1.0%59k1.80.1%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 32k1.0%232k7.20.5%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 31k1.0%275k8.80.6%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 28k1.0%30k1.10.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 27k1.0%187k6.90.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 26k1.0%199k7.70.4%
HEART 70S 25k1.0%35k1.40.1%
SMOOTH CHILL 23k1.0%57k2.40.1%
MELLOW MAGIC 22k1.0%100k4.60.2%
KERRANG! 21k1.0%67k3.20.1%
MAGIC SOUL 21k1.0%250k11.70.5%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 21k1.0%257k12.30.5%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 19k1.0%23k1.20.0%
TIMES RADIO 17k1.0%97k5.70.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 16k1.0%44k2.80.1%
JAZZ FM 15k1.0%211k14.20.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 14k1.0%26k1.80.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 13k0.0%24k1.90.1%
KISS XTRA 11k0.0%14k1.20.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 6,0000.0%3,0000.60.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 6,0000.0%11k1.80.0%
NATION 80S 6,0000.0%7,0001.10.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 4,0000.0%2,0000.50.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————
MAGIC CLASSICAL —————

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

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