GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST)
HLocal / regional · RAJAR code 4915 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local
Previously: GREATEST HITS RADIO (GREATER MANCHESTER)
Headline figures · MAR 2026
TSA population 2.75m · unweighted sample 2,098
Weekly reach over time
All adults 15+, ’000s
Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) 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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Audience profile · MAR 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 283k | 10.0% | 8.8 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 30k | 7.0% | 2.5 | 10.7% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 23k | 5.0% | 3.1 | 8.0% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 28k | 6.0% | 3.2 | 9.8% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 44k | 11.0% | 6.0 | 15.6% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 68k | 17.0% | 18.2 | 24.1% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 65k | 19.0% | 9.9 | 23.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 25k | 12.0% | 4.2 | 8.7% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 53k | 6.0% | 2.8 | 18.7% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 81k | 6.0% | 2.9 | 28.5% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 167k | 12.0% | 9.9 | 59.1% |
| MEN 15-24 | 19k | 8.0% | 3.2 | 6.7% |
| MEN 25-34 | 7,000 | 3.0% | 4.9 | 2.5% |
| MEN 35-44 | 16k | 7.0% | 3.9 | 5.5% |
| MEN 45-54 | 22k | 11.0% | 6.3 | 7.9% |
| MEN 55-64 | 43k | 22.0% | 18.7 | 15.1% |
| MEN 65-74 | 41k | 27.0% | 11.6 | 14.5% |
| MEN 75+ | 19k | 19.0% | 4.2 | 6.8% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 116k | 8.0% | 7.2 | 40.9% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 11k | 5.0% | 1.5 | 4.0% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 16k | 6.0% | 2.3 | 5.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 12k | 5.0% | 2.4 | 4.3% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 22k | 11.0% | 5.6 | 7.7% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 25k | 13.0% | 17.3 | 9.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 24k | 12.0% | 7.0 | 8.5% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 5,000 | 5.0% | 4.3 | 1.9% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 98k | 7.0% | 5.4 | 34.8% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 185k | 14.0% | 10.6 | 65.2% |
| ABC1 MEN | 61k | 9.0% | 6.4 | 21.5% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 37k | 5.0% | 3.6 | 13.2% |
| C2DE MEN | 106k | 16.0% | 11.9 | 37.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 78k | 11.0% | 8.9 | 27.7% |
Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.
Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Listening by daypart · MAR 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-10.00 | 5.7% | 161k |
10.00-13.00 | 8.4% | 174k |
10.30-11.00 | 10.8% | 135k |
13.00-16.00 | 4.8% | 128k |
16.00-19.00 | 3.1% | 87k |
19.00-22.00 | 2.8% | 52k |
22.00-01.00 | 1.8% | 12k |
01.00-06.00 | 4.1% | 25k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 3.6% | 20k |
09.00-13.00 | 5.6% | 58k |
13.00-17.00 | 4.8% | 43k |
17.00-19.00 | 6.0% | 26k |
19.00-22.00 | 3.5% | 14k |
22.00-01.00 | — | — |
01.00-06.00 | 2.4% | 9,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 1.9% | 13k |
09.00-13.00 | 7.0% | 70k |
13.00-16.00 | 5.5% | 56k |
16.00-19.00 | 7.2% | 35k |
19.00-22.00 | 10.1% | 18k |
22.00-01.00 | 9.8% | 13k |
01.00-06.00 | 0.5% | 1,000 |
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 — GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)
Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 557k | 20.0% | 4.7m | 8.4 | 10.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 521k | 19.0% | 5.2m | 10.0 | 11.2% |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 406k | 15.0% | 2.8m | 6.9 | 6.0% |
| CAPITAL MANCHESTER | 399k | 14.0% | 1.5m | 3.9 | 3.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 330k | 12.0% | 3.9m | 11.8 | 8.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 304k | 11.0% | 2.8m | 9.1 | 6.0% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) this station | 283k | 10.0% | 2.5m | 8.8 | 5.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 279k | 10.0% | 1.2m | 4.4 | 2.7% |
| HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) | 241k | 9.0% | 1.6m | 6.5 | 3.4% |
| TALKSPORT | 210k | 8.0% | 1.4m | 6.6 | 3.0% |
| CLASSIC FM | 161k | 6.0% | 1.1m | 7.1 | 2.5% |
| RADIO X MANCHESTER | 161k | 6.0% | 1.3m | 7.9 | 2.7% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 123k | 4.0% | 481k | 3.9 | 1.0% |
| KISSTORY | 104k | 4.0% | 341k | 3.3 | 0.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 99k | 4.0% | 543k | 5.5 | 1.2% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 94k | 3.0% | 1.0m | 11.1 | 2.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 85k | 3.0% | 498k | 5.8 | 1.1% |
| KISS | 81k | 3.0% | 260k | 3.2 | 0.6% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 77k | 3.0% | 469k | 6.1 | 1.0% |
| HEART 80S | 70k | 3.0% | 166k | 2.4 | 0.4% |
| MAGIC | 68k | 2.0% | 356k | 5.2 | 0.8% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 63k | 2.0% | 160k | 2.5 | 0.3% |
| RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) | 62k | 2.0% | 361k | 5.8 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 61k | 2.0% | 538k | 8.8 | 1.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 59k | 2.0% | 150k | 2.6 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 56k | 2.0% | 554k | 10.0 | 1.2% |
| HEART DANCE | 54k | 2.0% | 244k | 4.5 | 0.5% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 53k | 2.0% | 179k | 3.4 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 52k | 2.0% | 81k | 1.6 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 49k | 2.0% | 202k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 47k | 2.0% | 414k | 8.9 | 0.9% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 45k | 2.0% | 742k | 16.5 | 1.6% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 43k | 2.0% | 174k | 4.0 | 0.4% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 42k | 2.0% | 261k | 6.2 | 0.6% |
| HEART 90S | 42k | 2.0% | 97k | 2.3 | 0.2% |
| PLANET ROCK | 42k | 2.0% | 334k | 7.9 | 0.7% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 40k | 1.0% | 71k | 1.8 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 37k | 1.0% | 96k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 37k | 1.0% | 1.0m | 27.4 | 2.2% |
| HEAT | 35k | 1.0% | 77k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 34k | 1.0% | 282k | 8.2 | 0.6% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 33k | 1.0% | 59k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 32k | 1.0% | 232k | 7.2 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 31k | 1.0% | 275k | 8.8 | 0.6% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 28k | 1.0% | 30k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 27k | 1.0% | 187k | 6.9 | 0.4% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 26k | 1.0% | 199k | 7.7 | 0.4% |
| HEART 70S | 24k | 1.0% | 35k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 23k | 1.0% | 57k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 22k | 1.0% | 100k | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| KERRANG! | 21k | 1.0% | 66k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 21k | 1.0% | 250k | 11.7 | 0.5% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 21k | 1.0% | 257k | 12.3 | 0.6% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 19k | 1.0% | 23k | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| TIMES RADIO | 17k | 1.0% | 95k | 5.8 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 16k | 1.0% | 44k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 14k | 1.0% | 26k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 14k | 1.0% | 210k | 14.9 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 13k | 0.0% | 24k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 11k | 0.0% | 14k | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 6,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 6,000 | 0.0% | 11k | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 6,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | — | — | — | — | — |
Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.
Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)