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GREATEST HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST)

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Local / regional · RAJAR code 6184 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
176k
▼ 7,000 vs prev. quarter
% reach
7.0%
▼ 1.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.8m
▲ 309k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
10.0
▲ 2.1 vs prev. quarter
Market share
3.8%
▲ 0.6% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 2.38m · unweighted sample 2,242

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST) 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 EAST) 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 EAST) 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+176k7.0%10.0100.0%
ADULTS 15-2422k6.0%1.412.6%
ADULTS 25-3418k5.0%2.910.1%
ADULTS 35-4422k6.0%11.412.5%
ADULTS 45-5414k4.0%2.07.7%
ADULTS 55-6442k11.0%13.123.8%
ADULTS 65-7436k10.0%9.220.6%
ADULTS 75+22k9.0%22.812.7%
ADULTS 15-3440k6.0%2.122.7%
ADULTS 15-4462k6.0%5.435.2%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+93k8.0%9.952.6%
MEN 15-248,0004.0%1.34.3%
MEN 25-345,0003.0%0.93.0%
MEN 35-4418k10.0%13.510.4%
MEN 45-545,0003.0%0.82.6%
MEN 55-6425k13.0%15.014.0%
MEN 65-7421k12.0%5.211.9%
MEN 75+11k11.0%15.66.3%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+83k7.0%10.047.4%
WOMEN 15-2414k9.0%1.58.2%
WOMEN 25-3413k7.0%3.77.1%
WOMEN 35-444,0002.0%0.82.1%
WOMEN 45-549,0005.0%2.65.1%
WOMEN 55-6417k9.0%10.59.8%
WOMEN 65-7415k8.0%14.58.7%
WOMEN 75+11k8.0%29.96.4%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS85k7.0%8.748.5%
C2DE ADULTS91k8.0%11.151.5%
ABC1 MEN40k8.0%7.122.5%
ABC1 WOMEN46k7.0%10.125.9%
C2DE MEN53k8.0%12.030.0%
C2DE WOMEN38k7.0%9.921.5%

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 EAST) 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
▸
3.4%74k
10.00-13.00
▸
5.2%97k
10.30-11.00
▸
5.8%73k
13.00-16.00
▸
4.6%92k
16.00-19.00
▸
4.5%69k
19.00-22.00
▸
2.5%36k
22.00-01.00
▸
1.3%13k
01.00-06.00
▸
2.2%20k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
2.0%12k
09.00-13.00
▸
3.2%37k
13.00-17.00
▸
2.6%30k
17.00-19.00
▸
3.9%19k
19.00-22.00
▸
3.5%13k
22.00-01.00
▸
——
01.00-06.00
▸
1.4%6,000
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
2.4%16k
09.00-13.00
▸
2.5%30k
13.00-16.00
▸
3.1%20k
16.00-19.00
▸
2.3%17k
19.00-22.00
▸
4.2%6,000
22.00-01.00
▸
0.6%1,000
01.00-06.00
▸
1.3%5,000

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 (NORTH EAST) 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 502k21.0%6.1m12.113.0%
HITS RADIO 344k14.0%2.0m5.74.2%
BBC RADIO 4 248k10.0%2.6m10.45.5%
BBC RADIO 1 237k10.0%1.1m4.82.5%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 203k9.0%1.3m6.22.7%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 179k7.0%1.8m10.13.9%
GREATEST HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST) Combothis station176k7.0%1.8m10.03.8%
ABSOLUTE 80S 161k7.0%1.7m10.53.6%
CLASSIC FM 156k7.0%1.2m7.62.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 125k5.0%783k6.31.7%
TALKSPORT 114k5.0%965k8.52.1%
GOLD RADIO UK 98k4.0%959k9.82.1%
HEART 80S 88k4.0%474k5.41.0%
BBC 6 MUSIC 87k4.0%1.1m12.52.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 66k3.0%297k4.50.6%
HEART DANCE 66k3.0%398k6.00.9%
MAGIC 65k3.0%303k4.70.6%
VIRGIN RADIO 61k3.0%575k9.41.2%
HEART 90S 60k3.0%320k5.30.7%
PLANET ROCK 59k2.0%664k11.31.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 55k2.0%449k8.21.0%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 53k2.0%233k4.40.5%
BBC RADIO 3 53k2.0%834k15.81.8%
KISSTORY 49k2.0%315k6.50.7%
CAPITAL DANCE 45k2.0%71k1.60.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 40k2.0%108k2.70.2%
GB NEWS RADIO 39k2.0%535k13.81.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 37k2.0%93k2.50.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 37k2.0%251k6.80.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 35k1.0%220k6.30.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 34k1.0%63k1.80.1%
HEART 70S 28k1.0%97k3.40.2%
HEAT 28k1.0%67k2.50.1%
KISS 28k1.0%115k4.10.2%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 27k1.0%41k1.50.1%
BOOM RADIO 26k1.0%431k16.60.9%
KISSTORY R&B 24k1.0%87k3.50.2%
TALKSPORT2 24k1.0%67k2.80.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 22k1.0%15k0.70.0%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 22k1.0%131k6.00.3%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 21k1.0%90k4.30.2%
MELLOW MAGIC 21k1.0%92k4.40.2%
TIMES RADIO 21k1.0%128k6.10.3%
MAGIC SOUL 20k1.0%79k4.00.2%
NATION 80S 19k1.0%32k1.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 18k1.0%156k8.50.3%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 16k1.0%56k3.60.1%
JAZZ FM 16k1.0%21k1.40.0%
KERRANG! 16k1.0%65k4.00.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 16k1.0%11k0.70.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 13k1.0%88k7.00.2%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 13k1.0%86k6.80.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 13k1.0%11k0.90.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 11k0.0%22k1.90.0%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 11k0.0%15k1.40.0%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 11k0.0%13k1.20.0%
SMOOTH CHILL 11k0.0%57k5.30.1%
CAPITAL CHILL 10k0.0%46k4.60.1%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 8,0000.0%72k8.70.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 5,0000.0%15k2.70.0%
KISS XTRA 2,0000.0%8,0004.00.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO —————

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

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