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GREATEST HITS RADIO (NORTH WEST)

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 6183 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
740k
▼ 85k vs prev. quarter
% reach
12.0%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
6.8m
▼ 986k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
9.2
▼ 0.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
6.2%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 6.20m · unweighted sample 5,968

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (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 (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 (NORTH WEST) 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+740k12.0%9.2100.0%
ADULTS 15-2468k7.0%2.39.2%
ADULTS 25-3474k7.0%3.210.0%
ADULTS 35-44102k10.0%6.413.8%
ADULTS 45-54101k12.0%9.513.7%
ADULTS 55-64188k20.0%15.825.5%
ADULTS 65-74157k18.0%8.921.2%
ADULTS 75+49k9.0%8.26.7%
ADULTS 15-34142k7.0%2.819.2%
ADULTS 15-44244k8.0%4.333.0%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+387k13.0%10.152.3%
MEN 15-2439k8.0%2.75.2%
MEN 25-3439k8.0%3.75.3%
MEN 35-4444k9.0%7.26.0%
MEN 45-5451k12.0%6.06.9%
MEN 55-6495k20.0%19.312.8%
MEN 65-7483k20.0%11.211.2%
MEN 75+35k15.0%7.24.8%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+353k11.0%8.247.7%
WOMEN 15-2429k6.0%1.84.0%
WOMEN 25-3435k7.0%2.64.7%
WOMEN 35-4457k11.0%5.87.7%
WOMEN 45-5450k11.0%13.16.8%
WOMEN 55-6493k19.0%12.412.6%
WOMEN 65-7474k16.0%6.310.0%
WOMEN 75+14k5.0%10.81.9%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS303k10.0%7.240.9%
C2DE ADULTS437k14.0%10.659.1%
ABC1 MEN164k11.0%7.722.2%
ABC1 WOMEN139k9.0%6.618.8%
C2DE MEN223k15.0%11.830.1%
C2DE WOMEN214k14.0%9.328.9%

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 (NORTH WEST) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
6.3%390k
10.00-13.00
▸
8.8%428k
10.30-11.00
▸
10.1%316k
13.00-16.00
▸
6.8%345k
16.00-19.00
▸
5.4%275k
19.00-22.00
▸
4.2%141k
22.00-01.00
▸
2.2%39k
01.00-06.00
▸
3.9%55k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
4.7%65k
09.00-13.00
▸
6.4%154k
13.00-17.00
▸
5.5%123k
17.00-19.00
▸
4.8%56k
19.00-22.00
▸
3.2%30k
22.00-01.00
▸
1.6%12k
01.00-06.00
▸
2.8%14k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
2.9%43k
09.00-13.00
▸
5.8%145k
13.00-16.00
▸
5.8%115k
16.00-19.00
▸
6.0%76k
19.00-22.00
▸
6.7%36k
22.00-01.00
▸
5.0%18k
01.00-06.00
▸
2.0%11k

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 (NORTH WEST) 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 1.28m21.0%13.6m10.612.5%
BBC RADIO 4 763k12.0%8.8m11.58.0%
BBC RADIO 1 747k12.0%4.4m5.94.1%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 747k12.0%6.9m9.26.3%
GREATEST HITS RADIO (NORTH WEST) Combothis station740k12.0%6.8m9.26.2%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 645k10.0%4.5m6.94.1%
HITS RADIO 603k10.0%3.4m5.73.2%
TALKSPORT 505k8.0%2.9m5.82.7%
CLASSIC FM 409k7.0%3.3m8.13.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 216k3.0%1.4m6.31.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 210k3.0%1.6m7.51.4%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 201k3.0%755k3.80.7%
KISS 184k3.0%1.3m7.01.2%
KISSTORY 181k3.0%809k4.50.7%
ABSOLUTE 80S 179k3.0%954k5.30.9%
HEART 80S 170k3.0%693k4.10.6%
GOLD RADIO UK 169k3.0%1.5m9.11.4%
CAPITAL DANCE 163k3.0%836k5.10.8%
MAGIC 162k3.0%852k5.30.8%
BBC RADIO 3 156k3.0%1.2m7.51.1%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 145k2.0%1.2m8.41.1%
HEART DANCE 137k2.0%627k4.60.6%
PLANET ROCK 126k2.0%1.0m8.20.9%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 114k2.0%191k1.70.2%
HEART 90S 112k2.0%526k4.70.5%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 104k2.0%735k7.10.7%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 103k2.0%323k3.10.3%
VIRGIN RADIO 103k2.0%334k3.30.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 99k2.0%549k5.50.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 99k2.0%504k5.10.5%
BOOM RADIO 91k1.0%1.6m17.61.5%
GB NEWS RADIO 85k1.0%402k4.70.4%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 80k1.0%218k2.70.2%
TALKSPORT2 80k1.0%214k2.70.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 79k1.0%508k6.40.5%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 76k1.0%461k6.10.4%
KISSTORY R&B 74k1.0%244k3.30.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 73k1.0%269k3.70.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 71k1.0%301k4.20.3%
KERRANG! 69k1.0%262k3.80.2%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 63k1.0%951k15.00.9%
HEAT 61k1.0%295k4.80.3%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 61k1.0%460k7.60.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 54k1.0%341k6.30.3%
HEART 70S 53k1.0%156k2.90.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 49k1.0%296k6.10.3%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 48k1.0%303k6.40.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 45k1.0%99k2.20.1%
MAGIC SOUL 45k1.0%405k9.00.4%
JAZZ FM 38k1.0%410k10.80.4%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 38k1.0%353k9.30.3%
MELLOW MAGIC 36k1.0%147k4.10.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 36k1.0%55k1.50.1%
TIMES RADIO 31k0.0%169k5.50.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 27k0.0%113k4.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 27k0.0%28k1.00.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 26k0.0%72k2.70.1%
KISS XTRA 22k0.0%41k1.90.0%
NATION 80S 18k0.0%42k2.40.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 16k0.0%11k0.70.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 1,0000.0%00.30.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————

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

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (NORTH WEST) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)