BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS)
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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 4861 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
1.17m
3,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
19.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
9.9m
225kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
8.5
0.2vs prev. quarter
Market share
9.4%
0.1%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 6.09m · unweighted sample 5,734
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 8.3% | 418k |
09.00-12.00 | 11.7% | 598k |
12.00-15.00 | 9.9% | 538k |
15.00-18.00 | 9.8% | 513k |
18.00-21.00 | 7.3% | 296k |
21.00-24.00 | 4.5% | 98k |
24.00-06.00 | 8.4% | 102k |
06.00-12.00 | 10.3% | 711k |
06.00-18.00 | 10.1% | 941k |
06.00-24.00 | 9.6% | 1.00m |
06.00-06.00 | 9.6% | 1.02m |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 7.6% | 96k |
09.00-12.00 | 9.3% | 225k |
12.00-15.00 | 9.5% | 198k |
15.00-18.00 | 9.6% | 167k |
18.00-21.00 | 9.3% | 108k |
21.00-24.00 | 3.7% | 26k |
24.00-06.00 | 5.1% | 18k |
06.00-12.00 | 8.7% | 251k |
06.00-18.00 | 9.2% | 378k |
06.00-24.00 | 8.9% | 409k |
06.00-06.00 | 8.6% | 419k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 6.2% | 78k |
09.00-12.00 | 8.2% | 207k |
12.00-15.00 | 9.8% | 199k |
15.00-18.00 | 10.6% | 164k |
18.00-21.00 | 9.5% | 96k |
21.00-24.00 | 7.9% | 38k |
24.00-06.00 | 8.2% | 20k |
06.00-12.00 | 7.6% | 239k |
06.00-18.00 | 8.9% | 373k |
06.00-24.00 | 9.0% | 403k |
06.00-06.00 | 8.9% | 407k |
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 (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS) 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+ | 1.17m | 19.0% | 8.5 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 116k | 12.0% | 5.5 | 9.9% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 201k | 20.0% | 5.0 | 17.2% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 204k | 20.0% | 7.5 | 17.4% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 184k | 22.0% | 8.0 | 15.7% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 228k | 25.0% | 13.0 | 19.5% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 194k | 22.0% | 9.9 | 16.6% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 44k | 9.0% | 8.4 | 3.7% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 317k | 16.0% | 5.2 | 27.1% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 521k | 18.0% | 6.1 | 44.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 520k | 17.0% | 10.3 | 44.5% |
| MEN 15-24 | 41k | 9.0% | 10.7 | 3.5% |
| MEN 25-34 | 68k | 14.0% | 3.1 | 5.8% |
| MEN 35-44 | 87k | 18.0% | 7.4 | 7.4% |
| MEN 45-54 | 81k | 19.0% | 9.9 | 6.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 112k | 25.0% | 17.3 | 9.6% |
| MEN 65-74 | 98k | 24.0% | 10.8 | 8.4% |
| MEN 75+ | 34k | 14.0% | 7.9 | 2.9% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 650k | 21.0% | 7.0 | 55.5% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 74k | 16.0% | 2.6 | 6.4% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 133k | 27.0% | 6.0 | 11.4% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 117k | 23.0% | 7.7 | 10.0% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 103k | 24.0% | 6.5 | 8.8% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 116k | 25.0% | 8.8 | 9.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 96k | 20.0% | 9.0 | 8.2% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 10k | 4.0% | 10.3 | 0.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 531k | 17.0% | 7.5 | 45.4% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 639k | 22.0% | 9.3 | 54.6% |
| ABC1 MEN | 237k | 16.0% | 8.4 | 20.3% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 294k | 18.0% | 6.7 | 25.1% |
| C2DE MEN | 283k | 20.0% | 11.9 | 24.2% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 356k | 24.0% | 7.2 | 30.4% |
Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS) 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 | 5.27m | 87.0% | 105.6m | 20.0 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 4.37m | 72.0% | 64.8m | 14.8 | 61.4% |
| ANY BBC | 2.97m | 49.0% | 38.9m | 13.1 | 36.8% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 1.23m | 20.0% | 12.2m | 10.0 | 11.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 1.20m | 20.0% | 10.0m | 8.4 | 9.5% |
| BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PART NERS) | 1.17m | 19.0% | 9.9m | 8.5 | 9.4% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 881k | 14.0% | 3.8m | 4.4 | 3.6% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 872k | 14.0% | 5.8m | 6.6 | 5.5% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 779k | 13.0% | 3.8m | 4.8 | 3.6% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 710k | 12.0% | 7.9m | 11.2 | 7.5% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 681k | 11.0% | 6.7m | 9.8 | 6.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 653k | 11.0% | 3.8m | 5.8 | 3.6% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 635k | 10.0% | 4.6m | 7.3 | 4.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 581k | 10.0% | 4.1m | 7.0 | 3.9% |
| HITS RADIO | 579k | 10.0% | 3.3m | 5.6 | 3.1% |
| TALK SPORT | 469k | 8.0% | 2.2m | 4.6 | 2.1% |
| OTHER STATION | 451k | 7.0% | 1.9m | 4.2 | 1.8% |
| CLASSIC FM | 363k | 6.0% | 3.0m | 8.2 | 2.8% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 318k | 5.0% | 2.3m | 7.2 | 2.2% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 238k | 4.0% | 1.8m | 7.7 | 1.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 229k | 4.0% | 2.3m | 10.1 | 2.2% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 203k | 3.0% | 666k | 3.3 | 0.6% |
| KISS TORY | 200k | 3.0% | 1.1m | 5.7 | 1.1% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 191k | 3.0% | 939k | 4.9 | 0.9% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 189k | 3.0% | 762k | 4.0 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 189k | 3.0% | 1.3m | 7.0 | 1.3% |
| KISS | 178k | 3.0% | 765k | 4.3 | 0.7% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 164k | 3.0% | 788k | 4.8 | 0.7% |
| HEART 80S | 150k | 2.0% | 621k | 4.1 | 0.6% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 147k | 2.0% | 1.1m | 7.8 | 1.1% |
| MAGIC | 146k | 2.0% | 1.0m | 7.0 | 1.0% |
| HEART DANCE | 140k | 2.0% | 842k | 6.0 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 139k | 2.0% | 748k | 5.4 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 131k | 2.0% | 1.1m | 8.5 | 1.1% |
| HEART 90S | 129k | 2.0% | 470k | 3.6 | 0.4% |
| PLANET ROCK | 127k | 2.0% | 1.0m | 8.0 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 106k | 2.0% | 355k | 3.3 | 0.3% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 106k | 2.0% | 283k | 2.7 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 103k | 2.0% | 530k | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 100k | 2.0% | 520k | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 98k | 2.0% | 416k | 4.3 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 96k | 2.0% | 228k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 94k | 2.0% | 509k | 5.4 | 0.5% |
| BOOM RADIO | 93k | 2.0% | 1.7m | 18.2 | 1.6% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 90k | 1.0% | 791k | 8.8 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 81k | 1.0% | 511k | 6.3 | 0.5% |
| TALK | 80k | 1.0% | 870k | 10.8 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 74k | 1.0% | 182k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 72k | 1.0% | 140k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 66k | 1.0% | 237k | 3.6 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 60k | 1.0% | 220k | 3.7 | 0.2% |
| HEAT | 60k | 1.0% | 388k | 6.5 | 0.4% |
| HEART 70S | 59k | 1.0% | 150k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| KER RANG! | 59k | 1.0% | 389k | 6.6 | 0.4% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 56k | 1.0% | 266k | 4.7 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 56k | 1.0% | 377k | 6.7 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 53k | 1.0% | 387k | 7.3 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 50k | 1.0% | 207k | 4.1 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 46k | 1.0% | 327k | 7.0 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 46k | 1.0% | 72k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 41k | 1.0% | 58k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 39k | 1.0% | 454k | 11.6 | 0.4% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 36k | 1.0% | 265k | 7.3 | 0.3% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 34k | 1.0% | 130k | 3.8 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 32k | 1.0% | 48k | 1.5 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 32k | 1.0% | 427k | 13.5 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 31k | 1.0% | 123k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 28k | — | 26k | 0.9 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 27k | — | 43k | 1.6 | — |
| TIMES RADIO | 26k | — | 263k | 10.1 | 0.2% |
| NATION 80S | 24k | — | 38k | 1.6 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 10k | — | 7,000 | 0.6 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 5,000 | — | 16k | 3.1 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (NORTH WEST) (INC PARTNERS) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)